Case Management Software is Falling Short— Today’s Human Services Agencies Need More

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office-desk-6952919.jpg80% of the information collected in enterprise case management systems can’t be retrieved in a useful way. In addition, platforms lack capacity to manage some of the most useful information associated with case processes and outcomes. This leaves critical gaps in team learning, feedback, and real-time problem solving capability. Here are just a few of the most serious issues human services agencies encounter with leading case management platforms.

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What Interagency Human Services Teams Need to Look for in Technology Adoption

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feedback-3653368 (2).jpg Adopting new technology can transform how human services, justice, and health agencies collaborate to engage communities and transform lives. Technology has evolved and most legacy data systems fall short of supporting today’s multi-disciplinary and interagency teams—limiting their ability to coordinate care.

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Promising solutions in effective data monitoring for law enforcement behavioral health crisis response

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Tracking the law enforcement response to mental health crises using standardized data fields is crucial improve the hidden costs associated with crisis and in supporting transformative research and evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions. Robust methods for measuring and monitoring law enforcement response often involve a combination of data collected in response to 9-1-1 calls for service, specialized field-based performance tracking, and program evaluation. General industry guidance emphasizes the importance of maintaining clearly defined and standardized data collection protocol.

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Universal Human Services Data Systems Mergers Often Fail — Here's Why Targeted Interagency Data Sharing Works

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When managing complex interagency collaborations, some pursue a vision of a universal data systems merger, a single platform that links law enforcement, justice, health, and human service data systems into one universal system. This model may appeal to those seeking to reduce or eliminate data entry and duplication, and to streamline communications. Yet, in practice, universal human services data systems integrations often fail to launch and fail to keep promises. Here’s why.

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