News
Using the R programming language with HSLynk Open Source for statistical analysis
Jul 04, 2019
This article shows how to query data using R's dplyr package to analyze US Dept of Housing and Urban Development Homeless Management Information System (HUD HMIS) data. HMIS is just one human services application of the HSLynk Platform as a Service, but homelessness is a large and growing problem, so let's use it for our example.
HSLynk open source is adding a new message subscription framework for your apps
Jun 17, 2019
We've come a long way with automation features in HSLynk via APIs, but platform independent push notifications will keep 3rd party human services apps abreast of the latest client and service information available
How open source HSLynk aligns with the San Diego Community Information Exchange's design principles
May 24, 2019
Since 2014, the HSLynk open source data sharing framework has independently been working on a very similar project to ConnectWell San Diego. Luckily, going through the principles and model overview listed for ConnectWell’s Information Sharing Model document, there is almost complete principle alignment, with a few minor differences.
New Feature: You Can Better Control Access to Client Records with HSLynk's new Project/Role APIs
Apr 15, 2019
We now have finer grained control of which user roles, working at which other departments or even outside agencies, are allowed access your client data.