About Data Warehouse

Human Services Data Warehouse

The DHS Data Warehouse allows decision makers at all levels within the department to query, analyze, and report department activities from their web browsers or desktops.

It is managed and maintained by the Data Administration group. Just as other offices manage the department resources of funds, programs, and people, Data Administration manages the resources of department data. Department data is data relevant to planning, managing, operating, auditing, and communicating department activities.

Our Mission Statement

Data Administration manages data as a department resource to enhance client service delivery by making accurate information available to the department community, the public, and other organizations when, how, and where they need it.

What's In the Warehouse?

The Warehouse brings together information from different information systems, different Divisions, and different Agencies, such as:

  • SAFE - Child & Family Services
  • JJIS - Courts
  • HRE - Human Resource Management
  • Finet - State Finance
  • Payment History - USSDS

and other information from:

  • Aging & Adult Services
  • Child & Family Services
  • Service for People with Disabilities
  • Youth Corrections

Information about clients, services, and payments stored in these systems is merged, cleansed, transformed, and loaded into the Warehouse on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual cycle. Demand for information determines frequency of Warehouse updates.

Future

Future sources of information will include other Department of Human Services Information Systems, Medicaid, and others.

Goals

  • Improve the quality of data, including accuracy, timeliness, and definition, for research and decision making.
  • Assure that data is kept secure, including confidentiality and protection from loss.
  • Improve ease of access, assuring the data is easy to locate, access, and understand.
  • Promote flexible, cost effective systems, using existing resources where possible, to answer today’s questions.

Information

For more information see our support page.