CRISP - Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients

What CRISP - Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients does

CRISP (Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients) is a Maryland-based non-profit organization formally designated by the Maryland Health Care Commission as the state's Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Health Data Utility (HDU). Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, CRISP operates a cloud-based platform that facilitates the electronic transfer of clinical information across disparate health information systems, connecting hospitals, EMRs, pharmacies, payors, health centers, and health departments into a unified patient record.

The platform is structured as a secure cloud ecosystem comprising end-to-end patient data and multiple integrated applications. Core products include the HIE platform itself; InContext (a clinical record viewer); CEND (CRISP Event Notification Delivery) with Population Explorer for real-time encounter alerts and panel management; Panel Processor for patient roster uploads; a Tableau-based Multi-Payer Reporting Suite for Medicare/Medicaid analytics; PowerBI-based Clinical Reporting Dashboards for clinical performance reporting; Pre/Post Reports for hospital utilization analysis; PDMP integration; and Social Determinants of Health tools including Bulk Referrals. The CEND system was re-architected around data lake infrastructure to support expanded alert types including A1C, diabetes risk, hospitalizations, and SDoH.

CRISP generates revenue through a subscription/recurring model combining membership fees, service subscriptions from healthcare stakeholders, and government funding, including from the Maryland Health Care Commission and Maryland Medicaid. The organization employs dedicated Account Managers who guide Maryland healthcare organizations through a structured onboarding process. It does not use resellers or channel partners, distributing services directly. Marketing and adoption efforts are driven by monthly training webinars, a Resource Library, Quarterly newsletters, and an Annual Summit, all aimed at deepening engagement among Maryland healthcare providers under its state-level regulatory mandate.

Name

CRISP - Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients

Legal name

Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients

Website

https://crisphealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CRISP is a Maryland-based non-profit operating the state's designated Health Information Exchange and Health Data Utility, connecting hospitals, providers, pharmacies, payors, and health departments through a cloud-based clinical data exchange platform with applications for event notification, population health reporting, and care coordination.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Information Exchange (HIE) Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

HIE Platforms & Network Services (Community/Regional/National) (HLACABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consent, Authorization & Data Sharing Governance (opt-in/opt-out, DS4P) (HLACABAG), Record Locator Services (RLS) & Longitudinal Record Aggregation (HLACABAH), Public Health & Immunization Data Exchange (ELR, case reporting, registry reporting) (HLACABAL), Data Governance, Standards & Interoperability (ICD, HL7/FHIR, LOINC, SNOMED) (HLAJAJAM), Patient-Mediated Exchange & Personal Health Data Access (Blue Button, SMART on FHIR) (HLACABAN)

Keywords

• Health information exchange
• Clinical data sharing
• Interoperability platform
• Care coordination tools
• Population health analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Health Information Exchange Services: CRISP operates as a non-profit organization designated as Maryland's statewide HIE and Health Data Utility (HDU). Revenue is generated through membership fees, service subscriptions, and government funding from healthcare stakeholders including Maryland Health Care Commission.
2. Multi-Payer Reporting Suite: Reporting services provided in partnership with Maryland Medicaid and Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP) to align efforts and provide unified Medicare and Medicaid data views.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CRISP operates as Maryland's State Designated Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Health Data Utility (HDU), providing a cloud-based ecosystem that facilitates the electronic transfer of clinical information between disparate health information systems. The platform aggregates patient data from hospitals, EMRs, pharmacies, payors, health centers, and health departments into a unified record, and offers applications including clinical record viewing, real-time event notifications, patient panel management, and population health analytics reporting.

Product overview

CRISP operates as a State Designated Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Health Data Utility (HDU) for Maryland, functioning as a non-profit organization that facilitates the electronic transfer of clinical information between disparate health information systems. The platform operates as a cloud-based ecosystem comprising the core HIE infrastructure and multiple integrated applications and tools. Key products include: InContext (clinical record viewer), CEND with Population Explorer (real-time event notifications and patient encounter tracking), Panel Processor (patient roster management), Multi-Payer Reporting Suite (Tableau-based Medicare/Medicaid analytics), Pre/Post Report (hospital utilization analysis), Clinical Reporting Dashboards (PowerBI-based clinical performance reporting), PDMP integration, and Social Determinants of Health tools including Bulk Referrals. These applications share the common CRISP Portal interface and HIE data infrastructure to enable care coordination, population health management, and clinical decision support across Maryland healthcare organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CRISP HIE (Health Information Exchange) Platform The core health information exchange platform that facilitates the electronic transfer of clinical information between disparate health information systems including hospitals, EMRs, pharmacies, payors, health centers, and health departments. Functions as a complete, secure cloud ecosystem comprised of end-to-end patient data and various applications and tools.
• CEND (CRISP Event Notification Delivery) Internally operated real-time alert system that delivers notifications about patients' hospital encounters by matching an organization's patient roster with up-to-date encounter ADT data. Alerts are delivered directly into the organization's workflow via Population Explorer.
• InContext (Clinical Record) Clinical record application designed to enhance clinical understanding of patient data, providing comprehensive access to patient health records within the CRISP Portal.
• Multi-Payer Reporting Suite Tableau-based reporting suite populated using Medicare and Medicaid claims data. Allows users to view population-health metrics and access care management tools across their entire patient populations, agnostic to payer. Includes 8 top-level reports with population-level aggregate views and beneficiary/claim-level details, plus a Population Navigator for custom patient list curation and Prediction Tools for forecasting patient outcomes and risk stratification.
• Clinical Reporting Dashboards Interactive PowerBI dashboards built on real-time clinical data with daily refreshes and a two-year historical lookback. Delivers curated, dynamic reports and dashboards for clinical performance visibility and data-driven decision-making. Includes Panel Demographics Report, Hospital Revisit Report, and MDH IMHS Perinatal Referral reports.
• PDMP (Prescription Drug Monitoring Program) Prescription Drug Monitoring Program integration allowing providers to access controlled substance prescription data for safer prescribing decisions.
• Pre/Post Report Analysis tool that helps users who have implemented programs understand hospital utilization before and after a specific enrollment date for each patient. Allows users to upload a customized panel of patients to analyze for which they have a treatment relationship.
• Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) Tools Tools including the CRISP Referral tool designed to support Social Determinants of Health assessment and referral workflows. Includes Bulk Referrals feature for improving care coordination through bulk referral processing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Streamlined care coordination and minimized service duplication through unified patient records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Maryland Health Care CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRISP has been formally designated as Maryland's statewide health information exchange by the Maryland Health Care Commission. This government mandate establishes CRISP as the official HIE for the state, providing regulatory authority and support for healthcare data exchange across Maryland.
• Maryland MedicaidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Maryland Medicaid to create a reporting suite that aligns efforts between Maryland Medicaid and Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP), providing unified views of Medicare and Medicaid data in one place.
• Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with MDPCP to provide users opportunity to view Maryland Medicaid and Medicare data in one reporting suite. Panels for MDPCP expire after 90 days compared to standard 2-year expiration.
• hMetrixmajorTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner collaborating with CRISP and Maryland Medicaid to create the Multi-Payer Reporting Suite that displays Medicare and Medicaid data for patients on organization panels.
• Maryland Department of Health (MDH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for innovation to improve the health of Maryland residents through health IT initiatives and data sharing programs.
• GBMC (Greater Baltimore Medical Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare system that participated in the Multi-Payer Reporting Suite Showcase at the 2025 CRISP Annual Summit, demonstrating real-world application of HIE reporting tools.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Health Gorilla: National interoperability network aggregating clinical records, lab data, and payor data for providers and digital health companies. Comparable in offering clinical data exchange at scale but operates as a for-profit, multi-state network.
• Particle Health: API-based interoperability platform providing national clinical data access to digital health and payer customers. Comparable in providing clinical data exchange but competing via a for-profit, national, API-first model rather than state designation.

Direct peers

• WISHIN (Wisconsin State Health Information Network): Statewide HIE serving Wisconsin with clinical data exchange, alerts, and reporting for hospitals, providers, and payers. Comparable as a state-designated non-profit HIE.
• Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE): One of the oldest and largest U.S. HIEs, providing clinical messaging, results delivery, and population health analytics across Indiana. Directly comparable as a mature, regionally anchored HIE.
• Healthix: One of the largest public HIEs in the U.S., serving the New York metropolitan area with clinical data exchange, notifications, and population health tools. Directly comparable as a large, state/regional non-profit HIE.
• Manifest MedEx: California's statewide non-profit HIE providing real-time data exchange, notifications, and reporting across hospitals, providers, and health plans. Directly comparable as a designated state-level HIE.
• CORHIO: Colorado-based HIE (now part of Contexture) offering clinical data exchange, notifications, and quality reporting for providers and communities. Comparable as a regional non-profit HIE with analytics offerings.
• Health Current (Arizona): Arizona's statewide HIE providing clinical data exchange, event notifications, and HIE-based analytics for providers and health plans. Directly comparable as a designated statewide non-profit HIE.
• CyncHealth: Statewide HIE serving Nebraska and Iowa with clinical exchange, event notifications, and analytics. Directly comparable as a multi-state non-profit HIE/HDU serving a defined geographic region.

Regional players

• Quality Health Network (QHN): Regional HIE serving western Colorado with clinical exchange and care coordination tools. Comparable in function and non-profit structure but at smaller, sub-state scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC20yN00hdiWV2kutyK3XXvQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crisp---chesapeake-regional-information-system-for-our-patients
• Xx.com/crisphealth

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Investors

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