What Chadis, Inc. does

Chadis, Inc. (formerly Total Child Health, Inc.) operates an online clinical process support platform used by pediatric, primary care, FQHC/CHC, school-based health center, and behavioral health practices across the United States. Founded in 2001 in Baltimore by developmental-behavioral pediatricians Drs. Barbara Howard and Raymond Sturner, the platform enables patients, parents, and teachers to complete validated screening questionnaires before clinical visits, with the results automatically scored and surfaced to clinicians through patient-specific decision support. The system is in use by more than 13,000 clinicians and has delivered over 42 million questionnaires to 6 million-plus patients and families.

The core CHADIS platform combines pre-visit questionnaire delivery, decision support with teleprompter guidance, multilingual screening, care coordination and referrals, and MOC-4 maintenance of certification credits in an integrated HIPAA-compliant product. Specialized modules include TADAS, an adaptive machine learning screener for autism and developmental delay at 18 months developed with NICHD funding; CHADIS-cSBI for teen substance use; a teen depression module with chatbot-driven engagement; a family stress module tied to child abuse prevention; and an HPI Note Writer that auto-generates visit documentation from patient-completed data. Research validation has been supported by NIH and CDC grants across autism screening, teen depression, and substance use prevention, with publications in JAMA, the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, and related venues.

CHADIS operates on a per-clinician per-day subscription billed monthly, positioned as "the price of a latte per day," with pricing including dedicated account managers, technical support, and customization within six months of permission. Distribution is carried out by a small direct regional sales team (two named managers covering all U.S. states) targeting pediatric practices, family medicine providers, FQHCs, and behavioral health groups through demo-driven enterprise outreach. The company remains privately held by its founding physicians, reinvests in research through federal grants rather than venture funding, and entered a core partnership with Health Hug in February 2025 to extend family-centered care management functionality.

Name

Chadis, Inc.

Legal name

CHADIS, Inc.

Website

https://chadis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chadis, Inc. provides an online clinical process support platform that delivers pre-visit questionnaires, validated screening tools, and decision support to pediatric, primary care, FQHC, and behavioral health practices across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Decision Support Software

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Computer-Assisted Physician Documentation (CAPD) & Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) (HLACAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Assessment, Observation & Documentation Training (Portfolios, DRDP/CLASS/ECERS) (EDACAIAK)

Keywords

• Clinical decision support
• Patient screening software
• Behavioral health screening
• Developmental screening platform
• Preventive care software

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Licensing (Per Clinician/Day): CHADIS operates on a subscription model billed per clinician per day. The company markets the pricing as affordable, comparing it to 'the price of a latte per day.' Pricing includes dedicated account managers, fast technical support, and customized questionnaires within 6 months of permission. Monthly rates are available, and there is a screening payment calculator to show potential additional revenue from increased data collection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CHADIS is an online clinical process support system that enables patients, parents, and teachers to complete validated pre-visit questionnaires, with results feeding clinician-facing decision support, automated documentation, and care coordination workflows. It bundles hundreds of validated screening instruments, teleprompter-style decision support, electronic referrals, and billing-grade documentation for pediatric, primary care, FQHC, behavioral health, and developmental evaluation practices.

Product overview

CHADIS is a unified online clinical process support platform and patient engagement solution established in 2001 by Drs. Barbara Howard and Raymond Sturner. The core CHADIS platform provides pre-visit questionnaires, validated screening tools, clinical decision support, and population health management. It operates as a single integrated system supplemented by specialized modules including TADAS (Toddler Autism and Development Adaptive Screener) using machine learning algorithms, CHADIS-cSBI for teen substance use, a Teen Depression Module, and a Family Stress Module for child abuse prevention. Additional offerings include MOC-4/CME credit programs, patient engagement features (mobile/tablet data collection, text/email reminders), decision support tools, SDoH screening, and telehealth support. The company partners with Center for Promotion of Child Development Through Primary Care (non-profit) for research and quality assurance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CHADIS Platform Unified online clinical process support and patient engagement platform that delivers pre-visit questionnaires, validated screening tools, decision support with teleprompter guidance, automated documentation, care coordination, and population health reporting. Targets pediatric, primary care, behavioral health, FQHC, and developmental evaluation practices.
• TADAS (Toddler Autism and Development Adaptive Screener) Adaptive screening product that uses machine learning algorithms to individualize the presentation of screening items, improving accuracy of autism and developmental delay identification at 18 months while reducing parent burden. Built for developmental evaluation centers and pediatric primary care.
• CHADIS-cSBI (Computerized Screening and Brief Intervention) Online system for primary care to prevent and address teen substance use by combining computerized alcohol and substance use screening with provider brief intervention and confidential teen portals.
• Teen Depression Module Online module that collects pre-visit data on teen strengths, goals, health risks, depression, and suicide risk, and connects teens to mental health resources via a prescribed chatbot while populating decision support for motivational interviewing.
• Family Stress Module Module supporting screening for family stressors and harsh punishment risks associated with child abuse and neglect, with motivational interviewing prompts, documentation burden reduction, and psycho-education tracking.
• MOC-4 and CME Credit Programs Maintenance of Certification credit program providing MOC-4 credits and quality improvement projects for clinicians across multiple specialties through the CHADIS platform and the affiliated Center for Promotion of Child Development through Primary Care.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3:1 ROI demonstrated in pediatric practice
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Health HugcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 February 2025Health Hug, a pediatric digital health organization specializing in family-centered care management, partnered with CHADIS to enhance pediatric care delivery. The collaboration combines Health Hug's digital care management software with CHADIS's clinical process support platform. The partnership aims to streamline provider workflows, reduce costs, generate additional income for practices, and improve outcomes for children and families through integrated assessments, decision support, and multilingual screening options. The partnership positions both companies to offer a comprehensive solution for pediatric and primary care practices while advancing whole-child and family care.
• Center for Promotion of Child Development through Primary CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Center is a non-profit organization and the initial creator of CHADIS, with Dr. Raymond Sturner as its director. The Center's mission is to improve the lives of children and families through research, training, and support for parents and healthcare providers. It provides the demonstration laboratory within a pediatric practice in Baltimore and serves as a multidisciplinary training site for child healthcare. The Center also provides quality assurance for the MOC-4 activities of CHADIS and is the recipient of the Portfolio Sponsorship of the American Board of Pediatrics.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Phreesia: Phreesia provides patient intake, registration, and pre-visit screening questionnaires via a SaaS platform to medical practices - directly comparable to CHADIS's pre-visit questionnaire and patient engagement model, though operating at significantly larger scale across multiple specialties and with a public market profile.
• Arcadia: Arcadia provides a healthcare data and population health management platform serving providers, health systems, and payers - comparable to CHADIS's population health and care coordination capabilities, with a broader enterprise scope and deeper EHR data integration.
• Solutionreach: Solutionreach delivers patient engagement, communication, recall, and survey tools to medical and dental practices - directly comparable to CHADIS's patient engagement, screening reminders, and care coordination features at the practice level.
• CipherHealth: CipherHealth offers patient engagement, outreach, and screening tools including pre-visit screening, post-discharge follow-up, and care coordination - directly comparable to CHADIS's patient engagement, screening reminders, and care coordination features across the patient journey.
• Office Practicum: Office Practicum is a pediatric-specific EHR and practice management system - shares CHADIS's pediatric focus and independent primary care customer base, though as a core EHR rather than an overlay platform, representing both a partner and a potential substitute.
• Azara Healthcare: Azara Healthcare offers population health management and analytics for Federally Qualified Health Centers, Community Health Centers, and primary care practices - directly comparable to CHADIS's FQHC/CHC segment focus and population health management capabilities.
• Physician's Computer Company (PCC): PCC provides a pediatric-specific EHR, practice management, and population health platform serving independent pediatricians - directly comparable customer base to CHADIS's pediatric practice focus, with broader EHR and analytics scope.

Broad incumbents

• Cotiviti: Cotiviti provides payment integrity, analytics, and risk-adjustment solutions to health plans and providers - overlaps with CHADIS's analytics and reimbursement value proposition but addresses payer-side and provider analytics more broadly.
• Health Catalyst: Health Catalyst is a healthcare data and analytics platform serving health systems, payers, and providers at enterprise scale - overlaps with CHADIS's population health management functionality but operates much more broadly across the healthcare ecosystem with substantially larger resources.

Emerging players

• Ounce of Prevention / Bounce Learning Network: The Ounce of Prevention Fund (now Bounce Learning Network) focuses on early childhood development research, programs, and policy - shares CHADIS's early childhood developmental screening and assessment focus, particularly relevant to CHADIS's early childhood education customer segment and TADAS-driven mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCWcBzXeUtJazlb3v_gy2bDw?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/CHADIS-198037013698495
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/total-child-health-inc-
• Xx.com/chadisdotcom

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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