interRAI Global

What interRAI Global does

interRAI is a collaborative, non-profit research network that develops, validates, and disseminates a standardized suite of comprehensive health assessment instruments used across the continuum of care — from newborns to centenarians — and across home care, institutional care, mental health, and acute care settings. Its portfolio includes core instruments (interRAI Home Care, Mental Health, Child and Youth Suite, Acute Care, Contact Assessment, and the self-reported Check-Up), supported by Collaborative Action Plans (CAPs) for care planning, Status and Outcome Scales for outcome measurement, Quality Indicators for benchmarking, and a set of risk algorithms including MAPLe, MI Choice, DIVERT, and ChAMPs for stratification and resource allocation. The instruments are mandated by governments in Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, Finland, and various US states, with a Fellow network of 135+ researchers and practitioners across 35+ countries and an evidence base of 2,300+ scientific publications spanning 30+ years.

The organization monetizes primarily through multi-year government licensing of its assessment instruments, secondary OEM-style licensing to healthcare technology vendors who embed the instruments in their software, and one-time catalog sales of technical manuals and CAP documentation at catalog.interrai.org. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: dissemination occurs through the interRAI World Conference, a WebTV library of 35+ research and implementation videos, newsletters, social media, and an extensive bibliography, with no traditional sales force. The network also pursues grant-funded research, notably a €5.8 million Horizon 2020 award (ICARE4OLD) supporting machine learning prognostic algorithm development on linked interRAI repositories. As of January 2026, Dr. John P. Hirdes serves as President following the retirement of Founding President Dr. Brant E. Fries, who passed away in February 2026; the organization operates with a small staff of 19 employees and continues to extend its global footprint through initiatives such as CHARMH (mental health, 25+ countries) and PAULAS (primary care in 10 African countries).

Name

interRAI Global

Legal name

interRAI

Website

https://interrai.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

interRAI Global is a non-profit research network that develops and licenses standardized health assessment instruments mandated by governments in 35+ countries, serving clinicians, governments, and vulnerable populations from children to older adults.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Assessment Instruments

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Information Exchange & Public Health Data Integration (HLAJAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Policy & Legislation Authorities (HLAJACAA), Behavioral Health-Integrated Chronic Care (SUD comorbidity, collaborative care) (HLALAFAK)

Keywords

• Health assessment instruments
• Geriatric care assessments
• Mental health screening
• Quality indicators healthcare
• Risk stratification algorithms

Headquarters

HQ city

Ann Arbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Assessment Instrument Licensing: interRAI licenses its assessment instruments and systems to governments, healthcare organizations, and vendors. Instruments are mandated by governments in multiple countries including Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, Finland, and various US states.
2. Manuals and Publications: Sale of technical manuals, CAP manuals, and documentation through the interRAI catalog (catalog.interrai.org).
3. Membership and Fellowship: Research network comprising 135+ interRAI Fellows who collaborate on instrument development, research, and global implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

interRAI develops, licenses, and maintains a suite of standardized comprehensive health assessment instruments and supporting scales, algorithms, and quality indicators used across the continuum of care for vulnerable populations including older adults, children and youth, and persons with mental health needs or intellectual disabilities. Instruments are licensed to governments in 35+ countries and embedded in healthcare technology vendor software, supported by Clinical Assessment Protocols (CAPs), risk algorithms, and outcome measurement scales.

Product overview

interRAI is a collaborative network of researchers and practitioners across 35+ countries that develops and maintains a suite of standardized comprehensive health assessment instruments. The portfolio includes core assessment tools (interRAI Check-Up, Home Care, Mental Health, Child and Youth Suite, Acute Care, and Contact Assessment) designed for use across the continuum of care from newborns to centenarians. These instruments are supported by application modules including Collaborative Action Plans (CAPs) for care planning, Status and Outcome Scales for measurement, and Quality Indicators for benchmarking. The system also includes five screening and risk algorithms: MAPLe for priority assignment, MI Choice for service categorization, DIVERT for emergency room risk, ChAMPs for youth mental health urgency, and Assessment and Service Urgency algorithms. interRAI instruments are mandated by governments in multiple countries and supported by over 2,300 scientific publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• interRAI Check-Up A self-reported comprehensive assessment instrument designed for use in primary care and retirement homes, enabling individuals to report their own health status without clinician involvement.
• interRAI Home Care Assessment System Comprehensive assessment system mandated by governments in multiple countries including Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, Finland, and various US states for evaluating home care needs.
• interRAI Mental Health Instruments Suite of instruments spanning from screening tools to comprehensive assessments for mental health service delivery, including the Brief Mental Health Screener and the interRAI MH Assessment Instrument.
• interRAI Child and Youth Suite (ChYMH) Integrated suite of assessment instruments for mental health service delivery to children and youth, designed for ages 4-18 years, including the ChAMPs algorithm for determining need for comprehensive mental health assessment.
• interRAI Acute Care System Assessment system designed for implementation in hospital settings to enable standardized documentation and data collection across acute care environments.
• interRAI Contact Assessment Screening instrument used as a first-level assessment to determine need for more comprehensive interRAI assessments.
• Collaborative Action Plans (CAPs) Clinical decision support tools derived from interRAI assessment data that guide care planning by identifying areas requiring intervention.
• Status and Outcome Scales Outcome measurement scales covering Physical Function, Cognitive Function, Social Function, Mood & Behavior, Health Status, and Child and Youth domains.
• Quality Indicators Standardized quality measurement tools for Home Care, Institutional Care, and Mental Health settings enabling benchmarking and quality improvement initiatives.
• MAPLe (Method for Assigning Priority Levels) Risk stratification algorithm derived from the Home Care instrument that differentiates service seekers into five levels based on risk of adverse outcomes; highest-level individuals are nearly nine times more likely to be admitted to long-term care.
• MI Choice Telephone-based screening tool derived from the Home Care instrument that categorizes individuals into nursing home, home care, intermittent personal care, homemaker, and information & referral groups to reduce costs.
• DIVERT (Diverting Emergency Room Trips) Risk scale for unplanned emergency room trips with scores ranging from 1 to 6 indicating higher risk for unplanned emergency department use.
• ChAMPs Six-level algorithm for children and youth ages 4-18 years to inform the need and urgency of timing for comprehensive face-to-face mental health assessment or services.
• Assessment and Service Urgency Algorithms Algorithms derived from the Contact Assessment that address a person's need for comprehensive assessment and initiation of community services, usable in hospital emergency departments or community intake settings.
• Manuals and CAP Documentation Technical manuals, CAP manuals, and supporting documentation sold through the interRAI online catalog (catalog.interrai.org) supporting implementation and use of interRAI instruments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Individuals in highest MAPLe level are nearly 9x more likely to be admitted to long-term care than lowest level
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• CHARMH Project PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2025The CHARMH (Comprehensive Health Assessment for Risk Management) project led by interRAI supports mental health assessment services across 25+ countries globally, expanding the reach of interRAI mental health instruments.
• Horizon 2020 Consortium PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 202114 partners from 6 countries including Roberto Bernabei, Johanna De Almeida Mello, Anja Declercq, Daniela Fialová, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Brant Fries, Jacob Gindin, George Heckman, John Hirdes, Elizabeth P. Howard, John N. Morris, Graziano Onder, Katarzyna Szczerbińska, and Hein van Hout for the ICARE4OLD project developing machine learning prognostic algorithms using linked interRAI repositories.
• World Health Organization (WHO)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of Understanding signed in 2012 regarding collaboration on four projects. interRAI contributes expertise in health assessment to WHO initiatives including the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing.
• United Nations Decade of Healthy AgeingflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerinterRAI members contribute to the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing initiative working to improve lives of older people, their families, and communities worldwide.
• Healthcare Vendors and Software CompaniescoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology companies license and integrate interRAI assessment instruments into their healthcare software solutions, enabling widespread deployment of standardized assessments.
• Pan-African Utilization of Lay Assessment Systems (PAULAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity-based organizations in 10 African countries deploying the self-reported interRAI Check-Up comprehensive assessment in primary care settings.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• PointClickCare: A leading cloud-based EHR platform for the long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) market. PointClickCare embeds interRAI assessment instruments within its software, making it both a key distribution channel and a potential competitor if it expands proprietary assessment IP.
• Netsmart Technologies: A healthcare IT company serving behavioral health, post-acute, and human services providers. Netsmart integrates interRAI mental health instruments within its platforms and competes in the same clinical assessment and outcomes measurement market segment.
• MatrixCare: A specialty EHR vendor for LTPAC, home care, and hospice. MatrixCare licenses and implements interRAI assessments within its software, positioning it as both a peer in clinical assessment standardization and a distribution channel for interRAI instruments in skilled nursing facilities.
• WellSky: A health and community care technology company with deep presence in post-acute, home care, and behavioral health. WellSky integrates interRAI instruments into its software platforms and competes in the same downstream software-deployment market for standardized assessments.

Direct peers

• Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI): An independent, non-profit organization that provides comparable standardized health data and analytics across Canadian health systems. CIHI shares interRAI's mandate of producing comparable, cross-jurisdictional health information and works alongside interRAI in Canada to enable population-level health measurement.
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA): A US-based non-profit that develops standardized quality measures and accreditation programs for healthcare organizations. NCQA's HEDIS measures are functionally analogous to interRAI's Quality Indicators, both producing standardized quality benchmarks used by governments and payors.

Broad incumbents

• Joint Commission: A US-based non-profit that accredits and certifies healthcare organizations using standardized performance measures. The Joint Commission's accreditation standards overlap with interRAI's quality measurement mission, particularly in long-term care and behavioral health.
• Health Catalyst: A data and analytics technology company serving health systems with quality and outcomes measurement. Health Catalyst's analytics layer complements or competes with interRAI's Quality Indicators and outcome scales in the broader healthcare quality measurement ecosystem.
• Press Ganey: A large-scale healthcare performance measurement and patient experience company. While broader in scope (spanning patient experience, employee engagement, and clinical quality), Press Ganey competes in the same standardized assessment and benchmarking market that interRAI serves for vulnerable populations.

Others

• RAND Corporation (Health Division): A non-profit research institution producing health policy research, measurement tools, and quality indicators. RAND's health-services research and standardized measurement work shares interRAI's evidence-driven approach to improving care for vulnerable populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/interrai-global

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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