Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network

What Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network does

Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network, Inc. (WISHIN) is a nonprofit, state-designated health information exchange (HIE) operating under Chapter 153 of the Wisconsin Statutes since 2010. WISHIN runs Wisconsin's only statewide, vendor-agnostic, real-time interoperability platform, connecting more than 2,000 sites of care (hospitals, clinics, health plans, EMS, pharmacies, public health agencies, correctional facilities, and post-acute providers) across Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and Upper Michigan. The core platform, WISHIN Pulse, is a longitudinal community health record that consolidates ADT messages, clinical notes, lab/pathology results, radiology reports, CCDAs, immunizations, allergies, medication reconciliations, and pharmacy-fill data, accessible via a standalone portal or embedded inside provider EHRs through single sign-on integration. Supporting services include WISHIN Direct+ (secure provider messaging), event notifications (powered by Bamboo Health), NCQA Data Aggregator Validation (DAV)-certified data for HEDIS reporting, integrations with the Wisconsin ePDMP and Wisconsin Immunization Registry, and bi-directional exchange with the national eHealth Exchange. In August 2026, WISHIN launched WISHIN 2.0 — a cloud-based platform upgrade on Ninja Universe infrastructure that adds expanded patient search, patient cohort visibility, historical timelines, result trending, and population health tooling.

WISHIN is funded primarily through subscription fees from participating organizations, with pricing customized to each organization's size and needs, supplemented by incentive payments from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) under the HIE Pay-for-Performance (P4P) program. The P4P program, in effect since 2021 with $8 million allocated for 169 eligible hospitals, applies a 1.5% withhold to hospital FFS claims as of 2025, which facilities can claw back by achieving live status with WISHIN. The organization also offers WISHIN Pulse at no cost to all Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) statewide, with DHS subsidizing access. Distribution is direct: an enterprise field-sales motion to Wisconsin healthcare organizations, layered with a community-led engagement model that includes an Annual Summit, the "Dialogues with WISHIN" series, and a Participant Advisory Board. The platform currently supports roughly 14,000 users, ingests records for 9 million+ unique patients (a 59% increase since 2020), and processes 500,000+ medical record accesses per month, with ADT transactions up more than 100% since 2020.

Name

Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network

Legal name

Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network, Inc.

Website

https://wishin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wisconsin's state-designated nonprofit health information exchange, operating a vendor-agnostic interoperability platform connecting 2,000+ hospitals, clinics, health plans, EMS, pharmacies, and public health agencies across Wisconsin and bordering regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Information Exchange (HIE)

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Information Exchange & Public Health Data Integration (HLAJAJAD), Terminology Services & Semantic Interoperability (SNOMED/LOINC/RxNorm mapping) (HLACABAJ), Patient-Mediated Exchange & Personal Health Data Access (Blue Button, SMART on FHIR) (HLACABAN)

Keywords

• Health information exchange
• Healthcare interoperability
• Clinical data exchange
• HEDIS quality reporting
• Longitudinal patient records

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Network Subscription Fees: WISHIN generates revenue through subscription fees from participating organizations. Pricing is tailored to the size and needs of each organization. Hospitals, clinics, health plans, pharmacies, and other healthcare entities pay for access to WISHIN Pulse and other services.
2. DHS Incentive Payments (HIE P4P Program): The Wisconsin Department of Health Services provides incentive payments to hospitals for participating in real-time patient data exchange with WISHIN. The program started in 2021 with $8 million available for 169 eligible hospitals. Effective 2025, a 1.5% withhold is applied to hospital FFS claims, which hospitals can claw back by achieving live status with WISHIN.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

WISHIN operates Wisconsin's state-designated, vendor-agnostic health information exchange (HIE) platform, connecting more than 2,000 sites of care across Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and Upper Michigan. The organization delivers real-time clinical data exchange through WISHIN Pulse (a community health record), WISHIN Direct+ (secure provider messaging), event notifications, NCQA-validated data streams for HEDIS reporting, and integrations with public health registries and the national eHealth Exchange.

Product overview

WISHIN operates as a vendor-agnostic health information exchange (HIE) platform offering multiple integrated services for clinical data sharing. The core product WISHIN Pulse serves as the Community Health Record (CHR) providing a longitudinal patient record accessible via standalone portal or EHR integration. Supporting services include WISHIN Direct+ for secure provider messaging, Event Notification for real-time ADT alerts (via Bamboo Health partnership), NCQA Quality Reporting for HEDIS data validation, Internetwork Exchange for national connectivity via eHealth Exchange, and Wisconsin Immunization Registry/WIR and ePDMP integrations. WISHIN 2.0 represents the upcoming platform upgrade featuring cloud infrastructure and expanded analytics capabilities. The PointClickCare partnership extends services into post-acute care settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WISHIN Pulse: Community health record providing real-time, consolidated patient information across all participating organizations, including ADT information, clinical notes, lab results, radiology reports, care summaries, immunizations, allergies, medication reconciliations, and pharmacy-fill data.
• WISHIN Direct+
• WISHIN 2.0
• WISHIN Notifications
• WISHIN Event Notification
• NCQA Quality Reporting
• WISHIN ePDMP
• WISHIN WIR Integration

Products and services

• WISHIN Pulse A community health record (CHR) and longitudinal patient record available through a standalone web portal or integrated directly into EHR/EMR workflows. Consolidates real-time patient information including ADT data, H&Ps, clinical notes, lab and pathology results, radiology reports, Care Summaries (CCDAs), immunizations, allergies, medication reconciliations, and pharmacy-fill data across all participating organizations.
• WISHIN Direct+ Secure, HIPAA-compliant provider-to-provider communication through Direct Secure Messaging that enables healthcare organizations to exchange patient information seamlessly across disparate systems via a secure email framework.
• WISHIN Event Notification Real-time notification service (delivered via partnership with Bamboo Health) providing alerts of patient Emergency Department visits, inpatient admissions, observations, or discharges across the WISHIN and national Bamboo Health network of 2,000+ hospitals. Supports care management for payers, providers, ACO participants, and home health agencies.
• NCQA Quality Reporting NCQA Data Aggregator Validation (DAV) certified data stream enabling health plans to use WISHIN data as standard supplemental data in HEDIS quality reporting, eliminating manual chart chase and reducing administrative burden for providers and payers. 43 sources of hospital, clinic, and diagnostic data are certified.
• Internetwork Exchange Cross-network data exchange capability enabling connectivity to the national eHealth Exchange, extending WISHIN's reach to Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, and other nationally connected healthcare organizations.
• WISHIN 2.0 Next-generation platform upgrade featuring cloud-based infrastructure, expanded patient search, patient cohort visibility, historical timelines, result trending, richer clinical data views, and population health tools. Powered by Ninja Universe technology and including FHIR-based single sign-on integration.
• WISHIN + PointClickCare Post-acute care integration partnership enabling ADT data sharing with PointClickCare's LTPAC dataset. Post-acute facility data is integrated into WISHIN Pulse patient longitudinal records to improve continuity of care during care transitions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ryan Brothers Ambulance saves 3 hours per day (15 hours/week) previously spent calling facilities for patient information, achieving 4X ROI
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PointClickCarecoreTechnology or Integration · 20 January 2026WISHIN partnered with PointClickCare (PCC) to improve continuity of care for Wisconsin's long-term care and post-acute (LTPAC) patients during transitions between acute and post-acute facilities. Through this collaboration, WISHIN shares ADT data with PointClickCare services, and PointClickCare shares post-acute facility data integrated into the WISHIN Pulse longitudinal record. This enables secure, seamless healthcare data exchange among over 2,000 care sites.
• United Way of WisconsincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2023United Way of Wisconsin and WISHIN partnered through the WIRE (Information and Referral Exchange) project to promote better health and well-being for Wisconsin residents. The partnership enables community resource referrals and information sharing to support social determinants of health.
• Bamboo HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationWISHIN partners with Bamboo Health for event notification services (ENS), providing real-time notifications of patient ED visits, inpatient admissions, observations, or discharges. The combined network includes over 2,000 hospitals nationally. Over 820,000 Wisconsin-patient encounter notifications flowed through the joint network between September 2023-2024.
• eHealth ExchangecoreTechnology or IntegrationWISHIN is connected to the eHealth Exchange, a bi-directional national data exchange extending the WISHIN network across all nationally connected healthcare organizations including the Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, and others. This serves as Wisconsin's on-ramp to national data exchange.
• KPI NinjacoreTechnology or IntegrationKPI Ninja was one of two vendors contracted to provide the technical foundation for WISHIN 2.0 services. KPI Ninja was subsequently acquired by Health Catalyst in February 2022. WISHIN has confirmed the partnership continues with key personnel and technology remaining in place.
• Ninja UniversecoreTechnology or IntegrationNinja Universe provides the backend technology powering WISHIN 2.0's redesigned user interface. WISHIN 2.0 (launched August 2026) features enhanced UI/UX powered by Ninja Universe.
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHS is the state agency that designated WISHIN as Wisconsin's HIE under Chapter 153 Wisconsin Statutes. DHS provides incentive payments for hospitals to share data through WISHIN via the HIE Pay-for-Performance program. DHS also extends the cost of WISHIN Pulse access for all ADRCs in the state.
• Wisconsin Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHS partnered with WISHIN to support ADRCs' benefit determination processes. WISHIN connects dozens of ADRCs across Wisconsin, with DHS supplementing the cost of WISHIN Pulse access. ADRCs use WISHIN for long-term care functional screens and MCO matching.
• Wisconsin Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (ePDMP)coreTechnology or IntegrationWISHIN provides integration with the Wisconsin Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program for prescription monitoring and abuse prevention.
• Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR)coreTechnology or IntegrationWISHIN enables automated submission of immunization data to the Wisconsin Immunization Registry, supporting public health surveillance.
• Wisconsin Health Information Organization (WHIO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHIO was one of four founding organizations that created WISHIN in 2009-2010, alongside Wisconsin Hospital Association, Wisconsin Medical Society, and Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality. WHIO's CEO Dana Richardson serves on the WISHIN board.
• Wisconsin Hospital AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHA was one of four founding organizations that created WISHIN. The organization provides ongoing support and representation on WISHIN's governance through the board.
• Wisconsin Medical SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Wisconsin Medical Society was one of four founding organizations that created WISHIN. WISHIN board member Jim Lorence serves as chief value and engagement officer for WisMed.
• Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWCHQ was one of four founding organizations that created WISHIN in 2009-2010, representing a collaborative of healthcare quality organizations.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Health Catalyst: Acquired WISHIN's technology partner KPI Ninja (2022) and provides data and analytics infrastructure for healthcare organizations. Health Catalyst's analytics platform overlaps with WISHIN 2.0's population health capabilities and is a partial competitor for data-driven healthcare intelligence.
• Bamboo Health: WISHIN's event notification partner and a broader competitor in care coordination notifications. Bamboo Health's network connects 2,000+ hospitals nationally for ADT and care coordination alerts, overlapping with WISHIN Notifications but serving a much larger national footprint.

Direct peers

• Healthix: One of the largest public HIEs in the US serving New York City and Long Island. Healthix operates as a nonprofit HIE with similar longitudinal patient records, clinical alerts, and integrated delivery network participation, comparable to WISHIN's structure and service mix.
• Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE): Indiana-based statewide HIE providing clinical information exchange, population health analytics, and quality reporting. IHIE operates one of the largest US HIEs with comparable NCQA DAV offerings and similar customer base across hospitals, physicians, and payers.
• Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients (CRISP): Statewide health information exchange serving Maryland, DC, and West Virginia. CRISP operates as a nonprofit state-designated HIE with similar functions to WISHIN including ADT notifications, portal access, and CRISP DAV (NCQA) services, making it a directly comparable nonprofit HIE model.
• Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN): Michigan's state-designated HIE providing interoperability services, event notifications, and quality reporting. MiHIN operates as a nonprofit statewide HIE with comparable Wisconsin Midwest peer functions and similar service offerings.
• CORHIO (Colorado Regional Health Information Organization): Colorado's state-designated HIE providing clinical data exchange, HEDIS reporting, and event notification services. CORHIO has a similar nonprofit, state-affiliated HIE model with comparable subscriber mix of hospitals, providers, and health plans.

Broad incumbents

• eHealth Exchange: National health information network connecting federal agencies (VA, DoD, SSA), healthcare providers, and HIEs. WISHIN uses eHealth Exchange as its national on-ramp, and the network serves as both an infrastructure provider and a broader competitor for cross-state data exchange.
• Epic Systems (Care Everywhere): Largest EHR vendor whose Care Everywhere network provides vendor-to-vendor interoperability for Epic-using providers. Care Everywhere is a primary competitor to WISHIN for cross-organization exchange among major Wisconsin health systems on Epic.
• CommonWell Health Alliance: National interoperability network founded by major EHR vendors (Cerner, athenahealth, etc.) providing person-centric record locator and exchange. CommonWell represents a competing cross-EHR infrastructure that overlaps with WISHIN's vendor-agnostic positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WISHIN_Pulse
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@WISHINPulse
• Facebookfacebook.com/WISHIN2.0
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wisconsin-statewide-health-information-network-wishin-

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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