Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CHESAPEAKE REGIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR OUR PATIENTS, INC. (CRISP) IS A HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE) THAT OPERATES TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND WELLNESS BY DEPLOYING HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS ADOPTED THROUGH COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION. THE MISSION OF CRISP IS TO ENABLE AND SUPPORT THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY OF MARYLAND AND OUR REGION TO APPROPRIATELY AND SECURELY SHARE DATA IN ORDER TO FACILITATE CARE, REDUCE COSTS, AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES.
- Income
- $48.9 million
- Spending
- $48.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 2.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 87%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 19
- Highest pay
- $480,974, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.2 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 44% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $34.6 million spent. GRANT FUNDING- CRISP HAS BEEN WORKING ON SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT GRANT FUNDED INITIATIVES. THE SIGNIFICANT GRANTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: PRESCRIPTIONS DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM (PDMP): CRISP WAS AWARDED FUNDS FROM THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE (MDH) FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING CAPABILITIES INTO THE EXISTING FRAMEWORK OF THE HIE. IMPLEMENTATION WAS COMPLETED BY CLOSE OF FY15, AND PROJECT FOCUS HAS SINCE SHIFTED TO MAINTENANCE AND NEW PHYSICIAN ENROLLMENT. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OADVANCED PLANNING DOCUMENT (APD): IN LATE FY13, MDH WAS AWARDED FUNDS BY CMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF AUGMENTING THE STATEWIDE HIE WITH ADDITIONAL SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS WITHIN MARYLAND. CRISP IS THE SPECIFIED SUBRECIPIENT FOR MDH. CONTINUING THROUGH FY25, PROJECTS AND SERVICES SUCH AS NOTIFICATION SERVICES, DIRECT MESSAGING, PORTAL ENHANCEMENT, EMBEDDED APP, REPORTING AND ANALYTICS AND IMAGE EXCHANGE WILL BE OPTIMIZED AND ROLLED OUT TO THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. IN ORDER TO DRIVE ADOPTION AND INCORPORATION OF THE SERVICES, THE APD GRANTS ALLOWS FUNDING FOR OUTREACH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY.
- $4.2 million spent. OTHER EDUCATION ACTIVITIES- AN IMPORTANT PART OF CRISP'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC (INCLUDING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS) REGARDING THE BENEFITS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, AND, BY EXTENSION, CRISP'S MISSION TO ENCOURAGE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD ADOPTION AND MEANINGFUL USE. TO FURTHER THIS ASPECT OF ITS MISSION, CRISP HAS CREATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PROVIDERS AND THE PUBLIC REGARDING HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORKS, ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, AND HEALTH INFORMATION PRIVACY, CRISP WILL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE, IMPLEMENT, AND WIDELY PUBLICIZE "BEST PRACTICES" WITH REGARD TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SECURITY AND ACCURACY. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OIN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, CRISP CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN OUTREACH PROGRAMS TARGETING THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY AND WHICH PROVIDE RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE REGARDING EHR ADOPTION AND ACHIEVING MEANINGFUL USE OF REQUIRED SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING GENERAL EDUCATION OF THE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE, CRISP'S EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS HAVE EXPANDED BEYOND THE BASIC CRISP SERVICES, PORTAL, NOTIFICATION SERVICE, AND THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM, TO INCLUDE AN EMPHASIS ON AMBULATORY CONNECTIVITY AND THE BI-DIRECTIONAL EXCHANGE OF PATIENT DATA IN OUR REGION. CRISP EDUCATION AMBULATORY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ON THE BENEFITS OF BI-DIRECTIONAL DATA EXCHANGE BETWEEN HEALTHCARE FACILITY AND CRISP, IN IMPROVING THE TREATMENT AND CARE COORDINATION FOR THE REGION'S PATIENTS. CRISP CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN OUTREACH PROGRAMS WHICH WILL EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS AND THE PRIVACY MEASURE THAT WILL ENSURE THE SECURITY OF THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION. CRISP EDUCATION OFFERINGS TAKE THE FORM OF CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES DIRECTED BOTH TO PROVIDERS AND THE PUBLIC. THESE CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES HAVE BEEN SPONSORED BY CRISP ALONE AS WELL AS IN CONCERT WITH OTHER CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY CRISP AND OTHER SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS.
- $4.0 million spent. HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE)- CRISP CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE EXCHANGE. SINCE BUILD-OUT OF THE EXCHANGE, CRISP HIE HAS ALLOWED PROVIDERS PRACTICING AT ONE LOCATION TO INSTANTLY ACCESS PATIENTS' RECORDS, TEST RESULTS, AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION EVEN IF THAT INFORMATION IS PHYSICALLY STORED MILES AWAY IN SEVERAL UNRELATED LOCATIONS. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE HIE CONCEPT IS AS FOLLOWS: WHILE PHYSICIAN ACCESS IS IMPROVED BY AN HIE, SO IS THE SECURITY OF PATIENTS' MEDICAL INFORMATION. SECURE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF MEDICAL DATA ENSURES THAT IT HAS REACHED THE INTENDED RECIPIENT AND ONLY THE INTENDED RECIPIENT. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OTHE INSTANTANEOUS NEAR REAL TIME ACCESS AND IMPROVED SECURITY OFFERED BY A HIE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HIGH-SPEED COMPUTER NETWORKING HARDWARE USED TO CONNECT ALL PARTICIPATING HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF PATIENT RECORDS WITHIN THOSE PARTICIPATING FACILITIES. INCREASED AVAILABILITY AND SECURITY OF PATIENT INFORMATION REDUCES ERRORS, IMPROVES PATIENT CARE, AND LOWERS HEALTH CARE COSTS. THE HIE ALSO PERMITS, ON A VAST SCALE, THE COLLECTION OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND OTHER DATA PROVIDING UNIQUE SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGH ITS ABILITY TO ACCESS AND "DE-IDENTIFY" (REMOVE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, SUCH AS NAMES OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS) PATIENT RECORDS FROM MANY (IF NOT ALL) OF A REGION'S PATIENTS, CRISP WILL HELP PROVIDERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF RELIABLY DETERMINE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TREATMENTS, RECOGNIZE IMPORTANT AREAS IN NEED OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND IDENTIFY MEDICAL ERRORS AND OTHER INEFFICIENCIES (SUCH AS TREATMENT COMPLICATIONS) ACROSS AN ENTIRE REGION. IN SUM, HIES PERMIT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO EXCHANGE DATA ON AN UNPRECEDENTED SCALE WHICH SHOULD IMPROVE TREATMENT OUTCOMES AND LOWERS HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR ALL. ADDITIONALLY, HIES PROVIDE A UNIQUE PUBLIC HEALTH, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY. CRISP INTENDS TO OPERATE ITS HIE IN SUCH A WAY AS TO FACILITATE ALL EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC USES OF ITS HIE THAT WILL NOT COMPROMISE DATA SECURITY OR PRIVACY. AS CRISP DEVELOPS AND GAINS ACCESS TO AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH DATA, FACILITATION WILL INCLUDE 1) WORKING WITH PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY AREAS WORTH OF STUDY AND/OR RESEARCH, 2) DEVELOPING MEANS FOR DATA COLLECTION WHILE MAINTAINING DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY, AND 3) PROMOTING THE USE OF APPROPRIATE DATA MINED FROM CRISP IN SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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