CHEASPEAKE REGIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES FOR OUR PATIENTS (CRISP)
CRISP is Maryland’s Statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE). An HIE is the technology that supports the flow of health information among physician practices,
hospital labs, radiology centers, and other health care institutions. HIE allows delivery of the right health information to the right place at the right time, providing safer, more timely, efficient, patient-centered care.
CRISP offers many services to physicians including the following:
- CRISP Event Notification Delivery (CEND) – an internally operated system designed to offer real-time alerts for patients’ hospital encounters seamlessly through the Population Explorer application.
- Connect to the CRISP Portal - Connect. Share. Improve Patient Care.
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) – The PDMP monitors the prescribing and dispensing of drugs that contain controlled dangerous substances (CDS).
- A new CE has been developed to explain the most recent updates in the PDMP, including valuable clinical tools and reports available in the CRISP Portal. This webinar is now available here. Our presenter, Dr. Gary Pushkin, has an insightful perspective in this area through his work with the Opioid Task Force at MedChi, which has now evolved into the Opioid Pain and Addiction Committee. The webinar is available for anyone to view and is eligible for 1.0 CME once reviewed in its entirety. For questions, please contact Colleen George at CGeorge@medchi.org.
Please contact Colleen George from the Center for the Private Practice of Medicine at 410-878-9698 for assistance with signing up for any of the FREE CRISP Services for Physicians.
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Population Explorer Filtering Webinar
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Population Explorer webinars this week! We've attached a copy of the slides from the webinar at the bottom of this message.
You may view a recording of the webinar on the right, or by clicking here.
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This webinar was designed to enhance your use of filters in the new Population Explorer application, providing an in-depth look at the capabilities of Filters.
If you did not attend, we encourage you to watch the recording above or refer to the slide deck below.
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New InContext Feature: My Patient Summary
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Hello InContext Users,
We are reaching out to make you aware of an upcoming change to the InContext application and Clinical Information Service. Starting tomorrow, April 1, 2025, all users will have access to a new feature: My Patient Summary (MPS).
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What is My Patient Summary?
MPS is designed to save users time locating regularly viewed patient data within InContext. This feature enables users to customize a unique tab and/or landing page containing self-selected priority data views, so that users can quickly access the data most important to them without the hassle of excess clicks and toggling through different data tabs.
This editable dashboard focuses on giving users control from start to finish - it’s a space built for their needs and their needs only. Users can configure their unique view by pinning up to 8 tabs, eliminating repetitive time spent clicking through InContext looking for the data they commonly need.
How do I access My Patient Summary?
Starting tomorrow, April 1st, MPS will be available through both the web-based portal and EHR application. The My Patient Summary tab can be found on the left side panel of InContext.
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Below are resources designed to enhance your understanding of My Patient Summary. Please refer to the Promo Sheet, User Guide, and FAQs to integrate this new feature seamlessly into your day-to-day workflow.
We've also put together a short video walking through the My Patient Summary interface. View that in the video player below, or by clicking here.
For more information on My Patient Summary, visit our InContext webpage, or click the button below.
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My Patient Summary Resources & Documentation
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Click here to return to MedChi's Practice Services Page.
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CRS Product Release Summary -
Januaury 2024
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Below is a recap of the CRISP Reporting Services (CRS) product features updated on the CRS Portal (reports.crisphealth.org) this month. Additional details on these notes can be found in the corresponding report user guide.
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The following reports have been updated on the CRS Portal to include preliminary data through November 2023:
· Quality Based Reimbursement (QBR) Timely Follow Up (TFU) After Discharge Medicare & Medicaid, 30 Day All Cause Mortality Monitoring
· Maryland Hospital Acquired Conditions (MHAC) Summary and Details
· Potentially Avoidable Utilization (PAU) Summary Reference, Details, Savings Performance, Avoidable Admissions, and Maryland Emergency Department Multi Visit Patient Monitoring Summary and Details
· Readmissions Reduction Incentive Program (RRIP), Patient Adversity Index (PAI) and Disparity Gap, Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) Monitoring
· Hospital Inpatient Diabetes Screening Summary and Details
· Quality Financial Impact Dashboard (QFID)
The following reports have been updated with September 2023 final data:
· QBR Inpatient Mortality Summary and Details
· PSI-90 Summary and Details
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COVID-19
· The VaccTracc tool has been updated to reflect current CDC recommendations on flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. Individuals are considered 'up to date' on COVID-19 vaccination if they have received a 2023-2024 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine and considered 'up to date' on flu vaccination if they have received a flu vaccine during the 2023-2024 Flu season (July 2023- June 2024).
Statewide Integrated Health Improvement Strategy (SIHIS)
· The Severe Maternal Morbidity Measure in the SIHIS Directional indicators dashboard includes breakdowns for SMM events with and without blood transfusion to be more consistent with the new Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) definition.
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Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP)
· Updated 2023 benchmark values for the Maryland Statewide 50th and 80th percentiles of AHU, EDU, and TPCC are available in the AHU/EDU Report and TPCC Report. Changes are based on the updated Financial Methodology document from CMS.
· Several supporting documents regarding the Pre-Models are updated. Please refer to the help section to review these.
· New MDPCP practice will be added to CRS reports in February.
Medicare Claim and Claim Line Feed (CCLF)
· The American Geriatric Society Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults have been revised with the 2023 update. Compared to the prior version, the prevalence of Part D prescriptions flagged as high risk medications increased by 14% in the last year. This update affects all 36 months of data:
· Several measures in MADE Population Navigator under the 'Other Clinical' grouping
· High Risk Medications - Top 100 Prescribers and High Risk Medications - Top 100 Prescriptions reports in both the MADE and MDPCP reporting suites.
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