Sept. 15, 2010 -- The HIMSS Davies Awards of Excellence recognize excellence in the implementation of and value from health information technology
Since 1994, the HIMSS Davies Awards of Excellence have recognized management, functionality, technology and value - the pillars of health IT success. The six winners of the 2010 HIMSS Davies Awards deliver quality care to the patients and populations they serve through the use of information technology - specifically the electronic health record.
As healthcare leaders, these 2010 winners of the HIMSS Davies Awards of Excellence appear below in the four award categories: organizational, ambulatory, community health organization and public health.
The winners are:
HIMSS Davies Ambulatory Award
- Miramont Family Medicine - Ft. Collins, Colo.
- The Diabetes Center - Ocean Springs, Miss.
HIMSS Davies Community Health Award
- Open Door Family Medical Center - Ossining, NY
HIMSS Davies Public Health Award
- Wisconsin Division of Public Health's Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR) - Madison, Wis.
HIMSS Davies Organizational Award
- Sentara Health System - Norfolk, Va.
- Nemours - Wilmington, Del.
For more information on each winner, read the complete news release.
About HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence The HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence recognizes excellence in the implementation and use of health information technology, specifically electronic health records (EHRs), for healthcare organizations, private practices, public health systems, and community health organizations. Created by CPRI-HOST in 1994, the first three recipients of the Davies Organizational Award were recognized in 1995. In 2002, CPRI-HOST merged with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and now, HIMSS manages the award program. The Award honors Dr. Nicholas E. Davies, an Atlanta-based practicing physician, president-elect of the American College of Physicians, and a member of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Improving the Patient Record, who died in 1991 in a plane crash. Visit www.himss.org/davies for more information, including educational resources. ###
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