Kaiser Permanente Clinches HIMSS Award for Health IT
On Tuesday, Kaiser Permanente was named by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society as one of six recipients of the 2011 Davies Awards of Excellence, which recognize health care providers and organizations for their implementation and use of health information technology. HIMSS officials said Kaiser and the five other winners used electronic health records and other IT tools to deliver consistent, high-quality care. The other winners are based in Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts and New York.
- "HIMSS Announces Davies Winners, Aligns Criteria With EMR Model" (Merrill, Healthcare IT News, 9/13).