Wilmington, DE – Nemours, a premier children’s healthcare system, operating the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, has been named as a finalist in the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Davies Award under the organizational category. Nemours shares this honor with Sentara Healthcare in Norfolk, Virginia.
In all HIMSS Davies Award categories, the application serves as a tool for an organization to assess and document electronic health record (EHR) progress based on four key areas: management, functionality, technology, and value, with greatest weight given to value achieved. Winners will be invited to present at the 2011 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, and to serve on their respective HIMSS Davies Award Committee.
“Providing safe, reliable, consistent information to our clinicians as they work with our patient families is our motivation. It is the dedication of our Health Informatics Team that helped us reach this level of recognition with HIMSS,” commented Gina Altieri, Vice President for Nemours Corporate Services.
For each award category, a review committee of former award winners and other subject matter experts evaluates all application submissions. The committee members then vote to determine finalists for a site visit to tour the facility and see the electronic health record workflow in action by various providers as described in their written application.
“The winners of the Davies Award understand that implementing health IT is a strategic decision to improve patient care and outcomes. These award finalists have put the patient first with the use of technology as a valuable tool for their staffs throughout the organization, describing value in their written application,” explained David Collins, HIMSS Director, Healthcare Information Systems.
The HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence recognizes excellence in the implementation and use of health information technology, specifically electronic health records, for healthcare organizations, private practices, public health systems, and community health organizations. 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 on the Davies Awards.