2019 HIMSS Davies Award Winners: Improving Health and Wellness Through Information and Technology

The HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence recognizes the thoughtful application of health information and technology to substantially improve clinical care delivery, patient outcomes and population health around the world.

Established in 1994, the Davies Awards program promotes HIMSS’s vision and mission by recognizing and sharing use cases, model practices and lessons learned on how to improve health and wellness through the power of information and technology. It is HIMSS’s highest global recognition of healthcare organizations—including hospitals, ambulatory practices and clinics, community health organizations, long-term post-acute care facilities and more. The award is vendor-agnostic.

The 2019 awardees, announced throughout late 2019 and early 2020, are the first class of winners that were required to meet the new requirement of achieving a HIMSS Stage 7 validation in order to apply for the award. Past winners were also given the opportunity to achieve a second award this year.

Congratulations to the 2019 HIMSS Davies Award winners!

2019 HIMSS Davies Award Winners

Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron, OH, U.S.)

• Read their Davies Award story about standardizing idiopathic scoliosis care
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Atrium Health (Charlotte, NC, U.S.)

• Read their Davies Award story about improving care for opioid use disorder
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Towson, MD, U.S.)

• Read their Davies Award story about improving ischemic stroke care
• Explore their winning case studies

Hawai’i Pacific Health (Honolulu, HI, U.S.)

• Read their Davies Award story about implementing virtual solutions for low-acuity conditions

Heritage Living Center (Conway, AR, U.S.)

• Read their Davies Award story about tackling quality measure challenges

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

• Read their Davies Award story about creating a smart room
• Explore their winning case studies

Mackenzie Health (Richmond Hill, ON, Canada)

• Read their Davies Award story about improving COPD care coordination

St. Luke’s University Health Network (Bethlehem, PA, U.S.)

• Read their Davies Award story about implementing new protocol to reduce post-operative complications with acute kidney injury and hypotension
• Explore their winning case studies

St. Stephen’s Hospital Hervey Bay (Urraween, QLD, Australia)

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Truman Medical Centers (Kansas City, MO, U.S.)

• Read their Davies Award story about reducing patient falls through remote patient monitoring

Yale New Haven Health (New Haven, CT, U.S.)

• Read their Davies Award story about implementing a data epicenter to remove logistical delays in care
• Explore their winning case studies

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Updated March 25, 2020