"Community health centers are a model for comprehensive primary care in the community,” said Dr. Fred Rachman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer for the Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services, and Chair of the HIMSS Community Health Center Task Force.  “These awards will continue the promotion of the ‘medical home’ along with the adoption and use of health information technology to improve the health status of our communities.  These awards to community health centers truly will support the creation of local jobs with, for and by our communities to  promote accessible, continuous, and coordinated family-centered care with the support of health information technologies." 

HIMSS recognizes excellence in health information technology for community health centers with its annual Davies Awards of Excellence.

About HIMSS
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a comprehensive healthcare-stakeholder membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Brussels, Singapore, and other locations across the United States, HIMSS represents more than 23,000 individual members, of which 73% work in patient care delivery settings. HIMSS also includes over 380 corporate members and nearly 30 not-for-profit organizations that share our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of information technology and management systems. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its educational, professional development, and advocacy initiatives designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to ensuring quality patient care.