DENVER, June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Falcon
Physician was presented with a Gold Stevie® Award in the
Information Technology Department of the Year category at the
13th Annual American Business Awards in Chicago.
Falcon Physician was nominated for the award thanks to several
major achievements in 2014. These include the release of an iPad
application for dialysis rounding, improvements to the Falcon
Physician Platinum electronic health record (EHR) that resulted in
time-savings for users, Meaningful Use Stage 2 certification for
Falcon Physician tools, and creation of a smartphone app for
dialysis order review and signing as well as access to patient
summaries (released in April
2015).
"Our development department went above and beyond the call of
duty this year to provide tools that offer a better experience for
nephrologists in order to improve patient care," said Derek Schoonover, Falcon Physician vice
president. "We are proud of our achievements in 2014 and are
honored by this recognition as we remain committed to continuous
improvement in the ever-changing health care IT landscape."
Javier Rodriguez, CEO of
DaVita Kidney Care, said "Falcon
Physician is an integral part of our mission to transform
healthcare. We are pleased with the recognition of Falcon's
innovative work in IT, and will continue our journey of continuous
improvement."
The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business
awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations –
public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and
small.
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word meaning "crowned,"
the awards were presented to winners during a gala banquet on
Monday, June 22 at the Fairmont
Chicago Millennium Park Hotel. More than 400 nominees and
their guests attended.
The 2015 American Business Awards will be presented at two
awards events: Monday's banquet in Chicago, and at the new products awards
banquet on Friday, September 11 in
San Francisco.
More than 3,300 nominations from organizations of all sizes and
in virtually every industry were submitted this year for
consideration in a wide range of categories. Falcon Physician was
nominated in the Information Technology Department of the Year
category for organizations with 100-2,500 employees. More than 200
executives worldwide participated in the judging process to select
this year's Stevie Award winners.
"We are extremely impressed with the quality of the entries we
received this year. The competition was intense and every
organization that won should be proud," said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the
Stevie Awards. "To those outstanding individuals and organizations
that received Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Awards, the judges
and I are honored to celebrate your many accomplishments. You are
setting a high standard for professionals nationwide."
Details about The American Business Awards and the lists of
Stevie winners who were announced on June
22 are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.
About Falcon Physician
The Falcon Physician product
suite integrates with the dialysis center and doctor's office
managing kidney patients' health records from CKD through ESRD and
can be accessed wherever there is internet access. Developed,
tested, and endorsed by nephrologists, Falcon is supported by a
dedicated team of health technology experts. For more information,
email falcon@davita.com or call (877) 99-FALCON.
About DaVita HealthCare Partners
DaVita HealthCare
Partners Inc., a Fortune 500® company, is the parent company of
DaVita Kidney Care and HealthCare
Partners. DaVita Kidney Care is a
leading provider of kidney care in the
United States, delivering dialysis services to patients with
chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. As of
March 31, 2015, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided
administrative services at 2,197 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States
serving approximately 174,000 patients. The company also operated
93 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10 countries outside
the United States. HealthCare
Partners manages and operates medical groups and affiliated
physician networks in Arizona,
California, Nevada, New
Mexico, Florida and
Colorado in its pursuit to deliver
excellent-quality health care in a dignified and compassionate
manner. As of March 31, 2015
HealthCare Partners provided integrated care management for
approximately 830,000 patients. For more information, please visit
DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in six programs: the Asia-Pacific
Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business
Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for
Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer
Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000
entries each year from organizations in more than 60 nations.
Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind
them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the
workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at
http://www.StevieAwards.com.
Sponsors and partners of The 2015 American Business Awards
include BizTalkRadio, CallidusCloud, Engility, Fareportal,
John Hancock, PetRays, and
Softpro.
Contact:
Jill
Rankin
303-405-2002
jill.rankin@davita.com
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