Kaiser Permanente is the 2011 recipient of the coveted and highly respected annual HIMSS Organizational Davies Award. The Health Information Management Systems Society recognizes excellence in the implementation and value derived from health information technology.“We’re honored to receive the HIMSS Davies Award for organizational excellence in health care IT,” said Philip Fasano, chief information officer and executive vice president, Kaiser Permanente. “Every one of our nearly 9 million members today has an electronic health record because of the tremendous talent and vision of our leadership, technologists and clinicians.