HIMMSDAVIESAWARD In 2013, White River Family Practice won The Ambulatory HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence, recognizing the most exemplary implementations and utilizations of health information technology in independent ambulatory practices, specifically to successfully improve quality of care and patient safety. This national award requires that staff in the healthcare system assess and document their progress and accomplishments against a framework for thinking about the process of improving the quality of patient care and generating return on investment through the use of health information technology. White River Family Practice is honored to receive the 2013 Ambulatory HIMSS Davies Award in recognition of our practice’s successful application of an electronic health record to improve patient care. The practice looks forward to continuing the thoughtful application of information technology in primary care and to further the connections among area healthcare organizations to improve the health of the patient populations we jointly serve.