Kaiser Permanente Named a Best Place to Work in IT For Sixth Consecutive Year by Computerworld Magazine

Kaiser Permanente ranks No. 13 among large organizations

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Jun 24, 2015, 05:30 ET

OAKLAND, Calif., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente announced today that it was named one of the top 100 Best Places to Work in IT by Computerworld magazine for the sixth consecutive year. The annual listing recognizes organizations that excel at keeping their employees engaged and loyal through compensation, training, challenging work, and ample opportunities for growth.

"Six years in a row is an impressive run," said Dick Daniels, executive vice president and CIO, Kaiser Permanente. "It wouldn't be possible to perform at a high level year after year without the exceptional talent of our employees and their enduring commitment to Kaiser Permanente's mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care."

This year, Kaiser Permanente ranked No. 13 among 55 large companies, which are organizations with 5,000 or more employees. Computerworld ranks organizations based on company size to accurately compare work environments.

"The 100 organizations on Computerworld's 2015 Best Places to Work in IT list realize that attracting and retaining a highly skilled technology workforce leads to competitive advantage," says Scot Finnie, editor in chief, Computerworld. "In a tight market for tech talent, these outstanding employers attract the best and brightest IT pros with generous salaries and top-drawer benefits, then deepen their teams' engagement with challenging, business-critical projects built around cutting-edge technologies. As a result, these winning organizations are best positioned to take advantage of the digital transformation sweeping through every industry."

The Best Places to Work in IT list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, career development, training, and retention. In addition, Computerworld conducts extensive surveys of IT workers, and their responses factor heavily in determining the rankings.

Computerworld is the leading IT media brand helping senior IT business decision-makers, and key influencers navigate change with effective business strategy. As the voice of business technology, Computerworld features unique editorial coverage from setting strategies to deriving value. Computerworld's award-winning website (www.computerworld.com), focused conference series, strategic marketing solutions, and research forms the hub of the world's largest global IT media network. Computerworld is published by IDG Enterprise, a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading media, events and research company. Company information is available at www.idgenterprise.com.

About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve more than 10 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to kp.org/share.

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