Tagged: Cerner

Health
3:24 pm
Fri June 7, 2013

KC Company Leads Technology Shift In Health Care

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Cerner's headquarters are based in North Kansas City. The multi-billion dollar company started here three decades ago.

The U.S. health system is undergoing a major technological shift right now. Some equate it to finally catching up to where the banking and airline industries have been for years.

It’s no small change, either.

Think about it, moving all those doctors’ notes into the digital realm, and then figuring out how use that data to make better health care decisions.

At the center of this shift is a company based in Kansas City called Cerner. Founded in 1979, Cerner has become one of the nation’s biggest players in health technology.

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Health
6:09 pm
Fri May 18, 2012

Cerner Projects Massive Growth Over Next Decade

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Founder and CEO, Neal Patterson, speaking at Cerner's annual shareholder's conference.

Cerner, the $2.2 billion local medical software company that experienced record growth last year, now says it expects revenues to more than double, or triple, over the next decade. 

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Health
1:11 pm
Wed April 25, 2012

Medical Software Giant Expands In KCK

Construction is now underway at Cerner’s new campus near the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Once completed, the $190 million development will contain two nine-story buildings on a 660,000 square-foot campus and employ thousands of people.

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Headlines
7:31 am
Wed February 8, 2012

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Health
9:07 pm
Tue February 7, 2012

Cerner Sees Record Growth

Credit Elana Gordon / KCUR
Cerner CEO, Neal Patterson, speaking at the company's annual conference last fall.

2011 was a big year for Cerner. The North Kansas City-based health IT company, which employs more than 6,000 people in the region, brought in record profits and sales, according its year-end earnings report released today.

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