Facing several different challenges—including a massive shift towards ambulatory care volume; the ongoing consolidation of the EHR; and above all, the juggernaut-like advance of the Verona, Wis.-based Epic Systems corporation in grabbing the lion’s share of new EHR contracts, Cerner has managed to stay toe-to-toe with Epic.
When Cerner was founded 35 years ago by CEO Neal Patterson and others, its fundamental purpose was to help solve healthcare by making it safer and more efficient. Over the years, the Kansas City, Mo.-based company seems to have succeeded in those areas largely due to its dominance in the global health IT market and its efforts to digitize paper processes by supplying solutions, services, devices and hardware for healthcare organizations.
