Here are 10 things to know about Kansas City, Mo.-based Cerner, one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world providing health IT solutions, services, devices and hardware.
1. Neal Patterson, Cliff Illig and Paul Gorup founded Cerner in 1979; its name, according to the Cerner website, is derived from a Latin word meaning "to discern." Today, Mr. Patterson serves as chairman of the board and CEO, while Mr. Illig serves as vice chairman of the board. Cerner employs more than 24,000 people worldwide.
2. The company's technologies are licensed at more than 25,000 facilities in more than 35 countries. A few recent contracts include Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health selecting Cerner for its five hospitals, more than 50 ambulatory and long-term care facilities and health plan, and the Department of Defense awarding a $74 million data hosting contract to Leidos, Cerner and Accenture for the DoD's EHR.
Full list by Jessica Kim Cohen available on Becker's Health Review