Neal Patterson
Neal Patterson
Neal L. Pattersonis CEO of Cerner Corporation, a Kansas City-based medical software corporation. He is also an owner of the Sporting Kansas City soccer team...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
ability create id introduce national safely sent
Without a national ID and the ability to create true data that can be be safely and securely sent between individuals, we are going to introduce new systemic risk back into the system.
bad business doctors health hospitals model paid pure reactive
We don't have a business model for health care in this country, We just have a business model for care. The way doctors and hospitals get paid is something bad has got to happen. It's a pure reactive model.
believe both business earnings leverage millennium model
Cerner has significant growth opportunities. We believe there is leverage with HNA Millennium and in our business model that can grow both our top-line and earnings during 2000 and through the foreseeable part of this decade.
country health western
We're the only western country that doesn't have a national health care ID.
benefit ceo employee freeze hell
Hell will freeze over before this CEO implements another employee benefit in this culture.
achieve advanced clinical connect focus health healthcare information knowledge last location management mission optimal provide resources time
Cerner's focus over the last 20 years has been to provide healthcare, predominately healthcare providers, with advanced clinical and management information systems. Our mission is to connect the appropriate persons, knowledge, and resources at the appropriate time and location to achieve the optimal health outcome.
anniversary
Cerner is a company that just celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1999.
designed developed life
I designed and developed an unbelievable number of applications early in my life.
companies
Insurance companies as they exist today are going to be eliminated.