Cerner Corp. Recognized as a LearningElite Organization

Cerner News Release:

Cerner Corp. Recognized as a LearningElite Organization

MARCH 29, 2013

Chief Learning Officer magazine’s LearningElite and Editor’s Choice Awards Presented at Gala

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and AUSTIN, Texas — March 28, 2013 — Cerner Corp. was presented with a 2013 LearningElite award from Chief Learning Officer magazine at a gala dinner held on at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas. Cerner Corp. was ranked No. 13 in the competition from a field of more than 200 companies.

“We’re thrilled to be recognized as a LearningElite organization. We view our people as a competitive advantage and key differentiator in the market, so ensuring they are the best they can be is a very high priority for Cerner.  We believe we have created a learning and development capability at Cerner that is innovative, agile, and highly effective.  As a result, our associates have the knowledge and skills to make a difference in improving healthcare every day,” said Rob Campbell, vice president and Chief Learning Officer with Cerner.

Developed under the guidance of chief learning officers and senior workforce development practitioners, the CLO LearningElite is the only peer-based benchmarking initiative in the industry. This pioneering program utilizes best practices in evaluation to objectively assess both the scope and the value of the learning and development services that companies provide. It recognizes excellence in five key L&D performance indicators: learning strategy, learning impact, leadership commitment, learning execution and business performance results.

“In our third year of benchmarking workforce learning and development practices, competition was intense. The organizations that achieved LearningElite status stood out as true innovators in enterprise education — noteworthy for their unswerving commitment to deploying elite L&D practices that deliver measurable business value,” said Sarah Kimmel, director of research and advisory services for the Human Capital Media Advisory Group, a component of the magazine’s publisher, MediaTec Publishing. “The LearningElite’s incisive analysis yields solid data that validates the impact these organizations’ learning initiatives have on productivity, engagement, innovation and, ultimately, business results.”

“Chief Learning Officer is proud to recognize organizations such as Cerner Corp. that make learning and development a key part of their business strategy as well as their culture,“ said Norm Kamikow, president and editor in chief of MediaTec and its Human Capital Media Group. “This level of commitment is what enables enterprises to build and maintain high-performing workforces with the competencies, capabilities and leadership skills to carry out the company’s mission and achieve its goals.”

Cerner moved up 16 spots from its previous ranking in 2012. For more information about the LearningElite, visit CLOmedia.com/elite.

About Cerner

Cerner is contributing to the systemic change of health and care delivery. For more than 30 years Cerner has been executing its vision to make health care safer and more efficient. We started with the foundation of digitizing paper processes and now offer the most comprehensive array of information software, professional services, medical device integration, remote hosting and employer health and wellness services. Cerner systems are used by everyone from individual consumers, to single-doctor practices, hospitals, employers and entire countries. Taking what we’ve learned over more than three decades, Cerner is building on the knowledge that is in the system to support evidence-based clinical decisions, prevent medical errors and empower patients in their care.

Cerner® solutions are licensed by approximately 10,000 facilities around the world, including more than 2,700 hospitals; 4,150 physician practices; 45,000 physicians; 550 ambulatory facilities, such as laboratories, ambulatory centers, behavioral health centers, cardiac facilities, radiology clinics and surgery centers; 800 home health facilities; 45 employer sites and 1,750 retail pharmacies.

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Cerner Media Contact: Megan Moriarty, (816) 888-2470, megan.moriarty@cerner.com

Cerner Investors Contact: Allan Kells, (816) 201-2445, akells@cerner.com  

  

About MediaTec

MediaTec Publishing Inc. is a leading integrated media company serving the human capital, management and workforce development industries. The company’s Human Capital Media (HCM) Group publishes Chief Learning Officer, Diversity Executive, Talent Management and Workforce Management magazines. The HCM Group also operates two widely referenced online industry resources, HumanCapitalMedia.com and Workforce.com. MediaTec leverages its award-winning editorial content with innovative integrated media products, including targeted newsletters, webinars, interactive websites, special print and online supplements, resource guides, industry research and benchmarking, a vendor directory as well as conferences that bring together international audiences to network and discuss leading-edge strategy and best practices in the industry. MediaTec partners with recognized industry experts and provides thought-provoking feature articles, news, opinions and insights through its award-winning publications, events and e-media and gives readers the business intelligence and knowledge they need to succeed in new and changing markets.

MediaTec Media Contact: Sarah Kimmel, (312) 676-9900 x227, skimmel@humancapitalmedia.com  

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