EHR adoption prompts Cerner to add workers

Healthcare reform and the growing adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) are fueling a hiring spree at Cerner. More than 385 staff positions have been filled at the company's Kansas City, MO, headquarters, according to an article published August 20 in the Kansas City Business Journal.

In the past nine months, Cerner has hired more than 400 engineers, technicians, consultants, and professional services workers. The company plans to add another 500 workers by January 2010, to bring its total global workforce to more than 8,000 employees, according to Julie Wilson, senior vice president and chief people officer at the firm.

Wilson attributes the company's hiring spree to an increased demand for healthcare IT products and for consulting services by hospitals scrambling to adopt electronic health technology and achieve the requirements of the "meaningful use" final rule issued by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in July.

Cerner is scheduled to begin construction of a new 4,000-employee campus in Kansas City, KS, in December 2010.

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