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Cerner Corp (CERN)

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A supplier of healthcare information technology, healthcare devices & related services. It offers a range of services including implementation & training, remote hosting, support & maintenance, healthcare data analysis & clinical process optimization.

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Cerner Corp At A Glance

Current Price: $32.08
Last Trade Time: 11/21/2008 4:00 PM
Open: $31.96
Previous Close: $31.58
Daily Range: $30.37 - $32.74
52-Week Range: $31.05 - $60.27
Volume: 1,384,526
Market Cap: $2.56B
P/E Ratio: 16.03
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Cerner Corp (CERN)

Avatar JeremyBear (< 20) Submitted: 7/16/07 2:55 PM

To get an idea of the type of investment CERN consider the year to year growth rates:
Sales - 16%, 21%, 10%.
EPS - 32%, 22%, 18%
BVPS - 20%, 13%, 16%
ROE - has improved by 27.5% over this time period (2004-2007)

This company will have consistent earnings due to the contractual nature of the revenu...More

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Avatar MikeOb1 (< 20) Submitted: 11/14/08 5:47 PM : Outperform Start Price: $36.00 CERN Score: 1.21

Earnings are up, earnings forecasts look good even in these bad times. Health care is an industry that is resistant to hard times. Should surge upward as soon as the market regains it's senses.


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Avatar ETFinnovators (88.44) Submitted: 11/14/08 5:07 PM : Outperform Start Price: $36.00 CERN Score: 1.21

A Global Small & Mid-Cap Health IT Index


The accompanying table presents statistics and the top five rated companies in the ETFI Global Health Information Technology [IT] Index, which is structured to include companies with market caps between $100M - $10B with the following business operations:

1.) electronic transmission, storage, and processing of prescriptions – such as Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions (MDRX)

2.) secure e-mail transmission for healthcare facilities – such as Zix Corp (ZIXI)

3.) electronic storage and systems for administrative functions of healthcare facilities and medical records – such as Cerner (CERN)

4.) electronic transmission, storage, and systems for healthcare market data and clinical trial data – such as IMS Health (RX)

5.) electronic systems, devices, and services for remote, real-time monitoring of patient health parameters – such as Card Guard (CDGUF)

6.) medical transcription services, products, and systems for conversion into electronic medical records – such as Transcend Services (TRCR)

Both the top 25 rated and all 39 companies in the Health IT Index have outpaced their benchmark ETFs, posting a loss of 15.2% and 24.5%, respectively, in the past year compared to losses of 43% for Vanguard IT (VGT), 27% for Healthcare SPDR (XLV), and 43% for the Technology SPDR (XLK). The index is now structured to exclude larger companies such as Philips (PHG), FujiFilm (FUJI), and General Electric (GE) which have Health IT & Medical Imaging business segments which account for a small amount of overall sales and profits. The outlook is bullish for the small and mid-cap companies in the Health IT Index as President-Elect Obama plans to invest $50B over five years to improve the quality of healthcare in the U.S.

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Avatar barbil (< 20) Submitted: 11/11/08 8:01 PM : Outperform Start Price: $39.61 CERN Score: -4.98

Obama's win will launch the health care IT Sector.

Obama vowed to "invest $10 billion a year over the next five years" to benefit this sector.

From an article by George Huang:

http://www.growthstockwire.com/archive/2008/nov/2008_nov_07.asp

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Avatar andcheese (< 20) Submitted: 11/07/08 12:30 PM : Outperform Start Price: $37.70 CERN Score: 2.66

The RAND Corporation, a leading health care think tank, estimates the industry could save $162 billion per year through the simple IT upgrades. Switching records from a paper-based system to an electronic one and using bar coding and tracking software will save hospitals time and money, which will also lead to increased efficiency.





And the only way to make these changes is to put more money into health care IT. Last year, health care IT spending by doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, insurers, and the U.S. government totaled about $20 billion. So Obama's $50 billion plan is a significant boost.





Even accounting for a decrease in IT expenditures due to the recession, Obama's plan is enough to drive revenue and earnings to new heights for the sector.

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Avatar shvelbone (76.42) Submitted: 10/09/08 9:25 AM : Outperform Start Price: $38.21 CERN Score: 7.83

Electronic medical records is in its infancy and Cerner is leading the industry in bringing it to healthcare providers and its consumers.

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