United States
                          Securities and Exchange Commission
                               Washington, D.C.  20549


                                    Schedule 13G/A

                       Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                   Amendment No. 15*

                                  Cerner Corporation
                                   (Name of Issuer)

                                    Common Stock
                            (Title of Class of Securities)

                                      156782104
                                    (CUSIP Number)


                                   December 30, 2000
                 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)



*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
 person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
 of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
 which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Act (however, see the Notes).




                                    SCHEDULE 13G/A
                               FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-7

Item 1(a):	Name of Issuer:

               			Cerner Corporation

Item 1(b):	Name of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

               			2800 Rockcreek Parkway, 601
                  Kansas City, MO  64117

Item 2(a):	Name of Person Filing:

               			Neal L. Patterson

Item 2(b):	Address or Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

              			2800 Rockcreek Parkway, Suite 601
			              Kansas City, MO  64117

Item 2(c):	Citizenship:

              			United States

Item 2(d):	Title of Class of Securities:

              			Common Stock

Item 2(e):	CUSIP Number:

              			156782104

Item 3:	If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
            check whether the person filing is a:

              			Not Applicable.

Item 4: Ownership

(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:	                                   3,601,597 *

(b) Percent of Class:                                                10.33%

(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:

      (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:               3,547,597 *

     (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                54,000

    (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  3,547,597 *

    (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:    54,000

    * Such number of shares includes 196,000 held by Jeanne
      Lillig-Patterson, wife of Neal L. Patterson, as trustee for
      their minor children.  Such number of shares excludes 48,313
      shares beneficially owned by Jeanne Lillig-Patterson.  Neal L.
      Patterson denies beneficial ownership of such shares and the
      description herein of such shares shall not be construed as
      and admission that Neal L. Patterson is, for purposes of
      Section 13(d) or 13 (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934, the beneficial owner of such securities.



Item 5:	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof,
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following (   ).

Item 6:	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Shares (constituting a portion of the number of shares reported under Item 4)
are held on behalf of Neal L. Patterson by a trustee under the Cerner
Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Retirement Plan, the trustee
receives the dividends pursuant to the terms of the plan.

Item 7:	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
        the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

		Not Applicable.

Item 8:	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

			Not Applicable.

Item 9:	Notice of Dissolution of Group.

			Not Applicable.

Item 10:	Certification

			Not Applicable.

                                    Signature
                                    ---------

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


 By:   /s/Neal L. Patterson
       ---------------------
       Neal L. Patterson
       Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer



       February 14, 2001
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       Date