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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



                              ACCOUNTANT'S CONSENT



The Board of Directors
Cerner Corporation:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of Cerner Corporation of our reports, dated January 31, 2001, relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of Cerner Corporation and subsidiaries as of
December 30, 2000 and January 1, 2000, and the related consolidated statements
of operations, changes in equity, and cash flows and the related schedule for
each of the years in the three-year period ended December 30, 2000, which
reports appear in the 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of Cerner Corporation and
are incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

                          (insert electronic signature)

Kansas City, Missouri
September 26, 2001