- --------           U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMISSION
|FORM 4|                   Washington, D.C.  20549
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                 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
  
      Filed Pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of
      1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
            or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company act of 1940



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- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker | 6. Relationship of Reporting Person | or Trading Symbol | Reporting Person to | | Issuer (Check all | | applicable) | | Patterson, Neal L. | Cerner Corporation CERN | __Director __10% Owner - ------------------ | ------------------------- | __Officer __ Other - ----------------------------------------------------| (give (specify | 3. IRS or Social Security | title below) 2800 Rockcreek Parkway | Number of Reporting | below) - ---------------------- | Person (Voluntary) | | | Kansas City, MO 64117 | ###-##-#### | Chairman of the Board - ----------------------------------------------------| ---------------------- 4. Statement for | 5. If Amendement, | Chief Executive Officer Month/Year | Date of Original | | (Month/Year) | September 1997 | N/A | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Benefically owned - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Title of Security | 2. Trans- | 3. Trans- | 4. Securities Acquired (A) | 5. Amount of | 6. Owner- | 7. Nature (Instr. 3) | action | action | or Disposed of (D) | Securites | ship | of In- | Date | Code | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | Benficially| Form: | direct | | (Instr.8)| | Owned at | Direct | Bene
| (Month/Day/|----------------------------------------| End of | (D) or | ficial | Year) |Code | V | Amount | (A) or | Price | Month | Indirect| Owner | | | | | (D) | | (Instr 3 | (I) | ship | | | | | | | and 4) | (Instr 4)| (Instr. 4) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock | 9/10/97 | S | | 5,000 | D | $30.625 | 3,232,752 | D | - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock | 9/11/97 | S | | 2,000 | D | $30.825 | 28,000* | I |By Spouse - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock | 9/11/97 | S | | 2,000 | D | $30.625 | 196,000 | I |By Trust - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock | 9/11/97 | S | | 1,000 | D | $30.37 | | |for minor - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- children
Note: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for th purposes of Section 16 or for any other reason. /s/Neal L. Patterson 10/10/97 -------------------- -------- Signature of Reporting Date Person