UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
    Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported

[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
   Patterson, Neal L
   2800 Rockcreek Parkway


   Kansas City, MO  64117-2551
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Cerner Corporation (CERN)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   12/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
   02/09/01
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   [X] Director                   [X] 10% Owner
   [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
   Chairman and CEO
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
   [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial (Month/ or Owned at or Ownership Day/Year) Code Amount D Price End of Year I - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 3,191,752 D Direct Common Stock 32,176 I by Spouse Common Stock 12/30/00 C 515 A (1) 238,845 I by Trust Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D) Derivative Security Code A D Exercisable Expiration - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership Number of Owned at I - Title Shares End of Year - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Explanation of Responses: (1) Acquired shares held in issuer's 401(K) Trust, not required to be reported earlier, were acquired at various dates and at various prices during the year.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ Patterson, Neal L DATE