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Cerner Revenue Cycle Management, Report 3 of 4
Cerner Customers Cautiously Optimistic
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Boyd Stewart
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Alex McIntosh
In August 2018, representatives from some of Cerner’s largest and most complex customers met with Cerner executives to participate in a transparent summit around revenue cycle success. The purpose of this summit was to provide insights that would enable Cerner to conduct a significant pivot to regain client confidence and deliver a world-class RCM solution. After the summit, Cerner made specific commitments to clients on when issues would be addressed. This report is a follow-up on Cerner’s progress toward those commitments.
Customers See a Pivot in Relationships; Waiting on Product Improvements
Overwhelmingly, organizations using Cerner’s RCM solution report that their relationship with Cerner has improved since the August 2018 summit and that Cerner is becoming more transparent. Most feel that customer RCM success is a top priority for Cerner. The relationship improvements have been well received, and there is now a growing sense of urgency for Cerner to deliver tangible product improvements in order to meet expectations and maintain the goodwill they are working to reestablish.
On the Relationship
- Two-thirds of respondents feel Cerner has made customer RCM success a priority.
- 88% feel their relationship with Cerner is improving, up from 44% in Q1 2019.
On the Product
- 56% of respondents cannot report a single “win” that Cerner has delivered since August 2018.
- 88% are unsatisfied with tangible improvements since the August 2018 summit.
- 94% report an urgent need for tangible improvements that directly impact their organization.
Cerner Makes Strides in Improving Relationships with Customers
Customers who attended the 2018 summit report improvements in their relationship with Cerner. Leadership changes, more attentive support, and increased transparency have improved customers’ impressions of Cerner. Some even call Cerner a partner in revenue cycle (something that was uncommon over the previous five years). These customers are “more encouraged” than they have been, but for this enthusiasm to continue, Cerner needs to deliver tangible results and changes to the product.
Most customers who feel Cerner has made noticeable improvements in execution since the 2018 summit feel those changes are around the relationship not the product.
Perceived cultural changes within Cerner are the main driver for customer perceptions that the relationship with Cerner is changing for the better.
Customers Continue to Wait for Tangible Solution Improvements
Nearly a year has passed since the August 2018 summit, and customers who attended have not seen meaningful improvements to the product. As a result, many report decreased confidence in the solution. As Cerner has become more transparent, some customers have found that the product is further from ideal than initially believed. Concern with the lack of tangible results continues to grow, and the need for results is becoming more urgent as time passes.
Customer Comments on the Need for Tangible Product Improvements
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