Cerner & eClinicalWorks Make the Big Leagues

Cerner Corp. and eClinicalWorks Inc. have signed major contracts with professional sports leagues to support electronic health records systems for the teams.


Cerner Corp. and eClinicalWorks Inc. have signed major contracts with professional sports leagues to support electronic health records systems for the teams.

Cerner will provide standard recordkeeping for all 30 teams in the National Basketball Association, which includes reporting features to identify and address medical trends. The EHR platform also includes personal health records software and health care management functions.

The National Football League will implement eClinicalWorks’ EHR across all teams. The NFL has been relying on paper-based records systems. Details on the multi-million dollar deal were not disclosed.