Patrick Sargent is joining the company as senior vice president and general manager of Cerner Government Services. Mr. Sargent is the former chief of staff for OptumServe and a retired Army major general who helped lead the Defense Department’s Cerner EHR deployment.
Cerner is also promoting Alaa Adel, who leads the company’s Middle East division. He will move into a new role as senior vice president and president of Cerner Global. Mr. Adel has worked at Cerner for more than 13 years, according to his LinkedIn profile.