Cerner awarded $170M contract to expand in Australia

In its first contract since acquiring Siemens, Kansas City, Mo.-based Cerner has won a $170 million, 10-year contract to provide medications management solutions to government-owned hospitals throughout New South Wales, Australia, according to Pulse+IT, an Australian health IT publication.

According to the report, the value of the contract was not disclosed, but the government allocated $170 million for the implementation.

Local health districts in New South Wales have selected 28 “priority sites” to initially implement the new system, according to the report.

Cerner awarded $170M contract to expand in Australia

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