LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS


	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Marc G. Naughton, Randy D. Sims and Mary Blair, signing singly,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

        Complete and execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's  capacity as an officer and director of Cerner Corporation (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, and timely file such Forms with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power of
substitution or revocation.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilties to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
or until earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 6th day of September, 2002.





                                                /s/Neal L. Patterson
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                                                Neal L. Patterson



Subscribed and Sworn before me this 6th day of September, 2002.

Notary Public:/s/Jenae L. Miller
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              Jenae L. Miller
              6-4-04 Term Expires