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The Kansas City Star: Cerner chief: VA contract taught him about ‘fake news’ that may involve a competitor

“Cerner’s president Zane Burke suggested Friday that reports critical of its work for the U.S. Department of Defense amounted to “fake news” that may have involved “one of our competitors.”

“I have learned the term fake news, a little bit,” Burke said in comments about the government contracts during the shareholders meeting…”

“Burke then pointed a finger at a competitor but without naming who he believed might have been involved.”

“If you had an ax to grind with us and wanted to perhaps keep us from getting to a Veterans contract, and you’re one of our competitors, you might want to use some information negatively. There was some…” Read the full article here.

Source: Cerner chief: VA contract taught him about ‘fake news’ that may involve a competitor – By Mark Davis, May 18, 2018. The Kansas City Star.

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Jackie Gilbert is a Content Analyst for FedHealthIT and Author of 'Anything but COVID-19' on the Daily Take Newsletter for G2Xchange Health and FedCiv.

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