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Cerner raises concerns about University of Missouri deal

Posted November 17, 2015 6:00 am

The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A Kansas City-based company that helps operate a research institute at University of Missouri's flagship campus in Columbia is raising concerns about a transition agreement with the former chancellor.

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin and the university system's president, Tim Wolfe, last week announced plans to resign amid student protests over the handling of racial issues.

Loftin's transition agreement calls, in part, for him to serve as director of university research at the Tiger Institute for Health Innovation. Health information technology company Cerner Corp. operates the institute with the university.

The Columbia Missourian reports (http://bit.ly/1MQewDV ) Cerner wants references to Cerner and the Tiger Institute removed from Loftin's agreement until the institute's governing body reviews the deal.

A university spokesman didn't immediately respond to a call seeking comment Tuesday.

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Information from: Columbia Missourian, http://www.columbiamissourian.com

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