QUADRAMED CORP
S-3/A, 1999-03-15
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES
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   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 1999
                                                      Registration No. 333-66793
    
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO
    
                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                              QUADRAMED CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE                                                  7371                  
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(State or other jurisdiction                  (Primary Standard Industrial      
of incorporation or organization)             Classification Code Number)       
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                          1003 CUTTING BLVD., SUITE 200
                           RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA 94804
                                 (510) 620-2340
    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                  of Registrant's principal executive offices)

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                                KEITH M. ROBERTS
                EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                               AND GENERAL COUNSEL
                              QUADRAMED CORPORATION
                          1003 CUTTING BLVD., SUITE 200
                           RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA 94804
                                 (510) 620-2340
       (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
                  area code, of agent for service of process)

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                                   Copies to:
                              SCOTT D. LESTER, ESQ.
                         BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON LLP
                                ONE MARKET STREET
                               SPEAR STREET TOWER
                         SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94105
                                 (415) 442-0900

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         Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From
time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
         If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to a dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the
following box. [ ]
         If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [ ]
         If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
         If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration
statement for the same offering. [ ]
         If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 
434, please check the following box. [ ]

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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
   

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          TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF                    AMOUNT          PROPOSED MAXIMUM       PROPOSED MAXIMUM      
              SECURITIES TO BE                      TO BE             OFFERING PRICE      AGGREGATE OFFERING         AMOUNT OF   
                 REGISTERED                       REGISTERED          PER SHARE(1)(2)         PRICE(1)(2)     REGISTRATION FEE(2)
<S>                                               <C>                   <C>                   <C>                    <C>
Common Stock, par value $.01 
  (previously included)......................     2,860,237 Shares       $ 19.72              $56,403,873             $15,680   
Common Stock, par value $.01
  (additional amount).........................    1,555,140 Shares       $  8.72              $13,560,820             $ 3,770

Total ........................................    4,415,377                                   $69,964,693             $19,450
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(1)  Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee
     pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 and based upon the
     average of the high and low prices of the Company's Common Stock as
     reported on the Nasdaq National Market on March 12, 1999.
    

   
(2)  A filing fee of $15,680 was previously paid with the initial filing of the 
     Registration Statement on November 4, 1998.
    


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         THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE
OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING
PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.

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INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.

   



                                4,415,377 SHARES

                             QUADRAMED CORPORATION

                                  COMMON STOCK

     This Prospectus relates to the public offering, which is not being 
underwritten, of 4,415,377 shares of our common stock which is held by some of 
our current stockholders. All of the 4,415,377 Shares which may be offered 
hereby were received by the stockholders in connection with our acquisition of 
all of the outstanding capital stock and options of Pyramid Health Group, Inc. 
and Integrated Medical Networks.

     The prices at which such stockholders may sell the shares will be 
determined by the prevailing market price for the shares or in negotiated 
transactions. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the 
shares. We have agreed to bear certain expenses in connection with the 
registration of the shares being offered and sold by the stockholders hereby.

     Our Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"QMDC." On March 12, 1999 the closing price on Nasdaq for the common stock was
$9.00.

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     INVESTING IN THE COMMON STOCK INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE "RISK 
FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 2.

                              ____________________


     NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES 
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE 
ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS 
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

                              ____________________


     NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES 
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE 
ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS 
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.


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                 The date of this Prospectus is March 15, 1999
    
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                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

   
         This summary highlights certain information contained elsewhere in 
this Prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the 
information that you should consider before investing in the Common Stock. You 
should read the entire Prospectus carefully, especially the risks of investing 
in the Common Stock discussed under "Risk Factors."
    

                                   THE COMPANY

   
         QuadraMed Corporation develops, markets and sells software products and
services designed to enable health care providers and payors to increase
operational efficiency, improve cash flow, measure the cost of care and
effectively administer managed care contracts. Our suite of products is an
integrated offering of electronic data interchange ("EDI"), financial management
and decision support and compliance solutions for both providers and payors. In
addition, we provide compliance, consulting and business office outsourcing
services.
    

   
         Electronic Data Interchange. These products enable the editing and
formatting of all claims submitted to payors to help ensure accuracy and
completeness, which results in more efficient reimbursement of third party
claims. We collect and utilize detailed clinical and financial information from
customers who license our EDI products. This data, which is supplemented with
similar, publicly-available information, forms the basis of our proprietary
databases for our decision support products.
    

   
         Financial Management Products. These products utilize the enhanced data
stream created by our EDI products to allow providers to track payor contract
terms and review medical billing information to ensure that bills are properly
coded and include all services rendered. These capabilities facilitate a
provider's ability to obtain timely and accurate reimbursement and to administer
and measure the profitability of managed care contracts. Further, we offer a
product that is designed to improve the ability of health care providers to
prevent Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse by identifying potentially
fraudulent coding in their medical bills. In addition, our electronic document
imaging products allow our customers to improve work flow and move toward a
paperless office environment.
    

   
         Decision Support Products. These products include database analysis
software and national and regional benchmark data that enable customers to
perform clinical, financial and marketing analyses. These products utilize the
enhanced data stream created by our EDI and financial management products to
build proprietary databases that enable providers to measure more accurately the
resources consumed in the provision of care and to compare clinical outcomes
against the associated costs.
    

   
         Business Office Outsourcing and Cash Flow Management Services. These
services are offered to health care providers, many of which are recognizing the
value of outsourcing their business office operations to reduce costs, increase
cash flow and improve operating efficiencies. We believe that we possess a
significant advantage in the provision of outsourcing services due to our
ability to use our own QuanTIM(R) suite of software products and our centralized
cash flow management operations.
    

   
         Compliance and Consulting Products. These services are offered (i) to
improve the ability of health care providers to prevent Medicare and Medicaid
fraud and abuse by identifying potentially fraudulent coding in a medical bill,
and (ii) to assist clients in increasing the efficiency of the business office.
We offer a comprehensive compliance program, including compliance assessment,
auditing and education expertise through a team of over 100 credentialed health
care attorneys, medical records professionals, registered nurses and physicians.
These services are augmented by the implementation of our integrated compliance
software products. In addition, we offer consulting and education services in
the areas of managed care contract performance and negotiation, clinically
oriented, patient-focused data analysis and financial management.
    



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         We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Our executive offices are located at 1003 Cutting Blvd., Suite 200, Richmond,
California 94804 and our telephone number is (510) 620-2340. Unless the context 
otherwise requires, "QuadraMed" and the "Company" refer to QuadraMed 
Corporation and, where the context requires, its subsidiaries.
    


                                  THE OFFERING

   
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Common Stock offered by Selling
Stockholders.............................   4,415,377

Use of Proceeds..........................   QuadraMed will not receive any
                                            proceeds from the sale of common
                                            stock in the offering

Nasdaq National Market Symbol............   QMDC
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                                  RISK FACTORS

         Prior to making an investment in the shares of Common Stock, you 
should carefully read this entire prospectus and consider the following risk 
and speculative factors in evaluating our Company and our business.

HISTORY OF OPERATING LOSSES; UNCERTAINTY OF FUTURE PROFITABILITY

         We incurred net losses of $23.6 million, $4.3 and $33.9 million in
fiscal years 1995, 1996 and 1997, respectively. In addition, we incurred net
losses of $4.1 million, $7.2 million and $4.5 million for the fiscal quarters
ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 1998. As of September 30, 1998, our
accumulated deficit was $123.6 million. These losses include write-offs for
acquired in-process research and development of $14.8 million, $21.9 million and
$14.4 million in fiscal years 1995 and 1997 and the nine months ended September
30, 1998, respectively. In connection with our acquisitions, we have and will
incur significant non-recurring charges and we will be required to amortize
significant expenses related to goodwill and other intangible assets in future
periods. It is uncertain whether we will be able to achieve or sustain revenue
growth or profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. 

POTENTIAL VARIABILITY IN QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS

         Our quarterly operating results have varied significantly in the past. 
Our quarterly revenues and operating results may fluctuate significantly in the 
future as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside our 
control. These factors include:

 .    integration of acquired businesses with our business;

 .    variability in demand for our products and services;

 .    the introduction of product enhancements and new products by us and our 
     competitors;

 .    the timing and significance of announcements concerning our present or 
     prospective strategic alliances;

 .    the termination of, or a reduction in, the products and services we offer,

 .    the loss of customers due to consolidation in the health care industry;

 .    delays in product delivery requested by our customers;

 .    the length of the sales cycle for our products or the timing of our sales;

 .    the amount of new potential contracts at the beginning of any particular 
     quarter;

 .    budgeting cycles of our customers and changes in our customer's budgets;

 .    our investment in marketing, sales, research and development, and 
     administrative personnel necessary to support our anticipated operations;

 .    costs incurred in connection with our marketing and sale promotional 
     activities;

 .    software defects and other quality factors in our products; and

 .    general economic conditions and resulting effects on the health care 
     industry.

         We cannot accurately forecast the timing of our customer purchases due 
to the complex procurement decision process associated with most health care 
providers and payors. As a result, we typically experience sales cycles that 
extend over several quarters. In addition, certain products we acquired as a 
result of our acquisition of Integrated Medical Networks in September,
    



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1998 have higher average selling prices and longer sales cycles than many of our
other products. This may increase the volatility of our quarterly operating
results. Moreover, our operating expense levels, which will increase with the
addition of acquired businesses, are relatively fixed. Accordingly, if future
revenues are below our expectations would have a disproportionate adverse affect
on our net income and financial results. Further, it is likely that, in some
future quarter, our revenues or operating results may fall below the
expectations of securities analysts and investors. In such an event, the trading
price of our Common Stock would likely be materially and adversely affected.

Integration Of Acquired Companies Into The Company

     We expect to realize significant benefits from our recent acquisitions. 
Realizing these benefits depends in significant part upon several factors and 
is accompanied by a number of risks, including:

 . successful integration of the operations, products and personnel of the 
  acquired company;
 . possible costs, delays or other problems we may incur to successfully 
  complete such integration; 
 . the potential interruption or disruption of our ongoing business and the 
  distraction of management from other matters; and
 . significant operational and administrative expense relating to such 
  integration.

     Any difficulties encountered in the integration process could have a 
material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial 
condition. Even if we are able to successfully integrate these businesses with 
our business, the acquired operations may not achieve sales, productivity and 
profitability commensurate with our historical or projected operating results. 
Failure to achieve such projected results would have a material adverse effect 
on our financial performance, and in turn, on the market value of the our 
Common Stock. There can be no assurance that we will realize any of the 
anticipated benefits of our acquisitions or that such acquisitions will enhance 
our business or financial performance.

Dependence On Acquisition Strategy

     We intend to continue to expand in substantial part through acquisitions 
of products, technologies and businesses. Our ability to expand successfully 
through acquisition depends on many factors, including:

 . the successful identification and acquisition of products, technologies or 
  businesses;
 . management's ability to effectively negotiate and consummate acquisitions and 
  integrate and operate the new products, technologies or businesses;
 . significant competition for acquisition opportunities in our industry, which 
  may intensify due to increasing consolidation in the health care industry, 
  thereby increasing the costs of capitalizing on acquisition opportunities;
 . competition for acquisition opportunities with other companies that have 
  significantly greater financial and management resources than us;
    


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RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ACQUISITIONS; NEED TO MANAGE CHANGING OPERATIONS

     Acquisitions involve a number of special risks including:

 .    managing geographically dispersed operations;

 .    failure of the acquired business to achieve expected results;

 .    failure to retain key personnel of the acquired business;

 .    inability to integrate the new business into existing operations and risks 
     associated with unanticipated events or liabilities;

 .    potential increases in stock compensation expense and increased 
     compensation expense resulting from newly hired employees; and

 .    the assumption of unknown liabilities and potential disputes with the 
     sellers of one or more acquired entities.

 .    exposure to the risks of entering markets in which we have no direct prior 
     experience or to risks associated with the market acceptance of acquired 
     products and technologies; and 

     We may not be successful in addressing these risks and our failure to do 
so could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations 
and financial condition.

     Additionally, customer dissatisfaction or performance problems at a single 
acquired company could have an adverse effect on its sales and marketing 
initiatives and on our reputation. With the addition of the acquired 
businesses, our anticipated future operations may place a strain on our
management systems and resources. We expect that we will be required to continue
to improve our financial and management controls, reporting systems and
procedures, and will need to expand, train and manage our workforce. There can
be no assurance that we will be able to effectively manage these tasks, and the
failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations.

     Moreover, future acquisitions by us may result in potentially dilutive 
issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of additional debt and the 
recognition of amortization expenses related to goodwill and other intangible 
assets. Our inability to successfully deal with these factors could have a 
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of 
operations.

DEPENDENCE ON KEY PERSONNEL

     We are substantially dependent upon the continued service of our executive 
officers, product managers and other key sales, marketing and development 
personnel. If we fail to retain the services of any of our executive officers 
or fail to hire, retain and motivate other key employees, our business will be 
adversely affected. Furthermore, additions of new, and departures of existing, 
personnel could have a disruptive effect on our business and operations.
    



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RISKS RELATED TO HOSPITAL AND MANAGED CARE MARKETS; UNCERTAINTY IN THE 
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY


        A substantial portion of our revenues have been and are expected to be
derived from the sale of software products and services to hospitals.
Consolidation in the health care industry, particularly in the hospital and
managed care markets, could cause a decrease in the number of existing or
potential purchasers of our products and services, which could adversely affect
our business. In addition, the decision to purchase our products often involves
the approval of several members of management of a hospital or health care
provider. Consequently, it is difficult for us to predict the timing or outcome 
of the buying decisions of our customers or potential customers.

        The health care industry in the United States is subject to changing
political, economic and regulatory influences that may affect the procurement
practices and operations of health care organizations. We believe that the
commercial value and appeal of our products may be adversely affected if the
current health care financing and reimbursement system were to reverse its
current evolution to a managed care model back to a fee-for-service model. In
addition, many of our customers are providing services under capitated service
agreements, and a reduction in the use of capitation arrangements as a result of
regulatory or market changes could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and operating results. During the past several
years, the health care industry has been subject to increasing levels of
governmental regulation of, among other things, reimbursement rates and certain
capital expenditures. Certain proposals to reform the health care system have
been and are being considered by Congress. These proposals, if enacted, could
change the operating environment of our clients in ways that cannot be
predicted. Health care organizations may react to these proposals by curtailing
or deferring investments, including those for our products and services.

        Changes in current health care financing and reimbursement systems could
result in the need for unplanned product enhancements, in delays or
cancellations of product orders or shipments or in the revocation of endorsement
of our products by hospital associations or other customers. Any of these
occurrences could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition,
many health care providers are consolidating to create integrated health care
delivery systems with greater regional market power. As a result, these emerging
systems could have greater bargaining power, which may lead to price erosion of
our products. If we fail to maintain adequate price levels, our business,
financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected. Other
market-driven reforms could also have adverse effects on our business, financial
condition and results of operations.

HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MARKET

        Competition in the market for our products and services is intense and
is expected to increase. Increased competition could result in price reductions,
reduced gross margins and loss of market share, any of which could materially
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We
compete with other providers of health care information software and services,
as well as health care consulting firms. Our principal competitors include,
among others:
    


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 .  CIS Technologies, Inc., a division of National Data Corporation, Inc., and
   Sophisticated Software, Inc. in the market for our EDI products;

 .  Envoy Corp. and MedE AMERICA in the market for our claims processing service;

 .  Healthcare Cost Consultants, Inc., a division of CIS Technologies, Inc., and
   Trego Systems, Inc. in the market for our contract management products;

 .  McKesson HBOC, Inc., Optika Imaging Systems, Inc. and LanVision Systems, Inc.
   in the market for our electronic document management products;

 .  Transition Systems, Inc. and Healthcare Microsystems, Inc., a division of
   Health Management Systems Inc., HCIA Inc. and MediQual Systems, Inc., a
   division of Cardinal Health, Inc., in the market for our decision support
   products;

 .  HMS and ARTRAC, a division of Medaphis in the market for our business office
   outsourcing services;

 .  a subsidiary of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, in the market for our
   medical records products; and

 .  Transcend Services, Inc. and SMART Corporation in the market for our health
   information management services.

       In addition, current and prospective customers evaluate our capabilities
against the merits of their existing information systems and expertise. 
Furthermore, major software information systems companies, including those 
specializing in the health care industry, not presently offering products that 
compete with those offered by us, may enter our markets. In addition, many of 
our competitors and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, 
technical, product development, marketing and other resources and market 
recognition than us. Many of our competitors also currently have, or may 
develop or acquire, substantial installed customer bases in the health care 
industry. As a result of these factors, our competitors may be able to respond 
more quickly to new or emerging technologies, changes in customer requirements 
and political, economic or regulatory changes in the health care industry and 
may devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their 
products than us. There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete 
successfully against current and future competitors or that such competitive 
pressures will not materially adversely affect our business, financial 
condition and operating results.

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

       Future sales of Common Stock by existing stockholders under Rule 144 of
the Securities Act and through the exercise of registration rights could lower
the market price of our Common Stock. As of January 31, 1999, approximately
1,850,000 shares are available for sale in the public market subject to
compliance with Rule 144. Certain of our existing stockholders holding an
aggregate of 1,304,706 shares of Common Stock as of January 31, 1999 have rights
under certain circumstances to require us to register their shares for future
sale (which amount does not include shares being registered hereunder).

       In September 1998, we closed the acquisition of Integrated Medical 
Networks. In connection with the acquisition of Integrated Medical Networks, we 
issued an aggregate of 
    


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1,550,000 shares of Common Stock and agreed to file a registration statement 
under the Securities Act prior to January 1, 1999 to register all such shares. 
In June 1998, we closed the acquisition of Pyramid Health Group, Inc. 
("Pyramid"). In connection with the acquisition of Pyramid, we issued an 
aggregate of 2,784,508 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 62,710 
shares of Common Stock. All of these shares are being registered hereunder for 
resale under the Securities Act and will be freely tradeable following such 
registration. In addition, 18,159 shares of common stock are being registered 
hereunder for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to certain exercises of 
options received by former Pyramid stockholders and will be freely tradeable 
following such registration.

     Sales of a substantial number of the aforementioned shares in the public 
markets or the prospect of such sales could adversely affect or cause 
substantial fluctuations in the market price of the Common Stock and impair our 
ability to raise additional capital through the sale of our securities.

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT

     Our performance depends in large part upon our ability to provide the 
increasing functionality required by our customers through the timely 
development and successful introduction of new products and enhancements to our 
existing suite of products. We have historically devoted significant resources 
to product enhancements and research and development and believe that 
significant continuing development efforts will be required to sustain our 
operations and integrate the products and technologies of acquired businesses 
with our products. There can be no assurance that we will successfully or in a 
timely manner develop, acquire, integrate, introduce and market new product 
enhancements or products, or that product enhancements or new products 
developed by us will meet the requirements of hospitals or other health care 
providers and payors and achieve or sustain market acceptance.

LIMITED PROPRIETARY RIGHTS; RISK OF INFRINGEMENT

     We rely on a combination of trade secrets, copyright and trademark laws, 
nondisclosure and other contractual provisions to protect our proprietary 
rights. We have not filed any patent applications covering our technology. 
There can be no assurance that measures taken by us to protect our intellectual 
property will be adequate or that our competitors will not independently 
develop products and services that are substantially equivalent or superior to 
the products and services we offer.

     There is substantial litigation regarding intellectual property rights in 
the software industry. We expect that software products may be increasingly 
subject to third-party infringement claims as the number of competitors in our 
industry segment grows and the functionality of products overlaps. We believe 
that our products do not infringe upon the proprietary rights of third parties. 
However, there can be no assurance that third parties will not assert 
infringement claims against us in the future. The Company may incur substantial 
litigation expenses in defending any such claim regardless of the merit of the 
claim. In the event of an unfavorable ruling on any such claim, we cannot 
guarantee that a license or similar agreement will be available to us on 
reasonable terms, if at all. Infringement may result in significant monetary 
liabilities which would have a material adverse effect on our business,
    


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financial condition and results of operations. We cannot guarantee that we will
be successful in the defense of these or similar claims.
    

RISK OF PRODUCT DEFECTS; FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

     Products such as our products frequently contain errors or failures, 
especially when initially introduced or when new versions are released. 
Although we conduct extensive testing on our products, software errors have 
been discovered in certain enhancements and products after their introduction. 
We cannot guarantee that despite such testing by us, and by our current and 
potential customers, products under development, enhancements or shipped 
products will be free of errors or performance failures, resulting in, among 
other things;

 . loss of revenues and customers;
 . delay in market acceptance;
 . diversion of resources;
 . damage to our reputation; or
 . increased service and warranty costs.

     The occurrence of any of these consequences could have a material adverse 
effect upon our business, financial condition and results of operations.

YEAR 2000


           As is true for most companies, the Year 2000 computer issue creates a
risk for us. If systems do not correctly recognize date information when the
year changes to 2000, there could be an adverse impact on our operations. We
face risks in four areas: systems used by us to run our business, systems used
by our suppliers, potential warranty or other claims from our customers, and the
potential reduction in spending by other companies on our products and solutions
as a result of significant information systems spending on Year 2000
remediation.

           We have conducted a thorough inventory and evaluation of our systems,
equipment and facilities. We have a number of projects underway to replace or
upgrade systems, equipment and facilities that we know to be Year 2000
non-compliant. We have not identified alternative remediation plans if upgrade
or replacement is not feasible. We will consider the need for such remediation
plans as we continue to assess the year 2000 risk. For the Year 2000
non-compliance issues identified to date, the cost of upgrade or remediation is
not expected to be material to our operating results. If implementation of
replacement systems is delayed, or if significant new non-compliance issues are
identified, our results of operations or financial condition could be materially
adversely affected.

           We are also in the process of contacting our critical suppliers to
determine that such suppliers' operations and the products and services they
provide are Year 2000 compliant. To date, we are unaware of any current
suppliers that are not Year 2000 ready. In the event that our suppliers are not
Year 2000 compliant, we will seek alternative sources of supplies. However, such
failures remain a possibility and could have an adverse impact on our results of
operations or financial condition.

           We believe our current products are Year 2000 compliant. However,
since all customer situations cannot be anticipated, particularly those
involving third party products, we may see an increase in warranty and other
claims as a result of the Year 2000 transition. In addition, litigation
regarding Year 2000 compliance issues is expected to escalate. For these
reasons, the impact of customer claims could have a material adverse impact on
our results of operations or financial condition.

           Year 2000 compliance is an issue for virtually all businesses whose
computer systems and applications may require significant hardware and software
upgrades or modifications. Companies owning and operating such systems may plan
to devote a substantial portion of their information systems' spending to fund
such upgrades and modifications and divert spending away from our products and
solutions. Such changes in our customers' spending patterns could have a
material adverse impact on our sales, operating results or financial condition.


                                       8.
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RISK OF INTERRUPTION OF DATA PROCESSING

     We currently process substantially all our customer data at our facilities 
in Richmond, California and Neptune, New Jersey. Although we back up our data 
nightly and have safeguards for emergencies such as power interruption or 
breakdown in temperature controls, we have no mirror processing site to which 
processing could be transferred in the case of a catastrophic event at either 
of these facilities. In the event that a major catastrophic event occurs at 
either the Richmond or the Neptune facility, possibly leading to an 
interruption of data processing, our business, financial condition and results  
of operations could be adversely affected.

RISKS RELATED TO OUTSOURCING BUSINESS

     We provide compliance, consulting and business office outsourcing and cash
flow management services, including the billing and collection of receivables.
We acquired the infrastructure for our outsourcing business through an
acquisition. In addition, we often use our software products to provide
outsourcing services. As a result, we have not been required to make significant
capital expenditures in order to service existing outsourcing contracts.
However, if we experience a period of substantial expansion in our outsourcing
business, we may be required to make substantial investments in capital assets
and personnel. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to assess accurately the
investment required and negotiate and perform in a profitable manner any of the
outsourcing contracts we may be awarded. Our failure to either estimate
accurately the resources and related expenses required for a project, or to
complete our contractual obligations in a manner consistent with the project
plan upon which a contract was based, could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our
failure to meet a client's expectations in the performance of our services could
damage our reputation and adversely affect our ability to attract new business.
Finally, we could incur substantial costs and expend significant resources
correcting errors in our work, and could possibly become liable for damages
caused by these errors.

GOVERNMENT REGULATION

     The United States Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") is responsible 
for assuring the safety and effectiveness of medical devices under the Federal 
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Computer products are subject to regulation when 
they are used or are intended to be used in the diagnosis of disease or other 
conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease, or 
are intended to affect the structure or function of the body. The FDA could 
determine in the future that any predictive aspects of our products make them 
clinical decision tools subject to FDA regulation. Compliance with these 
regulations could be burdensome, time consuming and expensive. We could also 
become subject to future legislation and regulations concerning the development 
and marketing of health care software systems. Such legislation could increase 
the cost and time necessary to market new products and could affect us in other 
respects not presently foreseeable. We cannot predict the effect of possible 
future legislation and regulation.
    


                                       9.
<PAGE>   12
   
     State governments substantially regulate the confidentiality of patient 
records and the circumstances under which such records may be released for 
inclusion in our databases. These state laws and regulations govern both the 
disclosure and the use of confidential patient medical record information. 
Although compliance with these laws and regulations is at present principally 
the responsibility of the hospital, physician or other health care provider, 
regulations governing patient confidentiality rights are evolving rapidly. 
Additional legislation governing the dissemination of medical record 
information has been proposed at both the state and federal levels. This 
legislation may require holders of such information to implement security 
measures that may require us to incur substantial expenditures. We are not sure 
that changes to state or federal laws will not materially restrict the ability 
of health care providers to submit information from patient records using our 
products.

RISK OF PRODUCT-RELATED CLAIMS

     Some of our products and services are used in the payment, collection,
coding and billing of health care claims and the administration of managed care
contracts. If our employees or our products fail to accurately assess, process
or collect these claims, our customers may file claims against us. We have been
and currently are involved in claims for money damages related to services
provided by our accounts receivable management business. We maintain insurance
to protect against certain claims associated with the use of our products, but
there can be no assurance that our insurance coverage would adequately cover any
claim brought against us. A successful claim brought against us that is in
excess of, or is not covered by, our insurance coverage could adversely affect
our business, financial condition and results of operations. Even a claim
without merit could result in significant legal defense costs and would consume
management time and resources. We do not know whether we will be subject to
material claims in the future which may result in liability in excess of our
insurance coverage, or which our insurance may not cover. We may not be able to
obtain appropriate insurance in the future at commercially reasonable rates. In
addition, if we are found liable, we would have to significantly alter our
products resulting in additional unanticipated research and development
expenses.

RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN INVESTMENTS

     We have made equity investments to acquire minority interests in certain 
early stage companies. We do not have the ability to control the operations of 
any of these companies. Investing in such early stage companies is subject to 
certain significant risks. There can be no assurance that any of these 
companies will be successful or achieve profitability or that we will ever 
realize a return on our investments. In addition, to the extent any of such 
companies fail or become bankrupt or insolvent, we may lose some or all of our 
investment. We intend to continue to make additional investments in such 
companies in the future. Losses resulting from such investment could have a 
material adverse effect on our operating results.

POTENTIAL EFFECT OF ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISION

     Our Board of Directors has the authority to issue up to 5,000,000 shares 
of Preferred Stock and to determine the price, rights preferences, privileges 
and restrictions, including voting rights, of those shares without any further 
vote or action by the stockholders. The rights of the
    



                                      10.

<PAGE>   13
   
holders of Common Stock may be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the
rights of the holders of any Preferred Stock that may be issued in the future.
The issuance of Preferred Stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change of control of the Company without further action by the
stockholders and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders
of Common Stock. We have no present plans to issue shares of Preferred Stock.

     Further, certain provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
could discourage potential takeover attempts and make attempts by stockholders
to change management more difficult. For example, our Board of Directors is
classified into three classes of directors serving staggered, three-year terms
and has the authority without action by our stockholders to impose various
procedural and other requirements that could make it more difficult for
stockholders to effect certain corporate actions. In addition, our Certificate
of Incorporation provides that directors may be removed only by the affirmative
vote of the holders of two-thirds of the shares of capital stock of the Company
entitled to vote. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors may be filled only by
vote of the majority of directors then in office. Further, our Certificate of
Incorporation provides that any "Business Combination" (as therein defined)
requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote,
voting together as a single class. These provisions, and certain other
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation which may have the effect of
delaying proposed stockholder actions until the next annual meeting of
stockholders, could have the effect of delaying or preventing a tender offer for
the Company's Common Stock or other changes of control or management of the
Company, which could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock.
Finally, certain provisions of Delaware law could have the effect of delaying,
deterring or preventing a change in control of the Company, including Section
203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prohibits a Delaware
corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested
stockholder for a period of three years from the date the person became an
interested stockholder unless certain conditions are met.

VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE

     The stock market in general, and the Nasdaq National Market, has
historically experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often
been unrelated to the operating performance of companies and which has affected
the market price of securities of many companies. The trading price of our
Common Stock is likely to be highly volatile and could also be subject to
significant fluctuations in price in response to such factors as:

 .  variations in quarterly results of operations;

 .  announcements of new products or acquisitions by us or our competitors;

 .  governmental regulatory action;

 .  developments or disputes with respect to proprietary rights;

 .  general trends in our industry and overall market conditions; and

 .  other event or factors, many of which are beyond our control.

     The market price of our Common Stock may also be affected by movements in
prices of equity securities in general.
    
 
                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

         The Company will not receive any of the net proceeds from the sale of
the Shares by the Selling Stockholders.



                                      11.
<PAGE>   14

                              SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
   
         The following table sets forth the principal amount of Common Stock
beneficially owned by each of the Selling Stockholders as of January 31, 1999,
all of which are being offered pursuant hereto. Because the Selling Stockholders
may sell all or a portion of the Shares which they own pursuant to the offering
contemplated by this Prospectus, and because there are currently no agreements,
arrangements or understandings with respect to the sale of any of the Shares, no
estimate can be given as to the amount of Shares that will be held by the
Selling Stockholders after completion of this Offering. The Shares offered for
sale by this Prospectus may be offered from time to time by the Selling
Stockholders named below.
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       PERCENTAGE OF
                                                                  NUMBER OF SHARES       OUTSTANDING
NAME OF SELLING STOCKHOLDER                                      BENEFICIALLY OWNED           SHARES
<S>                                                              <C>                   <C>
Bonnie J. Purdy                                                          1,794                     *
Compex Investors I, L.P.                                                82,263                     *
Compex Investors II, L.P.                                               44,294                     *
Copley Partners 2                                                      115,689                     *
DLJ Venture Capital Fund                                                41,584                     *
David Shanks                                                            11,450                     *
Himanshu Sharma                                                          1,185                     *
Ivar S. Chhina                                                           5,864                     *
Jennifer Vanosdol                                                        1,084                     *
Jeffrey C. Bachman                                                      23,840                     *
Joe D. Whisenhunt, Sr.                                                     155                     *
Joe D. Whisenhunt, Jr.                                                     155                     *
Linda L. Leach                                                           1,906                     *
Mehta Family Partners, L.P.                                            428,438                   2.1
Monica Pappas                                                           44,521                     *
Nitin T. Mehta                                                         584,075                   2.9
PKS Healthcare Systems, Inc.                                           294,500                   1.5
Prabhu Goel, Trustee of the Neil N. Mehta - 1996 Trust                  43,010                     *
Prabhu Goel, Trustee of the Nayan N. Mehta - 1996 Trust                 43,011                     *
Robert Finzi                                                             4,452                     *
Scottish Investment Trust, PLC                                          63,299                     *
Sharad P. Patel, Trustee of the Sharad P. Trust of April 19,            33,650                     *
1985
Sharad P. Patel, Trustee of the Sharad P. Trust of April 19,             3,738                     *
1985
Sprout Capital V                                                       795,404                   4.0
Sprout Growth, L.P.                                                    267,445                   1.3
Sprout Growth, Ltd.                                                     29,183                     *
Toronto Dominion Investments, Inc.                                      63,289                     *
Transcorp C/F Nitin T. Mehta A/C IRC-6699-OT                             4,965                     *
Transcorp C/F Nitin T. Mehta A/C KPS-0227-00                             8,903                     *
Transcorp C/F Neil N. Mehta A/C IRZ-8055-OC                             48,747                     *
Transcorp C/F Nayan N. Mehta A/C IRZ-8054-OC                            48,747                     *
Transcorp C/F Meena N. Mehta A/C TPZ-87332                               5,753                     *
Victor Rivera                                                            1,874                     *
Weber Family Trust                                                      11,920                     *
Whisenhunt Investments, Inc.                                         1,255,190                   6.3
</TABLE>
    


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*  Less than one percent.

                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

         The Shares offered hereby are being offered directly by the Selling
Stockholders. The Company will receive no proceeds from the Offering. The Shares
offered hereby may be sold by the Selling Stockholders from time to time in
transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, or a
combination of such methods of sale, at fixed prices which may be changed, at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing
market prices or at negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may effect such
transactions by selling the Shares to or through broker-dealers, and such
broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of 



                                      12.
<PAGE>   15

discounts, concessions or commissions from the Selling Stockholders and/or the
purchasers of the Shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents or to
whom they sell as principals, or both (which compensation as to a particular
broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions). The Shares offered
hereby may be sold either pursuant to this Registration Statement or pursuant to
Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

         In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if
applicable, the Shares will be sold in such jurisdictions only through
registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states the
Shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in
the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification
requirement is available and is complied with.

         The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that
participate with the Selling Stockholders in the distribution of the Shares may
be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any
commissions received by them and any profit on the resale of the Shares
purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts
under the Securities Act.

         Under applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), any person engaged in the
distribution of the Shares may not simultaneously engage in market making
activities with respect to the Common Stock of the Company for a period of one
business day prior to the commencement of such distribution. In addition and
without limiting the foregoing, each Selling Stockholder will be subject to
applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of
shares of the Company's Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders.


                                  LEGAL MATTERS

         The validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for
the Company by Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, San Francisco, California.


                                     EXPERTS

   
         The audited consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP,
independent public accountants, as set forth in their reports. In that 
report, that firm states that with respect to FRA Acquisitions, Inc. and 
subsidiary its opinion is based on the report of other independent public 
accountants, namely, Deloitte & Touche LLP. The financial statements referred 
to above have been incorporated by reference in reliance upon the authority of
those firms as experts in giving said reports.
    
         The consolidated financial statements of FRA Acquisitions, Inc. and 
subsidiary, which are not presented separately or incorporated by reference in 
this Registration Statement have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, 
independent auditors, as stated in their report, which report is incorporated 
herein by reference from the QuadraMed Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K 
dated March 12, 1999, and has been so incorporated in reliance upon the report 
of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION

         The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the
Exchange Act, and in accordance therewith file reports, proxy statements and
other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"). These materials can be inspected and copied at the public
reference facilities maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and at the Commission's regional offices at
Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661
and 7 World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048. Information on the operation
of the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling the Commission at
1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of these materials can also be obtained from the
Commission at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the
Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The Commission
maintains a Web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and
other materials that are filed through the Commission's Electronic Data
Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System ("EDGAR"). This Web site can be
accessed at http:\www.sec.gov. In addition, material filed by the Company can be
inspected at the offices of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc., Market Listing Section, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

         This Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and exhibits relating thereto, including any
amendments (the "Registration Statement"), of which this Prospectus is a part,
and which the Company has filed with the Commission under the Securities Act.
Reference is made to such Registration Statement for further information with
respect to the Company and the securities of the Company 



                                      13.
<PAGE>   16

offered hereby. Statements contained herein concerning the provisions of
documents are necessarily summaries of such documents, and each statement is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the applicable document
filed with the Commission or attached as an annex hereto.


                 INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

         The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission under
Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act are hereby incorporated by reference
in this Prospectus:

   

     1.   Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September
          30, 1998 and amendment thereto filed March 15, 1999;

     2.   Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30,
          1998 and amendment thereto filed March 15, 1999;

     3.   Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
          1998 and amendment thereto filed March 15, 1999;

     4.   Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 12, 1999 and filed March 15, 
          1999.

     5.   Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 3, 1999 and filed February
          18, 1999;

     6.   Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 1998 and filed October
          15, 1998;

     7.   Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 31, 1998 and filed September
          11, 1998;

     8.   Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 1, 1998, and filed June 11,
          1998, and amendment thereto filed June 17, 1998;

     9.  Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 1, 1998 and filed May 11, 1998;

    10.   Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 13, 1998 and filed April 29,
          1998;

    11.   Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 24, 1997 and filed May 9, 1997,
          and amendments thereto filed July 8, 1997 and March 10, 1998,
          respectively;

    12.   Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 29, 1997 and filed October
          14, 1997, and amendment thereto filed March 10, 1998;

    13.   Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 4, 1998 and filed February
          18, 1998;

    14.   Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 29, 1997 and filed January
          13, 1998; and

    15.   The description of Company Common Stock set forth in the Company's
          Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 12 of the
          Exchange Act and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
          updating such description.
    

         All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed by the
Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
subsequent to the date of this Prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Prospectus.

         THIS PROSPECTUS INCORPORATES DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE WHICH ARE NOT
PRESENTED HEREIN OR DELIVERED HEREWITH. THERE WILL BE PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE TO
EACH PERSON, INCLUDING ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER OF COMPANY COMMON STOCK, TO WHOM A
PROSPECTUS IS DELIVERED, UPON ORAL OR WRITTEN REQUEST OF ANY SUCH PERSON, A COPY
OF ANY OR ALL DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN (EXCLUDING EXHIBITS
UNLESS SUCH EXHIBITS ARE SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN).
REQUESTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO KEITH M. ROBERTS, QUADRAMED CORPORATION, 1003
CUTTING BLVD. SUITE 200, RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, 94804 (TEL. 510/620-2340).


      

                                      14.
<PAGE>   17

NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OFFERING MADE HEREBY TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OTHER THAN AS CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS, AND IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE
RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR BY ANY UNDERWRITER. THIS
PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO
BUY ANY OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY TO ANY PERSON IN ANY JURISDICTION IN
WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR SUCH PERSON TO MAKE SUCH AN OFFERING OR SOLICITATION.
NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCE CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS
CORRECT AS OF ANY DATE SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF.



                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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<S>                                                                         <C>
Prospectus Summary.........................................................  1
Risk Factors...............................................................  2
Use of Proceeds............................................................  11
Selling Stockholders.......................................................  12
Plan of Distribution.......................................................  12
Legal Matters..............................................................  13
Experts....................................................................  13
Available Information......................................................  13
Incorporation of Certain Documents
     by Reference..........................................................  14
</TABLE>
    

                             QUADRAMED CORPORATION


   
                        4,415,377 Shares of Common Stock
    








                                   PROSPECTUS
   
                                 March 15, 1999
    

<PAGE>   18

                                     PART II

                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS


ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

         The following table sets forth the costs and expenses payable by the
Registrant in connection with the sale of Common Stock to being registered,
other than underwriting discounts and commissions. All amounts are estimates
except the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee, the NASD filing
fee and the Nasdaq National Market listing fee.


   
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                            <C>
    Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee....................... $19,450 
    Nasdaq National Market listing fee........................................  17,500
    Printing and engraving expenses...........................................   1,000
    Legal expenses............................................................  25,000
    Accounting fees and expenses..............................................  35,000
    Miscellaneous expenses....................................................       0

            Total.............................................................  97,950
                                                                               =======
</TABLE>
    

The Selling Stockholders will bear their own sales commissions and related sales
expenses in connection with this offering, but will not bear any of the expenses
listed above.

ITEM 15.  INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.

         Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL")
provides in relevant part that "[a] corporation shall have power to indemnify
any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at
the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a
manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was
unlawful." With respect to derivative actions, Section 145(b) of the DGCL
provides in relevant part that "[a] corporation shall have the power to
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor [by reason of that person's
service in one of the capacities specified in the preceding sentence] against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the
person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if
the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper."

         Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a corporation's certificate
of incorporation may eliminate or limit personal liability of its directors to
the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of a
director's fiduciary duty. However, no such provision may eliminate or limit the
liability of a director for breaching such director's duty of loyalty, failing
to act in good faith, engaging in intentional misconduct or knowingly violating
a law, paying a dividend or approving a stock repurchase that was illegal, or
obtaining an improper 



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personal benefit. A provision of this type has no effect on the availability of
equitable remedies, such as injunction or rescission, for breach of fiduciary
duty.

         The Company's Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
eliminates the personal liability of its directors to the fullest extent allowed
under the DGCL. In addition, Article 5 of the Company's Amended and Restated
Bylaws provides that the Company shall indemnify each person who is or was a
director or executive officer of the Company to the full extent permitted by the
DGCL. Such Article also provides that the Company may, but is not required to,
indemnify its employees and agents (other than directors and officers) to the
extent and in the manner permitted by the DGCL.

         The Registrant has entered into an indemnification agreement with each
of its directors and officers and intends to maintain insurance for the benefit
of its directors and officers insuring such persons against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the securities laws.



ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.

         (a) Exhibits

         2.1 Acquisition Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 1, 1998 by and
             between the Company and Pyramid Health Group, Inc. and its 
             Stockholders.(2)
               
   
         2.2 Acquisition Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 30, 1998
             by and among the Company and IMN Acquisition Corp., and IMN
             Corp.(3)
    
         4.1 Reference is made to Exhibits 3.2 and 3.4 of the Form SB-2 (as
             defined herein).(1)

         4.2 Form of Common Stock Certificate.(1)

         4.3 Registration Rights Agreement dated June 5, 1998 by and between the
             Company and the stockholders listed on Schedule A thereto.(2)

   
         4.4 Registration Rights Agreement dated September 30, 1998 by and among
             the Company and IMN Corp. and the Shareholders listed therein.(3)  

         5.1 Opinion of Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison LLP.

         23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

         23.2 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
    

         23.3 Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP(included in 
              Exhibit 5.1).
   
         24.1 Power of Attorney.(4)
    


(1) Incorporated herein by reference from the exhibit with the same number to
the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2, No. 333-5180-LA, as filed
with the Commission on June 28, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1, Amendment
No. 2 and Amendment No. 3 thereto, as filed with the Commission on July 26,
1996, September 9, 1996 and October 2, 1996, respectively (collectively, "Form
SB-2").

(2) Incorporated herein by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K, as filed with the Commission on June 11, 1998, and amendment thereto filed
June 17, 1998.

   
(3) Incorporated herein by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K, as filed with the Commission on October 15, 1998.

(4) Previously Filed.
    

   
    

         (b) Financial Data Schedule

             Not applicable.




                    


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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.

         The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any
prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and (iii) to include
any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that (i) and (ii)
do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by (i) and
(ii) is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

         (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

         (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.

         The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h)
under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration
Statement as of the time it was declared effective.



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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Richmond, State of
California on this 15th day of March, 1999.


                                        QUADRAMED CORPORATION


                                        By  /s/ KEITH M. ROBERTS
                                           ----------------------------------
                                            Keith M. Roberts
                                            Executive Vice President,
                                            Chief Financial Officer
                                            and General Counsel

    
   
         PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE
CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED:




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               SIGNATURE                                         TITLE                                  DATE
               ---------                                         -----                                  ----
<S>                                       <C>                                                         <C>
                  *                       Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer             March 15, 1999
        ------------------------          (Principal Executive Officer)                                        
            James D. Durham

          /s/ KEITH M. ROBERTS            Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer             March 15, 1999
        ------------------------          (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and                     
           Keith M. Roberts               General Counsel


                   *                      Vice President, Finance                                       March 15, 1999
        -------------------------         and Chief Accounting Officer                                         
             Bernie J. Murphy             (Principal Accounting Officer)



                   *                      Director                                                      March 15, 1999
        -------------------------                                                                              
         John H. Austin, M.D.

                   *                      Director                                                      March 15, 1999
        -------------------------                                                                              
           Albert L. Greene

                                          Director                                                      March 15, 1999
        -------------------------                                                                              
           Kenneth E. Jones
      
      /s/ KEITH M. ROBERTS 
 *By: ---------------------------
          Keith M. Roberts
          Attorney-in-fact
</TABLE>
    


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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT                        DESCRIPTION
- -------                        -----------

  5.1          Opinion of Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison LLP.

 23.1          Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

 23.2          Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
    


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<PAGE>   1



                                                                     EXHIBIT 5.1
   
    

                                 March 15, 1999

   
    
QuadraMed Corporation
1003 Cutting Boulevard, Suite 200
Richmond, California 94804

Ladies and Gentlemen:

   
     We have acted as counsel to QuadraMed Corporation, a Delaware corporation 
(the "Company"), in connection with its registration of an aggregate of 
4,415,377 shares of its common stock (the "Shares") which may be offered for 
resale by certain stockholders of the Company pursuant to a registration 
statement on Form S-3, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under 
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Registration Statement").
    

     In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon the 
Registration Statement and related Prospectus, the Company's Second Amended and 
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company's Bylaws and the originals 
or copies certified to our satisfaction of such records, documents, 
certificates, memoranda or other instruments as in our judgment are necessary 
or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below.

     On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, we are of the 
opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid 
and nonassessable.

     We consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the 
Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the caption 
"Legal Matters" in the Prospectus which is part of the Registration Statement.

     It is understood that this opinion is to be used only in connection with 
the offer and sale of the Shares while the Registration Statement is in effect.


                                        Very truly yours,


                                        /s/ BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON LLP
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON LLP




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<PAGE>   1
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by 
reference in this registration statement of our report dated January 12, 1999 
included in QuadraMed Corporation's Form 8-K and to all references to our Firm 
included in this registration statement. Our report dated April 16, 1998 
included in QuadraMed Corporation's Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 
1997 is no longer appropriate since restated financial statements have been 
presented giving effect to a business combination accounted for as a 
pooling-of-interests.

                                                        /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
                                                            --------------------
                                                            Arthur Anderson LLP

San Jose, California
   
March 10, 1999
    

<PAGE>   1
   
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 333-66793 of QuadraMed Corporation on Form S-3 of our report 
dated April 25, 1997 (relating to the consolidated balance sheet of FRA 
Acquisitions, Inc. as of December 31, 1996, and the related consolidated 
statements of operations, shareholder's equity and cash flows for the year 
ended December 31, 1996 and the 55 day period ended December 31, 1995 (not 
presented or incorporated by reference separately herein) appearing in the 
Current Report on Form 8-K of QuadraMed Corporation dated March 12, 1999, and to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is 
part of such Registration Statement.




/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Los Angeles, California
March 10, 1999
    


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