PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK INC /NJ
10-Q, 1997-11-14
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                              __________________
                              ------------------

                                   FORM 10-Q

           [X]     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997

                                      OR

         [    ]     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
               FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                 TO

                          COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-19666

                       PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
            (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

     NEW JERSEY     22-2485688
     (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

     1200 THE AMERICAN ROAD
     MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.     07950
     (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)     (ZIP CODE)



                                (201) 490-3100
             (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

     INDICATE BY CHECK MARK WHETHER THE REGISTRANT (1) HAS FILED ALL REPORTS
REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 DURING THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS (OR FOR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD THAT THE
REGISTRANT WAS REQUIRED TO FILE SUCH REPORTS), AND (2) HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO
SUCH FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS.

                              YES [X]    NO [  ]

     THE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING OF REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR
VALUE, AS OF NOVEMBER 13, 1997 IS 53,636,502.



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                       PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                                1997 FORM 10-Q

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- ------------------------------

ITEM 1.     CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                             3

          Consolidated Balance Sheets
               September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996                   3

          Consolidated Statements of Earnings
               Three Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996             4

               Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996              5

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
               Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996              6

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                      7

ITEM 2.     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
            OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
            OPERATIONS                                                   12

          Results of Operations                                          15

          Financial Condition and Liquidity                              19

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
- ---------------------------

ITEM 1.     Legal Proceedings                                            22

ITEM 2.     Changes in Securities                                        22

ITEM 3.     Defaults upon Senior Securities                              22

ITEM 4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders          22

ITEM 5.     Other Information                                            22

ITEM 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                             22

SIGNATURES                                                               23

INDEX TO EXHIBITS                                                        24




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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                                  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS





                                                                 September 30,    December 31,
ASSETS                                                               1997             1996
                                                                ---------------  --------------
<S>                                                             <C>              <C>
CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalents                                       $    5,988,391   $  34,291,166 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
     accounts of $4,628,000 at September  30, 1997, and
     $3,428,000 at December 31, 1996                                36,123,007      21,102,878 
Inventories                                                          8,326,988       5,798,153 
Prepaid expenses and other                                           5,134,390       2,974,490 
Deferred tax asset                                                   2,933,000       2,933,000 
            Total current assets                                    58,505,776      67,099,687 

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
      of $20,984,000 at September 30, 1997
      and $14,826,000 at December 31, 1996                          79,650,404      69,076,020 
Property and equipment, net                                          8,118,718       6,234,295 
Investment in minority interest                                      2,200,000               - 
Investment in joint venture                                          2,561,464       2,015,888 
Other assets                                                         6,411,924       5,739,428 
                                                                ---------------  --------------
             Total assets                                       $  157,448,286   $ 150,165,318 
                                                                ===============  ==============

     LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Current portion of notes payable and long term-debt             $    7,751,517   $   9,087,931 
Current portion of obligations under capital leases                    574,773         289,229 
Accounts payable                                                     5,787,040       6,183,103 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities                               7,071,539       6,301,576 
Customer deposits                                                      654,832       1,043,072 
Unearned income                                                      7,495,642      13,068,726 
                                                                ---------------  --------------
             Total current liabilities                              29,335,343      35,973,637 

Long-term debt, net of current portion                              14,983,893       4,672,118 
Obligations under capital lease, net of current portion              1,253,289         612,650 
                                                                ---------------  --------------
                                                                    45,572,525      41,258,405 
Commitments and contingencies

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized:
  Series A convertible preferred stock 200 shares
  outstanding at September  30, 1997 and December 31,1996                    2              10 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized,
   54,389,790 shares issued and outstanding September 30, 1997
   and 52,982,484 shares issued and outstanding
   at December 31, 1996                                                543,898         529,825 
Additional paid-in capital                                         196,127,331     193,281,643 
Accumulated deficit                                                (74,100,470)    (84,904,565)
Treasury stock, at cost 2,325,000 shares                           (10,695,000)              - 
                                                                ---------------  --------------

Shareholders' equity                                               111,875,761     108,906,913 
                                                                ---------------  --------------
          Total liabilities and shareholders' equity               157,448,286     150,165,318 
                                                                ===============  ==============
<FN>

                                  See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial
statements.
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<CAPTION>

                                        PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS


                                                                       Three Months Ended    Three Months Ended
                                                                       September 30, 1997    September 30, 1996
                                                                      --------------------  --------------------
<S>                                                                   <C>                   <C>
Revenues:
Software license fees                                                 $         7,792,912   $         7,390,537 
Hardware revenue                                                                6,765,287             6,081,013 
Maintenance, communication fees, and other                                     11,582,038            11,839,806 
                                                                      --------------------  --------------------
                                                                               26,140,237            25,311,356 

Cost of Revenues:
Hardware                                                                        4,150,660             3,232,330 
Software, maintenance, communication fees,
  and other                                                                     7,314,543             6,956,507 

                                                                               11,465,203            10,188,837 
                                                                      --------------------  --------------------

Gross margin                                                                   14,675,034            15,122,519 

Operating expenses:
Research and development                                                        2,004,445             1,480,023 
Selling and marketing                                                           2,583,997             2,522,039 
General and administrative                                                      3,348,510             2,695,443 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets                                      1,840,250             1,935,268 
                                                                      --------------------  --------------------
                                                                                9,777,202             8,632,773 
                                                                      --------------------  --------------------

Interest (income) expense:
    Interest income                                                              (171,821)             (237,127)
    Interest expense                                                              438,919               208,496 
                                                                      --------------------  --------------------

                                                                                  267,098               (28,631)
                                                                      --------------------  --------------------

Income before income tax expense, loss on equity investment,
     and extraordinary item                                                     4,630,734             6,518,377 

Income tax expense                                                                972,464             1,368,045 
                                                                      --------------------  --------------------

Income before loss on equity investment and extraordinary item                  3,658,270             5,150,332 

Loss on equity investment, net of income tax benefit                             (398,529)             (662,020)
                                                                      --------------------  --------------------

Net income available to common shareholders                                     3,259,741             4,488,312 
                                                                      ====================  ====================

Primary and fully diluted earnings per common share before and after
extraordinary item                                                    $              0.06   $              0.08 
                                                                      ====================  ====================

Primary weighted average number
  of common shares outstanding                                                 54,767,727            56,579,959 
                                                                      ====================  ====================

Fully diluted weighted average number
  of common shares outstanding                                                 55,007,917            56,673,925 
                                                                      ====================  ====================
<FN>

                        See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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<CAPTION>


                                PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS




                                                       Nine Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                                       September 30, 1997    September 30, 1996
                                                      --------------------  --------------------
<S>                                                   <C>                   <C>
Revenues:
Software license fees                                 $        22,511,260   $        20,583,605 
Hardware revenue                                               18,642,326            17,964,711 
Maintenance, communication fees, and other                     34,888,893            29,658,248 
                                                      --------------------  --------------------
                                                               76,042,479            68,206,564 

Cost of Revenues:
Hardware                                                       11,885,024            10,987,162 
Software, maintenance, communication fees,
  and other                                                    19,584,962            16,634,876 

                                                               31,469,986            27,622,038 
                                                      --------------------  --------------------

Gross margin                                                   44,572,493            40,584,526 

Operating expenses:
Research and development                                        6,192,211             3,702,899 
Selling and marketing                                           7,641,360             6,177,599 
General and administrative                                      9,764,857             7,967,659 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets                      5,431,910             5,252,347 
                                                      --------------------  --------------------
                                                               29,030,338            23,100,504 
                                                      --------------------  --------------------

Interest (income) expense:
    Interest income                                              (394,730)             (454,837)
    Interest expense                                              985,540             1,546,903 
                                                      --------------------  --------------------

                                                                  590,810             1,092,066 
                                                      --------------------  --------------------

Income before income tax expense, loss on equity
 investment, and extraordinary item                            14,951,345            16,391,956 

Income tax expense                                              3,139,584             3,441,408 
                                                      --------------------  --------------------
Income before loss on equity investment and
  extraordinary item                                           11,811,761            12,950,548 

Loss on equity investment, net of income tax benefit           (1,361,105)           (1,479,670)
                                                      --------------------  --------------------

Income before extraordinary item                               10,450,656            11,470,878 

Extraordinary item:
     Gain on extinguishment of debt, net of taxes                 353,439                     - 
                                                      --------------------  --------------------

Net income available to common shareholders                    10,804,095            11,470,878 
                                                      ====================  ====================

Primary and fully diluted earnings per common share:
- ----------------------------------------------------                                            

Before extraordinary item                             $              0.19   $              0.22 
Extraordinary item                                    $              0.01                     - 
After extraordinary item                              $              0.20   $              0.22 
                                                      ====================  ====================

Primary weighted average number
  of common shares outstanding                                 55,363,458            53,341,935 
                                                      ====================  ====================

Fully diluted weighted average number
  of common shares outstanding                                 55,478,176            53,341,935 
                                                      ====================  ====================

<FN>

                See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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<CAPTION>

                                       PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


                                                                    Nine Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                                                   September  30, 1997    September  30, 1996
                                                                  ---------------------  ---------------------
<S>                                                               <C>                    <C>
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
    Net income                                                    $         10,804,095   $         11,470,878 
    Adjustments to reconcile net income  to net cash provided by
    (used) in operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization                                       7,711,345              7,110,168 
         Provision for inventory obsolescence                                  538,996                      - 
         Gain on sale of assets                                                 (6,597)              (148,093)
         Provision for doubtful accounts                                     1,200,000                450,000 
         Bad debt write off                                                          -               (166,977)
         Extraordinary gain on extinguishment of debt                         (353,439)                     - 
         Non-cash provision for income tax                                   2,794,230              2,949,649 
         Loss on equity investment                                           1,361,104              1,479,670 
        (Increase) decrease in assets:
              Accounts receivable                                          (13,862,876)            (4,852,442)
              Inventories                                                   (3,422,569)              (905,613)
              Prepaid expenses and other assets                                453,585                769,601 
        Increase (decrease) in liabilities, net
              Accounts payable trade                                        (1,300,268)            (1,714,446)
              Accrued expenses and other liabilities                        (1,437,436)            (5,569,177)
              Customer deposits and unearned income                         (6,129,306)            (4,560,035)
                                                                  ---------------------  ---------------------

       Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                  (1,649,136)             6,313,183 
                                                                  ---------------------  ---------------------

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
       Purchase of equipment                                                (3,809,617)            (1,202,926)
       Proceeds from disposal of equipment                                       7,077               (390,954)
       Acquisition of licensing rights
         and other intangible assets                                        (5,268,457)            (1,246,883)
       Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired                         (8,678,105)           (12,567,295)
       Investment in minority interest                                      (2,200,000)                     - 
       Investment in joint venture and related costs                        (2,268,492)            (4,716,961)
                                                                  ---------------------  ---------------------

           Net cash used in investing activities                           (22,217,594)           (20,125,019)
                                                                  ---------------------  ---------------------

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
       Principal payments of long-term debt                                   (678,701)            (1,704,798)
       Principal payments of notes payable                                    (415,882)            (3,225,408)
       Net proceeds from issuance of line of credit                          7,810,365                      - 
       Principal payments under capital lease obligations                     (582,180)              (548,118)
       Purchase of treasury stock                                          (10,695,000)                     - 
       Net proceeds from issuance of common stock,
            preferred stock and warrants                                       125,353             41,773,008 
                                                                  ---------------------  ---------------------
         Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                (4,436,045)            36,294,684 
                                                                  ---------------------  ---------------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                       (28,302,775)            22,482,848 

Cash and cash equivalents,
   beginning of period                                                      34,291,166             15,516,883 
                                                                  ---------------------  ---------------------
Cash and cash equivalents,
   end of period                                                  $          5,988,391   $         37,999,731 
                                                                  =====================  =====================
<FN>

See Note 8 for supplemental disclosure of cash flow information.


                       See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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                       PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                              SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
                                  (UNAUDITED)



1.     BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The  information  presented  at  September  30, 1997 and 1996 and for the
periods  then  ended  is  unaudited,  but  includes  all adjustments which the
management  of Physician Computer Network, Inc. ("PCN" and together with PCN's
subsidiaries,  the  "Company")  believes  to  be  necessary  for  the  fair
presentation  of  results for the periods presented. The results for the three
and  nine  month  periods  ended  September  30,  1997  may not necessarily be
indicative  of  results to be expected for the full year. It is suggested that
these  consolidated  financial  statements,  note  disclosures  and  other
information  be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements
and  related  notes  contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the  year  ended  December  31,  1996.

     Beginning  in  1993,  the Company instituted a strategy of developing and
expanding  its  business by acquiring practice management software and related
businesses  having  an  installed  base of physician practice customers and by
acquiring  and  developing  a common software platform to which such customers
could  migrate over time.  In execution of this strategy, the Company acquired
eleven (11) companies from September 1993 to September 1997, two of which were
completed  in  1996  and  three  of  which  were  completed  in  1997:

- -     On July 2, 1996, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of
the  medical  practice management software business and certain other software
businesses  of  CUSA  Technologies,  Inc.  (the  "CTI Business") (see Note 3).
- -     On September 10, 1996, the Company acquired Wismer-Martin, Inc.
("Wismer-Martin"), through a merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company with and into Wismer-Martin, with Wismer-Martin as the surviving
corporation of such merger (See Note 3).
- -     On April 1, 1997, the Company acquired the assets of the Healthcare
Division of Data Systems of Texas, (the "DST Business") (see note 3).
- -     On April 29, 1997, the Company acquired the assets of the medical
practice management software business of Software Banc, Inc. (the "SBI
Business") (see Note 3).
- -     On September 23, 1997, the Company acquired Printed Products Group, Inc.
("Solion") through a merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company with
and into Solion, with Solion as the surviving corporation of such merger (see
Note 3).

The  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets and the Consolidated Statements of Earnings
for  the


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nine months ended September 30, 1997 are inclusive of the CTI Business and
Wismer-Martin for the entire period, the DST Business from April 1, 1997, the
SBI Business from April 29, 1997, and Solion from September 23, 1997.  Any
significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

2.     EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

     Net  income  per  common share for the three and nine month periods ended
September,  1997 and 1996 is determined by dividing net income by the weighted
average  number  of  shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per
share  ("Common  Stock"), outstanding during the period.  The assumed exercise
of  dilutive  stock  options  and  warrants  and  the  assumed  conversion  of
outstanding  shares  of the Company's Series A convertible non-dividend paying
preferred  stock (the "Convertible Preferred Stock") have been included in the
calculation  of  weighted  average  number  of  common  shares  outstanding.

     On  March 31, 1997, the Company exercised an option it held and purchased
from  IBM Credit Corporation ("ICC") 2,325,000 shares of its Common Stock at a
price  of $4.60 per share. The repurchase of the shares from ICC is considered
in  the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three and
nine  month  periods  ended  September  30,  1997  (see  Note  7).

3.     ACQUISITIONS

     Purchase  of  the  CTI  Business  - On July 2, 1996, pursuant to an asset
purchase  agreement, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, purchased
the  CTI  Business  from  CUSA Technologies, Inc. for: (i) $9,200,000 in cash;
and, (ii) the assumption of $4,130,526 in liabilities and cancellation of debt
owed  by  from  CUSA  Technologies,  Inc.  to  PCN.

     Purchase  of  Wismer-Martin,  Inc.  -  On September 10, 1996, the Company
acquired  Wismer-Martin,  a  provider  of  practice  management  systems  and
healthcare  information  systems  located  in  Mead, Washington, pursuant to a
merger  agreement,  for:  (i)  $1,980,000 in cash; (ii) 935,000 shares of  PCN
Common  Stock valued at $9,365,895; and, (iii) the assumption of $4,733,154 in
liabilities.

     Purchase of the DST Business - On April 1, 1997, the Company acquired the
assets  of  the  DST  Business  from  Data Systems of Texas, a reseller of the
Company's  hardware  and  software  products  with offices in Waco and Austin,
Texas, for: (i) $1,070,000 in cash; (ii) $600,000 in notes payable; and, (iii)
the  assumption  of  $167,982  in  liabilities.

     Purchase  of  the  SBI Business - On April 29, 1997, the Company acquired
the  SBI  Business  from  Software  Banc,  Inc.  of  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin for
$2,613,222  in  cash  and  the  assumption  of  $75,000  in  liabilities.


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     Purchase  of  Solion  -  On  September 23, 1997, the Company acquired the
Solion  Corp.,  a  national supplier of printed products and computer supplies
primarily  to  the  Healthcare Industry located in Westwood, Massachusetts for
(i)  $3,125,000  in  cash;  (ii) 450,990 shares of  PCN Common Stock valued at
$3,125,000;  and,  (iii)  the  assumption  of  $2,103,344  in  liabilities.


     The  acquisitions  of  the CTI Business, Wismer-Martin, the DST Business,
the  SBI  Business  and  Solion  were  accounted for by the purchase method of
accounting  and,  accordingly,  the  acquired assets and liabilities have been
recorded  at  their  fair  values  at  the  date  of  purchase.

     The  following  unaudited  pro forma financial information represents the
combined  results  of  operations  of  the  Company,  the  CTI  Business,  and
Wismer-Martin  as  if  those  acquisitions  had occurred as of January 1, 1996
after  giving effect to certain financing transactions completed in 1996.  The
unaudited  pro  forma  financial  information does not necessarily reflect the
results  of  operations  that  would  have  occurred  had the Company, the CTI
Business,  and  Wismer-Martin  constituted a single entity during such periods
nor  does  it  represent  a  basis  for  assessing  future  performance.

     Had  the  DST  Business,  the  SBI  Business and Solion acquisitions been
consummated  on January 1, 1996, the Company's results of operations would not
have  been  materially  affected  for  the  purpose  of pro forma disclosures.
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<CAPTION>



Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996:
<S>                                    <C>
Operating Revenues                     $79,236,263
Net Income                             $ 9,347,473

Earnings per Common Share              $      0.16
</TABLE>




4.     INVENTORIES

     Inventories were as follows:
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<CAPTION>



                                   September 30,   December 31,
                                        1997           1996
                                   --------------  -------------
<S>                                <C>             <C>
Computer hardware and peripherals  $    5,963,945  $   3,377,694
Customer maintenance parts              2,363,043      2,420,459
                                   $    8,326,988  $   5,798,153
                                   ==============  =============
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5.     INVESTMENT IN MINORITY INTEREST

     On June 13, 1997, the Company invested $2,200,000, including expenses, in
the  convertible  preferred  stock  of  HCC  Communications,  Inc. (Healthcare
Communications,  Inc.  or  "HCC"),  a  practice  management  software provider
located  in  Lincoln, Nebraska.  The investment represents 19.9% of the voting
securities  of  HCC  and is, therefore, accounted for using the cost method of
accounting  for  investments.    The  Company  reviewed  the  investment  for
impairment  as  of  September  30,  1997 and determined that no impairment had
occurred  during  the  period  from the date of investment until September 30,
1997.

6.     RESTRUCTURING PLAN UPDATE
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1995 RESTRUCTURING PLAN
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------     
<S>                                                                    <C>
Balance at December 31, 1996                                           $86,156
1997 Activity:
Cash outflows from reduction in workforce and lease termination costs  $86,156
                                                                       =======
Balance at September 30, 1997                                          $     -
                                                                       =======
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7.     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

     On  September 23, 1997, as part of the acquisition of Solion, the Company
issued  450,990  shares of its Common Stock at a price of $6.929 (See Note 3).

     On  March 31, 1997, the Company exercised an option it held and purchased
from IBM Credit Corporation 2,325,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price of
$4.60  per  share.

     On  February 11, 1997, options to purchase 894,000 shares of Common Stock
at  an  exercise  price  of  $9.188  per  share  were  granted pursuant to the
Company's  1993  Incentive  and Non-Incentive Stock Option Plan.  In addition,
30,000  shares  of  Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.25 per share were
granted  and  181,235  stock  options  were  forfeited  due  to  expiration or
termination.    During  the first nine months of 1997, a total of 31,020 stock
options  were  exercised.   There were 775,000 stock warrants exercised during
the  period  by ICC which were included in the 2,325,000 shares repurchased by
the Company.  As a result, the cumulative number of stock options and warrants
outstanding  as  of  September  30,  1997  was  9,940,331.

     During  the  first  nine  months  of  1997, 800 shares of the Convertible
Preferred Stock, issued on October 20, 1995 pursuant to Regulation S under the
Securities  Act of 1933, were converted into 151,646 shares of common stock in
accordance  with  the  terms  of  the  Convertible  Preferred  Stock.


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8.      SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
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<CAPTION>



                                                   September 30,   September 30,
                                                        1997            1996
                                                   --------------  --------------
<S>                                                <C>             <C>
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
  Cash paid for interest                           $      707,000  $    1,576,000
  Cash paid for income taxes                       $      456,000  $      261,000
</TABLE>



     Supplemental non-cash operating, investing, and financing activities were
as  follows:

     Capital  lease  obligations  of  $1,502,885 were incurred during the nine
months  ended  September  30,  1997 and none were incurred for the nine months
ended  September  30,  1996.

     In  connection  with the Data Systems of Texas acquisition in April 1997,
the  Company  issued  $600,000 in notes payable and assumed liabilities in the
aggregate  of  $167,982  (See  Note  3).

     In connection with the Software Banc, Inc. acquisition in April 1997, the
Company  assumed  liabilities  in  the  aggregate  of  $75,000  (See  Note 3).

     The  Company realized an extraordinary gain, net of taxes, of $353,439 on
the  extinguishment  of  a  note  payable  to a supplier of inventory that was
assumed  as part of its acquisition of Versyss Incorporated.  The terms of the
note  called  for  principal  to  be  forgiven,  and a credit against interest
payments  provided,  if  the  Company  exceeded  certain  annual  purchase
requirements with the supplier according to provisions of the master agreement
with  the  supplier.

     On  September  23,  1997, the Company pursuant to a merger agreement with
the  Solion  Corp.,  issued  450,990  shares  of  PCN  Common  Stock valued at
$3,125,000  and  also  assumed liabilities in the aggregate of $2,103,344 (See
Note  3).








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ITEM 2.     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The  following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with
the  consolidated  financial  statements,  related  notes  and other financial
information  included  elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the
Company's  Annual  Report  on  Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
The  following  discussion  and  analysis  includes  certain  forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements in this report are made pursuant to the
safe-harbor  provisions  of  the  Private  Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.    Persons  reading  this report are cautioned that such forward-looking
statements  involve  risks  and  uncertainties  that could cause the Company's
actual  results  to  differ  materially  from  the forward-looking statements.
Factors  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially  from the
forward-looking  statements  include,  without  limitation,  the effect of the
Company's  acquisition  strategy on future operation results; the availability
of  financing  for  future  acquisitions; the uncertainty of acceptance of the
Company's  new product and migration strategy; the Company's relationship with
HealthPoint  G.P.;  the  effects  of  government  regulation  on the Company's
business;  competition;  and  the  matters referred to in the Company's Annual
Report  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  1996.

Company Overview
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          The Company is a leader in developing, marketing and supporting
practice management software products for physician practices. The Company's
overall business objective is to become the leading provider of integrated
practice management and clinical information software products to office-based
physicians, thereby becoming a major link for the electronic exchange of
information between physician practices and other health care providers and
organizations. In furtherance of this objective, since September 1993, the
Company has acquired ten practice management software businesses which, along
with new system sales, has increased the number of physicians associated with
sites which have purchased the Company's practice management software products
from approximately 2,000 to approximately 101,000, making the Company one of
the largest providers of practice management software products in the United
States.  The Company plans to migrate a substantial majority of its customers
to its most advanced practice management software product, the PCN Health
Network Information System, during the next several years.  In an effort to
rapidly and cost-effectively supplement its practice management software
product offerings with knowledge-based clinical products and services, in
January 1996, the Company and Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. ("Glaxo Wellcome") formed a
joint venture. The joint venture, HealthPoint G.P. ("HealthPoint"), was formed
to develop and market clinical information technology products and services
that will provide the clinical information needed at the point of patient care
and assist physicians and other health care providers practice medicine more
efficiently.  In December 1996, HealthPoint made commercially available its
first product, HealthPoint ACS, a product developed for medical offices to
enable physicians to, among other things, manage the clinical information
required for treatment at the point of care.




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     The Company's practice management software products, which, among other
things, automate physician scheduling and generate patient billings, insurance
claims billings and other financial reports, include interactive communication
software that links physician practices with hospitals, Medicare/Medicaid
carriers, commercial insurance carriers, claims clearinghouses, clinical
laboratories, pharmacies, HMOs and other health care organizations who have
established electronic communication links under agreement with the Company
(collectively, "Connecting Service Providers").  The PCN Health Network
Information System is designed to become the common practice management
software platform used by a substantial majority of the Company's physician
practice customers and, as an integrated unit with HealthPoint's products, is
expected to provide physicians with comprehensive financial, administrative
and clinical applications.  The PCN Health Network Information System will
primarily manage the business elements of the physician's practice and
HealthPoint's software products and services will primarily provide physicians
with clinical applications and functionality intended to assist physicians in
the clinical aspects of their practices.

Strategy.    The Company's objective is to establish a large installed base of
physician practice customers who use the PCN Health Network Information System
integrated  with HealthPoint's clinical information products, thereby becoming
an important link for the electronic exchange of information between physician
practices  and  other  health care providers and organizations.  The Company's
strategy  for  achieving  its objective has and will continue to include:  (i)
increasing  the  usage  of  the  PCN  Health  Network  Information  System  by
continuing  to  acquire  practice  management  software  businesses  having an
installed  base  of  physician  practice  customers;  (ii)  migrating both the
Company's  existing  and newly acquired practice management software customers
to  the  PCN  Health Network Information System during the next several years;
(iii)  marketing and licensing the PCN Health Network Information System, both
directly and through independent resellers, to additional physician customers,
in  particular,  large  group practices; (iv) marketing HealthPoint's clinical
information system products and other services to the Company's installed base
of  PCN  Health  Network Information System customers, as well as customers of
the  Company's  other practice management software products; and (v) providing
new and enhanced services, including new Connecting Service Providers, through
the  PCN  Health  Network  Information  System  and  HealthPoint's  clinical
information  technology  products.

Acquisition History.  The Company has completed the acquisition of eleven (11)
companies  since  September  1993.    The  most  recent include the following:

     On  July  2,  1996, the Company acquired the CTI Business , a reseller of
the  Company's hardware and software products and a direct provider of certain
other  practice  management systems and equipment to sites having an aggregate
of  approximately  4,000 physicians, for $9,200,000 in cash, the assumption of
approximately  $4,130,000  in liabilities and the cancellation of debt owed by
CUSA  Technologies,  Inc.  to  PCN.






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     On  September  10, 1996, the Company, acquired Wismer-Martin, a provider,
through  a  direct  sales  force,  of  practice  management  and  healthcare
information  systems,  and  related equipment, to sites having an aggregate of
approximately  4,000 physicians for $1,980,000 in cash, 935,000 shares of  PCN
Common  Stock  valued  at  approximately  $9,366,000  and  the  assumption  of
approximately  $4,737,000  in  liabilities.

     On  April  1,  1997,  the  Company  acquired the assets of the Healthcare
Division  of  Data  Systems of Texas, a reseller of the Company's hardware and
software products with offices in Waco and Austin, Texas, for:  (i) $1,070,000
in  cash;    (ii)  $600,000  in  notes  payable; and,  (iii) the assumption of
approximately  $168,000  in  liabilities.

     On  April  29,  1997,  the  Company  acquired  the  assets of the medical
practice  management  software  business  of Software Banc, Inc. of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin  for  $2,613,222 in cash and the assumption of approximately $75,000
in  liabilities.  SBI is a regional provider, through a direct sales force, of
practice management systems and related equipment to sites having an aggregate
of  approximately  3,000  physicians.

     On  September 23, 1997, the Company acquired Printed Products Group, Inc.
("Solion")  for  $3,125,000  in  cash,  450,990 shares of the Company's Common
Stock  valued  at $3,125,000, and the assumption of $2,103,344 in liabilities.
Solion  is  a  national  supplier  of  printed  products and computer supplies
primarily  to  the  healthcare  industry.

Investment  in  Minority  Interest.    On  June 13, 1997, the Company invested
$2,200,000,  including  expenses,  in  the  convertible preferred stock of HCC
Communications,  Inc. ("HCC"), a practice management software provider located
in  Lincoln,  Nebraska.    The  investment  represents  19.9%  of  the  voting
securities  of  HCC  and is, therefore, accounted for using the cost method of
accounting  for  investments.    HCC's  software products primarily utilize an
Apple/Macintosh  operating system.  The Company has an option to purchase 100%
of the common stock of HCC at any time between June 13, 2000 and June 13, 2002
at  a price derived from a formula based on revenues.  In conjunction with the
Company's investment in HCC, HCC became a value-added reseller of PCN's Health
Network  and  HealthPoint  products  on  an  exclusive  basis.

HealthPoint  Overview.    In  January  1996,  the  Company and Glaxo Wellcome,
through  wholly-owned  subsidiaries,  formed  HealthPoint,  a  joint  venture
partnership, to design and market clinical information technology products and
services.  These products and services consist of computerized patient records
software  products,  clinical  network  capabilities  and  data  analysis.
HealthPoint  is  a  general  partnership  owned  equally  by  a  wholly-owned
subsidiary  of the Company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glaxo Wellcome and
operates  independently  of  the partners' operations.  A management committee
comprised of management of the wholly-owned subsidiaries of Glaxo Wellcome and
the Company, as well as a representative of HealthPoint's management, oversees
the  venture's operations.  The Company has agreed to, generally, use its best
efforts  to  distribute  HealthPoint's  products and services to the Company's
customers  on  an  exclusive  basis.  Both the Company and Glaxo Wellcome have
contributed  product and development assets to HealthPoint and will contribute
at  least  $50  million  in  cash to the venture, of which $43 million will be
contributed  by  Glaxo  Wellcome  and  $7  million  will be contributed by the
Company.    Of  such  amounts,  as  of  September  30,  1997,  the Company had
contributed  approximately  $6.2 million, with the remainder to be contributed
proportionately  by  the partners in semi-annual installments as needed by the
venture  through  December  31,  1998.

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Any  losses  incurred  by HealthPoint are allocated between Glaxo Wellcome and
the  Company  in  proportion
to  their  respective  cash contributions (approximately 85% to Glaxo Wellcome
and  15%  to the Company), while profits will, generally, be shared equally by
the  partners.



RESULTS  OF  OPERATIONS
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                     THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
             COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996

     Revenues  -  Revenues  for the three months ended September 30, 1997 were
$--26,140,237  an  increase of $828,881 or 3% over revenues of $25,311,356 for
the  three  months  ended  September  30,  1996.

     The  Company's  software license fees are derived primarily from the sale
of  licenses  for  the PCN Health Network Information System and the Company's
other  practice  management software products.  Revenues from software license
fees  increased by $402,375 or 5% from $7,390,537 in the third quarter of 1996
to  $7,792,912  in the third quarter of 1997 as a result of increased sales of
licenses  for  the  PCN Health Network Information System from both migrations
and new system sales and, to a lesser extent, increased software license sales
related to the acquisition of Wismer-Martin at the end of the third quarter of
1996.   Hardware revenues increased by $684,274 or 11% from $6,081,013 for the
quarter ended September 30, 1996 to $6,765,287 for the quarter ended September
30,  1997  due  to  an  increase  in new system sales experienced in the third
quarter  of  1997.

     Maintenance,  communication  fees and other revenue decreased by $257,768
or  2%  from  $11,839,806  in the third quarter of  1996 to $11,582,038 in the
third  quarter  of  1997.    The  decrease  is due primarily to a reduction of
hardware maintenance revenue principally brought about by an increase in sales
of  new  hardware,  generally sold with manufacturer warranties of up to three
years,  to existing hardware maintenance customers as part of migration system
sales  in  1997,  as  compared  to  1996.













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     Cost  of  revenues  -  Cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenues
increased  from  40%  in the third quarter 1996 to 44% in the third quarter of
1997 primarily due to the increased cost of software and maintenance resulting
from  the investment in infrastructure the Company has made in 1997 to support
the  roll-out  of  the  HealthPoint  ACS product and the related sales effort.

     Cost  of  software,  maintenance,  communication  fees and other revenue,
which includes the costs of labor for installation, software support, hardware
maintenance  and  training, increased by $358,036 or 5% from $6,956,507 in the
third  quarter  of  1996  to $7,314,543 in the third quarter of 1997 primarily
relating  to  (i)  the  increased  sales of the PCN Health Network Information
System,  (ii)  increased  maintenance costs associated with higher maintenance
revenue  related  to  the acquisitions of the CTI Business, Wismer-Martin, the
DST  Business and the SBI Business, and (iii) additional costs incurred by the
Company  to  install,  train  and  support  the  HealthPoint  ACS  product.

     Cost  of  hardware  increased  by $918,330 or 28% from $3,232,330 for the
three months ended September 30, 1996 to $4,150,660 for the three months ended
September  30,  1997  primarily as a result of increased hardware sales in the
third  quarter  of  1997.

     Operating  Expenses - Operating expenses increased $1,144,429 or 13% from
$8,632,773  for the three months ended September 30 1996 to $9,777,202 for the
three months ended September 30, 1997.  The increase in operating expenses can
be  attributed  to  the  following:

     Research  and  development  costs  increased  by  $524,422  or  35%  from
$1,480,023  in the third quarter of 1996 to $2,004,445 in the third quarter of
1997  primarily  due  to    (i)  the  investment in new technology and product
development, and in particular, development with respect to the integration of
HealthPoint  ACS  and  the  PCN  Health  Network  Information System; (ii) the
acquisition  of  Wismer-Martin  at  the end of the third quarter of 1996; and,
(iii)  the acquisitions of the DST Business and the SBI Business in the second
quarter  of  1997.    Increases  in expenditures related to core products were
partially  offset  by  savings  realized  from  the elimination of development
charges  associated  with  non-core  products.

     Selling and marketing expenses increased by $61,958 or 2% from $2,522,039
in  the  third  quarter  of  1996  to  $2,583,997 in the third quarter of 1997
primarily  as  a  result of increased headcount attributable to Wismer-Martin,
the  DST  Business  and  the  SBI Business acquisitions, all of which employ a
direct  sales force, partially offset by continued efficiency savings realized
from  the  elimination  of  duplicate  marketing  program  costs.

     General  and  administrative  expenses  increased by $653,067 or 24% from
$2,695,443  in the third quarter of 1996 to $3,348,510 in the third quarter of
1997  due  to
(i)  additional  headcount  and  increased  facility  and  occupancy  costs
attributable  to  the  acquisitions  of  Wismer-Martin at the end of the third
quarter    of 1996 and the DST Business and the SBI Business in 1997, and (ii)
the increased costs associated with the Company's investment in infrastructure
to  support  the  roll-out of the HealthPoint ACS product; partially offset by
savings  resulting  from  the  centralization  of  certain  operations,  the
elimination  of  duplicate  responsibilities  and other functional downsizing.



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     Amortization  of acquired intangible assets decreased by $95,018 or 5% as
a  result  of  a reduction of $410,827 of amortization expense incurred in the
third  quarter  of  1996 related to previously acquired intangible assets that
were  fully  amortized  prior  to  the  beginning of 1997, partially offset by
$315,809  in additional amortization expense related to Wismer-Martin, the DST
Business,  the  SBI  Business  and  Solion  acquisitions.

     Interest  income  decreased  by $65,306 or 28% from $237,127 in the third
quarter of 1996 to $171,821 in the third quarter of 1997, primarily due to the
Company's use of its cash resources for acquisitions, capital expenditures and
to  buy  back  2,325,000  shares  of  its  own  Common  Stock.

     Interest expense increased by $230,423 or 111% from $208,496 in the third
quarter of 1996 to $438,919 in the third quarter of 1997 primarily as a result
of  the  debt  service assumed as part of the CTI Business, Wismer-Martin, the
DST  Business,  the  SBI  Business  and  the  Solion  acquisitions.

     The  Company  recorded  a  provision for income taxes of $972,464 for the
quarter  ended  September  30,  1997,  a  decrease of $395,581 or 29% from the
$1,368,045  provision  recorded  in  the  third quarter of 1996, reflecting an
estimated annual effective tax rate of 21% for both periods.  On a cash basis,
the Company expects to pay at a rate substantially less than the 21% estimated
annual  effective  rate.

     The  loss,  net of income taxes, on the equity investment in HealthPoint,
which  represents  the  Company's  share  of  the  loss  incurred by the joint
venture,  consisting primarily of start-up and development costs, decreased by
$263,491 or 40% from a loss of $662,020 in the third quarter of 1996 to a loss
of  $398,529  in  the  third  quarter  of  1997.


                     NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
             COMPARED TO THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996

     Revenues  for  the nine months ended September 30, 1997 were $76,042,479,
an  increase  of  $7,835,915  or 11% over revenues of $68,206,564 for the nine
months  ended  September 30, 1996.  Revenues from software license fees, which
are  derived  primarily  from  the sale of licenses for the PCN Health Network
Information  System  product  and  the  Company's  other  practice  management
software products, increased by $1,927,655 or 9% from $20,583,605 for the nine
months  ended  September  30,  1996  to  $22,511,260 for the nine months ended
September  30, 1997.  Hardware revenue increased $677,615 from $17,964,711 for
the  nine  months  ended September 30, 1996 to $18,642,326 for the nine months
ended  September 30, 1997 primarily as a result of increased new system sales.
Maintenance,  communication  fees and other revenue increased by $5,230,645 or
18%  from  $29,658,248  for  the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  1996 to
$34,888,893  for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 due primarily to the
increase  in  software  license sales and the acquisition of the more hardware
and  software  maintenance-intensive CTI Business, Wismer-Martin, DST Business
and  SBI  Business.





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     Cost  of  revenues  increased  $3,847,948 or 14% from $27,622,038 for the
nine  months ended September 30, 1996 to $31,469,986 for the nine months ended
September  30,  1997.    Cost  of  hardware  increased  $897,862  or  8%  from
$10,987,162  to  $11,885,024  primarily due to the increased computer hardware
sales.   Software, maintenance, communication fees and other costs of revenue,
which  include  the  costs of labor for software support, hardware maintenance
and  training,  increased  $2,950,086  or  18% from $16,634,876 to $19,584,962
primarily  as a result of the increased software and maintenance sales and the
additional  costs  incurred  by  the Company to install, train and support the
HealthPoint  ACS  product.

     Operating  expenses  increased $5,929,834 or 26% from $23,100,504 for the
nine  months ended September 30, 1996 to $29,030,338 for the nine months ended
September  30,  1997.    Research  and development, selling and marketing, and
general  and  administrative expenses increased by $2,489,312, $1,463,761, and
$1,797,198, respectively.  The increase in operating expenses is primarily due
to  additional headcount, as well as increased facilities and occupancy costs,
attributable  to  (i)  the acquisitions of Wismer-Martin, the DST Business and
the  SBI Business, and, (ii) the investments in infrastructure the Company has
made  in  1997 to support the roll-out of the HealthPoint ACS product; both of
which  were  partially  offset by savings resulting from the centralization of
certain  operations,  the  elimination of duplicate responsibilities and other
functional  downsizing.

     Amortization of acquired intangible assets increased by $179,563 or 3% as
a  result  of  $1,476,287  in  additional  amortization  expense  related  to
Wismer-Martin,  the  DST  Business, the SBI Business, and Solion acquisitions,
partially  reduced by $1,296,724 of amortization expense incurred in the first
nine  months  of  1996  related to other previously acquired intangible assets
that  were  fully  amortized  prior  to  the  beginning  of  1997.

     Interest  income  decreased  $60,107  or  13%  from $454,837 for the nine
months  ended  September  30,  1996  to  $394,730  for  the  nine months ended
September  30,  1997, primarily due to the Company's use of its cash resources
for acquisitions, capital expenditures and the buy back of 2,325,000 shares of
its  own  Common  Stock.    Interest  expense  decreased $561,363 or 36%, from
$1,546,903  for  the  nine months ended September 30, 1996 to $985,540 for the
nine months ended September 30, 1997, primarily as a result of the decrease in
debt  service  due  to  the conversion, in full, of a convertible note held by
Equifax,  Inc., offset by debt services assumed as part of  the Wismer-Martin,
the  DST  Business,  the  SBI  Business,  and  Solion  acquisitions.








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     The Company's provision for income taxes decreased by $301,824, or 9%,
from $3,441,408 for nine months ended September 30, 1996 to $3,139,584 for the
nine months ended September 30, 1997 reflecting an estimated annual effective
tax rate of 21% for both periods.  On a cash basis, the Company expects to pay
at a rate substantially less than the 21% estimated effective rate.

     The  Company  recorded  a loss on its equity investment in HealthPoint of
$1,361,105,  net  of  taxes,  for  the  nine  months  ended September 30, 1997
representing  the  Company's  share of the loss incurred by the joint venture,
primarily  as  a  result  of  start-up  and  development  costs.



Financial  Condition  &  Liquidity
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          At  September  30,  1997  the  Company  had  available cash and cash
equivalents  of $5,988,391 and working capital of $29,170,433 compared to cash
and  cash  equivalents  of $34,291,166 and a working capital of $31,126,050 at
December  31,  1996.    The  decrease  in  cash  and  cash  equivalents can be
attributed  to  the  following:

          Net  cash  used  in operating activities was $1,649,136 for the nine
months  ended  September  30,  1997 compared to net cash provided by operating
activities  of  $6,313,183  for  the  nine  months  ended  September  30, 1996
primarily  due  to:    (i)  an  increase in accounts receivable related to the
timing  of  sales  orders  and  cash collections in the third quarter of 1997;
(ii)  an  increase in inventory position in support of anticipated HealthPoint
ACS  sales;  and  (iii)  payment  of  accrued  expenses and other liabilities.
Accounts  receivable  are typically collected within sixty days of the date of
sale.   The Company believes that cash will be provided from operations in the
fourth  quarter  of  1997.

          Cash  used  in  investing  activities  was  $22,217,594 in the third
quarter  of  1997  and  primarily  consisted  of:  (i)  $8,678,105  used  for
acquisitions;  (ii)  $5,268,457  used  to  acquire  licensing rights and other
intangible  assets;  (iii) $3,809,617 in capital investment in equipment; (iv)
$2,200,000  used to acquire a minority interest in HCC; and, (v) $2,268,492 of
scheduled  cash  investments  in  HealthPoint.

          Cash  used  in financing activities in the third quarter of 1997 was
$4,436,045  primarily  related to the payment by the Company of $10,695,000 to
ICC  for the repurchase of 2,325,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at a
price  of  $4.60  per share, net of $7,810,365 in net proceeds issued from the
Company's  line  of  credit.

          Significant  payment obligations of the Company during the remainder
of  1997  include:    (i)  the  payment  in  October 1997 of     $5,875,000 in
principal  amount  under  the  promissory  note  issued in connection with the
Versyss  acquisition,  together  with accrued and unpaid interest thereon; and
(ii)  capital contributions required to be made by the Company to HealthPoint.





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     On September 10, 1997, the Company entered into an agreement (the "Credit
Agreement") with Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as the arranger and syndication
agent, Fleet Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, and a group of banks and
financial institutions pursuant to which it established a senior secured
revolving credit facility of $110,000,000.  The term of the revolving line of
credit is four years.  The line of credit is available to provide financing
for acquisitions, working capital and general corporate purposes.  In
conjunction with entering into the Credit Agreement, the Company terminated
its $15 million revolving credit facility previously established with Fleet
Bank, N.A. on June 4, 1997 without penalty.

     The Company expects that its operating cash flow, combined with the
availability of funds under the credit facility, will be sufficient to fund
the Company's working capital requirements (including research and
development) through at least 1998 and permit the Company to continue its
acquisition strategy.  However, the Company's ability to continue to pursue
its acquisition strategy will be affected by the extent and pace at which the
Company utilizes its available resources for acquisitions.  Accordingly, the
Company may in the future be required to seek additional sources of financing,
including borrowing and/or the sale of equity securities.  If additional funds
are raised by issuing equity securities, further dilution to shareholders may
result.  No assurances can be given that any such additional sources of
financing will be available on acceptable terms or at all.

     At  September  30, 1997, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards
for  federal  income tax purposes of approximately $66,000,000 which expire in
1999  through  2009.  This includes approximately $15,000,000 of net operating
loss  carryforwards  from  Versyss and $4,500,000 from Wismer-Martin which are
subject to separate return limitation year rules.  The Company believes it has
previously  experienced  ownership  changes,  which  under  the  provisions of
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, have resulted in
a  significant  annual  limitation on the Company's ability to utilize its net
operating losses in the future.  As a result, the Company is limited each year
as  to  the  amount  of  pre-ownership change net operating losses that can be
utilized.    However,  it is the opinion of management that the losses will be
fully  utilized  prior  to  expiration  of  the  carryforward  period.

Impact  of  New  Accounting  Pronouncements    In February 1997, the Financial
Accounting  Standards  Board  issued  SFAS No. 128 , Earnings Per Share ("SFAS
128"). This statement is effective for financial statements issued for periods
ending  after  December  15, 1997 and will require companies to change the way
they  calculate  earnings  per share ("EPS").  Primary EPS will be replaced by
Basic  EPS  which  excludes  dilution  and  is  calculated  by dividing income
available  to  common  shareholders  by  the weighted average number of common
shares  outstanding  for  the  period.   Fully Diluted EPS will be replaced by
Diluted  EPS  which  reflects  the  potential  dilution  that  could  occur if
securities  or  other  contracts  to  issue  common  stock  were  exercised or
converted  into  common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that
then  shared  in  the  earnings  of  the  entity.   In addition, SFAS 128 also
requires  dual presentation of Basic and Diluted EPS on the face of the income
statement  for  all  entities  with  complex capital structures and requires a
reconciliation  of  the numerator and denominator of the Basic EPS computation
to  the  numerator  and  denominator  of  the  Diluted  EPS  computation.



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<PAGE>


     If  SFAS 128 was adopted as of September 30, 1997, EPS would have been as
follows:
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<CAPTION>



             September 30, 1997   September 30, 1996
             -------------------  -------------------
<S>          <C>                  <C>
3 Months:
- -----------                                          
Basic EPS    $              0.06  $              0.09
Diluted EPS  $              0.06  $              0.08

9 Months:
- -----------                                          
Basic EPS    $              0.21  $              0.24
Diluted EPS  $              0.20  $              0.22
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<PAGE>
PART II  -  OTHER INFORMATION
- -----------------------------


ITEM 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS - None

ITEM 2.     CHANGES IN SECURITIES - None

ITEM 3.     DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES - None

ITEM 4.     SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
            HOLDERS - None.

ITEM 5.          OTHER INFORMATION - None

ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K:

A.     Exhibits - See Index to Exhibits on page 23

B.     Reports on form 8K:

     On September 12, 1997, the Company filed a report on From 8-K (Item 5
Other Events) to report that it had entered into a credit agreement with
Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as the arranger and syndication agent, Fleet
Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, and a group of banks and financial
institutions pursuant to which it established a senior secured revolving
credit facility of $110,000,000.  The term of such revolving credit facility
is four years.  The facility is available to provide financing for
acquisitions, working capital and general corporate purposes.

     On  September  25,  1997,  the Company filed a report on Form 8-K (Item 2
Acquisition  or  Disposition  of  Assets) to report that it acquired Solion, a
national  supplier  of printed products and computer supplies primarily to the
healthcare  industry, for $6,250,000, of which $3,125,000 was paid in cash and
$3,1250,000  was  paid  by  delivery of 450,990 shares of the Company's common
stock.






















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<PAGE>
SIGNATURES
- ----------


Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to be signed on its behalf of the
undersigned  thereunto  duly  authorized.



     PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
     (Registrant)










Date: November 14, 1997     By:     /s/  John F. Mortell
                                    --------------------
          John F. Mortell
          Executive Vice President and
          Chief Operating Officer



Date: November 14, 1997     By:     /s/  Thomas F. Wraback
                                    ----------------------
          Thomas F. Wraback
          Senior Vice President and
          Chief Financial Officer


















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<PAGE>



                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                               -----------------


     All exhibits listed below are filed with this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q:



EXHIBIT NO.     PAGE
- -----------     ----

     11     Computation of Income Per Share.     25














                                      24





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<CAPTION>



EXHIBIT 11
                                                                   PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                                                                    COMPUTATION OF INCOME PER SHARE


                                              THREE MONTHS ENDED          THREE MONTHS ENDED          NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                 SEPTEMBER 30,               SEPTEMBER 30,              SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                     1997                        1996                        1997
                                              -------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------------
<S>                                           <C>                  <C>                                <C>
INCOME
- --------------------------------------------                                                                            

Net Income before extraordinary item          $         3,259,741  $                       4,488,312  $       10,450,656
Extraordinary gain                                             --                                 --             353,439
                                              -------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------------
Primary and fully diluted net income          $         3,259,741  $                       4,488,312  $       10,804,095
                                              ===================  =================================  ==================


PRIMARY SHARES
- --------------------------------------------                                                                            

 Weighted average Common Stock outstanding             51,715,363                         52,351,619          52,120,605
  Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
      of outstanding options and warrants               2,971,568                          4,085,483           3,102,536
  Common Stock issuable upon the
      conversion of Preferred Stock                        80,796                            142,857             140,317
                                              -------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------------
  Weighted average Common Stock
     outstanding as adjusted                           54,767,727                         56,579,959          55,363,458
                                              ===================  =================================  ==================

FULLY DILUTED SHARES
- --------------------------------------------                                                                            

 Weighted average Common Stock outstanding             51,715,363                         52,351,619          52,120,605
  Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
      of outstanding options and warrants               3,215,959                          4,179,449           3,218,670
  Common Stock issuable upon the
      conversion of Preferred Stock                        76,595                            142,857             138,901
                                              -------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------------
  Weighted average Common Stock
     outstanding as adjusted                           55,007,917                         56,673,925          55,478,176
                                              ===================  =================================  ==================


PRIMARY:
- --------------------------------------------                                                                            
  Income before extraordinary item per share  $              0.06  $                            0.08  $             0.19
  Gain from extraordinary item per share                       --                                 --                0.01
                                              -------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------------
  Net income per share                        $              0.06  $                            0.08  $             0.20
                                              ===================  =================================  ==================


FULLY DILUTED:
- --------------------------------------------                                                                            
  Income before extraordinary item per share  $              0.06  $                            0.08  $             0.19
  Gain from extraordinary item per share                       --                                 --                0.01
                                              -------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------------
  Net income per share                        $              0.06  $                            0.08  $             0.20
                                              ===================  =================================  ==================



EXHIBIT 11




                                              NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                     1996
                                              ------------------
<S>                                           <C>
INCOME
- --------------------------------------------                    

Net Income before extraordinary item          $       11,470,878
Extraordinary gain                                            --
                                              ------------------
Primary and fully diluted net income          $       11,470,878
                                              ==================


PRIMARY SHARES
- --------------------------------------------                    

 Weighted average Common Stock outstanding            48,554,796
  Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
      of outstanding options and warrants              4,349,827
  Common Stock issuable upon the
      conversion of Preferred Stock                      437,312
                                              ------------------
  Weighted average Common Stock
     outstanding as adjusted                          53,341,935
                                              ==================

FULLY DILUTED SHARES
- --------------------------------------------                    

 Weighted average Common Stock outstanding            48,554,796
  Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
      of outstanding options and warrants              4,349,827
  Common Stock issuable upon the
      conversion of Preferred Stock                      437,312
                                              ------------------
  Weighted average Common Stock
     outstanding as adjusted                          53,341,935
                                              ==================


PRIMARY:
- --------------------------------------------                    
  Income before extraordinary item per share  $             0.22
  Gain from extraordinary item per share                      --
                                              ------------------
  Net income per share                        $             0.22
                                              ==================


FULLY DILUTED:
- --------------------------------------------                    
  Income before extraordinary item per share  $             0.22
  Gain from extraordinary item per share                      --
                                              ------------------
  Net income per share                        $             0.22
                                              ==================

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<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1997
<CASH>                                       5,988,391
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                               40,751,007
<ALLOWANCES>                                 4,628,000
<INVENTORY>                                  8,326,988
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                            58,505,776
<PP&E>                                      36,314,606
<DEPRECIATION>                              28,331,606
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             157,448,286
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                       29,335,343
<BONDS>                                              0
                                0
                                          2
<COMMON>                                       543,898
<OTHER-SE>                                 111,331,861
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>               157,448,286
<SALES>                                     18,642,326
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                            76,042,479
<CGS>                                       11,885,024
<TOTAL-COSTS>                               31,469,986
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                            29,030,338
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             985,540
<INCOME-PRETAX>                             14,951,345
<INCOME-TAX>                                 3,139,584
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                         11,811,761
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                353,439
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                10,804,095
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.20
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.20
        

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