PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK INC /NJ
10-Q, 1997-08-14
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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 JUNE 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 AUGUST 14, 1997 IS 51,437,754.



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                       PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                                1997 FORM 10-Q

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1.     CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS          3

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

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

               Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996          5

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
               Six Months Ended June 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          11

          Results of Operations          14

          Financial Condition and Liquidity          18

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

ITEM 1.     Legal Proceedings          21

ITEM 2.     Changes in Securities          21

ITEM 3.     Defaults upon Senior Securities          21

ITEM 4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders          21

ITEM 5.     Other Information          21

ITEM 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K          21

SIGNATURES          22

INDEX TO EXHIBITS          23

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                              PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                                 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS



                                  June 30,          December 31,
                                  ASSETS     1997          1996
                                             ----          ----


<S>                                                             <C>            <C>

CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash and cash equivalents                                       $  6,004,414   $ 34,291,166 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
      accounts of $3,387,000 at June 30, 1997, and
       $3,428,000 at December 31, 1996                            29,673,424     21,102,878 
Inventories                                                        7,767,753      5,798,153 
Prepaid expenses and other                                         4,778,392      2,974,490 
Deferred tax asset                                                 2,933,000      2,933,000 
            Total current assets                                  51,156,983     67,099,687 

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
      of $18,864,000 at June 30, 1997
       and $14,826,000 at December 31, 1996                       73,014,941     69,076,020 
Property and equipment, net                                        7,399,889      6,234,295 
Investment in minority interest                                    2,200,000              - 
Investment in joint venture                                        2,365,929      2,015,888 
Other assets                                                       5,495,814      5,739,428 
                                                                -------------  -------------
             Total assets                                       $141,633,556   $150,165,318 
                                                                =============  =============

     LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Notes payable                                                   $  7,479,043   $  7,934,518 
Current portion of long term-debt                                  3,918,745      1,153,413 
Current portion of obligations under capital leases                  527,300        289,229 
Accounts payable                                                   6,717,840      6,183,103 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities                             5,267,369      6,301,576 
Customer deposits                                                    710,341      1,043,072 
Unearned income                                                    8,550,102     13,068,726 
                                                                -------------  -------------
             Total current liabilities                            33,170,740     35,973,637 


Long-term debt, net of current portion                             1,908,308      4,672,118 
Obligations under capital leases, net of
     current portion                                               1,002,222        612,650 
                                                                -------------  -------------
             Total liabilities                                    36,081,270     41,258,405 

Commitments and contingencies

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized:
        Series A convertible preferred stock 1,000 shares
        outstanding at June 30, 1997 and December 31,1996                 10             10 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized,
       53,761,154 shares issued and outstanding at
      June 30, 1997 and 52,982,484 shares issued and
      outstanding at December 31, 1996                               537,612        529,825 
Additional paid-in capital                                       193,069,875    193,281,643 
Accumulated deficit                                              (77,360,211)   (84,904,565)
Treasury stock, at cost 2,325,000 shares                         (10,695,000)             - 
                                                                -------------  -------------

Shareholders' equity                                             105,552,286    108,906,913 
                                                                -------------  -------------
          Total liabilities and shareholders' equity            $141,633,556   $150,165,318 
                                                                =============  =============
<FN>

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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                        PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS




                             Three Months Ended June 30,
                                  1997          1996
                                  ----          ----


<S>                                                   <C>           <C>

Revenues:
Software license fees                                 $ 7,838,082   $ 7,275,346 
Hardware revenue                                        6,383,835     5,982,791 
Maintenance, communication fees, and other             11,598,090     8,610,123 
                                                      ------------  ------------
                                                       25,820,007    21,868,260 

Cost of Revenues:
Hardware                                                4,166,786     3,998,293 
Software, maintenance, communication fees,
  and other                                             6,144,584     4,640,016 

                                                       10,311,370     8,638,309 
                                                      ------------  ------------

Gross margin                                           15,508,637    13,229,951 

Operating expenses:
Research and development                                2,081,033     1,111,389 
Selling and marketing                                   2,588,762     1,950,791 
General and administrative                              3,324,251     2,876,156 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets              1,837,312     1,628,608 
                                                      ------------  ------------
                                                        9,831,358     7,566,944 
                                                      ------------  ------------

Interest (income) expense:
    Interest income                                       (47,594)     (158,202)
    Interest expense                                      247,500       643,289 
                                                      ------------  ------------

                                                          199,906       485,087 
                                                      ------------  ------------

Income before income tax expense, loss on equity
investment, and extraordinary item                      5,477,373 

Income tax expense                                      1,150,000     1,087,363 
                                                      ------------  ------------

Income before loss on equity investment and
extraordinary item                                      4,327,373 

Loss on equity investment, net of income tax benefit     (456,186)     (422,650)
                                                      ------------  ------------

Income before extraordinary item                        3,871,187     3,667,907 

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

Net income available to common shareholders             4,224,626     3,667,907 
                                                      ============  ============


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

Before extraordinary item                             $      0.07   $      0.07 
Extraordinary item                                    $      0.01             - 
                                                      ------------  ------------
After extraordinary item                              $      0.08   $      0.07 

Primary weighted average number
  of common shares outstanding                         53,997,130    53,539,693 
                                                      ============  ============

Fully diluted weighted average number
  of common shares outstanding                         54,593,205    53,630,705 
                                                      ============  ============
<FN>

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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<CAPTION>


                           PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS




                                                            Six Months Ended June 30,
                                    1997          1996
                                    ----          ----


<S>                                                        <C>           <C>

Revenues:
Software license fees                                      $14,718,348   $13,193,068 
Hardware revenue                                            11,877,039    11,883,698 
Maintenance, communication fees, and other                  23,306,855    17,818,442 
                                                           ------------  ------------
                                                            49,902,242    42,895,208 

Cost of Revenues:
Hardware                                                     7,734,364     7,754,832 
Software, maintenance, communication fees,
  and other                                                 12,270,419     9,678,369 

                                                            20,004,783    17,433,201 
                                                           ------------  ------------

Gross margin                                                29,897,459    25,462,007 

Operating expenses:
Research and development                                     4,187,766     2,222,876 
Selling and marketing                                        5,057,363     3,655,560 
General and administrative                                   6,416,347     5,272,216 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets                   3,591,660     3,317,079 
                                                           ------------  ------------
                                                            19,253,136    14,467,731 
                                                           ------------  ------------

Interest (income) expense:
    Interest income                                           (222,909)     (217,710)
    Interest expense                                           546,621     1,338,407 
                                                           ------------  ------------

                                                               323,712     1,120,697 
                                                           ------------  ------------

Income before income tax expense, loss on equity
investment, and extraordinary item                          10,320,611 


Income tax expense                                           2,167,120     2,073,363 
                                                           ------------  ------------

Income before loss on equity investment and extraordinary
item                                                         8,153,491 

Loss on equity investment, net of income tax benefit          (962,576)     (817,650)
                                                           ------------  ------------

Income before extraordinary item                             7,190,915     6,982,566 

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

Net income available to common shareholders                  7,544,354     6,982,566 
                                                           ============  ============


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

Before extraordinary item                                  $      0.13   $      0.14 
Extraordinary item                                         $      0.01             - 
                                                           ------------  ------------
After extraordinary item                                   $      0.14   $      0.14 

Primary weighted average number
  of common shares outstanding                              55,648,081    51,703,221 
                                                           ============  ============

Fully diluted weighted average number
  of common shares outstanding                              55,648,081    51,710,586 
                                                           ============  ============
<FN>

           See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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<CAPTION>


                               PHYSICIAN COMPUTER NETWORK, INC.
                            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


                                       Six Months Ended June  30,
                                           1997          1996
                                           ----          ----


<S>                                                               <C>            <C>

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
    Net income                                                    $  7,544,354   $ 6,982,566 
    Adjustments to reconcile net income  to net cash provided by
    (used) in operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization                               5,150,134     4,463,836 
         Provision for inventory obsolescence                          421,998             - 
         Gain on sale of assets                                         (6,597)       (3,524)
         Provision for doubtful accounts                               300,000       300,000 
         Extraordinary gain on extinguishment of debt                 (353,439)            - 
         Non-cash provision for income tax                           1,928,737     1,777,156 
         Loss on equity investment                                     962,576       817,650 
        (Increase) decrease in assets:
              Accounts receivable                                   (8,634,891)   (3,615,224)
              Inventories                                           (2,308,923)      497,526 
              Prepaid expenses and other assets                       (640,232)      284,586 
        Increase (decrease) in liabilities, net
              Accounts payable trade                                   534,737    (1,012,875)
              Accrued expenses and other liabilities                (1,600,210)   (5,726,317)
              Customer deposits and unearned income                 (5,019,337)   (3,229,349)
                                                                  -------------  ------------

       Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities          (1,721,093)    1,536,031 
                                                                  -------------  ------------

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
       Purchase of equipment                                        (3,271,611)   (1,106,003)
       Proceeds from disposal of equipment                               7,077         3,524 
       Acquisition of licensing rights
         and other intangible assets                                (3,079,094)   (1,801,120)
       Purchase of business, net of cash acquired                   (4,701,925)   (2,095,871)
       Investment in minority interest                              (2,200,000)            - 
       Investment in joint venture and related costs                (1,568,492)   (3,533,390)
                                                                  -------------  ------------

           Net cash used in investing activities                   (14,814,045)   (8,532,860)
                                                                  -------------  ------------

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
       Principal payments of long-term debt                           (223,041)   (1,353,301)
       Principal payments of notes payable                            (452,036)   (3,699,523)
       Net proceeds from issuance
         of notes payable and long-term debt                                 -       204,359 
       Principal payments under capital lease obligations             (398,783)     (211,029)
       Purchase of treasury stock                                  (10,695,000)            - 
       Net proceeds from issuance
         of common stock, preferred stock, and warrants                 17,246    42,960,446 
                                                                  -------------  ------------

         Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities       (11,751,614)   37,900,952 
                                                                  -------------  ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents               (28,286,752)   30,904,123 

Cash and cash equivalents,
   beginning of period                                              34,291,166    15,516,883 
                                                                  -------------  ------------
Cash and cash equivalents,
   end of period                                                  $  6,004,414   $46,421,006 
                                                                  =============  ============
<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
                                 JUNE 30, 1997
                                  (UNAUDITED)



1.     BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The  information  presented at June 30, 1997 and 1996 and for the periods
then  ended  is  unaudited,  but  includes all adjustments (consisting only of
normal recurring accruals) 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 six month periods ended June 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 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 ten practice
management software entities over the period from September 1993 to June 1997.
Two  of  the ten acquisitions were completed in 1996 and two 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).  The Consolidated Balance Sheets and
the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 1997
are inclusive of the CTI Business and Wismer-Martin for the entire period, the
DST  Business  from  April  1, 1997, and the SBI Business from April 29, 1997.
Any  significant  intercompany  transactions  have  been  eliminated.

2.     EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

     Net  income  per  common  share for the three and six month periods ended
June  30,  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
six  month  periods  ended  June  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.

     The acquisitions of the CTI Business, Wismer-Martin, the DST Business and
the SBI Business 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  both  the  DST  Business  and  the  SBI  Business  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>

Six Months Ended June 30, 1996:


<S>                        <C>

Operating Revenues         $52,829,862
Net Income                 $ 5,304,587
Earnings per Common Share  $      0.09
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4.     INVENTORIES

     Inventories were as follows:
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<CAPTION>


                           June 30,          December 31,
                                 1997          1996
                                 ----          ----


<S>                                <C>         <C>

Computer hardware and peripherals  $5,433,261  $3,377,694
Customer maintenance parts          2,334,492   2,420,459
                                   $7,767,753  $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 June 30, 1997 and determined that no impairment had occurred
during  the  period  from  the  date  of  investment  until  June  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                                     60,515
                                                     =======
Balance at June 30, 1997                             $25,641
                                                     =======
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7.     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

     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.

     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  92,400  stock  options  were  forfeited  due  to  expiration  or
termination.    During  the  first  six months of 1997, a total of 3,670 stock
options  were exercised.  There were no other stock warrants excercised during
the  period.  As a result, the cumulative number of stock options and warrants
outstanding  as  of  June  30,  1997  was  10,056,516.

8.      SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

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<CAPTION>


                             June 30,          June 30,
                                 1997          1996
                                 ----          ----


<S>                                                <C>       <C>

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest                             $216,000  $1,651,000
Cash paid for income taxes                         $426,000  $  261,000
</TABLE>



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

     Capital  lease  obligations  of  $1,026,426  were incurred during the six
months  ended  June  30,  1997 and none were incurred for the six months ended
June  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.

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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
- -----------------

          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 98,000, 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.

     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 ten (10)
practice  management  software entities 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.

     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.

Investment  in  Minority  Interest.    On  June 13, 1997, the Company invested
$2,200,000,  including  expenses, in the convertible preferred stock of 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 June 30, 1997, the Company had contributed
approximately  $6.3  million,  with  the  remainder  to  be  contributed
proportionately  by  the partners in semi-annual installments as needed by the
venture  through December 31, 1998. Any losses incurred by HealthPoint will be
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.

     In  December  1996,  HealthPoint  made  commercially  available its first
product,  HealthPoint ACS.  HealthPoint ACS, which interfaces (and is expected
to  be  integrated)  with  the  PCN Health Network Information System, enables
physicians  to,  among  other things, manage the clinical information required
for  treatment  at  the  point  of  care.


RESULTS  OF  OPERATIONS
- -----------------------

                       THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997
               COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996

     Revenues  -  Revenues  for  the  three  months  ended  June 30, 1997 were
$--25,820,007  an  increase  of $3,951,747 or 18% over revenues of $21,868,260
for  the  three  months  ended  June  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 $562,736 or 8% from $7,275,346 in the second quarter of 1996
to  $7,838,082 in the second 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 the CTI Business and Wismer-Martin during the
second  half  of  1996.    Hardware  revenues increased by $401,044 or 7% from
$5,982,791  for  the quarter ended June 30, 1996 to $6,383,835 for the quarter
ended  June  30,  1997  due  to an increase in system sales experienced in the
second  quarter  of  1997.

     Maintenance, communication fees and other revenue increased by $2,987,967
or  35%  from  $8,610,123 in the second quarter of  1996 to $11,598,090 in the
second  quarter  of 1997 primarily due to the acquisition of the more hardware
and  software  maintenance-intensive CTI Business, Wismer-Martin, DST Business
and  SBI  Business.

     Cost  of  revenues  -  Cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenues
remained  at  40%  during  both  periods.

     Cost  of  software,  maintenance,  communication  fees and other revenue,
which  includes  the costs of labor for software support, hardware maintenance
and  training,
increased  by  $1,504,568 or 32% from $4,640,016 in the second quarter of 1996
to  $6,144,584  in  the  second  quarter  of 1997 primarily as a result of the
increased  sales  of  the  PCN  Health  Network  Information System and higher
maintenance  revenue  related  to  the  acquisitions  of  the  CTI  Business,
Wismer-Martin,  the  DST  Business  and  the  SBI  Business.

     Cost  of hardware, including installation costs, increased by $168,493 or
4%  from $3,998,293 for the three months ended June 30, 1996 to $4,166,786 for
the  three  months  ended June 30, 1997 as a result of an increase in hardware
sales  in  the  second  quarter  of  1997.

     Operating  Expenses - Operating expenses increased $2,264,414 or 30% from
$7,566,944 for the three months ended June 30 1996 to $9,831,358 for the three
months  ended  June  30,  1997.    The  increase  in operating expenses can be
attributed  to  the  following:

     Research  and  development  costs  increased  by  $969,644  or  87%  from
$1,111,389  in  the second quarter of 1996 to $2,081,033 in the second 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
acquisitions  of  the CTI Business and Wismer-Martin during the second half 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  $637,971  or  33%  from
$1,950,791  in  the second quarter of 1996 to $2,588,762 in the second quarter
of  1997  primarily as a result of increased headcount attributable to the CTI
Business,  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 $448,095 or 16% from
$2,876,156  in  the second quarter of 1996 to $3,324,251 in the second quarter
of 1997 due to additional headcount and increased facility and occupancy costs
attributable to the acquisitions of  the CTI Business and Wismer-Martin during
the  second  half  of  1996 and the DST Business and the SBI Business in 1997,
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 $208,704 or 13%
as  a result of $629,236 in additional amortization expense related to the CTI
Business  ,  Wismer-Martin,  the  DST  Business  ,  and  the  SBI  Business
acquisitions,  partially  reduced by $420,532 of amortization expense incurred
in  the second quarter of 1996 related to other previously acquired intangible
assets  that  were  fully  amortized  prior  to  the  beginning  of  1997.

     Interest  income decreased by $110,608 or 70% from $158,202 in the second
quarter of 1996 to $47,594 in the second 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 decreased by $395,789 or 62% from $643,289 in the second
quarter  of  1996  to  $247,500  in  the second quarter of 1997 primarily as a
result  of the decrease in debt service due to the conversion of a $10,000,000
prinicipal  amount  five  year  promissory  note  of  the Company purchased by
Equifax,  Inc.  (the  "Equifax Note"), which bore interest at a rate of 6% per
annum,  into  Common  Stock  at  the  time of the Company's public offering of
shares of its Common Stock in May of 1996 (the "1996 Public Offering") and the
payment  of debt associated with its earlier acquisitions, partially offset by
debt  service  assumed  as  part  of  the CTI Business, Wismer-Martin, the DST
Business  and  the  SBI  Business  acquisitions.

     The  Company  recorded a provision for income taxes of $1,150,000 for the
quarter  ended June 30, 1997, an increase of $62,637 or 6% from the $1,087,363
provision  recorded  in  the  second  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, increased by
$33,536  or 8% from a loss of $422,650 in the second quarter of 1996 to a loss
of  $456,186  in  the  second  quarter  of  1997.

     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.

                        SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997
                COMPARED TO THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996

     Revenues  for  the  six  months  ended  June 30, 1997 were $49,902,242 an
increase  of $7,007,034 or 16% over revenues of $42,895,208 for the six months
ended  June  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 $1,525,280 or 12% from $13,193,068 for the six months ended June
30,  1996  to  $14,718,348  for  the six months ended June 30, 1997.  Hardware
revenue  decreased  $6,659  from $11,883,698 for the six months ended June 30,
1996  to  $11,877,039  for  the six months ended June 30,  1997 primarily as a
result  of  an  increase  in  software  only  sales experienced in early 1997.
Maintenance,  communication  fees and other revenue increased by $5,488,413 or
31%  from  $17,818,442  for  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1996  to
$------23,306,855  for the six months ended June 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.

     Cost of revenues increased $2,571,582 or 15% from $17,433,201 for the six
months  ended  June  30, 1996 to $20,004,783 for the six months ended June 30,
1997.    Cost  of hardware, including installation costs, decreased $20,468 or
0.3%  from  $7,754,832  to $7,734,364, primarily due to the decreased 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  $2,592,050  or  27% from $9,678,369 to
$12,270,419  primarily  as  a result of the increased software and maintenance
sales.

     Operating  expenses  increased $4,785,405 or 33% from $14,467,731 for the
six  months  ended  June 30, 1996 to $19,253,136 for the six months ended June
30,  1997.    Research and development, selling and marketing, and general and
administrative  expenses  increased by $1,964,890, $1,401,803, and $1,144,131,
respectively.    The  increase  in  operating  expenses  is  primarily  due to
additional  headcount,  as  well  as increased facilities and occupancy costs,
attributable  to  the acquisitions of the CTI Business, Wismer-Martin, the DST
Business  and the SBI Business, 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 $274,581 or 8% as
a  result  of $1,175,511 in additional amortization expense related to the CTI
Business  ,  Wismer-Martin,  the  DST  Business  ,  and  the  SBI  Business
acquisitions,  partially  reduced by $900,930 of amortization expense incurred
in  the  first  six  months  of  1996  related  to  other  previously acquired
intangible  assets  that  were fully amortized prior to the beginning of 1997.


     Interest  income  increased $5,199 or 2% from $217,710 for the six months
ended  June  30,  1996  to  $222,909  for  the six months ended June 30, 1997,
primarily  as  a  result  of  investing  the net proceeds from the 1996 Public
Offering.  Interest expense decreased $791,786 or 59%, from $1,338,407 for the
six  months  ended June 30, 1996 to $546,621 for the six months ended June 30,
1997,  primarily as a result of the decrease in debt service due to conversion
of  the  Equifax  Note  offset  by  debt  services assumed as part of  the CTI
Business,  Wismer-Martin,  the DST Business and the SBI Business acquisitions.

     The  Company's  provision  for  income taxes increased by $93,757, or 5%,
from  $2,073,363  for six months ended June 30, 1996 to $2,167,120 for the six
months  ended  June 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
$962,576,  net  of  taxes, for the six months ended June 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
- ----------------------------------

          At June 30, 1997 the Company had available cash and cash equivalents
of  $6,004,414  and  working  capital of $17,986,243 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 $1,721,093 for the six
months  ended  June  30,  1997  compared  to  net  cash  provided by operating
activities  of $1,536,031 for the six months ended June 30, 1996 primarily due
to:    (i)  an  increase in accounts receivable related to the timing of sales
orders  and  cash collections in the second quarter of 1997;  (ii) an increase
in inventory position in support of anticipated PCN Health Network Information
System  and  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  remaining  two  quarters  of  1997.

          Cash  used  in  investing  activities  was $14,814,045 in the second
quarter  of  1997  and  primarily  consisted  of:  (i)  $4,701,925  used  for
acquisitions;  (ii)  $3,271,611  in  capital  investment  in  equipment; (iii)
$3,079,094  used to acquire licensing rights and other intangible assets; (iv)
$2,200,000  used  to acquire a minority interest in HCC; and, (v) a $1,568,492
scheduled  cash  investment  in  HealthPoint.

          Cash  used in financing activities in the second quarter of 1997 was
$11,751,614  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.

          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.

     On  June  4, 1997, the Company entered into an agreement with Fleet Bank,
N.A.  ("Fleet")  to provide a revolving bank credit facility pursuant to which
the Company has the ability to borrow funds from Fleet for working capital and
general corporate purposes in an amount, subject to customary restrictions, of
up  to $15 million.  In addition, the Company may in the future seek to obtain
a  revolving  credit  facility  in  connection  with financing its acquisition
strategy.  The Company expects that its operating cash flow, combined with the
availability  of  funds under the Fleet 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  June  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.

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

<CAPTION>


                        June 30, 1997          June 30, 1996
                        -------------          -------------


<S>          <C>    <C>

3 Months:
- -----------              
Basic EPS    $0.09  $0.07
Diluted EPS  $0.08  $0.07

6 Months:
- -----------              
Basic EPS    $0.15  $0.14
Diluted EPS  $0.14  $0.14
</TABLE>




<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 -

     On June 25, 1997, the Company held an annual meeting of its shareholders
(the "Meeting") to consider (i) the re-election of its eight (8) directors;
(ii) the approval of the amendment to the Company's 1993 Incentive and
Non-Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "Employee Plan"); and, (iii) the
ratification of the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP to continue as
independent auditors of the Company for the year ending December 31, 1997.

     At the meeting, the Company's shareholders re-elected  the Company's
eight (8) directors.  The Company's Employee Plan was amended to increase the
maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under
the Employee Plan from 3,300,000 to 4,300,000 shares of Common Stock.
34,565,333 shares voted in favor of the amendment to the Employee Plan,
10,004,584 shares voted against and 173,347 shares abstained from voting.

     KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP was re-appointed as independent auditors of the
Company for the year ending December 31, 1997.


ITEM 5.          OTHER INFORMATION - None

ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K - None

A.     Exhibits - See Index to Exhibits on page 23.


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



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




                              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.     24

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



                        THREE MONTHS ENDED                    SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                 JUNE 30,                    JUNE 30,
                                 --------                    --------

                            1997          1996          1997          1996
                            ----          ----          ----          ----


<S>                                           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>


INCOME
- --------------------------------------------                                                    

Net Income before extraordinary item          $ 3,871,187  $ 3,667,907  $ 7,190,915  $ 6,982,566
Extraordinary gain                                353,439           --      353,439           --
                                              -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
Primary and fully diluted net income          $ 4,224,626  $ 3,667,907  $ 7,544,354  $ 6,982,566
                                              ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========


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

 Weighted average Common Stock outstanding     51,569,647   49,031,443   52,326,584   46,635,522
  Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
      of outstanding options and warrants       2,229,504    4,285,407    3,157,928    4,481,541
  Common Stock issuable upon the
      conversion of Preferred Stock               197,979      222,843      163,569      586,158
                                              -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
  Weighted average Common Stock
     outstanding as adjusted                   53,997,130   53,539,693   55,648,081   51,703,221
                                              ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========

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

Weighted average Common Stock outstanding      51,569,647   49,031,443   52,326,584   46,635,522
  Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
      of outstanding options and warrants       2,849,266    4,376,419    3,157,928    4,488,906
  Common Stock issuable upon the
      conversion of Preferred Stock               174,292      222,843      163,569      586,158
                                              -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
  Weighted average Common Stock
     outstanding as adjusted                   54,593,205   53,630,705   55,648,081   51,710,586
                                              ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========


PRIMARY:
- --------------------------------------------                                                    
  Income before extraordinary item per share  $      0.07  $      0.07  $      0.13  $      0.14
  Gain from extraordinary item per share             0.01           --         0.01           --
                                              -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
  Net income per share                        $      0.08  $      0.07  $      0.14  $      0.14
                                              ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========


FULLY DILUTED:
- --------------------------------------------                                                    
  Income before extraordinary item per share  $      0.07  $      0.07  $      0.13  $      0.14
  Gain from extraordinary item per share             0.01           --         0.01           --
                                              -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
  Net income per share                        $      0.08  $      0.07  $      0.14  $      0.14
                                              ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========

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<ARTICLE> 5
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1997
<CASH>                                       6,004,414
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                               33,060,424
<ALLOWANCES>                                 3,387,000
<INVENTORY>                                  7,767,753
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                            51,156,983
<PP&E>                                      35,294,669 
<DEPRECIATION>                              27,894,780         
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             141,633,556
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                       33,170,740
<BONDS>                                     13,306,096         
                                0
                                         10
<COMMON>                                       537,612
<OTHER-SE>                                 105,014,664
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>               141,633,556
<SALES>                                     49,902,242
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                            49,902,242
<CGS>                                       20,004,783
<TOTAL-COSTS>                               20,004,783
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                            19,253,136
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             546,621
<INCOME-PRETAX>                             10,320,611
<INCOME-TAX>                                 2,167,120
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                          8,153,491
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                353,439
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                 7,544,354
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.14
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.14
        

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