EXHIBIT 10.56

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

                                CareCentric, Inc.


                               Dated: July 1, 2002


1.   Amount;  Maturity.   CareCentric,   Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation;  whose
     principal office is at 2625 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 310, Atlanta, Georgia
     30339,  ("Borrower"),  for value  received,  hereby  promises to pay to the
     order of John E. Reed  ("Lender"),  the principal amount of One Hundred and
     Three  Thousand,  Eight  Hundred  and  Eighteen  and 00/100  Dollars  (U.S.
     $103,818.00) (the "Loan"),  in lawful money of the United States of America
     in immediately available funds, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal
     amount of the Loan, in the manner,  at the rate and at the times  specified
     below. The entire balance of principal together with any accrued but unpaid
     interest shall be due and payable on June 30, 2007 (the "Maturity Date").

2.   Payment of  Interest;  Rate.  The Loan shall  bear  interest  from the date
     hereof on the unpaid  principal  amount until such amount is paid  (whether
     upon  maturity,  by  acceleration  or otherwise) at a simple rate per annum
     equal to six and 25/100ths  percent (6.25%).  The payment of interest under
     the loan shall be deferred  until June 30, 2004, at which time the accrued,
     but unpaid  interest shall be  capitalized  and the face amount of the Note
     shall be increased to $117,200.  During the deferral period, interest shall
     be  compounded  quarter to quarter (thus the total amount of interest to be
     capitalized  and  added  to the  principal  as of June  30,  2004  shall be
     $13,382.00).  At the end of each calendar  quarter  (beginning on September
     30,  2004)  Borrower  shall pay all  interest  accrued  with respect to the
     preceding calendar quarter.  On the Maturity Date, June 30, 2007,  Borrower
     shall pay (i) all  accrued  and  unpaid  interest  on the Loan and (ii) the
     unpaid  principal  on the Loan.  Interest  shall  accrue daily and shall be
     computed  for the  actual  number  of days  elapsed  on the basis of a year
     consisting of 360 days.

3.   Event of  Default.  Upon the  occurrence  and  continuation  of an event of
     default,  the principal  hereof and accrued interest hereon may be declared
     to be, or may become, forthwith due and payable.

4.   No  Registration.  THIS PROMISSORY  NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED  UNDER THE
     SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND
     THEREFORE CANNOT BE SOLD,  TRANSFERRED,  PLEDGED,  HYPOTHECATED OR ASSIGNED
     UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED  UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,  AND
     UNDER  ALL  APPLICABLE  STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS,  OR  UNLESS  AN  EXEMPTION
     THEREFROM IS AVAILABLE.

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5.   Transfer.  Except  with  respect to a transfer to an  affiliate  of Lender,
     notice of any transfer of this  Promissory Note by Lender shall be given to
     Borrower  within  a  reasonable  time  period  after  such  transfer.  Upon
     surrender  of this  Promissory  Note at the  office  of the  Borrower,  the
     Borrower shall execute and deliver one or more replacement Promissory Notes
     in the name of the transferee(s).

6.   Presentment.  The Borrower hereby waives presentment,  dishonor,  notice of
     dishonor,  demand and protest. The Borrower hereby irrevocably  authorizes,
     and  empowers  the  prothonotary  or clerk or any  attorney of any court of
     record to appear for and confess  judgment therein against the Borrower for
     the amount which may be due hereon as  evidenced by an affidavit  signed by
     an officer  of the  Lender  setting  forth the  amount  then due  including
     accrued  interest,  plus  reasonable  attorney's  fees, with costs of suit,
     release of errors, and without right of appeal. If a copy hereof,  verified
     by an affidavit,  shall have been filed in said proceeding, it shall not be
     necessary  to file the  original  as a warrant of  attorney.  The  Borrower
     waives the right to any stay of execution  and the benefit of all exemption
     laws now or  hereafter  in  effect.  No single  exercise  of the  foregoing
     warrant and power to confess judgment shall be deemed to exhaust the power,
     whether or not any such exercise  shall be held by any court to be invalid,
     voidable,  or void,  but the power shall continue  undiminished  and may be
     exercised  from time to time as often as the Lender shall elect,  until all
     sums payable or that may become payable hereunder by the Borrower have been
     paid in full.

7.   Waivers.  Any failure of the Lender to exercise any right  hereunder  shall
     not be construed as a waiver of the right to exercise the same or any other
     right at any other time.

8.   Assignment.  This  Promissory  Note shall not be assignable by the Borrower
     without the prior written consent of the Lender.

9.   Controlling  Law. This  Promissory  Note shall be construed and enforced in
     accordance with, and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware (without
     regard to the principles of conflict of laws).

10.  Severability  of  Provisions.  In  case  any  term  or  provision  of  this
     Promissory Note shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,  such provision
     shall be  severable  from the  remainder,  and the  validity,  legality and
     enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected
     or impaired thereby.

11.  Headings.  The  headings  of  this  Promissory  Note  are for  purposes  of
     reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

12.  Sealed Instrument. The Borrower intends this Promissory Note to be a sealed
     instrument and to be legally bound hereby.


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13.  Security. The obligations evidenced by this Promissory Note are Obligations
     as defined in the Amended and Restated Secured  Convertible Credit Facility
     and  Security  Agreement  dated  as of  July 1,  2002  between  Lender  and
     Borrower,  as amended,  modified  and  supplemented  from time to time (the
     "Loan Agreement"),  and, accordingly, all such obligations evidenced hereby
     are intended to be secured by the grants of security interests set forth in
     the Loan  Agreement.  To the extent  applicable,  this  Promissory  Note is
     subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in the Loan Agreement,
     which are incorporated herein by reference.


     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Borrower  has  executed  this  Promissory  Note
effective as of the date first written above.

                                  CARECENTRIC, INC.

                                  By: /s/ John R. Festa
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                                  Its:  President


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