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                      Securities and Exchange Commission
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                                   
                               FORM 10-Q/A      

               QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                   FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996

                                      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 NUMBER:  0-27364

                       AMISYS MANAGED CARE SYSTEMS, INC.

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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                 Delaware                               13-3355918
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      (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)
                                              
       30 W. Gude Drive, 5th floor            
            Rockville, Maryland                            20850
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 (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (301) 251-8600

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                Not Applicable

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                         Common Stock, $.001 par value
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                                Title of Class


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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days.   Yes   X      No 
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As of October 31, 1996, there were outstanding 7,754,100 shares of Common Stock,
par value $.001 per share of the Registrant.

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Item 6 of the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1996 is
hereby amended to include in electronic format the Purchase Agreement dated 
August 11, 1996, between the Company and Hewlett-Packard Company (the "Purchase 
Agreement").     

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)       Exhibits:  The following are annexed as Exhibits:

          Exhibit Number          Description
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             10.03 +        Purchase Agreement, dated August 11, 1996,
                            between the Company and Hewlett-Packard Company.

             11.1           Computation of Earnings Per Share.

             27.01          Financial Data Schedule.
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+ CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OMITTED AND SUPPLIED SEPARATELY TO THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
    
* THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WAS FILED IN PAPER ON NOVEMBER 12, 1996 WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SEPARATELY UNDER COVER OF FORM SE PURSUANT TO
A RULE 201 TEMPORARY HARDSHIP EXEMPTION     

(b)       Reports on Form 8-K: The Company filed a current report on Form 8-K on
July 19, 1996 to report certain other information for purposes of the "safe
harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
Company filed cautionary statements identifying important factors that could
cause AMISYS' actual results to differ materially from those projected in future
statements made by or on behalf of AMISYS. 

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                                  SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized. The undersigned signs this report
pursuant to his responsibilities as Principal Financial Officer and a duly
authorized officer of the Registrant.
 
                                    AMISYS MANAGED CARE SYSTEMS, INC.

    
Date:  November 21, 1996            By:     /s/ Robert J. Sullivan      
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                                    Robert J. Sullivan
                                    Vice President, Chief Financial
                                    Officer, and Secretary and Treasurer
                                    (Principal Financial Officer and
                                    Principal Accounting Officer)

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The Index to Exhibits of the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 
September 30, 1996 is hereby amended to include in electronic format the 
Purchase Agreement dated August 11, 1996, between the Company and 
Hewlett-Packard Company (the "Purchase Agreement").      

 
                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NUMBER                    DESCRIPTION
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     10.03+                 Purchase Agreement, dated August 11, 1996, between
                            the Company and Hewlett-Packard Company.      

         

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+ CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OMITTED AND SUPPLIED SEPARATELY TO THE SECURITIES AND
  EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
    
* THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WAS FILED IN PAPER ON NOVEMBER 12, 1996 WITH THE
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SEPARATELY UNDER COVER OF FORM SE PURSUANT
  TO A RULE 201 TEMPORARY HARDSHIP EXEMPTION .      

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