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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0203</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2008-06-22</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001121439</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>EMAGEON INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EMAG</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001438393</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Ulrich Benner</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>OLIVER PRESS PARTNERS, LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>152 WEST 57TH STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10019</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The reporting person is a director of Emageon Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;).  The reporting person does not individually hold or otherwise beneficially own any securities of the Company.  The reporting person is an employee of Oliver Press Partners, LLC, one or more affiliates of which own certain securities of the Company, all of which are subject to the shared voting and investment authority of Oliver Press Partners, LLC, Oliver Press Investors, LLC, Augustus K. Oliver and Clifford Press.  Oliver Press Partners, LLC, Oliver Press Investors, LLC, Mr. Oliver and Mr. Press, in their capacity as the holders of shared voting and investment authority of more than 10% of the common stock of the Company pursuant to Reg. 13d-3, separately file statements pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reporting person does not exercise any voting, investment or other authority with respect to the shares of the common stock of the Company separately reported by Oliver Press Partners, LLC, Oliver Press Investors, LLC, Mr. Oliver and Mr. Press.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Benner Ulrich</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-06-26</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
