UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q/A

AMENDMENT TO
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2001

OR

o 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:     1-10768


MEDIWARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	11-2209324
(State or other jurisdiction of  Incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
11711 West 79th Street             Lenexa, Kansas	66214
(Address of principal executive offices)	Zip code

                    (913) 307-1000                    
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)

                                                                                               
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 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       

As of January 21, 2002, there were 7,224,374 shares of Common Stock, $0.10 par value, of the registrant outstanding.

ITEM 6.      EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a).           Exhibits

Exhibit 10.40	Amendment #1 to loan agreement between Mediware Information Systems, Inc. and Fratelli Auriana dated as of December 5, 2001 (Amendment to re-file this Exhibit due to the loss of one line from Item Number 1 of the attached loan agreement amendment during the original transmission)
Exhibit 11.	Schedule of Computation of Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Exhibit 15.	Letter of awareness from Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP dated January 21, 2002 concerning unaudited interim financial information

(b).          Reports on Form 8-K for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2001

No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company during the quarter ended December 31, 2001.

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 by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                      MEDIWARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
                                                         (Registrant)

  January 29, 2002                              GEORGE J. BARRY               
        Date                                          GEORGE J. BARRY
                                                         PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  January 29, 2002                             JILL H. SUPPES                    
        Date                                         JILL H. SUPPES
                                                        CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

EXHIBIT 10.40

MEDIWARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
11711 W. 79th Street
Lenexa, Kansas 66214

December 5, 2001

Fratelli Auriana, Inc.
155 Old North Stamford Road
Stamford, Connecticut 06905

Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Secured Loan Agreement between Mediware Information Systems, Inc. and Fratelli Auriana, Inc. dated as of September 30, 2000 (the "Agreement"). We have agreed to amend the Agreement as follows:

1. The definition of the term "Maturity Date" set forth in Section 1.01 of the Agreement, is hereby amended and replaced with the following:

"Maturity Date" shall mean September 30, 2003.

2. Section 2.01 of the Agreement is modified in its entirety to read as follows:

SECTION 2.01 The Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, the Lender agrees to make the Loan Facility to the Borrower from and after the Closing Date. Drawdowns of the Loan Facility in multiples of $250,000 may be made by Borrower, assuming it is in compliance with the conditions for drawdowns, and is not in default hereunder, at any time and from time to time, up to September 30, 2002.

3. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

4. The Agreement, to the extent amended herein, remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing by signing and returning a duplicate copy of this letter to the undersigned.

MEDIWARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.

By        /s/ George J. Barry      
                 George J. Barry
                 President and Chief Executive Officer

AGREED AND ACCEPTED

FRATELLLI AURIANA, INC.

By:       /s/ Lawrence Auriana       
                 Lawrence Auriana

Name:       Lawrence Auriana       

Title:

Date:        January 17, 2002