Form 5

Form 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Barry George J.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Mediware Information Systems, Inc. MEDW					6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) CEO ____________
(Last) (First) (Middle) 11711 W. 79th Street	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)		4. Statement for Month/Year 2/5/02
(Street) Lenexa KS 66214			5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)			7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check applicable line) X Form Filed by One Reporting Person Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form:Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, Par Value $ .10	2/5/02	P	1,000	A	5.75	1,000	D

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts calls warrants options, convertible securities)

1. Title of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 3)

2 .Conversion
    or Exercise
    Price of
    Derivative
    Security

3. Trans-
    action
    Code
    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)

4. Trans-
action
Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired
    (A) or Disposed
    of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8 .Price of
    Deriva-
    tive
    Security
    (Instr. 5)

9. Number
    of Deriva-
    tiive
    Securities
    Bene-
    ficially
    Owned at
    End of
    Month
    (Instr. 4)

10.Owner-
     ship of
   Deriva-
     tive
     Security:
     Direct
     (D) or
     Indirect
     (I)
     (Instr. 4)

11.Nature
    of
    Indirect
    Bene-
    ficial
    Owner-
    ship
    (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number
of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$2.688

(1)

1/28/06

Common Stock

350,000

Explanation of Responses:
(1) Options vest ratably on 1/29/02, 1/29/03 and 1/29/04.

GEORGE J. BARRY
GEORGE J. BARRY
**Signature of Reporting Person

2/7/02
Date

**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.