Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Zalewski Lora C
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUADRAMED CORP [QDHC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O QUADRAMED CORPORATION, 12110 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, SUITE 600		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Interim CFO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

RESTON, VA 20190		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 05/03/2014 Common Stock 2,000 $ 14.25 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 06/26/2017 Common Stock 8,000 $ 15.45 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Zalewski Lora C
C/O QUADRAMED CORPORATION
12110 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, SUITE 600
RESTON, VA 20190		       Interim CFO  

Signatures

/s/ Lora C. Zalewski 09/02/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The options vested in accordance with the terms of the 1999 Supplemental Stock Option Plan; 25% vested on the first anniversary of the grant, and the remaining 75% vested pro rata over the next thirty-six months.
(2) The options vest in accordance with the terms of the 2004 Stock Compensation Plan; 25% vest on the first anniversary of the grant, with the remaining 75% vesting pro rata over the next 36 months.
 
Remarks:
On September 1, 2008, Lora C. Zalewski began serving as the Interim Chief Financial Officer of QuadraMed Corporation (the "Company"),  as previously reported in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2008.

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