UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                  March 8, 1999
                                (Date of Report)

                                  March 5, 1999
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                            -------------------------

                         Commission File Number 0-26816

                             IDX SYSTEMS CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Vermont                                        03-0222230
   (State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                     Identification No.)

                               1400 Shelburne Road
                           South Burlington, VT 05403
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (802-862-1022)









                          Exhibit Index on Page 2 of 5


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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On March 5,  1999,  the  Company  announced  that,  based on  currently
available  information,  the Company  expects sales for the first quarter ending
March 31, 1999 to be in the range of $60 to $65  million.  The  Company  expects
sales in this range to result in a loss of  ($0.22) - ($0.28)  per share for the
quarter,  versus analysts'  consensus estimates of profit of $.35 per share. The
after tax loss for the quarter is expected to be ($5) - ($7) million.



ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)      Exhibits.

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         99                        IDX News Release dated              4
                                   March 5, 1999

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                                  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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                      IDX SYSTEMS CORPORATION
                                      (Registrant)



Date:  March 8, 1999                  /S/ John A. Kane
                                      ____________________________________
                                      John A. Kane
                                      Vice President, Finance and Administration
                                      Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
































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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                  March 8, 1999
                                (Date of Report)

                                  March 5, 1999
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                            -------------------------

                         Commission File Number 0-26816

                             IDX SYSTEMS CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Vermont                                        03-0222230
   (State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                     Identification No.)

                               1400 Shelburne Road
                           South Burlington, VT 05403
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (802-862-1022)

                          Exhibit Index on Page 2 of 5
ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On March 5,  1999,  the  Company  announced  that,  based on  currently
available  information,  the Company  expects sales for the first quarter ending
March 31, 1999 to be in the range of $60 to $65  million.  The  Company  expects
sales in this range to result in a loss of  ($0.22) - ($0.28)  per share for the
quarter,  versus analysts'  consensus estimates of profit of $.35 per share. The
after tax loss for the quarter is expected to be ($5) - ($7) million.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)      Exhibits.
EXHIBIT NO.               DESCRIPTION                         PAGE
         -----------               -----------                         ----
99                        IDX News Release dated              4
                                   March 5, 1999
Page 2 of 5
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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                      IDX SYSTEMS CORPORATION
                                      (Registrant)

Date:  March 8, 1999                  /S/ John A. Kane
                                      ____________________________________
                                      John A. Kane
                                      Vice President, Finance and Administration
                                      Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

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