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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES

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LANVISION SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To the Stockholders of LanVision Systems, Inc.:

      You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of LanVision Systems, Inc. to be held on May 26, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time, at the Heritage Room of the Clarion Hotel and Suites Cincinnati, 5901 Pfeiffer Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, for the following purposes:

      Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 1, 2004 will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournment thereof.

IMPORTANT

A proxy statement and proxy are submitted herewith. As a stockholder, you are urged to complete and mail the proxy promptly whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person. The enclosed envelope for the return of the proxy requires no postage if mailed in the USA. Stockholders of record attending the meeting may personally vote on all matters that are considered in which event the signed proxies are revoked. It is important that your shares be voted. In order to avoid the additional expense to the Company of further solicitation, we ask your cooperation in mailing your proxy promptly.

LANVISION SYSTEMS, INC.

PROXY STATEMENT

        The accompanying proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of LanVision Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company” or “LanVision”), for use at the 2004 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (“Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held on May 26, 2004 at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time, or any adjournment thereof, for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held at the Heritage Room of the Clarion Hotel and Suites Cincinnati, 5901 Pfeiffer Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. All holders of record of the Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (“Common Stock”), on April 1, 2004, the record date, will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on the record date, the Company had 9,030,032 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote. A majority, or 4,515,017, of these shares of Common Stock will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting.

      The proxy card, this Proxy Statement, and the Company’s fiscal year 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K will be mailed to stockholders on or about April 23, 2004.

Voting Rights and Solicitation of Proxies

      Stockholders are entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held. Shares of Common Stock may not be voted cumulatively.

      The shares represented by all properly executed proxies which are timely sent to the Company will be voted as designated and each proxy not designated will be voted affirmatively. Any person signing a proxy in the form accompanying this Proxy Statement has the power to revoke it at any time before the shares subject to the proxy are voted by notifying the Corporate Secretary of the Company in writing or by attendance at the meeting and voting in person.

      The expense of printing and mailing proxy materials will be borne by the Company. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, solicitation may be made by certain directors, officers, and other employees of the Company by personal interview, telephone, or facsimile. No additional compensation will be paid for such solicitation. The Company will request brokers and nominees who hold shares of Common Stock in their names to furnish proxy materials to beneficial owners of the shares and will reimburse such brokers and nominees for the reasonable expenses incurred in forwarding the materials to such beneficial owners.

      The Company’s bylaws provide that the holders of a majority of all of the shares of Common Stock issued, outstanding, and entitled to vote, whether present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. Shares that are voted “FOR”, or “AGAINST”, as applicable, with respect to a matter are treated as being present at the meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum and are also treated as shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting with respect to such matter. If a broker, bank, custodian, nominee, or other record holder of shares indicates on a proxy that it does not have the discretionary authority to vote certain shares on a particular matter (“broker non-vote”), then those shares will not be considered entitled to vote with respect to that matter, but will be counted in determining the presence of a quorum.

      All shares represented by valid proxies received prior to the Annual Meeting will be voted and, where a stockholder specifies by means of the proxy how the shares are to be voted with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the shares will be voted in accordance with the specification so made. If the stockholder fails to so specify, except for broker non-votes, the shares will be voted “FOR” the election of the Board’s nominees as directors.

      J. Brian Patsy and Eric S. Lombardo, directors and the co-founders of LanVision and two other of the directors of the Company, together beneficially own 4,440,200 shares of Common Stock. Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited Partnership (“Blue Chip”) beneficially owns 746,000 shares of Common Stock. Z. David Patterson, one

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      In accordance with Delaware law, a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available at the Annual Meeting at the Heritage Room of the Clarion Hotel and Suites Cincinnati, 5901 Pfeiffer Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, on May 26, 2004, and for ten days prior to the Annual Meeting, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, at the office of the Company.

PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

      At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders will elect five directors, comprising the entire membership of the Board, each to hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified at the 2005 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company or otherwise or until any earlier resignation or removal. Shares represented by the accompanying proxy will be voted for the election of the five nominees recommended by the Board, unless the proxy is marked in such a manner as to withhold authority to vote. All nominees for election are currently serving as members of the Board and have consented to continue to serve. If any nominee for any reason is unable to serve or will not serve, the proxies may be voted for such substitute nominee as the proxyholder may determine. The Company is not aware of any nominee who will be unable or unwilling to serve as a director. LanVision has not implemented a formal policy regarding director attendance at the Annual Meeting. Typically, the Board holds its annual organizational meeting directly following the Annual Meeting, which results in most directors being able to attend the Annual Meeting. All five directors attended the 2003 Annual Meeting and it is the current intention that all Directors will attend the 2004 Annual Meeting.

      Provided a quorum is duly constituted at the Annual Meeting, the affirmative vote by the holders of a plurality of the shares of Common Stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors is required to approve the election of directors. A broker non-vote and a withheld vote are not counted for purposes of electing the directors and will have no effect on the election. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will serve as the inspector of election for the election of the directors.

Nominees For Election As Directors

      The following incumbent directors are being nominated by the Board for reelection to the Board for a one year term: George E. Castrucci, Richard C. Levy, M.D., Eric S. Lombardo, J. Brian Patsy, and Z. David Patterson. The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the election of each of the nominees.

      George E. Castrucci, age 66, was appointed to the Board in May 1996. Prior to his retirement in March 1992, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Great American Broadcasting Company, a Cincinnati, Ohio based broadcasting company, and as President and Chief Operating Officer of its parent company, Great American Communications Company. Mr. Castrucci also currently serves as a director of Ohio National Mutual Holdings and its subsidiaries.

      Richard C. Levy, age 57, was appointed to the Board in January 2001. He serves as a Professor at the University of Cincinnati where he was the founding Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Levy is President of Medical Reimbursement, Inc., a privately held physician reimbursement company that he founded in 1984. He also serves as Chief Financial Officer of Vanguard Medical, Inc., a specialty practice group.

      Eric S. Lombardo, age 51, is a co-founder of the Company and has served as Vice President and Director of the Company or its predecessor since the Company’s or its predecessor’s inception in October, 1989, and as Executive Vice President of the Company or its predecessor since May, 1990. Mr. Lombardo has over 28 years of experience in the information technology industry.

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      J. Brian Patsy, age 53, is a co-founder of the Company and has served as President and Director of the Company or its predecessor since the Company’s or its predecessor’s inception in October, 1989. Mr. Patsy was appointed Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in March 1996. Mr. Patsy has over 30 years of experience in the information technology industry.

      Z. David Patterson, age 67, has been an Executive Vice President of Blue Chip Venture Company, the general partner of Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited Partnership, since 1992. He has served as Director of the Company or its predecessor since December 1994.

      There are no family relationships among any of the above named nominees for director or among any of the nominees and any executive officers of the Company.

      The Board of Directors has determined that the three non-employee directors are independent as that term is currently defined in The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Marketplace Rules.

Director Compensation

      The Company currently pays Messrs. Castrucci, Levy and Patterson directors’ fees of (i) $1,000 for each regularly scheduled Board meeting attended, and (ii) $1,000 per day for each special meeting or committee meeting attended on days when there are no Board meetings. Messrs. Patsy and Lombardo are officers of the Company and are not separately compensated as directors of the Company.

      Non-employee members of the Board are also eligible to participate in the Company’s 1996 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (the “Directors Plan”). The Directors Plan provides for the granting of non-qualified stock options to directors who are not employees of the Company to enable the Company to attract and retain high quality non-employee directors. Options for a total of 100,000 shares of Common Stock may be granted under the Directors Plan prior to February 8, 2006. Options may be granted under the Directors Plan by the Company at such times as may be determined by the Board’s Compensation Committee. Currently, 20,000 options have been granted under the Directors Plan to Mr. Castrucci, 15,000 options to Dr. Levy and 15,000 options to Mr. Patterson who has assigned his options to the Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited Partnership as required by the terms of the fund’s partnership agreement. The Company also granted Mr. Castrucci an additional 5,000 options outside of the Directors Plan at the time he first agreed to serve as a director for the Company as further inducement for him to serve as a director.

      LanVision has provided liability insurance for its directors and officers since 1996. The current policies expire on April 26, 2004. The annual cost of this coverage is approximately $95,500. Upon expiration, the current policies will be renewed or replaced with at least equivalent coverage.

Communications with the Board of Directors

      Stockholders may communicate with the Board of Directors, including the management directors, by sending a letter to LanVision Systems, Inc. Board of Directors, c/o The Corporate Secretary, 5481 Creek Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242-4001. All communications directed to the Board of Directors will be transmitted promptly to all of the directors without any editing or screening by the Corporate Secretary.

Board of Directors Meetings and Committees

      The Board met twelve times during fiscal year 2003. Standing committees of the Board currently include an audit committee and a compensation committee.

      The Board does not have a nominating committee as the Board of Directors has determined that it is not necessary and would have no direct benefit, at this time, because of: the small size of the Company; the size of the current Board of Directors; and the low turn over of Board Members. All nominees for election are currently serving as members of the Board, and were nominated by unanimous vote of the current Board. The Board is not considering, at this time, increasing the number of directors or nominating new members to the Board of Directors.

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      In fiscal year 2003, all directors attended all meetings of the Board and all committee meetings of the committees on which such directors served during the period for which each such director has been a director.

      The independent directors, Messrs. Patterson (Chairman), Castrucci, and Levy, are presently the members of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee met separately as a committee two times during fiscal year 2003. The Audit Committee also met as part of the whole Board of Directors to review each of the Company’s quarterly financial statements filed on Form 10-Q, prior to the filing of those reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Audit Committee Chairman separately discusses the Company’s financial reports with the auditors on a regular periodic basis. The Audit Committee’s functions include the engagement of the Company’s independent auditors, review of the results of the audit engagement and the Company’s financial results, review of the Company’s financial statements by the independent auditors and their opinion thereon, review of the auditors’ independence, review of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls and similar functions and approval of all auditing and non-auditing service performed by the independent auditors for the Company. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. George E. Castrucci is an audit committee financial expert for the Company and is independent as that term is currently defined in The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Marketplace Rules.

      The independent directors, Messrs. Castrucci (Chairman), Patterson, and Levy, are presently the members of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee met four times during fiscal year 2003. The Compensation Committee reviews the performance of and establishes the salaries and all other compensation of the Company’s executive officers. The Compensation Committee also administers the Company’s 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan, the Company’s 1996 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan, and the Company’s 1996 Stock Purchase Plan and is responsible for recommending grants of stock options under such plans, subject to the approval of the Board.

      The independent directors of the Board regularly meet in “Executive Session” as part of each regularly scheduled Board Meeting and no presiding director has been designated to conduct the “Executive Sessions”.

      The Audit Committee has established procedures through which confidential complaints may be made by employees, directly to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, regarding: illegal or fraudulent activity; questionable accounting, internal controls or auditing matters; conflicts of interest, dishonest or unethical conduct; disclosures in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings that are not accurate; violations of LanVision’s Code of Conduct and Ethics; or any other matters.

Code of Conduct and Ethics

      The Board of Directors has adopted the LanVision, Systems, Inc. Code of Conduct and Ethics which may be found on the Company’s website at www.lanvision.com.

STOCK OWNERSHIP BY CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

      The following table sets forth certain information, as of April 1, 2004, with respect to the beneficial ownership of Common Stock by: (i) each stockholder known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of Common Stock; (ii) each director; (iii) each Named Executive Officer listed in the Summary Compensation Table; and (iv) all directors and current executive officers as a group.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary of Cash and Certain Other Compensation

      The following table is a summary of certain information concerning the compensation earned during the last three fiscal years by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s three other executive officers. These individuals are collectively referred to herein as the “Named Executive Officers.”

Summary Compensation Table

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Stock Options

      The following table sets forth information concerning the grant of stock options to each of the Named Executive Officers in fiscal year 2003.

Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year

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      The following table sets forth information with respect to the Named Executive Officers concerning exercises of options during fiscal year 2003 and unexercised options held as of the end of fiscal year 2003.

Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and

Employment Agreements

      The Company has entered into new employment agreements with Messrs. Patsy and Lombardo. The agreements cover the period February 1, 2004 through January 31, 2005, with provisions for automatic annual renewals and contain the provisions described below and other usual and customary provisions found in executive employment agreements.

      The agreement for Mr. Patsy provides that he will serve as the Company’s President and/or Chief Executive Officer throughout the term of the agreement, his base salary will be $225,000, subject to annual adjustment at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, if his employment is terminated upon certain circumstances, he will receive severance equal to twelve months total compensation, including base compensation and bonus; he is eligible to receive a bonus to be covered by the executive bonus plan; he will be subject to a non-compete provision for a period of one year following termination of employment, which period may be extended for an additional year at the discretion of the Company upon payment of additional severance pay.

      The agreement for Mr. Lombardo provides that he will serve as Executive Vice-President of the Company throughout the term of the agreement, his base salary will be $200,000, subject to annual adjustment at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, if his employment is terminated upon certain circumstances, he will receive severance equal to twelve months total compensation, including base compensation and bonus; he is eligible to receive a bonus to be covered by the executive bonus; he will be subject to a non-compete provision for a period of one year following termination of employment, which period may be extended for an additional year at the discretion of the Company upon payment of additional severance pay.

      In addition, the employment agreements for both Mr. Patsy and Mr. Lombardo provide that; in the event of a change of control the agreement will automatically be extended for one year from the date of the change in control, and in the event of termination by the Board without good cause, the employee terminates the employment agreement due to a material reduction in his duties or compensation or the employment agreement is terminated within one year after a change in control, the employee will be entitled to severance benefits equal to twelve months total compensation plus a bonus, and healthcare coverage, at no cost, for a period of two years. Such severance benefits are payable in a lump sum within three months after the termination date. The employment agreements will also provide that during the term of the agreement, and for a period of two years thereafter the employee will not compete with the Company in the healthcare information systems industry, including serving as an employee, officer, director, consultant, stockholder, or general partner of any entity other than the Company. In addition, the employee will agree to assign to the Company all of his interest in any developments, discoveries, inventions, and certain other interests developed by him during the course of

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      Mr. Bridge has a severance arrangement with the Company that, in the event of a change in control resulting in the termination of employment or a decrease in pay or responsibility, or termination without cause, he is entitled to severance equal to three-fourths of his total annual compensation. Mr. Bridge also entered into a standard employment agreement similar to that described for Mr. Vick below.

      Mr. Vick, upon his initial employment with the Company, entered into a standard employment agreement that all LanVision employees enter into. The agreement has no term and the Company, at will, upon 14 day’s prior written notice, can terminate employment. The agreement contains usual and customary provisions related to compensation, employee benefits, nondisclosure of trade secrets, research and development, restrictions on employment by a competitor, solicitation of Company employees or customers and return of company property.

Compensation Committee Report

      For fiscal year 2003, the Compensation Committee of the Board was at all times comprised entirely of non-employee independent directors. The Compensation Committee met four times during fiscal year 2003 and is charged with responsibility for reviewing the performance and establishing the compensation of the Company’s executive officers on an annual basis. The Compensation Committee also administers the Company’s 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan, the Company’s 1996 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan, and the Company’s 1996 Stock Purchase Plan and is responsible for recommending grants of stock options under such plans, unless otherwise directed by the Board.

      The compensation plans provide for each executive officer: an annual salary, a performance-based annual bonus incentive, and a potential for discretionary bonuses, stock options (excluding Messrs. Patsy and Lombardo) in order to provide long-term incentives, and ensure that management’s long-term interests are aligned with those of other stockholders, and severance arrangements for certain executive officers as noted above. The goal of the committee with regard to compensation is to provide a structure that is competitive with other comparably sized technology companies. The compensation plans for Mr. Patsy, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Mr. Lombardo, the Company’s Executive Vice President were virtually the same for fiscal year 2003 as they were for fiscal years 2002, except for an increase in Mr. Patsy’s and Mr. Lombardo’s base salary and bonus potential in fiscal year 2003 and an increase in the base salary and bonus potential of Mr. Bridge and Mr. Vick in fiscal year 2003. The fiscal year 2001 and 2002 bonuses targets were based upon management’s ability to improve the Company’s results of operations. The fiscal year 2003 bonus target was based upon management’s ability to achieve specific operating results. If the results of operations targets were achieved, then each Executive Officer would receive a specified percentage of a targeted bonus amount established by the Compensation Committee for each Executive Officer. If the target was exceeded, the bonus payable would be a multiple of the excess percent. If the target was not met, the bonus payable would be reduced by a multiple of the percent missed. In 2003 no bonuses were payable until 80% of the target results of operations were achieved. No Bonuses were earned in fiscal year 2003.

      In 2002, the Compensation Committee engaged the firm of Towers Perrin to conduct an executive compensation and benefits review of appropriate salary ranges, as well as management incentive plan ranges, etc. Based, in part, on this review as well revenue and earnings results, the ability to achieve strategic business plans and goals, and evaluations of overall performance, the committee adjusted the total compensation including potential bonuses of the executive officers in 2003 and made additional adjustments, approximating a cost of living increase to some executives, in 2004.

      The Compensation Committee believes that stock options can be an effective incentive to attract and retain Executive Officers and key employees of the Company and to encourage stock ownership by these persons so that they acquire or increase their proprietary interest in the success of the Company. The Compensation Committee

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

      The following non-employee directors serve on the Compensation Committee: George E. Castrucci, Richard C. Levy, M.D. and Z. David Patterson. No member of the Compensation Committee is or was an officer or employee of the Company or the subsidiary of the Company. No director or Executive Officer of the Company serves on any board of directors or compensation committee that compensates any member of the Compensation Committee.

Audit Committee Report

      The Audit Committee, which operates under a Charter approved by the Board of Directors, and which was recently revised and is attached hereto as Appendix A, oversees the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process including the systems of internal controls. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Committee reviewed the audited financial statements that are included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K with management, which review included a discussion of the quality, not just the acceptability, of the accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant judgments, and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements.

      The Committee is comprised of the three independent non-employee directors of the Company and held two meetings during fiscal year 2003. The Committee reviewed with Ernst & Young LLP, the independent auditors, who are responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of those audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles, their judgments as to the quality, not just the acceptability, of the Company’s accounting principles and such other matters as are required to be discussed with the Committee under generally accepted auditing standards. In particular, the Committee has discussed with Ernst & Young LLP those matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communications with Audit Committees) and the required communications required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

      Ernst & Young LLP also provided to the Committee the written disclosures required by Independent Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees), and the Committee discussed the independent auditors’ independence with the auditors themselves.

      The Committee discussed with the Company’s independent auditors the overall scope and plans for their audit. The Committee meets with the independent auditors, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examinations, their evaluations of the Company’s internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting.

      In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Committee recommended to the Board of Directors (and the Board approved) that the audited financial statements be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Committee has selected Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2004.

      The Audit Committee approved and recommended to the Board of Directors the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of LanVision’s Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2003. In addition, the Audit Committee preapproved the payment of up to $90,700 in audit fees for the above audit and an additional payment of up to $47,000 for tax fees that includes the preparation and review of various tax returns required to be filed by LanVision and $5,000 for consulting services relating to compliance with the Sarbanes-

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STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH

      The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on Common Stock with the cumulative total return on the Nasdaq US Total Return Index and on the Nasdaq Computer and Data Processing Services Stock Index for the period commencing January 31, 1999 and ending January 31, 2004, assuming an investment of $100 and the reinvestment of any dividends.

      The comparison in the graph below is based upon historical data and is not indicative of, nor intended to forecast the future performance of Common Stock.

LanVision Stock Performance

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

      Pursuant to a stockholder agreement among the Company, Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited Partnership (“Blue Chip”), and Messrs. Patsy and Lombardo, executed in connection with Blue Chip’s purchase of its equity interest in the Company, the Company is obligated to nominate for election, as a director, a person designated by Blue Chip as long as Blue Chip beneficially owns at least 8% of the outstanding Common Stock. Blue Chip currently owns 8.26% of the outstanding Common Stock. Blue Chip has designated Z. David Patterson as its nominee. Mr. Patterson has advised LanVision that the fund, which currently owns 746,000 shares of common

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OTHER SECURITIES FILINGS

      The information contained in this Proxy Statement under the headings “Compensation Committee Report” “Audit Committee Report” and “Stock Performance Graph” is not, and should not be deemed to be, incorporated by reference into any filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that purport to incorporate by reference other Securities and Exchange Commission filings made by the Company, in whole or in part, including this Proxy Statement.

COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

      Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company’s officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of Common Stock (collectively, “Reporting Persons”) to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Reporting Persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

      Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received, the Company believes that with respect to the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004 all the Reporting Persons complied with all applicable filing requirements.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

      Ernst & Young LLP served as the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004. At its meeting scheduled to follow the Annual Meeting, the Board expects to ratify Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2005. Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting. They will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate stockholder questions.

      The following table sets forth the aggregate fees for the Company for the fiscal years 2003 and 2002 for audit and other services provided by LanVision’s accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP.

      The Company has engaged Ernst & Young LLP to provide tax consulting and compliance services and consulting services regarding the internal control audit related requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, in addition to the audit of the financial statements. The Company’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of the tax services is compatible with maintaining the independence of Ernst & Young LLP. All fees paid to Ernst & Young LLP are preapproved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

      Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting and will be available to make a statement, if he so desires, or to answer appropriate questions from stockholders present.

OTHER BUSINESS

      The Board does not presently intend to bring any other business before the Annual Meeting, and, so far as is known to the Board, no matters are to be brought before the Annual Meeting except as specified in the Notice of Annual Meeting. No stockholder has informed the Company of any intention to propose any other matter to be

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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

      A copy of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will be mailed without charge to all stockholders upon request. Requests should be addressed to Investor Relations, LanVision Systems, Inc., 5481 Creek Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-4001. The Form 10-K includes certain exhibits. Copies of the exhibits will be provided only upon receipt of payment covering the Company’s reasonable expenses for such copies. The Form 10-K and exhibits may also be obtained from the Company’s web site, http://www.lanvision.com on the “Financial” page, or directly from the Securities and Exchange Commission web site, http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/srch-edgar.

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR NEXT ANNUAL MEETING

      Stockholder proposals intended for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the Company’s 2005 annual meeting of stockholders must be received by the Company not later than December 28, 2004. Such proposals should be sent to the Corporate Secretary, LanVision Systems, Inc., 5481 Creek Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-4001. The inclusion of any proposal will be subject to applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Rule 14a-8 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Any stockholder who intends to propose any other matter to be acted upon at the 2005 annual meeting of Stockholders must inform the Company no later than March 10, 2005. If notice is not provided by that date, the persons named in the Company’s proxy for the 2005 annual meeting will be allowed to exercise their discretionary authority to vote upon any such proposal without the matter having been discussed in the proxy statement for the 2005 annual meeting.

      ALL STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

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APPENDIX A

LanVision Systems, Inc.

Audit Committee Charter

Organization and Requirements

      The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of LanVision Systems, Inc. will be established by the Board of Directors and will follow at least the minimum audit committee requirements as published by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the relevant Corporate Governance Requirements of NASDAQ. The Audit Committee may, from time-to-time, establish other requirements as it considers appropriate or necessary in the circumstances..

      The Audit Committee shall also ensure the Company complies with the Audit Committee Disclosure requirements of the SEC required in the proxy statements for stockholder’s meetings and in annual reports filed with the SEC, including disclosures regarding audit committee financial experts and code of ethics for the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and that the code will be posted on the Company web site and included as an exhibit to the annual report of Form 10-K.

Statement of Policy

      The Audit Committee shall oversee the accounting, reporting practices of the Company, and the quality and integrity of financial reports of the Company. In so doing, it is the responsibility of the Audit Committee to maintain free and open communication between the directors, the independent auditors and the financial management of the Company.

      The Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to:

Responsibilities

      In carrying out its responsibilities, the Audit Committee believes its policies and procedures should remain flexible, in order to best react to changing requirements and conditions and to ensure to the directors and shareholders that the corporate accounting and reporting practices of the Company are in accordance with all requirements and are of the highest quality.

      In carrying out these responsibilities, the Audit Committee will:

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Adopted by the unanimous vote of the Board of Directors of LanVision Systems, Inc.

19 February 2004.

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PROXY

     The undersigned hereby appoints J. Brian Patsy and Eric S. Lombardo and each of them, attorneys-in-fact and proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote as designated below all shares of the Common Stock of LanVision Systems, Inc. that the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 26, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., and at any adjournment thereof.

     This Proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this Proxy will be voted FOR Proposal 1.

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     The undersigned acknowledges having received from LanVision Systems, Inc., prior to the execution of this Proxy, a Notice of Annual Meeting, a Proxy Statement, and an Annual Report.

     Please sign exactly as your name appears below. When shares are held as joint tenants, each holder should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.