UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

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

          Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2005


                            PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Delaware                     000-19480                58-1651222
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission File No.)        (IRS Employer 
       of incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 200, Alpharetta, Georgia              30004
       (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)


                                 (770) 237-4300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On May 3, 2005, Per-Se Technologies, Inc. ("Per-Se") issued a press release
announcing its results of operations for the quarterly period ended March 31,
2005. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c)      Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release dated May 3, 2005.

                                   Signatures
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     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.

Date:    May 3, 2005

                                            PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.



                                            By: /s/ CHRIS E. PERKINS
                                                ---------------------------
                                                Chris E. Perkins
                                                Executive Vice President
                                                and Chief Financial Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

            Exhibit
              No.       Description
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             99.1       Press Release dated May 3, 2005.