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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Nos. 33326289, 33326291, 33326113, 33307627, 33307201,
33307203, 33303213, 3395742, 3395746, 3395748, 3390874, 3390876, 3388444,
3388442, 3371556, 3367752, 3364952, 3346847, 33346489, 33360729, 33394151,
33378167, 33378775) of Per-Se Technologies, Inc. of our report dated February
8, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the Annual
Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report dated February 8, 2000 relating to the financial
statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
March 27, 2000