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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                      CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP



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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 5, 2001 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the Per-Se Technologies, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated February 5, 2001 relating to the
financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
July 12, 2001