EXHIBIT 23.1


                          Consent of Ernst & Young LLP






                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Per-Se Technologies, Inc. Deferred Stock Unit Plan of our
reports dated February 4, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Per-Se Technologies, Inc. included in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
May 8, 2002