EXHIBIT 99.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                  PURSUANT TO
                            18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         I, Philip M. Pead, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Per-Se Technologies, Inc., Inc. (the "Company") in compliance with 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, hereby certify that the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended March 31, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
(i) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (ii) the information contained in such
Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.



                                      By: /s/ PHILIP M. PEAD
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                                         Philip M. Pead
                                         Chairman, President and
                                         Chief Executive Officer
                                         Date: May 9, 2003

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906
has been provided to Per-Se Technologies, Inc. and will be retained by Per-Se
Technologies, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.