EXHIBIT 99.1

NEWS release                                          [PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES LOGO]

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         PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES COMPLETES SALE OF PATIENT1(R) PRODUCT LINE

ATLANTA -- JULY 28, 2003 -- Per-Se Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTI), a leader
in delivering comprehensive business managemenT outsourcing services, financial
and administrative software solutions, and Internet-enabled connectivity to the
healthcare industry, today announced that it has completed the sale of its
Patient1 clinical product line to Misys Healthcare Systems, a division of Misys
plc (London: MSY.L). As announced on June 19, 2003, Misys Healthcare Systems
agreed to purchase the Patient1 product line for $30 million in cash.

"The sale of Patient1 sharpens our focus on the administrative part of the
healthcare market, which we believe provides the greatest long-term growth
opportunity for our company," stated Philip M. Pead, Per-Se's chairman,
president and chief executive officer.

Further financial details concerning the transaction will be provided in the
Company's second quarter earnings release scheduled for Wednesday, July 30,
2003.

ABOUT PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES

Per-Se Technologies (Nasdaq: PSTI) is a leader in delivering comprehensive
business management outsourcing services, financial and administrative software
solutions, and Internet-enabled connectivity for the healthcare industry.
Atlanta-based Per-Se enables integrated delivery systems and physician practices
to optimize the quality of care delivered and profitability of business
operations simultaneously. The leading provider of business management
outsourcing services to physicians, Per-Se supports approximately 47,000
physicians and 2,000 healthcare organizations. Per-Se processes more than 240
million medical transactions annually, and its solutions manage 26 million
patient lives online. Additional information is available at www.per-se.com.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include the
intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of its
management team with respect to the Company's future business operations and the
costs or outcome of litigation as well as the assumptions upon which such
statements are based. Forward-looking statements include specifically, but are
not limited to, estimated proceeds from the transaction, which are subject to
finalization of the closing balance sheet. Prospective investors are cautioned
that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance, and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may
differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.
Additional factors that would cause actual results to differ materially from
those contemplated within this press release can also be found in the Company's
Safe Harbor Compliance Statement included in the Company's Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2002, and Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2002. The Company disclaims any responsibility to update any forward-looking
statements.

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