Exhibit 32.2

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

I, Chris E. Perkins, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Per-Se Technologies, 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period
ended December 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 Annual Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.

                                                By: /s/ CHRIS E. PERKINS
                                                    --------------------
                                                    Chris E. Perkins
                                                    Executive Vice President
                                                    and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 13, 2004

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.