Exhibit 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
listed below of Per-Se Technologies, Inc. of our reports dated March 13, 2006,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Per-Se
Technologies, Inc., Per-Se Technologies, Inc.'s management's assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Per-Se
Technologies, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2005:

1.   Registration Statement Number 33-46847 on Form S-8
2.   Registration Statement Number 33-64952 on Form S-8
3.   Registration Statement Number 33-67752 on Form S-8
4.   Registration Statement Number 33-71556 on Form S-8
5.   Registration Statement Number 33-88442 on Form S-8
6.   Registration Statement Number 33-88444 on Form S-8
7.   Registration Statement Number 33-90874 on Form S-8
8.   Registration Statement Number 33-90876 on Form S-8
9.   Registration Statement Number 33-95742 on Form S-8
10.  Registration Statement Number 33-95746 on Form S-8
11.  Registration Statement Number 33-95748 on Form S-8
12.  Registration Statement Number 333-03213 on Form S-8
13.  Registration Statement Number 333-07201 on Form S-8
14.  Registration Statement Number 333-07203 on Form S-8
15.  Registration Statement Number 333-07627 on Form S-8
16.  Registration Statement Number 333-26113 on Form S-8
17.  Registration Statement Number 333-26289 on Form S-8
18.  Registration Statement Number 333-26291 on Form S-8
19.  Registration Statement Number 333-37150 on Form S-8
20.  Registration Statement Number 333-37152 on Form S-8
21.  Registration Statement Number 333-46489 on Form S-8
22.  Registration Statement Number 333-60729 on Form S-8
23.  Registration Statement Number 333-65016 on Form S-8
24.  Registration Statement Number 333-78167 on Form S-8
25.  Registration Statement Number 333-87902 on Form S-8
26.  Registration Statement Number 333-105111 on Form S-8
27.  Registration Statement Number 333-105110 on Form S-8
28.  Registration Statement Number 333-94151 on Form S-8

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
March 13, 2006