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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3
 
   
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
    
 
   
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration statement on Form S-4 of our report dated
December 8, 1995 on the combined financial statements of The Receivables
Management Division of MedQuist, Inc. included in Medaphis Corporation's Form
8-K filed on January 19, 1996 and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.
    
 
   
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
    
 
   
Philadelphia, Pa.,
    
   
  May 31, 1996