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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Medaphis
Corporation of our report dated January 27, 1998 appearing on page F-1 of
Medaphis Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1997.  We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on
the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on page F-30 of such Annual
Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Prospectus. 




PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
March 2, 1998