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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 in Medaphis
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A 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 in such Annual Report on Form
10-K/A. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Prospectus.


   
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
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PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
    

Atlanta, Georgia
June 19, 1998