Exhibit 99.1

          Per-Se Technologies Updates Status of 10-K Filing

    ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 29, 2004--Per-Se Technologies, Inc.
(Nasdaq: PSTI) announced today that it will be unable to file its 2003
annual report on Form 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) by the extension deadline of March 30, 2004.
    On March 16, the Company filed for an automatic 15-day extension
with the SEC in order to complete additional procedures that the
Company's external auditors advised should be performed in connection
with allegations of improprieties made in 2003. At that time, the
Company believed these additional procedures would be completed by
March 30, 2004. These procedures were necessary as part of the
external auditors' year-end 2003 audit due to Statement of Auditing
Standards No. 99 ("SAS 99"). SAS 99 became effective for periods
beginning on or after December 15, 2002. The audit committee of the
Company's board of directors selected the same outside accounting firm
that previously assisted in reviewing certain of these allegations,
and continues to directly oversee the work of the outside accountants.
    The Company is cooperating fully with the outside accountants to
ensure the additional procedures are completed as quickly as possible.
However, at this time, the Company is unable to predict when it will
be in a position to file its Form 10-K or if the results of these
additional procedures will have an impact on the Company's reported
financial statements.

    About Per-Se Technologies

    Per-Se Technologies (Nasdaq: PSTI) is the leader in Connective
Healthcare. Connective Healthcare solutions from Per-Se enable
physicians and hospitals to achieve their income potential by creating
an environment that streamlines and simplifies the complex
administrative burden of providing healthcare. Per-Se's Connective
Healthcare solutions help reduce administrative expenses, increase
revenue and accelerate the movement of funds to benefit providers,
payers and patients. More information is available at www.per-se.com.

    Safe Harbor Statement

    This Press Release contains statements that constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of
1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements contained in this Press Release include the intent, belief
or current expectations of the Company and members of its management
team with respect to the Company's future business operations and the
costs or outcome of work performed in conjunction with the Company's
year-end audit as well as the assumptions upon which such statements
are based. Forward-looking statements include specifically, but are
not limited to, the expectation regarding the timing of the Company's
filing of its Form 10-K, the outcome of the additional procedures and
other work performed in conjunction with the Company's year-end audit
including any impact on previously reported financial statements and
the costs, earnings and cash flow impact of the additional procedures
and other work being performed in conjunction with the Company's
year-end audit. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance,
and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may
differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking
statements. Important factors currently known to management that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by
the forward-looking statements in this Press Release include, but are
not limited to, adverse developments with respect to the additional
procedures and other work performed in conjunction with the year-end
audit. Additional factors that would cause actual results to differ
materially from those contemplated within this Press Release can also
be found in the Company's Safe Harbor Compliance Statement included in
the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 and
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. The Company disclaims
any responsibility to update any forward-looking statements.

    CONTACT: Per-Se Technologies, Atlanta
             Company Contact
             Michele Howard, 770/444-5603
             michele.howard@per-se.com
                 or
             Manning Selvage & Lee
             Media Contact
             Shannon Whalen, 404/870-6835
             shannon.whalen@mslpr.com