UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2005



        Delaware                    000-19480                   58-1651222
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File No.)          (IRS Employer 
     of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 200, Alpharetta, Georgia                 30004
       (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)


                                 (770) 237-4300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01         Other Events.

     On March 9,  2005,  Per-Se  Technologies,  Inc.  ("Per-Se")  issued a press
release  announcing  that its  Board  of  Directors  has  authorized  Per-Se  to
repurchase up to 1 million shares of its outstanding common stock. A copy of the
press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by  reference.


Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

       (c)        Exhibit 99.1 -- Press Release dated March 9, 2005.



                                   Signatures
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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  March 9, 2005

                                       PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.



                                       By: /s/ CHRIS E. PERKINS           
                                           -------------------------------
                                           Chris E. Perkins
                                           Executive Vice President
                                           and Chief Financial Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibit
           No.                     Description
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          99.1    Press Release dated March 9, 2005.