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): November 3, 2004


                            PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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

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


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

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Item 2.02         Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

        On November 3, 2004, Per-Se Technologies, Inc. ("Per-Se") issued a press
release announcing its results of operations for the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and
is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01         Other Events.

        Notice has been given by Per-Se to the trustee and the holders of
Per-Se's 3.25% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2024 (the "Debentures")
that Per-Se has irrevocably elected to satisfy in cash 100% of the principal
amount of the Debentures upon conversion. This election was made pursuant to
Section 10.03(c) of the Indenture governing the Debentures. The aggregate
principal amount of the Debentures is $125 million.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibit  99.1 - Press  Release  dated  November 3, 2004  announcing 
         results of  operations  for the  quarterly  period  ended
         September 30, 2004.


                                   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:    November 3, 2004


                                      PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.      
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                      By: /s/ CHRIS E. PERKINS       
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                                          Chris E. Perkins           
                                          Executive Vice President   
                                          and Chief Financial Officer
                                      







                      EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
  No.                 Description
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 99.1       Press Release dated November 3, 2004, announcing results
            of operations for the quarterly period ended September
            30, 2004.