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 14, 2005

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


           Delaware                000-19480                 58-1651222
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission              (IRS Employer 
      of incorporation)             File No.)            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 14, 2005, Per-Se Technologies, Inc. ("Per-Se") issued a
press release announcing that the Registration Statement on Form S-1 relating to
the resale of its 3.25% convertible subordinated debentures due 2024 and the
common stock issuable, if any, upon conversion of the debentures has been
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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 14, 2005.


                                   Signatures
                                   ----------

     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 14, 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
       ---                         -----------
          
      99.1         Press Release dated March 14, 2005.