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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

OR

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

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-19480

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

DELAWARE 58-1651222
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

1145 SANCTUARY PARKWAY, SUITE 200 30004
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA (Zip code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate the number of shares of stock outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

FORM 10-Q
FOR THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1 -- BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (interim
financial statements) include the accounts of Per-Se Technologies, Inc. and its
subsidiaries ("Per-Se" or the "Company"). Intercompany accounts and transactions
have been eliminated.

These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
("GAAP") for interim financial information, the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial statements, and
accounting policies consistent, in all material respects, with those applied in
preparing the Company's audited consolidated financial statements included in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 13, 2004,
("2003 Form 10-K"). These interim financial statements are unaudited but reflect
all adjustments management considers necessary for a fair presentation of the
Company's financial position, operating results and cash flows for the interim
periods presented. The information included in this report should be read in
conjunction with the 2003 Form 10-K.

The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been presented to
reflect the former operations of the Hospital Services division's Patient1
clinical product line ("Patient1") and Business1-PFM patient accounting product
line ("Business1") as discontinued operations. Patient1 was sold effective July
28, 2003, and Business1 was sold effective January 31, 2004. Additionally, the
activity related to the Company's former Medaphis Services Corporation ("MSC")
and Impact Innovations Group ("Impact") businesses, which were sold in 1998 and
1999, respectively, are also reflected as discontinued operations for all
periods presented (refer to Note 8 for additional information).

NOTE 2 -- STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

At September 30, 2004, the Company has four stock-based compensation plans.
The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation plans under Accounting
Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees ("APB No. 25"). No significant stock-based compensation cost is
reflected in the Company's Statements of Operations, as all options granted
under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the
underlying Common Stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates
the effect on net income and net income per share if the Company had applied the
fair value recognition provisions of

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) -- (CONTINUED)

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation ("SFAS No. 123"), to this stock-based compensation.

NOTE 3 -- OTHER EXPENSES

ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES

As a result of allegations of improprieties made during 2003 and 2004, the
Company's independent auditors advised the Company and the Audit Committee of
the Board of Directors that additional procedures should be performed related to
the allegations. These additional procedures were required due to Statement of
Auditing Standards No. 99, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit
("SAS No. 99"), which became effective for periods beginning on or after
December 15, 2002. Due to the volume and, in some cases, vague nature of many of
the allegations, the scope of the additional procedures was broad and extensive.

The Company recorded costs related to the additional procedures totaling
approximately $6.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2004, and
included these costs in other expenses in the Company's Consolidated Statements
of Operations. In segment reporting, these expenses are classified in the
Corporate segment.

GAIN ON SETTLEMENT WITH LLOYD'S

On May 10, 2004, the Company reached a settlement with the Company's former
insurance carrier, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London (collectively
"Lloyd's"). On July 7, 2004, pursuant to the settlement, as amended, Lloyd's
paid the Company $16.2 million in cash. As of the payment date, the Company had
an approximately $14.7 million receivable from Lloyd's and recognized a gain of
approximately $1.5 million on the settlement in the three months ended September
30, 2004.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE RELOCATION

On July 30, 2004, the Company relocated its principal executive office to
Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company entered into a noncancelable operating lease
for that office space commencing July 1, 2004, which will expire in June 2014.
While the new landlord will assume the payments for the lease of the Company's
former corporate office space, the Company recorded a non-cash expense related
to the lease expense of approximately $1.0 million upon its exit of the former
office facility. Amounts received from the landlord are considered incentives,
which are being amortized over the lease term.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) -- (CONTINUED)

NOTE 4 -- REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Physician Services division signed an agreement ("the Agreement") in
2004 with a customer to provide physician practice management services. Under
the Agreement, Physician Services and the customer agreed to certain performance
goals. The performance goals will be measured on an interim basis through
February 28, 2009. At each interim measurement period, Physician Services will
determine if the performance goals for that period have been achieved.

If Physician Services achieves the performance goal for an interim
measurement period, Physician Services will recognize revenue as a percentage of
the customer's net collections pursuant to its standard revenue recognition
practice. If the Physician Services division does not achieve the performance
goal for an interim measurement period, revenue will not be recognized to the
extent the goal is not achieved.

NOTE 5 -- EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share ("EPS") is calculated by dividing net income by
the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the
period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur from common
shares issuable through stock options and warrants. The following sets forth the
computation of basic and diluted net income per share for the three-and nine
months ended September 30, 2004, and 2003:

Options and warrants to purchase 1.9 million and 1.8 million shares of
Common Stock outstanding during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2004, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per
share because the exercise prices of the options and warrants were greater than
the average market price of the common shares, and therefore, the effect would
have been antidilutive.

The conditions required for conversion of the Company's Convertible
Subordinated Debentures (see Note 10) have not been met. Therefore, the Company
did not assume conversion of the Debentures in calculating diluted EPS for the
nine months ended September 30, 2004.

In September 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") reached a tentative conclusion on Issue
Number 04-08, The Effect of Contingently Convertible Debt on Diluted Earnings
per Share ("EITF No. 04-08"). The EITF concluded that contingently convertible
debt instruments should be included in diluted earnings per share computations
regardless of whether the market price trigger has been met. The effective date
is expected to be for periods ending after December 15, 2004. In November 2004,
the Company exercised its irrevocable option to pay the principal of its
Convertible

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) -- (CONTINUED)

Subordinated Debentures in cash. The Company will satisfy the amount above the
conversion trigger price of $17.85 through the issuance of stock. Any stock
appreciation above the conversion trigger price would be included in the
Company's dilutive shares for purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share
under EITF No. 04-08.

Options and warrants to purchase 6.9 million shares of Common Stock
outstanding during the three months ended September 30, 2003, were excluded from
the computation of diluted earnings per share due to their antidilutive effect
as a result of the Company's loss from continuing operations for the period.

Options and warrants to purchase 3.0 million shares of Common Stock
outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2003, were excluded from
the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices of the
options and warrants were greater than the average market price of the common
shares, and therefore, the effect would have been antidilutive.

NOTE 6 -- FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The functional currency of the Company's operations outside of the United
States is the local country's currency. Consequently, assets and liabilities of
operations outside the United States are translated into dollars using exchange
rates at the end of each reporting period. Revenue and expenses are translated
at the average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Cumulative
translation gains and losses are reported in accumulated other comprehensive
loss. In the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2004, and 2003,
the only component of other comprehensive loss was the net foreign currency
translation.

NOTE 7 -- ACQUISITION

On May 28, 2004, the Company entered into a five-year contract to provide
print and mail services for a new customer. As part of the transaction, the
Company purchased substantially all of the production assets and personnel of
that customer's hospital and physician patient statement and paper claims print
and mail business for cash consideration of approximately $1.1 million. In
addition, the Company recorded acquisition liabilities of approximately $1.0
million associated with the transaction.

The Company recorded the acquisition using the purchase method of
accounting and, accordingly, has preliminarily allocated the purchase price to
the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair market
value at the date of acquisition. Approximately $1.9 million of the purchase
price was allocated to a finite-lived intangible asset with a five-year life.
The remaining $0.2 million of the purchase price was allocated to tangible
assets acquired. The operating results of the acquisition are included in the
Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations from the date of acquisition in
the Hospital Services division. The Company has not yet obtained all the
information related to acquisition liabilities required to finalize the purchase
price allocation.

The pro-forma impact of this acquisition is immaterial to the financial
statements of the Company and therefore has not been presented.

NOTE 8 -- DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND DIVESTITURES

In June 2003, the Company announced that it agreed to sell Patient1 to
Misys Healthcare Systems, a division of Misys plc ("Misys") for $30 million in
cash. Patient1 was the Company's only clinical product line and its sale allowed
the Company to better focus on optimizing reimbursement and improving
administrative efficiencies for physician practices and hospitals. The sale was
completed on July 28, 2003, and the Company recognized a

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) -- (CONTINUED)

gain on the sale of Patient1 of approximately $10.4 million, net of taxes of
approximately $0.5 million, subject to closing adjustments. Net proceeds on the
sale of Patient1 were approximately $27.9 million, subject to closing
adjustments. The Company and Misys entered into binding arbitration regarding
the final closing adjustments and on May 21, 2004, the arbitrator awarded the
Company approximately $4.3 million. On June 1, 2004, the Company received
payment of approximately $4.5 million, which included interest of approximately
$0.2 million. The Company recognized an additional gain on sale of approximately
$3.6 million, net of taxes of approximately $0.2 million, in 2004.

In September 2003, the Company initiated a process to sell Business1. As
with the sale of Patient1, the discontinuance of Business1 allowed the Company
to focus resources on solutions that provide meaningful, strategic returns for
the Company, its customers and its shareholders. Pursuant to SFAS No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets ("SFAS No. 144"),
the Company wrote down the net assets of Business1 to fair market value less
costs to sell and incurred an $8.5 million expense during 2003. The Company
completed the sale of Business1 effective January 31, 2004, to a privately held
company for $0.6 million, which will be received in three payments through June
2006. No cash consideration was received at closing.

Pursuant to SFAS No. 144, the consolidated financial statements of the
Company have been presented to reflect Patient1 and Business1 as discontinued
operations for all periods presented. Patient1 and Business1 were formerly
reported as part of the Hospital Services division.

Summarized operating results for the discontinued operations are as
follows:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) -- (CONTINUED)

The major classes of assets and liabilities for the discontinued operations
are as follows:

On November 30, 1998, the Company completed the sale of its MSC business.
In 1999, the Company completed the sale of both divisions of its Impact
business.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, the Company
incurred expenses of approximately $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively,
which were primarily legal costs, associated with MSC and Impact. Pursuant to
APB Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations -- Reporting the Effects
of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and
Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions ("APB No. 30"), the consolidated
financial statements of the Company are presented to reflect the activity
associated with MSC and Impact as discontinued operations for all periods
presented.

NOTE 9 -- LEGAL MATTERS

PENDING LEGAL MATTERS

The Company is subject to claims, litigation and official billing inquiries
arising in the ordinary course of its business. These matters include, but are
not limited to, lawsuits brought by former customers with respect to the
operation of the Company's business. The Company has also received written
demands from customers and former customers that have not resulted in legal
action. Within the Company's industry, federal and state civil and criminal laws
govern medical billing and collection activities. These laws provide for various
fines, penalties, multiple damages, assessments and sanctions for violations,
including possible exclusion from federal and state healthcare payer programs.

The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the claims and
other issues asserted in pending legal matters; however, there can be no
assurance that such matters or any future legal matters will not have an adverse
effect on the Company. Amounts of awards or losses, if any, in pending legal
matters have not been reflected in the financial statements unless probable and
reasonably estimable.

SETTLED LEGAL MATTERS

On May 10, 2004, the Company reached a settlement with the Company's former
insurance carrier, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London (collectively
"Lloyd's"). In the settlement, Lloyd's agreed to pay the Company $20 million in
cash by July 9, 2004. Lloyd's also agreed to defend, settle or otherwise resolve
at their expense the two remaining pending claims covered under the errors and
omissions ("E&O") policies issued to the Company by Lloyd's. In exchange, the
Company provided Lloyd's with a full release of all E&O and directors and
officers and company reimbursement ("D&O") policies. The California Superior
Court retained jurisdiction to enforce any aspect of the settlement agreement.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) -- (CONTINUED)

As of the settlement date, the Company had an $18.3 million receivable from
Lloyd's, of which approximately $4.9 million represented additional amounts to
be paid by the Company under prior E&O settlements covered by Lloyd's. Effective
on May 12, 2004, as a result of negotiations among the Company, Lloyd's, and a
party to a prior E&O settlement with the Company, the Lloyd's settlement was
amended to reduce by $3.8 million the additional amounts to be paid by the
Company under the prior E&O settlements covered by Lloyd's. This amendment
reduced the amount of cash payable by Lloyd's to the Company in the settlement
from $20 million to $16.2 million, and reduced the amount of the Company's
receivable from Lloyd's by $3.8 million. On July 7, 2004, pursuant to the
settlement, as amended, Lloyd's paid the Company $16.2 million in cash. As of
the payment date, the Company had an approximately $14.7 million receivable from
Lloyd's and recognized a gain of approximately $1.5 million on the settlement in
the three months ended September 30, 2004.

NOTE 10 -- LONG-TERM DEBT

On February 20, 1998, the Company issued $175 million of 9 1/2% Senior
Notes due 2005 (the "Notes"). On March 17, 2003, the Company repurchased $15.0
million of the Notes at par plus accrued interest of approximately $0.1 million.
The Company wrote off approximately $0.2 million of deferred debt issuance costs
associated with the original issuance of the Notes related to this repurchase,
which is included in loss on extinguishment of debt in the Company's
Consolidated Statements of Operations.

On August 12, 2003, the Company commenced a cash tender offer for its
then-outstanding $160 million of Notes. On September 11, 2003, the Company
repurchased $143.6 million of the Notes that were tendered at the redemption
price of 102.625% of the principal amount, as required under the Indenture
governing the Notes, and accrued interest of approximately $1.0 million. The
remaining $16.4 million of the Notes were retired on September 18, 2003, through
a call initiated by the Company on August 12, 2003, at the redemption price of
102.375% of the principal amount plus accrued interest of approximately $10,000.

On September 11, 2003, the Company entered into a $175 million Credit
Agreement (the "Credit Agreement"), consisting of a $125 million Term Loan B
(the "Term Loan B") and a $50 million revolving credit facility (the "Revolving
Credit Facility"). The Company had approximately $118.8 million outstanding
under the Term Loan B as of June 30, 2004, under a LIBOR-based interest contract
bearing interest at 5.36%. The Company has had no borrowings outstanding under
the Revolving Credit Facility since its inception.

On June 30, 2004, the Company issued $125 million aggregate principal
amount of 3.25% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2024 (the "Debentures")
to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The Debentures are convertible into shares of the Company's
Common Stock at an initial conversion rate of 56.0243 shares per $1,000
principal amount (a conversion price of approximately $17.85) once the Company's
Common Stock share price reaches 130% of the conversion price, or a share price
of approximately $23.20. The Debentures mature on June 30, 2024, and are
unsecured. Interest on the Debentures is payable semiannually at the rate of
3.25% per annum on June 30 and December 30 of each year, beginning on December
30, 2004. The Company may redeem the Debentures either in whole or in part
beginning July 6, 2009. The holders may require the Company to repurchase the
Debentures on June 30, 2009, 2014 and 2019 or upon a fundamental change as
defined in the Indenture governing the Debentures. The Company used the proceeds
from issuance of the Debentures, together with cash on hand, to retire the
$118.8 million outstanding under the Term Loan B as well as to repurchase, for
approximately $25 million, an aggregate of approximately 2.0 million shares of
the Company's outstanding common stock, at the market price of $12.57 per share,
in negotiated transactions concurrently with the Debentures offering. In
addition, the Company incurred expenses associated with the retirement of the
Term Loan B of approximately $5.9 million, which included the write-off of
approximately $3.5 million of deferred debt issuance costs, and which is
classified as loss on extinguishment of debt in the Company's Consolidated
Statements of Operations.

In connection with the sale of the Debentures, the Company agreed to file
with the SEC, within 90 days after the original issuance of the Debentures, a
shelf registration statement with respect to the resale of the Debentures

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and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Debentures. The Company
agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shelf registration
statement to become effective within 210 days after the original issuance of the
Debentures. If the Company does not fulfill certain of its obligations under the
registration rights agreement, including the timely filing and effective date of
the shelf registration statement, it will be required to pay additional interest
to holders of the Debentures until the shelf registration statement is
effective. On September 15, 2004, the Company filed the shelf registration
statement with the SEC. The Company is currently addressing the SEC staff's
comments on the shelf registration.

In November 2004, the Company exercised its irrevocable option to pay the
principal of the Debentures in cash. The Company will satisfy the amount above
the conversion trigger price of $17.85 through the issuance of Common Stock.

On June 30, 2004, the Company also amended the Revolving Credit Facility to
increase its capacity from $50 million to $75 million, to extend its maturity to
three years, and to lower the interest rate from LIBOR plus amounts ranging from
3.0% to 3.5% to LIBOR plus amounts ranging from 2.5% to 3.0%. The Company did
not incur any borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility in connection with
the retirement of the Term Loan B or the share repurchase.

All obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility are fully and
unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior secured basis, jointly and severally by
all of the Company's present and future domestic and material foreign
subsidiaries (the "Subsidiary Guarantors"). The financial statements of the
Subsidiary Guarantors have not been presented as all subsidiaries, except for
certain minor foreign subsidiaries, have provided guarantees and the parent
company does not have any significant operations or assets separate from its
investment in those subsidiaries. Any non-guarantor subsidiaries are minor
individually and in the aggregate to the Company's consolidated financial
statements. There are no restrictions on the Subsidiary Guarantors that would
prohibit the transfer of funds or assets to the parent company by dividend or
loan.

The Revolving Credit Facility contains financial and other restrictive
covenants, including, without limitation, those restricting additional
indebtedness, lien creation, dividend payments, asset sales and stock offerings,
and those requiring a minimum net worth, maximum leverage and minimum fixed
charge coverage, each as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company
was in compliance with all applicable covenants as of September 30, 2004.

The Company intends to use the Revolving Credit Facility, as needed, for
future investments in its operations, including capital expenditures, strategic
acquisitions, to secure its letters of credit, and other general corporate
purposes.

NOTE 11 -- INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense, which was primarily related to state and local income
taxes, was approximately $0.1 and $0.3 million for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2004, respectively, as compared to income tax expense of
approximately $0.1 million and $0.8 million for the same periods in 2003. The
Company's estimated federal income tax expense for the three and nine month
periods ended September 30, 2004, is offset by the release of an equal amount of
the Company's valuation allowance.

As of September 30, 2004, the Company's remaining net deferred tax asset
was fully offset by a valuation allowance. Realization of the net deferred tax
asset is dependent upon the Company generating sufficient taxable income prior
to the expiration of the federal net operating loss carryforwards. The Company
is currently evaluating the realizability of the deferred tax asset and
anticipates releasing a portion of the valuation allowance in the fourth quarter
of 2004, when the Company develops its annual forecasts for future periods. Any
such reduction in the valuation allowance will be based on the estimated net
operating loss carryforwards to be utilized to offset projected pre-tax income
for the next two to three years.

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NOTE 12 -- RESTRUCTURING EXPENSES

The amount of lease termination costs associated with a 1995 restructuring
applied against the reserve in the nine months ended September 30, 2004, is as
follows:

During the nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company incurred
approximately $41,000 of restructuring expenses related to the realignment of
the Company into the Physician Services and Hospital Services divisions.

NOTE 13 -- SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company's reportable segments are operating units that offer different
services and products. Per-Se provides its services and products through its two
operating divisions: Physician Services and Hospital Services.

The Physician Services division provides Connective Healthcare services and
solutions that manage the revenue cycle for physician groups. The division is
the largest national provider of business management outsourced services that
supplant all or most of the administrative functions of a physician group. The
target market is primarily hospital-affiliated physician groups in the
specialties of radiology, anesthesiology, emergency medicine and pathology as
well as physician groups practicing in the academic setting and other large
physician groups. The division recognizes revenue primarily on a contingency fee
basis, which aligns the division's interests with the interests of the physician
groups it services. The division also sells a physician practice management
("PPM") solution that is delivered via an ASP model. The division's revenue
model is designed to be 100% recurring in nature. The outsourced services
business recognizes revenue as a percentage of the physician group's cash
collections for the services performed. Since this is an outsourced service
delivered on the Company's proprietary technology, license fees or maintenance
fees are not required to be paid by the division's hospital-affiliated physician
groups. The PPM solution collects a monthly usage fee from the office-based
physician practices using the system. The business of the Physician Services
division is conducted by PST Services, Inc. a Georgia corporation d/b/a "Per-Se
Technologies," which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

The Hospital Services division provides Connective Healthcare solutions
designed to increase revenue and decrease expenses for hospitals, with a focus
on revenue cycle management and resource management. The division's revenue
cycle management solutions enable a hospital's central billing office to improve
its revenue cycle. The division has one of the largest clearinghouses in the
medical industry, which provides an important infrastructure to support its
revenue cycle offering. The division also provides resource management solutions
that enable hospitals efficiently to manage resources, such as personnel and the
operating room, to reduce costs and improve their bottom line. The division
recognizes revenue on both a per-transaction basis for many of its revenue cycle
management solutions as well as on a percentage-of-completion basis or upon
software shipment for its software solutions in the revenue cycle and resource
management areas. Approximately 88% of the division's revenue is recurring due
to its transaction-based business and the maintenance revenue from its
substantial installed base for the resource management software solutions. The
business of the Hospital Services division is conducted by the following wholly
owned subsidiaries of the Company: Per-Se Transaction Services, Inc., an Ohio
corporation; Patient Account Management Services, Inc., an Ohio corporation; PST
Products, LLC, a California limited liability company; and Knowledgeable
Healthcare Solutions, Inc., an Alabama corporation. All of these subsidiaries do
business under the name "Per-Se Technologies."

The Company evaluates each segment's performance based on its segment
operating profit. Segment operating profit is revenue less segment operating
expenses, which include salaries and wages expenses, other operating expenses,
restructuring expenses, depreciation and amortization.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) -- (CONTINUED)

The Hospital Services segment revenue includes intersegment revenue for
services provided to the Physician Services segment, which are shown as
eliminations to reconcile to total consolidated revenue.

The Company's segment information from continuing operations is as follows:

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Per-Se Technologies, Inc. ("Per-Se" or the "Company"), a corporation
organized in 1985 under the laws of the State of Delaware, provides integrated
business management outsourcing services, Internet-enabled connectivity and
administrative software for the healthcare industry. Per-Se delivers its
services and products through its two operating divisions: Physician Services
and Hospital Services.

On July 1, 2003, the Company realigned its operations to better focus on
its core healthcare constituents -- physician practices and hospitals. The
Company created the Hospital Services division by combining the offerings of the
former e-Health Solutions and Application Software divisions, with the exception
of the Company's application service provider ("ASP")-based physician practice
management solution, which was transferred to the Physician Services division.

The Physician Services division provides business management outsourcing
services to the hospital-affiliated physician practice market, physicians in
academic settings and other large physician practices. Services include clinical
data collection, data input, medical coding, billing, contract management, cash
collections and accounts receivable management. These services are designed to
assist physicians with the business management functions associated with the
delivery of healthcare services, allowing them to focus on providing quality
patient care. These services also assist physicians in improving cash flows and
reducing administrative costs and burdens. The division's offerings have
historically focused on the back-end processes required to ensure physicians are
properly reimbursed for care delivery. The division also offers an ASP-based
physician practice management solution, named MedAxxis, for office-based
physician groups.

To better serve the hospital marketplace, the Company formed the Hospital
Services division through the combination of the former e-Health Solutions and
Application Software divisions. The products of both groups focus on optimizing
the revenue cycle and improving administrative efficiencies for hospitals.
Combining these offerings allows the Company to better leverage its solutions
and provides an organizational structure through which to broaden the Company's
offerings to hospitals. Solutions include electronic claims processing, referral
submissions, eligibility verification and other electronic and paper transaction
processing as well as patient and staff scheduling systems.

Per-Se markets its products and services to constituents of the healthcare
industry, primarily to hospital-affiliated physician practices and hospitals.

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Consolidated income from continuing operations in three months ended
September 30, 2004, was approximately $8.8 million, as compared to a loss from
continuing operations of approximately $0.1 million in the three months ended
September 30, 2003. While consolidated revenue increased approximately 7% over
the prior year period, consolidated operating expenses increased at a slightly
higher rate, which resulted in a slight decline in consolidated operating
margins from 11.6% to 11.3%. The increase in operating expenses is primarily due
to higher than standard staffing levels associated with the start up of new
business contracted in the first half of 2004 in the Physician Services division
and new product initiatives in the Hospital Services division. Interest expense
decreased approximately $2.5 million, or 65%, in the quarter, attributable to
the reduction in the Company's effective interest rate. This reduction resulted
from the Company's issuance of 3.25% subordinated convertible debentures at June
30, 2004, and the repayment of the Company's then-outstanding amounts under the
Term Loan B component of the Credit Agreement, which was bearing interest at
5.36%. The current year quarter includes the following items that impacted
earnings:

- the Company recognized a one-time $1.5 million gain in conjunction with
receiving $16.2 million in cash in July 2004 related to the settlement of
its litigation with its former insurance underwriters, Lloyd's of London;

- the Company incurred a non-cash expense of approximately $1.0 million
associated with the relocation of its corporate office in July 2004; and

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- the Company deferred revenue of approximately $0.9 million in the quarter
in its Physician Services division related to a large contract for which
the Company has performance targets. All expenses related to the contract
were recorded during the quarter.

On a year-to-date basis, the following items negatively impacted earnings
in 2004:

- the Company incurred expenses of approximately $6.3 million related to
the additional procedures as part of the year-end 2003 audit; and

- the Company incurred expenses of approximately $5.9 million related to
the issuance of its 3.25% subordinated convertible debentures and the
concurrent retirement of its Term Loan B debt.

In the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2003, earnings were
negatively impacted by approximately $6.0 million related to the Company's
September 2003 refinancing of its long-term debt as well as approximately $0.2
million of restructuring expenses related to the Company's July 2003 divestiture
of its Patient1 clinical information product line and the Company's subsequent
reorganization.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, AS COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003

Revenue. Revenue classified by the Company's reportable segments
("divisions") is as follows:

Revenue for the Physician Services division increased approximately 4% in
the three months ended September 30, 2004, as compared to the same period in
2003. The revenue increase is due to the implementation of net new business sold
during prior periods. Net new business sold includes the annualized revenue
value of new contracts signed in a period, less the annualized revenue value of
terminated business in that same period. Pricing for the division's services and
products was stable compared to the prior year period.

For the three months ended September 30, 2004, the Company deferred
approximately $0.9 million in revenue related to a large contract signed in
2004. The revenue deferral was required because the quarterly measurement
periods specified in the contract do not coincide with the Company's quarterly
reporting periods. As a result, a portion of the fees the Company received under
this contract in the quarter ended September 30, 2004, were subject to a
quarterly performance target for a fiscal quarter ending after September 30,
2004, and consequently, were not considered fixed and determinable for revenue
recognition purposes at the end of the quarter. All expenses incurred by the
Company related to the contract during the quarter ended September 30, 2004,
were recorded during the quarter.

Net backlog in the Physician Services division at September 30, 2004, was
approximately $3 million, compared to approximately $3 million at June 30, 2004.
Net backlog represents the annualized revenue related to new contracts signed
with the business still to be implemented, less the annualized revenue related
to existing contracts where discontinuance notification has been received and
the customer has yet to be phased out. The Company focuses on maintaining a
positive net backlog and believes it is a useful indicator of future revenue
growth.

Revenue for the Hospital Services division increased approximately 15% for
the three months ended September 30, 2004, as compared to the same period in
2003. Pricing for the division's products and services was stable compared to
the prior year period. Revenue growth was equally driven by both the division's
resource management products and revenue cycle management services. Medical
transaction volume increased approxi-

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mately 25% for the period over the same period of 2003. The increase in revenue
for revenue cycle management services and the medical transaction volume
increase primarily resulted from new business sold during the second quarter of
the current year. Revenue growth does not necessarily correlate directly to
transaction volume due to the mix of products sold by the division. The Company
believes transaction volume is a useful indicator of future revenue growth as
business is implemented into the division's recurring revenue model.

The Hospital Services division revenue includes intersegment revenue for
services provided to the Physician Services division, which is shown in
Eliminations to reconcile to total consolidated revenue.

Segment Operating Income. Segment operating income is segment revenue less
segment operating expenses, which include salaries and wages expense, other
operating expenses, depreciation, amortization and other expenses. Segment
operating income, classified by the Company's divisions, is as follows:

Physician Services' division operating income decreased approximately 4% in
the three months ended September 30, 2004, compared to the same period in 2003,
resulting in operating margins of approximately 10.9% in the three months ended
September 30, 2004, versus approximately 11.8% in the same period in 2003.
Margins for the current year period were negatively impacted due to the deferral
of approximately $0.9 million in revenue related to a large contract, signed in
2004, for which the division has quarterly performance goals. While the division
was unable to recognize all the revenue related to the contract during the
quarter, all expenses related to the contract were recorded during the third
quarter. Cash flow related to the contract was not impacted.

Hospital Services' division operating income increased approximately 10% in
the three months ended September 30, 2004, compared to the same period in 2003,
resulting in operating margins of approximately 22.9% versus approximately 23.9%
in the prior year period. Margins in the quarter deteriorated due to a large
print and mail customer contract, signed in the second quarter of 2004, which
was profitable in the quarter but below the normal profitability level for print
and mail contracts. As part of the transaction in signing the customer, the
Company acquired substantially all of the production assets and personnel of the
customer's hospital and physician patient statement and paper claims print and
mail business. The division will consolidate this operation into its existing
print and mail facility located in Lawrenceville, Georgia during the first half
of 2005, which is expected to improve margins for this contract.

Corporate overhead expenses, which include certain executive and
administrative functions, decreased approximately 4% or approximately $0.1
million in the three months ended September 30, 2004, compared to the same
period in 2003. The decrease is primarily attributable to the approximately $1.5
million gain recognized on the Lloyd's settlement, which was partially offset by
the non-cash expense of approximately $1.0 million upon its exit of the
Company's former corporate office facility (refer to Notes 3 and 9 of Notes to
Financial Statements for additional information). The net gain of these two
items was offset by approximately $0.5 million of professional services expense
related to the Company's initiative to comply with the requirements of Section
404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Other Expenses. On May 10, 2004, the Company reached a settlement with the
Company's former insurance carrier, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London
(collectively "Lloyd's"). On July 7, 2004, pursuant to the settlement, as
amended, Lloyd's paid the Company $16.2 million in cash. As of the payment date,
the Company had an approximately $14.7 million receivable from Lloyd's and
recognized a gain of approximately $1.5 million on the settlement in the three
months ended September 30, 2004. The gain has been reflected in the Company's
Corporate segment. In the Consolidated Statement of Operations, the gain is
included in other expenses.

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On July 30, 2004, the Company relocated its principal executive office to
Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company entered into a noncancelable, operating lease
for that office space in February 2004 which will expire in June 2014. While the
new landlord assumed the payments for the lease of the Company's former
corporate office, which expires in February 2005, the Company recorded a
non-cash expense of approximately $1.0 million related to the lease expense upon
its exit of the former office facility. The expense has been reflected in the
Company's Corporate segment. In the Consolidated Statement of Operations, the
expense is included in other expenses.

Interest. Interest expense was approximately $1.4 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2004, as compared to $3.9 million for the same period
in 2003. The decrease is primarily attributable to a reduction in the interest
rates resulting from the issuance of its 3.25% subordinated convertible
debentures and the concurrent retirement of the Term Loan B debt, which had a
LIBOR-based floating interest rate. The average interest rate decreased
approximately 5.6 percentage points during the three months ended September 30,
2004, versus the comparable period in 2003. Interest income was $0.1 million for
the three-months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.

Income Taxes. Income tax expense, which was primarily related to state and
local income taxes, was approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2004 and 2003. The Company's estimated federal income tax expense
for the three months ended September 30, 2004, is offset by the release of an
equal amount of the Company's valuation allowance.

As of September 30, 2004, the Company's net deferred tax asset was fully
offset by a valuation allowance. Realization of the net deferred tax asset is
dependent upon the Company generating sufficient taxable income prior to the
expiration of the federal net operating loss carryforwards. The Company is
currently evaluating the realizability of the deferred tax asset and anticipates
releasing a portion of the valuation allowance in the fourth quarter of 2004,
when the Company develops its annual forecasts for future periods. Any such
reduction in the valuation allowance will be based on the estimated net
operating loss carryforwards to be utilized to offset projected pre-tax income
for the next two to three years.

Discontinued Operations. In June 2003, the Company announced that it
agreed to sell Patient1 to Misys Healthcare Systems, a division of Misys plc
("Misys") for $30 million in cash. Patient1 was the Company's only clinical
product line and its sale allowed the Company to better focus on optimizing
reimbursement and improving administrative efficiencies for physician practices
and hospitals. The sale was completed on July 28, 2003, and the Company
recognized a gain on the sale of Patient1 of approximately $10.4 million, net of
taxes of approximately $0.5 million, which was subject to closing adjustments.
Net proceeds on the sale of Patient1 were approximately $27.9 million, subject
to closing adjustments. The Company and Misys entered into binding arbitration
regarding the final closing adjustments and on May 21, 2004, the arbitrator
awarded the Company approximately $4.3 million. On June 1, 2004, the Company
received payment of approximately $4.5 million, which included interest of
approximately $0.2 million. The Company recognized an additional gain on sale of
approximately $3.6 million, net of taxes of approximately $0.2 million, in 2004.

In September 2003, the Company initiated a process to sell Business1. As
with the sale of Patient1, the discontinuance of Business1 allowed the Company
to focus resources on solutions that provide meaningful, strategic returns for
the Company, its customers and its shareholders. Pursuant to SFAS No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets ("SFAS No. 144"),
the Company wrote down the net assets of Business1 to fair market value less
costs to sell and incurred an $8.5 million expense. The Company completed the
sale of Business1 effective January 31, 2004, to a privately held company for
$0.6 million, which will be received in three payments through June 2006. No
cash consideration was received at closing.

Pursuant to SFAS No. 144, the consolidated financial statements of the
Company have been presented to reflect Patient1 and Business1 as discontinued
operations for all periods presented. Patient1 and Business1 were formerly
reported as part of the Hospital Services division.

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Summarized operating results for the discontinued operations are as
follows:

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, AS COMPARED TO NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2003

Revenue. Revenue classified by the Company's reportable segments
("divisions") is as follows:

Revenue for the Physician Services division increased approximately 3% in
the nine months ended September 30, 2004, as compared to the same period in
2003. The revenue increase is due to the implementation of net new business sold
during prior periods. Net new business sold includes the annualized revenue
value of new contracts signed in a period, less the annualized revenue value of
terminated business in that same period. Revenue also increased due to one
additional business day in the nine months ended September 30, 2004, compared to
the prior year. Pricing for the division's services and products was stable
compared to the prior year period.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company deferred
approximately $0.9 million in revenue related to a large contract signed in
2004. The revenue deferral was required because the quarterly measurement
periods specified in the contract do not coincide with the Company's quarterly
reporting periods. As a result, a portion of the fees the Company received under
this contract in the quarter ended September 30, 2004, were subject to a
quarterly performance target for a fiscal quarter ending after September 30,
2004, and consequently, were not considered fixed and determinable for revenue
recognition purposes at the end of the quarter. All expenses incurred by the
Company related to the contract during the quarter ended September 30, 2004,
were recorded during the quarter.

Net backlog at September 30, 2004, was approximately $3 million, compared
to the negative backlog of approximately $2 million at December 31, 2003. Net
backlog represents the annualized revenue related to new contracts signed with
the business still to be implemented, less the annualized revenue related to
existing contracts where discontinuance notification has been received and the
customer has yet to be phased out. The Company focuses on maintaining a positive
net backlog and believes it is a useful indicator of future revenue growth.

Revenue for the Hospital Services division increased approximately 8% for
the nine months ended September 30, 2004, as compared to the same period in
2003. Pricing for the division's products and services was stable compared to
the prior year period. Revenue growth in the division was positively impacted by
an increase in resource management revenue of approximately $3 million,
primarily attributable to previously unbilled maintenance for certain resource
management software customers for which revenue was recognized upon receipt

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of payment. Revenue growth was also positively impacted by an increase in
revenue cycle management revenue of approximately $3 million. This growth is
evidenced by the medical transaction volume increase of approximately 13% for
the period over the same period of 2003. Transaction volume growth and revenue
growth can differ due to the mix of products sold by the division. The Company
believes transaction volume is a useful indicator of future revenue growth as
business is implemented into the division's recurring revenue model.

The Hospital Services division revenue includes intersegment revenue for
services provided to the Physician Services division, which is shown in
Eliminations to reconcile to total consolidated revenue.

Segment Operating Income. Segment operating income is segment revenue less
segment operating expenses, which include salaries and wages expense, other
operating expenses, depreciation, amortization and other expenses. Segment
operating income, classified by the Company's divisions, is as follows:

Physician Services' segment operating income decreased approximately 10% in
the nine months ended September 30, 2004, compared to the same period in 2003,
resulting in operating margins of approximately 10.4% in the nine months ended
September 30, 2004, versus approximately 11.9% in the same period in 2003.
Margins for the current year period were impacted by the implementation of
approximately $15 million of net new business sold during the first six months
of 2004, compared to net new business sold of $6 million in the first six months
of 2003. The operating margin for the current year period was negatively
impacted by the deferral of approximately $0.9 million in revenue, as previously
mentioned.

Hospital Services' segment operating income increased approximately 14% in
the nine months ended September 30, 2004, compared to the same period in 2003,
resulting in operating margins of approximately 23.8% in the nine months ended
September 30, 2004, versus approximately 22.6% in the prior year period. The
operating margin improvement is attributable to the previously unbilled
maintenance revenue for certain resource management software customers that was
recognized upon receipt of payment.

Corporate overhead expenses, which include certain executive and
administrative functions, increased approximately 60% or approximately $6.9
million in the nine months ended September 30, 2004, compared to the same period
in 2003. The increase is attributable to approximately $6.3 million of expenses
incurred in 2004 to perform the additional procedures discussed below, the
non-cash expense of approximately $1.0 million upon its exit of the Company's
former corporate facility, and approximately $0.9 million of professional
services expense related to the Company's initiative to comply with the
requirements of Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The increase is
partially offset by approximately $1.5 million gain recognized on the Lloyd's
settlement.

Other Expenses. As a result of allegations of improprieties made during
2003 and 2004, the Company's external auditors advised the Company and the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors that additional procedures should be
performed related to the allegations. These additional procedures were required
due to Statement of Auditing Standards No. 99, Consideration of Fraud in a
Financial Statement Audit, ("SAS No. 99"), which became effective for periods
beginning on or after December 15, 2002. Due to the volume and, in some cases,
vague nature of many of the allegations, the scope of the additional procedures
was broad and extensive.

The Company recorded costs related to the additional procedures totaling
approximately $6.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2004, and
included these costs in other expenses in the Company's Consolidated Statements
of Operations. In segment reporting, these costs are classified in the Corporate
segment.

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On May 10, 2004, the Company reached a settlement with the Company's former
insurance carrier, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London (collectively
"Lloyd's"). On July 7, 2004, pursuant to the settlement, as amended, Lloyd's
paid the Company $16.2 million in cash. As of the payment date, the Company had
an approximately $14.7 million receivable from Lloyd's and recognized a gain of
approximately $1.5 million on the settlement in the three months ended September
30, 2004. The gain has been reflected in the Company's Corporate segment. In the
Consolidated Statement of Operations, the gain is included in other expenses.

On July 30, 2004, the Company relocated its principal executive office to
Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company entered into a noncancelable, operating lease
for that office space in February 2004 which will expire in June 2014. While the
new landlord assumed the payments for the lease of the Company's former
corporate office, the Company recorded a non-cash expense of approximately $1.0
million upon its exit of the former office facility. The expense has been
reflected in the Company's Corporate segment. In the Consolidated Statement of
Operations, the expense is included in other expenses.

Interest. Interest expense was approximately $5.5 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2004, as compared to $12.5 million for the same
period in 2003. The decrease is attributable to the Company retiring $50 million
of long-term debt in the first nine months of 2003, and concurrently, entering
into a new Credit Agreement in September 2003 at substantially lower interest
rates. The Company further reduced its interest rates through the issuance of
its 3.25% subordinated convertible debentures. The average interest rate
decreased approximately 4.6 percentage points during the nine months ended
September 30, 2004, versus the comparable period in 2003. Interest income was
$0.3 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt. During the nine months ended September 30,
2004, in connection with the retirement of the Company's then-outstanding $118.8
million under the Term Loan B, the Company wrote off approximately $3.5 million
of deferred debt issuance costs associated with the Term Loan B. Additionally,
the Company incurred a prepayment penalty of approximately $2.4 million due to
the early retirement of the Term Loan B.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2003, the Company wrote off
approximately $1.6 million of deferred debt issuance costs associated with the
original issuance of the Notes (refer to Note 10 of Notes to Financial
Statements for additional information) and incurred expenses of approximately
$4.7 million related to the retirement of the Notes.

Income Taxes. Income tax expense, which was primarily related to state and
local income taxes, was approximately $0.3 million and $0.8 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Company's estimated
federal income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, is
offset by the release of an equal amount of the Company's valuation allowance.

As of September 30, 2004, the Company's net deferred tax asset was fully
offset by a valuation allowance. Realization of the net deferred tax asset is
dependent upon the Company generating sufficient taxable income prior to the
expiration of the federal net operating loss carryforwards. The Company is
currently evaluating the realizability of the deferred tax asset and anticipates
releasing a portion of the valuation allowance in the fourth quarter of 2004,
when the Company develops its annual forecasts for future periods. Any such
reduction in the valuation allowance will be based on the estimated net
operating loss carryforwards to be utilized to offset projected pre-tax income
for the next two to three years.

Discontinued Operations. In June 2003, the Company announced that it
agreed to sell Patient1 to Misys Healthcare Systems, a division of Misys plc
("Misys") for $30 million in cash. Patient1 was the Company's only clinical
product line and its sale allowed the Company to better focus on optimizing
reimbursement and improving administrative efficiencies for physician practices
and hospitals. The sale was completed on July 28, 2003, and the Company
recognized a gain on the sale of Patient1 of approximately $10.4 million, net of
taxes of approximately $0.5 million, subject to closing adjustments. Net
proceeds on the sale of Patient1 were approximately $27.9 million, subject to
closing adjustments. The Company and Misys entered into binding arbitration
regarding the final closing adjustments and on May 21, 2004, the arbitrator
awarded the Company approximately $4.3. On June 1, 2004, the Company received
payment of approximately $4.5 million, which

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included interest of approximately $0.2 million. The Company recognized an
additional gain on sale of approximately $3.6 million, net of taxes of
approximately $0.2 million, in 2004.

In September 2003, the Company initiated a process to sell Business1. As
with the sale of Patient1, the discontinuance of Business1 allowed the Company
to focus resources on solutions that provide meaningful, strategic returns for
the Company, its customers and its shareholders. Pursuant to SFAS No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets ("SFAS No. 144"),
the Company wrote down the net assets of Business1 to fair market value less
costs to sell and incurred an $8.5 million expense. The Company completed the
sale of Business1 effective January 31, 2004, to a privately held company for
$0.6 million, which will be received in three payments through June 2006. No
cash consideration was received at closing.

Pursuant to SFAS No. 144, the consolidated financial statements of the
Company have been presented to reflect Patient1 and Business1 as discontinued
operations for all periods presented. Patient1 and Business1 were formerly
reported as part of the Hospital Services division.

Summarized operating results for the discontinued operations are as
follows:

The major classes of assets and liabilities for the discontinued operations
are as follows:

Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents include all highly liquid
investments with an initial maturity of no more than three months at the date of
purchase.

Restricted cash at September 30, 2004, and December 31, 2003, represents
amounts collected on behalf of certain Physician Services and Hospital Services
clients, a portion of which is held in trust until it is remitted to such
clients.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company generated
approximately $41.5 million in cash from continuing operations, which includes
cash generated from normal operations as well as the receipt of the $16.2
million settlement from Lloyd's of London (refer to "Note 9 -- Legal Matters" in
the Company's Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information)
offset by cash payments related to additional procedures necessary under SAS No.
99 totaling approximately $6.3 million (refer to "Note 3 -- Additional
Procedures" in the Company's Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more
information), the payment of approximately $5.7 million in expenses and legal
settlements related to the matter with Lloyd's of London and interest payments
of approximately $3.5 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2003, cash provided by
continuing operations was approximately $17.1 million, which includes cash
provided by normal operations offset by the payment of approximately $4.7
million in expenses and legal settlements related to the matter with Lloyd's of
London (refer to "Note 9 -- Legal Matters" in the Company's Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements for more information) and interest payments of
approximately $16.6 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2004, cash used for investing
activities from continuing operations was approximately $7.6 million consisting
primarily of approximately $10.0 million for capital expenditures and investment
in software development costs and approximately $1.1 million of cash used for an
acquisition, partially offset by approximately $3.5 million of net proceeds
related to the final closing adjustments from the July 2003 sale of Patient1.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2003, cash provided by investing
activities from continuing operations totaled approximately $19.4 million, which
included approximately $27.1 million in net proceeds related to the July 2003
sale of Patient1, partially offset by approximately $7.7 million for capital
expenditures and software development costs.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company used
approximately $22.0 million in cash for financing activities. On June 30, 2004
the Company raised $125 million from the sale of 3.25% Convertible Subordinated
Debentures due 2024 (the "Debentures") and retired the $118.8 million then
outstanding under the Term Loan B concurrently with the completion of the
Convertible Debenture offering. On June 30, 2004, the Company also completed an
amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility to increase its capacity and lower
the Company's borrowing rate. The Revolving Credit Facility's capacity was
expanded from $50 million to $75 million and the facility's maturity was
extended to three years. The Company incurred a prepayment penalty on the early
retirement of the Term Loan B totaling $2.4 million in addition to financing
costs of $3.5 million

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related to the Convertible Debenture offering and amendment to the Revolving
Credit Facility. The Company also repurchased, for approximately $25 million, an
aggregate of approximately 2.0 million shares of the Company's outstanding
common stock, at the market price of $12.57 per share, in negotiated
transactions concurrently with the Debentures offering. The cost of the
refinancing and purchase of common stock is partially offset by proceeds from
the exercise of stock options of approximately $5.9 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2003, the Company used
approximately $52.7 million in cash for financing activities primarily for
repayment of the Company's long-term debt. During the first nine months of 2003,
the Company used cash-on-hand as well as the net proceeds from the Patient1
divestiture to retire $50.0 million of long-term debt and refinanced the
remaining $125 million in long-term debt by entering into a $175 million Credit
Agreement (the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement consisted of a $125
million Term Loan B (the "Term Loan B") and a $50 million revolving credit
facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility"). In conjunction with the refinancing
transaction, the Company capitalized approximately $5.4 million in expenses,
including legal and other professional fees related to the Credit Agreement and
other costs, which are included in the Company's other long-term assets on the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. Financing cash flows associated with the repayment
of long-term debt in the nine months ended September 30, 2003, were offset by
approximately $7.0 million of proceeds from employees' exercise of stock
options.

For more information about the Company's long-term debt, refer to "Note
10 -- Long-Term Debt" in the Company's Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.

The level of the Company's indebtedness could adversely impact the
Company's ability to obtain additional financing. A substantial portion of the
Company's cash flow from operations could be dedicated to the payment of
principal and interest on its indebtedness.

On May 10, 2004, the Company reached a settlement with the Company's former
insurance carrier, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London (collectively
"Lloyd's"). In the settlement, Lloyd's agreed to pay the Company $20 million in
cash by July 9, 2004. Lloyd's also agreed to defend, settle or otherwise resolve
at their expense the two remaining pending claims covered under the errors and
omissions ("E&O") policies issued to the Company by Lloyd's. In exchange, the
Company provided Lloyd's with a full release of all E&O and directors and
officers and company reimbursement ("D&O") policies. The California Superior
Court retained jurisdiction to enforce any aspect of the settlement agreement.

As of the settlement date, the Company had an $18.3 million receivable from
Lloyd's, of which approximately $4.9 million represented additional amounts to
be paid by the Company under prior E&O settlements covered by Lloyd's. Effective
on May 12, 2004, as a result of negotiations among the Company, Lloyd's, and a
party to a prior E&O settlement with the Company, the Lloyd's settlement was
amended to reduce by $3.8 million the additional amounts to be paid by the
Company under the prior E&O settlements covered by Lloyd's. This amendment
reduced the amount of cash payable by Lloyd's to the Company in the settlement
from $20 million to $16.2 million, and reduced the amount of the Company's
Lloyd's receivable by $3.8 million. On July 7, 2004, pursuant to the settlement
as amended, Lloyd's paid the Company $16.2 million in cash.

During the course of litigation the Company funded the legal costs and any
litigation settlements related to E&O claims covered by the Lloyd's E&O
policies. The negative impact of these items on the Company's cash flow for the
nine months ended September 30, 2004, was approximately $5.7 million, which
consisted of approximately $2.1 million related to the cost of pursuing the
litigation against Lloyd's and approximately $3.6 million related to the funding
of legal costs and litigation settlements covered by the Lloyd's E&O policies.
The negative impact of these items on the Company's cash flow for the nine
months ended September 30, 2003, was approximately $4.7 million, which consisted
of approximately $1.8 million related to insurance premium increases for new
insurance coverage and the cost of pursuing the litigation against Lloyd's and
approximately $2.9 million related to the funding of legal costs and litigation
settlements covered by the Lloyd's E&O policies.

With the exception of the cash received from the Company's settlement with
Lloyd's and payments made for the additional procedures associated with the 2003
year-end audit, the Company has not experienced material changes in the
underlying components of cash generated by operating activities from continuing
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Company believes that existing cash and the cash provided by operations will
provide sufficient capital to fund its working capital requirements, contractual
obligations, investing and financing needs.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations, and elsewhere in this report including but not limited to
certain statements set forth under the captions "Note 8 -- Discontinued
Operations and Divestitures," "Note 9 -- Legal Matters," "Note 10 -- Long-Term
Debt," "Note 11 -- Income Taxes," "Results of Operations" and "Liquidity and
Capital Resources," are "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 (the "Reform Act").
Forward-looking statements include the Company's expectations with respect to
meritorious defenses to the claims and other issues asserted in pending legal
matters, the effect of industry and regulatory changes on the Company's customer
base, the impact of revenue backlog on future revenue, fair market value less
costs to sell of Business1, overall profitability and the availability of
capital. Although the Company believes that the statements it has made are based
on reasonable assumptions, they are based on current information and beliefs
and, accordingly, the Company can give no assurance that its expectations will
be achieved. In addition, these statements are subject to factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the
forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to,
factors identified below under the caption "Factors That May Affect Future
Results of Operations, Financial Condition or Business" and "Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk." The Company disclaims any
responsibility to update any forward-looking statements.

FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, FINANCIAL CONDITION OR
BUSINESS

Per-Se provides the following risk factor disclosures in connection with
its continuing efforts to qualify its written and oral forward-looking
statements for the safe harbor protection of the Reform Act and any other
similar safe harbor provisions. Important factors currently known to management
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

MATERIAL WEAKNESS IN INTERNAL CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As a result of errors that led to the restatements of the Company's
financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2001, and 2002, and the
nine months ended September 30, 2003, the Company's independent auditors
determined that a material weakness related to the Company's internal controls
existed. The Company's auditors reported to the Company that the errors that
resulted in the restatements were the result of not having appropriate controls
over the estimation process associated with the establishment of accruals and
reserves and the lack of adequate supervision of accounting personnel. While the
Company has taken steps to improve controls in these areas, the Company cannot
be certain that these steps will ensure that it implements and maintains
adequate controls over financial processes and reporting. Failure to maintain
adequate controls of this type could adversely impact the accuracy and future
timeliness of the Company's financial reports filed pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. If the Company cannot provide reliable and timely
financial reports, its business and operating results could be harmed, investors
could lose confidence in its reported financial information, its common stock
could be delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Market, and the trading price of its
common stock could fall. In addition, beginning with the Company's fiscal year
2004 audit, the Company must comply with Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act, which requires an annual management assessment of the effectiveness of the
Company's internal controls over financial reporting and a report by the
Company's independent auditors addressing that assessment. In light of the
material weakness identified in connection with the Company's 2003 audit, there
can be no assurance that the Company or its independent auditors will be able to
conclude that the Company has effective internal controls over financial
reporting in connection with the 2004 audit, which could raise the same concerns
identified above.

DEBT

The Company has approximately $125,000,000 of long-term indebtedness and,
as a result, has obligations to make interest and principal payments on that
debt. If unable to make the required debt payments, the Company could be
required to reduce or delay capital expenditures, sell certain assets,
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Company's indebtedness, or seek additional equity capital. The Company's ability
to make payments on the Company's debt obligations will depend on future
operating performance, which may be affected by conditions beyond the Company's
control.

LITIGATION

The Company is involved in litigation arising in the ordinary course of its
business, which may expose it to loss contingencies. These matters include, but
are not limited to, claims brought by former customers with respect to the
operation of the Company's business. The Company has also received written
demands from customers and former customers that have not yet resulted in legal
action.

The Company may not be able to successfully resolve such legal matters, or
other legal matters that may arise in the future. In the event of an adverse
outcome with respect to such legal matters or other legal matters in which the
Company may become involved, the Company's insurance coverage may not fully
cover any damages assessed against the Company. Although the Company maintains
all insurance coverage in amounts that it believes is sufficient for its
business, such coverage may prove to be inadequate or may become unavailable on
acceptable terms, if at all. A successful claim brought against the Company,
which is uninsured or under-insured, could materially harm the Company's
business, results of operations or financial condition.

PHYSICIAN SERVICES COMPETITION

The physician business management outsourcing business, especially for
revenue cycle management, is highly competitive. The Company competes with
regional and local physician reimbursement organizations as well as physician
groups that provide their own business management services in house. Successful
competition within this industry is dependent on numerous industry and market
conditions. Potential industry and market changes that could adversely affect
the Company's ability to compete for business management outsourcing services
include an increase in the number of local, regional or national competitors
providing comparable services and new alliances between healthcare providers and
third-party payers in which healthcare providers are employed by such
third-party payers.

HOSPITAL SERVICES COMPETITION

The business of providing services and solutions to hospitals for both
revenue cycle and resource management is also highly competitive. The Company
competes with traditional electronic data interface companies, outsourcing
companies and specialized software vendors with national, regional and local
bases. Some competitors have longer operating histories and greater financial,
technical and marketing resources than the Company. The Company's successful
competition within this industry is dependent on numerous industry and market
conditions.

HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY CHANGES

The markets for the Company's services and solutions are characterized by
rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards and frequent new
product introductions. The Company's ability to keep pace with changes in the
healthcare industry may be dependent on a variety of factors, including the
Company's ability to enhance existing products and services; introduce new
products and services quickly and cost effectively; achieve market acceptance
for new products and services; and respond to emerging industry standards and
other technological changes.

Competitors may develop competitive products that could adversely affect
the Company's operating results. It is possible that the Company will be
unsuccessful in refining, enhancing and developing the Company's technology
going forward. The costs associated with refining, enhancing and developing
these systems may increase significantly in the future. Existing software and
technology may become obsolete as a result of ongoing technological developments
in the marketplace.

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MARKETPLACE CONSOLIDATION

In general, consolidation initiatives in the healthcare marketplace may
result in fewer potential customers for the Company's services. Some of these
types of initiatives include employer initiatives such as creating purchasing
cooperatives (GPOs); provider initiatives, such as risk-sharing among healthcare
providers and managed care companies through capitated contracts; and
integration among hospitals and physicians into comprehensive delivery systems.
Consolidation of management and billing services through integrated delivery
systems may result in a decrease in demand for the Company's business management
outsourcing services for particular physician practices.

GOVERNMENT REGULATION

The healthcare industry is highly regulated and is subject to changing
political, economic and regulatory influences. Federal and state legislatures
have periodically considered programs to reform or amend the U.S. healthcare
system at both the federal and state level and to change healthcare financing
and reimbursement systems, such as the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the
Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. These programs may contain proposals to
increase governmental involvement in healthcare, lower reimbursement rates or
otherwise change the environment in which healthcare industry participants
operate. Current or future government regulations or healthcare reform measures
may affect the Company's business. Healthcare industry participants may respond
by reducing their investments or postponing investment decisions, including
investments in the Company's products and services.

Medical billing and collection activities are governed by numerous federal
and state civil and criminal laws. Federal and state regulators use these laws
to investigate healthcare providers and companies that provide billing and
collection services. In connection with these laws, the Company may be subjected
to federal or state government investigations and possible penalties may be
imposed upon the Company, false claims actions may have to be defended, private
payers may file claims against the Company, and the Company may be excluded from
Medicare, Medicaid or other government-funded healthcare programs.

In the past, the Company has been the subject of federal investigations,
and the Company may become the subject of false claims litigation or additional
investigations relating to its billing and collection activities. Any such
proceeding or investigation could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business.

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
("HIPAA"), final rules have been published regarding standards for electronic
transactions as well as standards for privacy and security of individually
identifiable health information. The HIPAA rules set new or higher standards for
the healthcare industry in handling healthcare transactions and information,
with penalties for noncompliance. The Company has incurred and will continue to
incur costs to comply with these rules. Although management believes that future
compliance costs will not have a material impact on the Company's results of
operations, compliance with these rules may prove to be more costly than
anticipated. Failure to comply with such rules may have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business and may subject the Company to civil and
criminal penalties as well as loss of customers.

The Company relies upon third parties to provide data elements to process
electronic medical claims in a HIPAA-compliant format. While the Company
believes it will be fully and properly prepared to process electronic medical
claims in a HIPAA-compliant format, there can be no assurance that third
parties, including healthcare providers and payers, will likewise be prepared to
supply all the data elements required to process electronic medical claims and
make electronic remittance under HIPAA's standards. If payers reject electronic
medical claims and such claims are processed manually rather than
electronically, there could be a material adverse affect on the Company's
business. The Company has made and expects to continue to make investments in
product enhancements to support customer operations that are regulated by HIPAA.
Responding to HIPAA's impact may require the Company to make investments in new
products or charge higher prices.

Numerous federal and state civil and criminal laws govern the collection,
use, storage and disclosure of health information for the purpose of
safeguarding the privacy and security of such information. Federal or state
governments may impose penalties for noncompliance, both criminal and civil.
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information has been misused or disclosed improperly may bring claims and payers
who believe instances of noncompliance with privacy and security standards have
occurred may bring administrative sanctions or remedial actions against
offending parties.

Passage of HIPAA is part of a wider healthcare reform initiative. The
Company expects that the debate on healthcare reform will continue. The Company
also expects that the federal government as well as state governments will pass
laws and issue regulations addressing healthcare issues and reimbursement of
healthcare providers. The Company cannot predict whether the government will
enact new legislation and regulations, and, if enacted, whether such new
developments will affect the Company's business.

STOCK PRICE VOLATILITY

The trading price of the Company's common stock may be volatile. The market
for the Company's common stock may experience significant price and volume
fluctuations in response to a number of factors including actual or anticipated
quarterly variations in operating results, changes in expectations of future
financial performance or changes in estimates of securities analysts, government
regulatory action, healthcare reform measures, client relationship developments
and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control. Furthermore,
the stock market in general and the market for software, healthcare business
services and high technology companies in particular, has experienced volatility
that often has been unrelated to the operating performance of particular
companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations may adversely affect the
trading price of the Company's common stock, regardless of actual operating
performance.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY

The Company invests excess cash in commercial paper, money market funds and
other highly liquid short-term investments. Due to the limited amounts of these
investments and their short-term nature, any fluctuation in the prevailing
interest rates is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's
financial statements.

The Company has the option of entering into loans based on LIBOR or base
rates under the Revolving Credit Facility. As such, the Company could experience
fluctuations in the interest rates if the Company were to borrow amounts under
the Revolving Credit Facility, the Company could experience fluctuations in
interest rates under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company has not incurred
any borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.

The Company has a process in place to monitor fluctuations in interest
rates and could hedge against significant forecast changes in interest rates, if
necessary.

EXCHANGE RATE SENSITIVITY

The majority of the Company's revenue and expenses are denominated in U.S.
dollars. As a result, the Company has not experienced any significant foreign
exchange gains or losses to date. The Company conducts only limited business
denominated in foreign currencies and does not expect material foreign exchange
gains or losses in the future. The Company does not engage in any foreign
exchange hedging activities.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As a result of errors that led to the restatements of the Company's
financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2001, and 2002, and the
nine months ended September 30, 2003, the Company's independent auditors
determined that a material weakness related to the Company's internal controls
existed. The Company's auditors reported to the Company that the errors that
resulted in the restatements were the result of not having appropriate controls
over the estimation process associated with the establishment of accruals and
reserves and the lack of adequate supervision of accounting personnel. Those
errors generally related to the timing of recording accruals for sales
commissions, vacation liabilities, legal expenses, incentive compensation and
other liabilities. The Company has taken steps during the quarter ended
September 30, 2004, to improve controls in these areas, including implementing
additional controls and procedures related to the review of accruals and

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reserves, changing reporting relationships for divisional accounting personnel,
and adding new accounting personnel.

The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have
evaluated the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30,
2004. Based in part on the steps taken by the Company to improve its internal
controls, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and the Company's Chief
Financial Officer have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and
procedures were effective as of September 30, 2004, to provide reasonable
assurance that information the Company is required to disclose in reports that
the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately. It should be noted that
a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only
reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system
are met. Because of the limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of
controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues within the
Company have been detected. Furthermore, the design of any control system is
based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events,
and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its
stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how unlikely.
Because of these inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system,
misstatements or omissions due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

In addition to the internal control enhancements identified above, in
connection with efforts to comply with Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
in 2004, the Company has implemented additional controls, policies and
procedures during the quarter ended September 30, 2004, and will continue to
enhance its internal control structure, as necessary, on an ongoing basis.

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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information required by this Item is included in "Note 9 -- Legal
Matters" of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Registrant)

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

By: /s/ RICHARD A. FLYNT
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Richard A. Flynt
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: November 5, 2004

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS