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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.6

                           PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                      NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                          FOR NON-EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES

         Per-Se Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as
Medaphis Corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to action of its Board of
Directors and in accordance with the Per-Se Technologies, Inc. Non-Qualified
Stock Option Plan for Non-Executive Employees, as amended (the "Plan"), hereby
grants a Stock Option ("Option") to the Optionee named on the foregoing Notice
of Grant of Stock Options (the "Notice of Grant") to purchase from the Company
the number of shares of Stock enumerated on the Notice of Grant, at an Option
Price per share reflected on the Notice of Grant, which Option is subject to
all of the terms and conditions set forth on the Notice of Grant, in this
Option Agreement and in the Plan. This Option is granted effective as of the
date of grant specified on the Notice of Grant (the "Date of Grant").
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same
meanings ascribed thereto in the Plan.

         Section 1. Plan. As stated in the Plan, this Option is not intended to
satisfy and will not be treated as an "Incentive Stock Option" as defined in
Section 422 of the Code. This Option is subject to all the terms and conditions
set forth in the Plan, in this Option Agreement and on the Notice of Grant. A
copy of the Plan will be made available to Optionee upon written request to the
corporate Secretary of the Company.

         Section 2.  Vesting.

         a.       Except as provided in Section 14 of the Plan or in this
                  Section 2, Optionee shall vest in this Option in accordance
                  with the vesting schedule set forth on the Notice of Grant.

         b.       If Optionee's employment with the Company or any parent or
                  subsidiary corporation of the Company terminates for any
                  reason other than death or disability (within the meaning of
                  Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) before this Option is fully
                  vested, any portion of this Option which is not vested on the
                  date of such termination of Optionee's employment shall be
                  automatically forfeited as of the employment termination
                  date. In the event of termination of Optionee's employment
                  with the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of
                  the Company for any reason other than death or disability
                  (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), after
                  any portion of this Option is vested as set forth in this
                  Section 2, this Option shall be exercisable to the extent
                  vested in accordance with the limitations set forth in
                  Section 4. In the event of termination of employment as a
                  result of the death or disability (within the meaning of
                  Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) of Optionee, this Option shall
                  be and become fully exercisable without regard to the vesting
                  schedule set forth on the Notice of Grant, and the personal
                  representative of Optionee's estate shall be entitled to
                  exercise this Option subject to the limitations in Section 4.

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         Section 3. Date Exercisable. This Option shall be exercisable (to the
extent vested under Section 2) on any normal business day of the Company that
comes before the date this Option expires under Section 4. The maximum number
of shares of Stock that may be purchased by exercise of this Option on any such
day shall equal the excess, if any, of (a) the product of the vested percentage
on such date and the total number of shares of Stock subject to this Option on
the Date of Grant, as adjusted in accordance with Section 13 of the Plan, over
(b) the number of shares of Stock which have previously been purchased by
exercise of this Option, as adjusted in a manner consistent with Section 13 of
the Plan.

         Section 4. Life of Option. This Option shall expire when exercised in
full; provided, however, the Option also shall expire immediately and
automatically on the earlier of (a) the date which is the eleventh (11th)
anniversary of the Date of Grant, (b) the end of the three (3) month period
which begins on the date Optionee's employment by the Company or any parent or
subsidiary corporation of the Company terminates for any reason, other than as
a result of the death or disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code) of Optionee or as a result of a Change of Control event described in
Section 14.1 of the Plan, (c) the end of the six (6) month period which begins
on the date Optionee's employment by the Company or any parent or subsidiary
corporation of the Company terminates for reasons of death or disability
(within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) of Optionee, (d) upon the
consummation of a Change of Control event described in Section 14.1(1), (2) or
(3) of the Plan, or (e) the end of the six (6) month period which begins on the
date Optionee's employment by the Company or any parent or subsidiary
corporation of the Company terminates as a result of a Change of Control event
described in Section 14.1(4) or (5) of the Plan.

         Section 5. Method of Exercise of Option. Optionee may (subject to
Sections 2, 3, 4, 11, 12 and 13) exercise this Option in whole or in part
(before the date this Option expires) for a whole number of shares of Stock on
any normal business day of the Company by (a) delivering the Option Agreement
to the Company at its principal place of business together with written notice
of the exercise of this Option and (b) simultaneously paying to the Company the
Option Price.

         Section 6. Delivery. The Company's delivery of Stock pursuant to the
exercise of this Option (as described in Section 5) shall discharge the Company
of all of its duties and responsibilities with respect to this Option.

         Section 7. Adjustment. The Committee shall have the right to make such
adjustments to this Option as described under Section 13 of the Plan.

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         Section 8. Nontransferable. Except in the case of death or disability
(within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) of Optionee, the rights
granted under this Option shall be exercisable during Optionee's lifetime only
by Optionee. No rights granted under this Option shall be transferable by
Optionee except, in the event of termination of employment of Optionee as a
result of death or disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code), the personal representative of Optionee's estate shall be entitled to
exercise this Option subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.

         Section 9. Employment and Termination. Neither the Plan, this Option
nor any related material shall give Optionee the right to continue in
employment by the Company or shall adversely affect the right of the Company or
a subsidiary to terminate Optionee's employment with or without cause at any
time.

         Section 10. Stockholder Status. Optionee shall have no rights as a
stockholder with respect to any shares of Stock under this Option until such
shares have been duly issued and delivered to Optionee, and no adjustment shall
be made for dividends of any kind or description whatsoever or for
distributions of other rights of any kind or description whatsoever respecting
such Stock except as expressly set forth in the Plan.

         Section 11. Other Laws. The Company shall have the right to refuse to
issue or transfer any Stock under this Option if the Company acting in its
absolute discretion determines that the issuance or transfer of such Stock
might violate any applicable law or regulation, and any payment tendered in
such event to exercise this Option shall be promptly refunded to Optionee.

         Section 12. Securities Registration. Optionee may be requested by the
Company to hold any shares of Stock received upon the exercise of this Option
for personal investment and not for purposes of resale or distribution to the
public and Optionee shall, if so requested by the Company, deliver a certified
statement to that effect to the Company as a condition to the issuance of such
Stock to Optionee.

         Section 13. Other Conditions. Optionee shall (as a condition to the
exercise of this Option) enter into any agreement or make any representations
required by the Company related to the Stock to be acquired pursuant to the
exercise of this Option, including any agreement which restricts the transfer
of Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of this Option and provides for the
repurchase of such Stock by the Company under certain circumstances.

         Section 14. Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to
withhold or retain from any payment to Optionee (whether or not such payment is
made pursuant to this Option) or take such other action as is permissible under
the Plan which the Company deems necessary or appropriate to satisfy any income
or other tax withholding requirements as a result of the grant or exercise of
this Option.

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         Section 15. Governing Law. The Plan and this Option shall be governed
by the laws of the State of Delaware.

         Section 16. Modification, Amendment, and Cancellation. The Company
shall have the right unilaterally to modify, amend, or cancel this Option in
accordance with Section 15 of the Plan.

         Section 17. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the
provisions or portions thereof contained in this Option Agreement shall for any
reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the same
shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any other provisions of this Option
Agreement, and this Option Agreement shall be construed as if the invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never been contained
herein.

         Section 18. Entire Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan, this Option Agreement expresses the entire understanding and
agreement of the parties and specifically supersedes all previous agreements
between the Company and the Optionee pertaining to this Option.

         Section 19. Binding Effect. This Option shall be binding upon the
Company and Optionee and their respective heirs, executors, administrators and
successors.

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                       NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTION
                        UNDER PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                        NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
                          FOR NON-EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES

                                           Name: ____________________

                                           Address: _________________

                                           __________________________

                                           Date: ____________________

                                           SS No.____________________

Per-Se Technologies, Inc.
2840 Mt. Wilkinson Parkway
Suite 300
Atlanta, Georgia  30339
Attn:  Treasurer

Re:    Exercise of Stock Option under the Per-Se Technologies, Inc.
       Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Executive Employees, as amended
       (the "Plan")

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Subject to acceptance hereof in writing by Per-Se Technologies, Inc.
(the "Company") pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, I hereby elect to
exercise the option (the "Option") granted to me under the Option Agreement
dated as of ________________, to purchase ________ shares of the Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share, of the Company at a price of $_________ per share
(the "Shares").

         Enclosed is a certified check (or bank cashier's check) in the amount
of $_________ payable to the order of Per-Se Technologies, Inc. in payment of
the full Option Price.

         As soon as a certificate representing the Shares is registered in my
name, please deliver it to me at the above address.

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         In connection with the exercise of the Option, I hereby represent,
warrant, covenant and agree with the Company as follows:

         (a)      I am able to bear the economic risks of the investment in the
                  Shares, including the risk of a complete loss of my
                  investment therein;

         (b)      I understand and agree that the Company shall withhold from
                  payments made to me, or I shall remit to the Company, all
                  amounts required to be withheld by the Company to satisfy
                  federal and state tax withholding obligations with respect to
                  the exercise of the Option;

         (c)      I have such knowledge and experience in financial and
                  business matters that I am capable of evaluating the merits
                  and risks of the purchase of the Shares hereunder and I am
                  able to bear the economic risk of such purchase; and

         (d)      The agreements, representations, warranties and covenants
                  made by me herein extend to and apply to all of the Shares
                  issued to me pursuant to the exercise of the Option;
                  acceptance by me of a certificate representing the Shares
                  shall constitute confirmation by me that all such agreements,
                  representations, warranties and covenants made herein shall
                  be true and correct at such time.

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          -----------------------------------
                                          Optionee

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.                            Number of Shares
                                                     Exercised: ______________
By: _____________________
                                                     Number of Shares
Title: ___________________                           Remaining: ______________

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

             SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                        NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN

         THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN is made as of January 20, 2000, by Per-Se
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Medaphis
Corporation (the "Company").

                            STATEMENT OF BACKGROUND

         1.       On June 2, 1991, the Company adopted the Amended and Restated
Medaphis Corporation Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). The Company
has subsequently adopted twelve amendments to the Plan.

         2.       The Company desires to amend and restate the Plan to reflect
the Company's recent name change, to increase the number of shares authorized
under the Plan, and to integrate the existing Plan and all previous amendments
thereto into a single document; provided, however, that such increase in shares
authorized under the Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of
the Company at the 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or any adjournment
thereof.

                             STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT

         NOW, THEREFORE, as a result of the Company's desire to amend and
restate the Plan, the Plan is amended and restated as follows:

             SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                        NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN

         1.       Purpose. This Second Amended and Restated Per-Se Technologies,
Inc. Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is intended to serve as an
incentive to encourage stock ownership by employees of Per-Se Technologies,
Inc., a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the "Company"), and its subsidiaries so that they may acquire or
increase their proprietary interest in the Company and share in the success of
the Company, and to encourage them to remain in the employ of the Company.

         2.       Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the
Compensation Committee of the Company (the "Committee"). The Committee shall
consist of not less than two members of the Company's Board of Directors (the
"Board of Directors"), each of whom shall be a "disinterested

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person" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended ("Rule 16b-3"), and an "outside director" as provided for in
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder. The Board of Directors may from time to
time remove members from, or add members to, the Committee. Vacancies on the
Committee shall be filled by the Board of Directors. The Committee shall select
one of its members as Chairman, and shall hold meetings at such times and
places as it may determine. Acts approved by a majority of the Committee in a
meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts reduced to or approved in writing
by a majority of the members of the Committee, shall be the valid acts of the
Committee.

         The Committee acting in its absolute discretion shall exercise such
power and take such action as expressly called for under the Plan and, further,
the Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan and (subject to Rule
16b-3) to take such other action (except to the extent the right to take such
action is expressly and exclusively reserved for the Board of Directors or the
Company's stockholders) in the administration and operation of the Plan as the
Committee deems equitable under the circumstances, which action shall be
binding on the Company, on each affected participant and on each other person
directly or indirectly affected by such action. No member of the Board of
Directors or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made
in good faith with respect to the Plan or any option granted under it.

         3. Eligibility. The persons who shall be eligible to receive options
shall be the key employees of the Company or of any parent or subsidiary
corporation of the Company on the terms and subject to the restrictions
hereinafter set forth. No person shall be eligible to receive an option for a
larger number of shares than is recommended for him by the Committee.

         4.       Stock Subject to Plan.

                  (a) Authorized Shares. The Company has authorized and reserved
         for issuance upon the exercise of options pursuant to the Plan an
         aggregate of Five Million Six Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand One Hundred
         Fifty-Two (5,652,152) shares (the "Shares") of $.01 par value Common
         Stock of the

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         Company (the "Common Stock"). If any option expires or terminates
         without the respective optionee exercising it in full, the Committee
         may grant options to other individuals with respect to the unpurchased
         Shares. No individual shall be granted options under the Plan that
         would cause the aggregate number of options granted under the Plan to
         such individual during the period that options are granted under the
         Plan (taking into account all Shares with respect to which options
         have been granted under the Plan to such individual, including options
         that have been canceled or otherwise have expired or terminated) to
         exceed 20% of the aggregate number of Shares authorized for issuance
         under the Plan.

                  (b) Adjustments and Corporate Reorganizations. The Committee
         will adjust the total number of Shares and any outstanding options,
         both as to the number of Shares and the option price, for any increase
         or decrease in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock
         resulting from a stock split or a payment of a stock dividend on the
         shares of Common Stock, a subdivision or combination of the shares of
         Common Stock, a reclassification of the shares of Common Stock, a
         merger or consolidation of the Company or any other like changes in
         the Shares or in their value. No fractional shares will be issued as a
         result of any of these changes, and any fractional shares that result
         from a change will be eliminated from the outstanding options. All
         adjustments made by the Committee under this paragraph shall be final,
         conclusive and binding on all affected persons and, further, shall not
         constitute an increase in the aggregate number of shares which may be
         issued under options pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan, or constitute
         a "material modification" within the meaning of Section 8 of the Plan.

                  (c) Change in Control.

                        (1)  The following occurrences constitute "Change of
                  Control" events:

                                    (i)      the adoption of a plan of merger or

                        consolidation of the Company with any other corporation
                        as a result of which holders of the outstanding voting
                        stock of the Company as a group would receive less than

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                        50% of the voting stock of the surviving or resulting
                        corporation;

                                    (ii)    the adoption of a plan of
                        liquidation or the approval of the dissolution of the
                        Company;

                                    (iii)    the sale or transfer of
                        substantially all of the assets of the Company;

                                    (iv)     the sale or transfer of
                        substantially all of the assets or stock of an
                        operating subsidiary of the Company, other than as
                        security for obligations of the Company; or

                                    (v)      the sale or transfer of
                        substantially all of the assets of an operating
                        division of the Company or its subsidiaries, other
                        than as security for obligations of the Company.

                       (2) In the event of an occurrence described in
                  Section 4(c)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii), the unexercised portion of
                  all outstanding options under the Plan will be fully vested
                  and immediately exercisable, and will remain exercisable
                  until the occurrence of such event, after which time all
                  outstanding options will immediately terminate as to any
                  portion thereof not exercised.

                       (3) In the event of the occurrence of an event
                  described in Section 4(c)(1)(iv) or (v) which results in
                  optionees employed by the affected operating subsidiary or
                  division being terminated from their employment with the
                  Company, then the unexercised portion of all outstanding
                  options under the Plan held by those affected optionees will
                  be fully vested and immediately exercisable. Such options
                  will remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) the
                  expiration of the respective terms of such options, or (ii)
                  six (6) months following termination of employment.

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                        (4) Applicable optionees will be mailed notice of
                  any anticipated occurrence described in Section 4 (c)(1) at
                  least twenty (20) days prior to the occurrence of such event.

                  (d)   Liquidation of Shares After Change in Control.

                        (1) In the event of an occurrence described in the
                  Section 4 (c)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii), each optionee electing to
                  exercise outstanding option(s) will have the right in
                  connection with the closing of such event to either (i) sell
                  to the Company or the surviving or resulting corporation, the
                  Shares which the optionee received upon the exercise of such
                  option(s) at a cash price per Share equivalent to the fair
                  market value of the Common Stock as determined by the
                  Committee, as of the date of such event, or (ii) receive the
                  number and class of shares of stock or other securities or
                  any other property to which the terms of the agreement of
                  merger, consolidation, or other reorganization would entitle
                  the optionee to receive as the holder of record of the number
                  of Shares which the optionee received upon the exercise of
                  such option(s), provided, however, that in the event the
                  transaction contemplated by this Section 4(d)(1) involves a
                  merger to be accounted for under the "pooling of interests"
                  accounting method, then the Committee shall have the
                  authority hereunder to modify the rights of an optionee under
                  this Section 4(d)(1) to the extent necessary in order to
                  preserve the "pooling of interests" accounting treatment for
                  such merger.

                        (2) In the event of any occurrence described in
                  Section 4(c)(1)(iv) or (v), each affected optionee electing
                  to exercise outstanding option(s) will have the right to sell
                  to the Company the Shares which the optionee received upon
                  the exercise of such option(s) at a price per share
                  equivalent to the fair market value of the Common Stock as
                  determined by the Committee, such payment to be made in the
                  form of cash and/or notes, as determined by the Committee.
                  The Committee will make reasonable efforts to assure that an
                  optionee electing to sell Shares pursuant to this Section
                  4(d)(2) receives cash consideration in an amount at least
                  sufficient to offset the

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                  exercise price paid to the Company by the optionee in
                  connection with exercising his option(s).

         5.       Terms and Conditions of Options. Each option granted pursuant
to the Plan shall be authorized by the Committee and shall be evidenced by a
Per-Se Technologies, Inc. Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (the
"Agreement"), in such form and containing such terms and conditions as the
Committee from time to time may determine, provided that each Agreement shall:

                  (a) state the number of shares of Common Stock
         to which it pertains;

                  (b) state the exercise price, which shall not be
         less than the fair market value of the Common Stock as of the date of
         grant, as determined by the Committee;

                  (c) provide in all events (except as provided in Section 11 of
         the Plan) that the option is not exercisable after the expiration of
         eleven (11) years from the date the option is granted;

                  (d) provide that the option is exercisable at any time,
         following the date, which is six months after the date of grant of
         such option, only and to the extent of the number of shares of Common
         Stock subject to the option determined by application of the following
         vesting schedule:

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                          Years from Date            Percent
                              of Grant                Vested
                          ---------------            --------
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                            Less than 1                  0%
                                 1                      20%
                                 2                      40%
                                 3                      60%
                                 4                      80%
                                 5                     100%
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         The Committee may, however, provide for different vesting schedules in
any Agreements granted hereunder. In the event of the death or disability
(within the meaning

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of Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code")) of the optionee,
the option shall be and become fully exercisable without regard to any vesting
schedule;

                  (e) provide that the option is not transferable by the
         optionee other than (i) to the spouse, children or grandchildren of
         the optionee ("Immediate Family Members"), (ii) to a trust or trusts
         for the exclusive benefit of such Immediate Family Members, (iii) to a
         partnership in which such Immediate Family Members are the only
         partners, (iv) to an entity exempt from federal income tax pursuant to
         Section 501(c)(3) of the Code or any successor provision, or (v) to a
         split interest trust or pooled income fund described in Section
         2522(c)(2) of the Code or any successor provision; provided, however,
         that (x) there shall be no consideration for any such transfer, and
         (y) other transfers by the optionee, or any subsequent transfer of
         transferred options by a transferee, shall be prohibited, except those
         by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a
         qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Code or Title I
         of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended;
         and provided, further, that following transfer, for purpose of
         elections to exercise the option and the general restrictions
         applicable under the Plan to option exercises, the term "optionee"
         shall be deemed to include the transferee, but the option otherwise
         shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions that
         were applicable immediately prior to transfer, including without
         limitation the provisions of Section 5(f) of the Plan, which shall
         apply so that in the event the original grantee of the option ceases
         to be an employee of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the
         Company, then the option shall be exercisable by the transferee only
         to the extent and for the periods specified in the Agreement; and

                  (f) provide that if the optionee ceases to be an employee of
         the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company
         (other than as a result of a Change of Control event or death or
         disability within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3)), before the
         option is fully vested, any portion of the option which is not fully
         vested on the date of such termination of employment shall be
         automatically forfeited as of such employment termination date, and
         the vested portion of the option which is unexercised shall expire,

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         terminate and become unexercisable upon the expiration of three (3)
         months from the date on which the optionee ceases to be an employee of
         the Company or of any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company;
         provided, however, that the Committee, in its sole and absolute
         discretion, may permit an optionee who is not subject to Rule 16b-3 of
         the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to continue vesting
         in all or any portion of such option subsequent to termination of
         employment with the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of
         the Company; and

                  (g) provide that if the optionee ceases to be an employee of
         the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company by
         reason of death or disability (within the meaning of Code Section
         22(e)(3)), as determined in the sole and absolute judgment of the
         Company, before the option is fully vested, the option or any portion
         thereof which is unexercised shall immediately be and become fully
         exercisable without regard to the vesting schedule set forth herein
         and shall expire, terminate and become unexercisable after the
         expiration of six (6) months from the date the optionee ceases to be
         employed by the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the
         Company.

         6.       Term of Plan. Options may be granted pursuant to the Plan
from time to time within a period often (10) years from the date of this Plan.

         7.       Indemnification of Committee. In addition to such other rights
of indemnification that they may have as directors of the Company or as members
of the Committee, the members of the Committee shall be indemnified by the
Company against the reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually
and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or
proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of
them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in
connection with the Plan or any option granted thereunder, and against all
amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided the settlement is approved
by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in
satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in
relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in the action, suit or
proceeding that the Committee member is liable for

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negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duties; provided that
within sixty (60) days after institution of the action, suit or proceeding a
Committee member shall in writing offer the Company the opportunity, at its own
expense, to handle and defend it.

         8.       Amendment of the Plan. The Plan may be amended by the
Committee from time to time to the extent that the Committee deems necessary or
appropriate except that the Committee shall not amend the Plan, absent the
approval of the stockholders of the Company (a) to materially increase (within
the meaning of Rule 16b-3) the benefits accruing to participants under the
Plan, (b) to materially increase (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3) the number
of securities which may be issued under the Plan, or (c) to materially modify
(within the meaning of Rule 16b-3) the requirements as to eligibility for
participation in the Plan; provided, however, that if the amendment would not
alter the rights of any participant under the Plan who is subject to Rule
16b-3, then the Committee may approve such amendment without obtaining the
approval of the stockholders of the Company; and provided, further however, the
Committee shall have the authority, for any employee who is not subject to Rule
16b-3, to modify the three (3) and six (6) month time periods set forth in
Section 5(f) of the Plan without obtaining the approval of the stockholders of
the Company.

         9.       Application of Funds. The proceeds received by the Company
from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to options will be used for general
purposes.

         10.      No Obligation to Exercise Option. The granting of an option
shall impose no obligation upon the optionee to exercise the option.

         11.      General Restriction. Notwithstanding anything contained herein
or in any of the Agreements to the contrary, no purported exercise of any
option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be effective without the written
approval of the Company, which may be withheld to the extent that the exercise,
either individually or in the aggregate together with the exercise of other
previously exercised stock options and/or offers and sales pursuant to any
prior or contemplated offering of securities, would, in the sold and absolute
judgment of the Company, require the filing of a registration statement with
the United Sates Securities and Exchange Commission or with the

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securities commission of any state. The Company shall avail itself of any
exemptions from registration contained in applicable federal and state
securities laws which are reasonably available to the Company on terms which,
in its sole and absolute discretion, it deems reasonable and not unduly
burdensome or costly. If an option cannot be exercised at the time it would
otherwise expire due to the restrictions contained in this Section, the
exercise period for that option shall be extended for successive one-year
periods until that option can be exercised in accordance with this Section.
Each optionee shall, prior to the exercise of an option, deliver to the Company
such information, representations and warranties as the Company may reasonably
request in order for the Company to be able to satisfy itself that the Common
Stock to be acquired pursuant to the exercise of an option is being acquired in
accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the securities
registration requirements of applicable federal and sate securities laws.

         12.      Rights as a Stockholder. An optionee or a transferee of an
option shall not have rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares
covered by his option until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate to
him for the shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or
extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions
or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date the stock
certificate is issued, except as otherwise provided in the Plan.

         13.      Withholding. The exercise of any option granted under this
Plan shall constitute an optionee's full and complete consent to whatever
action the Committee deems necessary to satisfy any federal and state tax
withholding requirements which the Committee, acting in its discretion, deems
applicable to such exercise.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Plan to be executed as
of the 20th day of January, 2000.

                                  PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                  By:  /s/ ALLEN W. RITCHIE
                                      -------------------------------------
                                      Allen W. Ritchie
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer
[CORPORATE SEAL]

ATTEST:

 /s/ RANDOLPH L. M. HUTTO
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Randolph L. M. Hutto
Secretary

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