UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 22, 2004


                       COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                  000-49796                  74-3032373
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File            (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)              Number)              Identification No.)


              6600 Wall Street,                                    36695
               Mobile, Alabama                                   (Zip Code)
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                          (251) 639-8100 (Registrant's
                     telephone number, including area code)


                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)














Item 7.          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

         Exhibit Number                 Exhibit
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         99.1                           Press Release dated April 22, 2004


Item 12.         Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         On April 22, 2004, Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. ("CPSI") issued
a press release announcing financial information for its fiscal first quarter
ended March 31, 2004. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form
8-K and is furnished to, but not filed with, the Commission.








                                   SIGNATURES

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



                              COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND
                              SYSTEMS, INC.

                              By:    /s/ David A. Dye
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                                     David A. Dye
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer


Dated: April 22, 2004







                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number                      Exhibit
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99.1                                Press Release dated April 22, 2004 *


* This exhibit is furnished to, but not filed with, the Commission by inclusion
herein.