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 21, 2005


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


          Delaware                  000-49796                    74-3032373
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(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
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 2.02.         Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         On April 21, 2005, Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. ("CPSI") issued
a press release announcing financial information for its fiscal first quarter
ended March 31, 2005. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form
8-K and is furnished to, but not filed with, the Commission.

Item 9.01.          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

         Exhibit Number                 Exhibit
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         99.1                           Press Release dated April 21, 2005.






                                   SIGNATURES

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


                                       COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS, INC.  
                                                                            
                                       By: /s/ David A. Dye                 
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                                       David A. Dye                         
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer
                                       


Dated: April 21, 2005

                                                          





                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

                                                 
Exhibit Number                      Exhibit
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99.1                                Press Release dated April 21, 2005. *


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