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): July 21, 2005


                       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)

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Item 2.02.      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On July 21, 2005,  Computer  Programs and Systems,  Inc.  ("CPSI") issued a
press release announcing financial information for its fiscal second quarter and
six months ended June 30, 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 July 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: July 21, 2005





                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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


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