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 19, 2007


                       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 April 19, 2007, Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. ("CPSI") issued
a press release announcing financial information for its fiscal first quarter
ended March 31, 2007. 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.

(d)      Exhibits.

         Exhibit Number            Exhibit
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         99.1                      Press Release dated April 19, 2007.



                                   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/ J. Boyd Douglas
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                                         J. Boyd Douglas
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer


Dated: April 19, 2007



                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number                 Exhibit
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99.1                           Press Release dated April 19, 2007. *


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