SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                                  ____________


                                    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): October 22, 2003


                       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
         --------------                 -------

         99.1                           Press Release dated October 22, 2003


Item 12.         Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On October 22, 2003, Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. ("CPSI") issued a
press release announcing financial information for its fiscal third quarter
ended September 30, 2003. 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
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          David A. Dye
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer


Dated: October 22, 2003






                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit Number                        Exhibit
--------------                        -------

99.1                                  Press Release dated October 22, 2003 *




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