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    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2016-01-08</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001169445</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>COMPUTER PROGRAMS &amp; SYSTEMS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CPSI</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001368029</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Francisco Partners GP II, LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O FRANCISCO PARTNERS, ONE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING C, SUITE 410</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94129</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001333356</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Francisco Partners II, LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O FRANCISCO PARTNERS, ONE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING C, SUITE 410</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94129</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001368030</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Francisco Partners Parallel Fund II, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O FRANCISCO PARTNERS, ONE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING C, SUITE 410</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94129</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001368028</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Francisco Partners GP II Management, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O FRANCISCO PARTNERS, ONE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING C, SUITE 410</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94129</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1938968</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>26637</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Directly owned by Francisco Partners II, L.P. (&quot;FPII&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Directly owned by Francisco Partners Parallel Fund II, L.P. (&quot;FPPII&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Francisco Partners GP II, L.P. (&quot;FPGPII&quot;) is the sole general partner of FPII and FPPII.  Francisco Partners GP II Management, LLC (&quot;FPMII,&quot; and together with FPII, FPPII, and FPGPII, &quot;Francisco Partners&quot;) is the sole general partner of FPGPII.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>See Exhibit 99.1 Joint Filer Information.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Francisco Partners II, L.P., By: Francisco Partners GP II, L.P., its General Partner, By: Francisco Partners GP II Management, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Tom Ludwig, Name: Tom Ludwig, Title: Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-02-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Francisco Partners Parallel Fund II, L.P., By: Francisco Partners GP II, L.P., its General Partner, By: Francisco Partners GP II Management, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Tom Ludwig, Name: Tom Ludwig, Title: Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-02-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Francisco Partners GP II, L.P., By: Francisco Partners GP II Management, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Tom Ludwig, Name: Tom Ludwig, Title: Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-02-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Francisco Partners GP II Management, LLC, By: /s/ Tom Ludwig, Name: Tom Ludwig, Title: Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-02-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
