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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-31524) of
HealthGate Data Corp. and its subsidiaries of our report dated February 21, 2000
relating to the financial statements, which appears in HealthGate Data Corp.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of
our report dated February 21, 2000 relating to the financial statement schedule,
which appears in HealthGate Data Corp.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 30, 2000
