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EXHIBIT 23.5
[letterhead of New York Capital Corporation]
October 20, 2000
HealthWatch, Inc.
3525 Piedmont Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the use in the Registration Statement of HealthWatch, Inc.
on Form S-4 and in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of HealthWatch, Inc. and
Halis, Inc., which is part of the Registration Statement of HealthWatch, Inc.,
of our opinion dated August 14, 2000 appearing as Annex D to such Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, to the description therein of such opinion and to the
references therein to our name. In giving the foregoing consent, we do not
admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, nor do we admit
that we are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement
within the meaning of the term "experts" as used in the Securities Act or the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
New York Capital Corporation
By: /s/ Jay Cooke
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Its: President
