EXHIBIT 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Talbert Medical Management Holdings Corporation We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-17679 of Talbert Medical Management Holdings Corporation on Form S-1 of our report dated April 4, 1997, appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of this Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Costa Mesa, California April 4, 1997