EXHIBIT 23.1


             CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement 
(Form S-8) pertaining to the 1996 Stock Option Plan of DAOU Systems, Inc. of 
our report dated January 14, 1997 with respect to the financial statements of 
DAOU Systems, Inc. included in its Registration Statement No. 333-18155 (Form 
SB-2) for the year ended December 31, 1996, filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission.

San Diego, California 
June 18, 1997