EXHIBIT 23.1
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                              CONSENT OF KPMG LLP


The Board of Directors
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in this registration statement on
Form S-8 of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. and subsidiaries of our
report dated February 23, 2001, except for note 14 as to which the date is March
12, 2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of Allscripts Healthcare
Solutions, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and
comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the year then ended, which
report appears in the December 31, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of Allscripts
Healthcare Solutions, Inc.


                                 /s/ KPMG LLP


Chicago, Illinois
April 18, 2001