Exhibit 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report dated February 4, 2004, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Health Grades, Inc. and subsidiaries
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2003. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in
the Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-36933,
333-42986, 333-61717, and 333-82398).

GRANT THORNTON LLP

Denver, Colorado
March 26, 2004