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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement 
on Form S-8 (File No. 333-10411 and File 333-10413) of our report dated November
16, 1998, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Transition
Systems, Inc. as of September 30, 1997 and 1998 and for the years ended
September 30, 1996, 1997 and 1998 included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 
                                            PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
Boston, Massachusetts
December 21, 1998