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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of CyCare Systems, Inc.
for the registration of 21,430 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 17, 1995, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of CyCare Systems, Inc.
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1994, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Phoenix, Arizona
December 28, 1995