EXHIBIT 23.1.2

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors
HCIA Inc.:

     We consent to the use of our report dated June 17, 1993 on the financial
statements of Datis Corporation as of March 31, 1993 and for the year then
ended, incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and to the reference to our
firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

/s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

San Jose, California
July 19, 1996