EXHIBIT 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Sandata, Inc.


We  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8) and related prospectus of Sandata, Inc. and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated August 16, 1996 with
respect to the consolidated  financial  statements included in its Annual Report
on Form  10-KSB  for the year ended May 31,  1996,  as  amended,  filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                     /s/ MARCUM & KLIEGMAN, LLP

                                                     MARCUM & KLIEGMAN, LLP
Woodbury, New York
July 14, 1997