DELIVERY OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS OR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS INTO A PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

1 . A method for delivery of electronic medical records or electronic health records to a personal health record portal, the method comprising:

sending an electronic health record or electronic medical record from a health care information system to a report distribution system;

generating a report using the report distribution system; and

distributing the report from the report distribution system to a personal health record portal accessible through a web server.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the step of distributing the report from the report distribution system to the personal health record portal comprises sending the report to a destination address associated with a user account.

3 . The method of claim 2 wherein the destination address comprises an email address.

4 . The method of claim 2 wherein the destination address comprises a phone number.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a request form from a patient specifying that records of the patient be sent to the destination address.

6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the step of distributing the report from the report distribution system to the personal health record portal comprises sending the report to a fax server operatively connected to the web server.

7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the step of sending comprising printing the electronic health record or electronic medical record to a virtual printer, the virtual printer configured to communicate the report to a delivery server.

8 . The method of claim 1 wherein the step of distributing the report comprises distributing the report according to a report distribution template.

9 . The method of claim 1 further comprising using the report distribution system for performing steps comprising:

receiving the electronic health record or electronic medical report as an input file;

determining a format of the input file and if the format of the input file is not a text format, converting the input file into a text format input file using a computing device;

extracting data corresponding with one or more data variables from the text format input file using the computing device;

assembling a file for delivery using the data;

and wherein the step delivering the file for delivery to the web server to thereby make the health information available at the personal health record portal.

10 . The method of claim 9 wherein the step of assembling the file for delivery using the data comprises using a template with the one or more data variables.

11 . The method of claim 9 wherein the file for delivery comprises an image file.

12 . The method of claim 9 wherein the file for delivery comprises an HL7 message.

13 . A method for delivery of electronic medical records or electronic health records to a patient portal, the method comprising:

receiving an input file containing health information from a health care information system;

determining a format of the input file and if the format of the input file is not a text format, converting the input file into a text format input file using a computing device;

extracting data corresponding with one or more data variables from the text format input file using the computing device;

assembling a file for delivery using the data;

delivering the file for delivery to a server associated with a patient portal to thereby make the health information available at the patient portal.

14 . The method of claim 13 wherein the file for delivery comprises a HL7 message.

15 . The method of claim 13 wherein the file for delivery comprises an image file.

16 . The method of claim 15 wherein the image file is a PDF file.

17 . The method of claim 13 further comprising logging one or more transactions associated with the method.

18 . A system for delivery of electronic medical records or electronic health records to a personal health record portal, the method comprising:

a report distribution system comprising instructions stored on a computer readable storage medium and executing on a computer device for performing steps of receiving an electronic health record or electronic medical record from a health care information system, generating a report, and distributing the report to a personal health record portal accessible through a web server.

19 . The system of claim 18 wherein the receiving is receiving the electronic health record or the electronic medical record as an input file.

20 . The system of claim 19 wherein the step of generating the report comprises determining a format of the input file and if the format of the input file is not a text format, converting the input file into a text format input file, extracting data corresponding with one or more data variables from the text format input file, and assembling a file for delivery using the data.