Abstract: A system for electronic transmission of electronic medical records includes an object model derived from a messaging protocol, the object model configured to generate metadata for electronic medical records provided through a user-specified form. The system also includes a database configured according to the object model, the database physically stores the metadata generated by the object model. A data bridge/data set pair transforms the metadata from a first format utilized by the database to a second format utilized by a recipient institution and a messaging module transmits the electronic medical records in the second format to the recipient institution.

Abstract: A system for facilitating the provision of clinical laboratory services includes an order entry subsystem for submitting patient test requests to a laboratory by means of a networked terminal, an online data storage subsystem, a triage subsystem for comparing test results with predetermined reference ranges, and a reporting-consulting subsystem for use by an embedded consulting physician to generate a consultative report which is communicated by a networked terminal to the person submitting the test request.