Abstract: A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for managing a medical services network in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Diagnostic data about a patient is received from a diagnostic service source. This diagnostic data is obtained by the performance of a diagnostic service on the patient by the diagnostic service source. The diagnostic data is then sent to an interpreter who interprets the processed diagnostic data to generate an interpretation of the diagnostic data. The interpretation is received from the interpreter. Subsequently, the interpretation and/or the diagnostic data may be transmitted to a display via a network. The security of the patient records are optionally protected through password protection and public key encryption in accordance with the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (“H.I.P.A.