Abstract: A computer-implemented method for tracking of clinical, demographic, financial and service metrics within a physician practice and comparing such metrics to other physician practices comprising: running a data collection service in the background on at least two separate physician practice modules wherein the data collection service collects data from the particular module on which it is running; establishing a communication mechanism between each data collection service and a host module; at the host module, collecting the data from the data collection services by transmitting the data from the data collection services via the communication mechanism to the host module; storing the data in the host module; comparing the data in the host module against best practices data stored in the host module wherein for each of a predetermined set of data metrics, the best practices data associated with that data metric is computed in relation to the data collected for a plurality of practices reporting that data metric

Abstract: A media presentation method which includes identifying a display capable of presenting audio/video content, and identifying personal information for an audience at a location where the display is located. Informational content for display to the audience, such as advertising, is selected based in part upon the identified personal information so that the audience receives relevant advertising. Audio/video media productions are simultaneously presented within said display along with said informational content.