Application service provider (ASP) featuring software from one or more locations or providers for use in the healthcare field to facilitate business and clinical practice management, accounting and financial reporting, billing, managed care and insurance claims processing and electronic data interchange, patient and medical center staff scheduling, prescriptions generation and processing, medical inventory management, generation of physician referrals and consultations, ordering and generation of medical laboratory test results, ordering and generation of patient health and wellness informational printouts, medical decision support, medical research support, and the generation, maintenance, and sharing of electronic medical records, images, and data for patients and healthcare providers