Providing web based medical referral processing and tracking services, namely providing a secured web site that allows participating network community physicians, medical offices and hospitals to submit medical referral requests to other network community members, post immediate notification of new referral requests or changes in existing requests to other network community members, expedite the processing of medical referral requests or changes by enabling the instant transfer of patient information among and between participating community members, and enables participating members to track and review at all times the status of pending or prior medical referral requests