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A method for a first healthcare provider to consult a second healthcare provider regarding at least one of diagnosis of a patient and treatment of a patient includes the first healthcare provider submitting a request for consultation on a machine, and the second healthcare provider submitting a cons

A method for a first healthcare provider to consult a second healthcare provider regarding at least one of diagnosis of a patient and treatment of a patient includes the first healthcare provider submitting a request for consultation on a machine, and the second healthcare provider submitting a consultation response on a machine.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for a first healthcare provider to consult a second healthcare provider regarding at least one of diagnosis and treatment of a patient, the method comprising: receiving a request for a consultation over a network submitted by the first healthcare provider via a first

What is claimed is: 1. A method for a first healthcare provider to consult a second healthcare provider regarding at least one of diagnosis and treatment of a patient, the method comprising: receiving a request for a consultation over a network submitted by the first healthcare provider via a first machine, the request including consult data; storing the consult data in a database; transmitting a notification over the network to the second healthcare provider in response to receiving the request for a consultation the notification informing the second healthcare provider that a request for a consultation has been received; receiving a request for the consult data over the network from the second healthcare provider; transmitting the consult data over the network to a second machine in response to the request for the consult data; receiving a consultation over the network submitted by the second healthcare provider, the consultation including the second healthcare provider's assessment and/or diagnosis based on the consult data; storing the consultation in the database; transmitting a notification over the network to the first healthcare provider in response to receiving the consultation from the second healthcare provider, the notification informing the first healthcare provider that a consultation has been received; receiving a request to view the consultation over the network from the first healthcare provider; transmitting the consultation over the network to the first machine in response to the request to view the consultation; transmitting a request for approval to use the consultation for medical educational purposes over the network to the first healthcare provider; receiving an approval to use the consultation for medical educational purposes over the network from the first healthcare provider; and electronically identifying the consultation as usable for medical education purposes in response to the approval received from the first healthcare provider. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the consult data includes at least one of textual queries and textual statements. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the consult data includes at least one of still images and moving images. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the consult data includes sounds. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the notification over the network to the second healthcare provider comprises generating an e-mail to the second healthcare provider, the e-mail informing the second healthcare provider that a request for a consultation has been received. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the notification over the network to the first healthcare provider comprises generating an e-mail to the first healthcare provider, the e-mail informing the first healthcare provider that a consultation has been received. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the consultation in the database comprises storing at least one of textual queries and textual statements in the database. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the consultation in the database comprises storing at least one of still images and moving images in the database. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the consultation in the database comprises storing sounds in the database. 10. The method claim 1, further comprising: receiving a request for medical education over a network submitted by a third healthcare provider via a third machine; determining a number of consultations electronically identified as usable for medical educational purposes; and transmitting data over the network to the third machine, the data including a list of the consultations electronically identified as usable for medical educational purposes. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising: determining a selected consultation from the list of consultations electronically identified as usable for medical educational purposes based on a selection made by the third healthcare provider; retrieving the selected consultation from the database; and transmitting the selected consultation over the network to the third machine. 12. The method of claim 1, further comprising electronically identifying the request for a consultation as pending until the second healthcare provider submits the consultation. 13. The method of claim 1, further comprising electronically identifying the request for a consultation as completed in response to receiving the consultation. 14. A method for a first healthcare provider to consult a second healthcare provider regarding at least one of diagnosis and treatment of a patient, the method comprising: receiving a request for a consultation over a network submitted by the first healthcare provider via a first machine, the request including consult data; storing the consult data in a database; transmitting a notification over the network to the second healthcare provider in response to receiving the request for a consultation, the notification informing the second healthcare provider that a request for a consultation has been received; receiving a request for the consult data over the network from the second healthcare provider; transmitting the consult data over the network to a second machine in response to the request for the consult data; receiving a consultation over the network submitted by the second healthcare provider, the consultation including the second healthcare provider's assessment and/or diagnosis based on the consult data; transmitting a notification over the network to a third healthcare provider in response to receiving the request for a consultation, the notification informing the third healthcare provider that a request for a consultation has been received; receiving a request for the consult data over the network from the third healthcare provider; transmitting the consult data over the network to a third machine in response to the request for the consult data from the third healthcare provider; and receiving a consultation over the network submitted by the third healthcare provider, the consultation including the second healthcare provider's assessment and/or diagnosis based on the consult data. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising: storing the consultation submitted by the third healthcare provider in the database; and transmitting a notification over the network to the first healthcare provider in response to receiving the consultation submitted by the third healthcare provider, the notification informing the first healthcare provider that a consultation has been received. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein transmitting the notification over the network to the first healthcare provider in response to receiving the consultation submitted by the third healthcare provider comprises generating an e-mail to the first healthcare provider, the e-mail informing the first healthcare provider that a consultation has been received. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein storing the consultation submitted by the third healthcare provider comprises storing at least one of textual queries and textual statements in the database. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein storing the consultation submitted by the third healthcare provider comprises storing at least one of still images and moving images in the database. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein storing the consultation submitted by the third healthcare provider in the database comprises storing sounds in the database. 20. The method of claim 15, further comprising: receiving a request to view the consultation submitted by the third healthcare provider over the network from the first healthcare provider; and transmitting the consultation submitted by the third healthcare provider over the network to the first machine in response to the request to view the consultation. 21. The method of claim 20, further comprising transmitting a request for approval to use the consultation submitted by the third healthcare provider for medical educational purposes over the network to the first healthcare provider. 22. The method of claim 21, further comprising: receiving an approval to use the consultation submitted by the third healthcare provider for medical educational purposes over the network from the first healthcare provider; and electronically identifying the consultation submitted by the third healthcare provider as usable for medical education purposes in response to the approval received from the first healthcare provider.