Method of purchasing group medical practices and linking them together with information technology so that they can exchange clinical and financial data.

Technical strategy for creating secure connections or tunnels over the Internet.

Online medical advice (electronic mail and live chat) for a patient who is already under the care of a medical provider for treatment of minor ailments and follow-up consultations (e.g., medication questions, colds and influenza, laboratory test results, cough and sore throat, headache and migraine, fever, asthma). Some insurance plans pay doctors for online visits.

Destructive program that attaches and copies itself to other programs in a computer system. Some viruses destroy programs or operating systems and data after a precise lapse of time.