A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- storing information regarding a plurality of individuals, a plurality of healthcare providers, and at least one healthcare insurer or healthcare payer, in a database or a memory device, wherein the information regarding a plurality of individuals, a plurality of healthcare providers, and at least one healthcare insurer or healthcare payer, includes a healthcare record or a healthcare history of, for, or associated with, each individual of the plurality of individuals, including a healthcare record or a healthcare history of, for, or associated with, an individual, information regarding a healthcare practice of, and an insurance accepted by, each of the plurality of healthcare providers, including information regarding a healthcare practice of, and an insurance accepted by, a healthcare provider, and information, a link, or a hyperlink, for allowing or for facilitating a healthcare provider, a healthcare insurer, a healthcare payer, or a third party, to access, control, monitor, or obtain information from, a healthcare device or a piece of healthcare equipment used to remotely monitor or to remotely obtain information from or regarding an individual;
- processing, with or using a processing device, information for allowing a healthcare provider, a healthcare insurer, a healthcare payer, or a third party, to remotely access, via the Internet or the World Wide Web, using a first computer or a first communication device associated with or used by a healthcare provider, a healthcare insurer, a healthcare payer, or a third party, and using information, a link, or a hyperlink, stored in the database or the memory device or in the healthcare record or the healthcare history of the individual, a healthcare device or a piece of healthcare equipment used to remotely monitor or to remotely obtain information from or regarding an individual;
- receiving information, a measurement, or a reading, regarding the individual obtained with or from the healthcare device or the piece of healthcare equipment;
- storing the information, the measurement, or the reading, obtained with or from the healthcare device or the piece of healthcare equipment in the healthcare record or the healthcare history of the individual, or updating the healthcare record or the healthcare history of the individual with the information, the measurement, or the reading, obtained with or from the healthcare device or the piece of healthcare equipment.