Patent ID: 8788285

Claim:
A method for presenting medical information, comprising: receiving a number of patient medical information items including a data type label via a computing device, where at least one of the number of patient medical information items comprises a patient image, where the at least one patient image includes a blacked out area to protect the patient's privacy; converting the number of patient medical information items to a single data format that is different than an original data format of at least one of the number of patient medial information items via the computing device; importing the number of converted patient medial information items to a patient data file via the computing device; associating each of the number of patient medial information items with one of a sequence of one or more tabs via the computing device, where each tab represents a stage in an orthodontic treatment process, and where the patient medical information items are associated with the tab corresponding to the stage in the orthodontic treatment process to which each of the number of patient medical information items corresponds; importing treatment professional information into a treatment professional profile section of the data file via the computing; importing receiving patient personal information into a patient profile section of the data file via the computing device; restricting access to at least one of a first portion of the patient personal information and a second portion of the treating professional information by embedding a pass code into the data file via the computing device; and displaying a first patient medical information item of a particular data type associated with a first tab via the computing device; and displaying a second patient medical information item of the particular type associated with a second tab in response to an input via the computing device, where the input indicates a request to view patient medical information items of the particular data type, and where the input does not specify a tab.