Methods and apparatus for processing medical data from a plurality of users

In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method that comprises receiving, a user request from a first system user of a plurality of system users for a communication of health data with a health information system. The health information system includes a data store that stores health data related to the plurality of system users. The method further comprises providing to the first system user health data stored by a second system user in the data store based on access approval by the second system user in response to a user request for health data associated with the second system user; analyzing health data for a first group of system users if the user request is an analysis of health data associated with the first group of system users; providing to the first system user the analyzed health data; and communicating health data associated with the first system user to a second group of system users if the user request is a request to communicate and the first system user has designated the system users of the second group of system users.