Computer software for controlling and managing patient medical information; computer software for medical report distribution; computer software for secure electronic delivery of healthcare records; computer software for distributing reports generated by healthcare information systems to clinicians; computer software for converting and distributing reports from a healthcare information system in multiple formats; computer software for extracting recipient names from reports by way of user-defined rules; computer software for collating reports by way of user-defined rules; computer software for parsing reports by way of user-defined rules; computer software for creating an audit trail; computer software for creating an audit trail through comprehensive logging; computer software for enabling a user to monitor and correct delivery errors through report queues; computer software for enabling an administrator to monitor and correct delivery errors through report queues; computer software for capturing reports from a healthcare information system; computer software for automatically extracting data elements; computer software for automatically extracting data elements from a healthcare information system; computer software for storing encrypted reports at multiple local designated workstations and devices throughout a network at regular intervals; computer software for storing reports at multiple local designated workstations and devices throughout a network; computer software for providing clinicians with access to medical data; computer software for providing clinicians with access to medical data during a period of system failure; computer software for parsing and automatically delivering reports to devices within a network; computer software for creating an audit trail of data accessed from a healthcare information system; computer software for validating user access to medical data using Active Directory or backup login methods