A system comprising a facsimile device configured to transmit a
code-associated information material, an interactive user device, and a
processor. Typically, the code-associated information material is a
medical record to which a barcoded fax cover sheet is appended. The
interactive device is preferably a computer terminal, wherein the
processor is coupled to the interactive user device via the Internet. The
processor is configured to receive from the facsimile device a
transmission of the information material, and to display it to an
authorized user upon a request from the authorized user. The information
material may be displayed via Internet, or else may be faxed to an
authorized user in response to a telephone call.