A method for creating, storing and transferring electronic patient records and for more effectively managing patient accounts receivable and billing includes storing one or more medical forms; converting each of the forms to a sequence of simplified screen displays; downloading said sequence of screen displays to a computer; and entering information into each of the screen displays as a sequence of selections from one or more display menus comprising a portion of each screen display. A system for managing medical records and billing data includes a server for storing one or more medical forms, for converting each of the forms to a sequence of simplified screen displays and for downloading this sequence of simplified screen displays to a user's computer. A user's computer enters information into each of the displays as selections from one or more display menus comprising a part of each screen display and uploads information entered via the screens to the server. A selectively usable data transfer facility between the server and the user's computer facilitates the downloading and uploading.