19. A computer system for reusing a portion of document text from an archived document in a newly created document, the system comprising: a computer, the computer having a central processing unit and a computer code mechanism; at least one data set operatively connected to the computer; and at least one archived medical report stored in the at least one data set, the at least one archived medical report documenting at least one past clinical encounter with a particular patient; wherein the computer is configured to: provide a user with an interface to define at least one rule to be stored in the at least one data set; create, in response to a request from the user, a new medical report documenting a clinical encounter with that particular patient; in response to the user requesting document text reuse for the new medical report, determine whether the user has previously requested document text reuse for the new medical report; in response to determining that the user has not previously requested document text reuse for the new medical report: insert text from the at least one archived medical report into the new medical report in accordance with the at least one rule, and in response to determining that the user has previously requested document text reuse for the new medical report, initiate another document reuse method, wherein the other document reuse method is not based on the at least one rule.
22. The system according to claim 19 , wherein the computer is configured to insert text from the at least one archived medical report into the new medical report based at least upon a document type of the new medical report.