Any information that is recorded in a form that only a computer can process and that satisfies the definition of a Federal record in 44 U.S.C. 3301 (see also definitions for "record" and "nonrecord" in 280 FW 1.

A record that contains machine readable, as opposed to human readable information. Information is electronically encoded for storage and processing by computers, video devices, audio equipment, or other machines.

Means data, record or data generated, image or sound stored, received or sent in an electronic form or microfilm or computer generated micro-fiche.

Any combination of text, graphics, data, audio, pictorial, or other information representation in digital form that is created, modified, maintained, archived, retrieved, or distributed by a computer system.

a system that compiles the various aspects of the patient's history, physical, laboratory, consulting reports, etc