Definition of blanket. 1  1a : a large usually oblong piece of woven fabric used as a bed coveringb : a similar piece of fabric used as a body covering (as for an animal) a horse blanket. 2  2 : something that resembles a blanket a blanket of fog a blanket of gloom.
Legal Medical Record Standards Policy No. 9420 accessible to research participants unless there is a HIPAA Privacy Rule permitted exception. Clinic Record / Shadow File: A folder containing COPIES ONLY of information from the medical record used primarily by clinicians in their office or clinic setting.
Your doctor and other health care providers maintain their own medical records about you. But many patients see advantages in also maintaining their own personal health records to record past appointments, test results, prescriptions, and more. Today, many apps and online services exist to make the job of organizing this information easier.