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.
THE COMPLETE MEDICAL RECORD AND ELECTRONIC CHARTING 39 THE MEDICAL RECORD The medical record is an analysis of a patientâs health status. It contains a medical history, current findings, considerations, test results, and treatment information related to conditions or diseases that ail the patient.