Medical Terms - M
magnetic resonance image scanner (MRI) - (high-tech equipment which can provide images of human organs)
managed security service provider (MSSP) - (outside party hired to provide outsourced monitoring and management of security devices and systems, such as firewalls and intrusion prevention appliances)
mandatory access control (MAC) - (System access control model typically found in military or government intelligence agencies, with stringent security and secrecy requirements - most restrictive of the access control models.)
Manufacturer Disclosure Statement for Medical Device Security (MDS2) - (form completed by medical device manufacturers and provided to customers to document a device's significant security features)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - (Massachusetts university noted for its research and technology specialty)
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - (an advanced-level postgraduate degree for registered nurses in medical practices and other healthcare delivery settings)
maximum tolerable downtime (MTD) - (amount of time an organization can function without an application or process before a significant impact occurs)
media access control (MAC) - (unique address assigned by manufacturers to each hardware device manufactured)
Medical Device Innovation, Safety, and Security Consortium (MDISS) - (nonprofit public health and patient safety organization focused on medical device cybersecurity)
medical devices' data systems (MDDS) -
Medical Doctor (MD) - (a medical practitioner, either a physician or surgeon, with an advanced academic degree in medicine - after an internship and a residency assignment in the U.S., an MD must be tested and licensed by a certification board)
Medical Identity Theft (MIT) - (theft of personally identifiable health information)
Medical Research Council (MRC) - (organization which provides guidelines for the conduct of medical research)
Medicare Access and CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) - (2015 federal legislation designed to provide measures of value and encourage outcomes through an incentive reimbursement system)
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) - (formal written agreement between a healthcare organization and a third party contractor containing details about the roles and responsibilties of each party)
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - (Medicare reimbursement payment plan designed to encourage innovation and better outcomes)
message authentication code (MAC) - (a value that is calculated during an encryption process and appended to data to protect against tampering during transmission)
Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) -
Military Health System (MHS) - (U.S. Department of Defense System which provides health benefits for active-duty service members, military retirees, as well as their dependents, through military hospitals and a managed-care network (TRICARE))
Mobile Device Management (MDM) - (software which manages/controls mobile devices)
Model State Emergency Health Powers Act (MSEHPA) -