Acronyms in Healthcare - M

M

• MA — Medical Assistant; Medicare Advantage
• MAAC — Maximum Allowable Actual Charge
• MAF — Medical Assistance Facility
• MAP — Medical Audit Program
• MAPD — Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan
• MAR — Medication Administration Record
• MCAT — Medical College Admission Test
• MCH — Maternal and Child Health Program
• MCI — Medical Council of India
• MCO — Managed Care Organization
• MD — Doctor of Medicine
• MEDLARS — Medical Literature and Analysis Retrieval System
• MedPAC — Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
• MEPS — Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• MET Multiple Employer Trust
• MEWA — Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement
• MDH — Medicare-dependent Hospital
• MHC — Managed Health Care
• MHA — Master's in Health Care Administration
• MI — Myocardial Infarction
• MLR — Medical Loss Ratio
• MLT — Medical Laboratory Technician
• MMIS — Medicaid Management Information System
• MMRA — Metropolitan Medical Response System
• MPH — Master of Public Health
• MRHFP — Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
• MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• MRSA — Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections
• MSA — Medical Savings Account or Metropolitan Statistical Area
• MSN — Master of Science in Nursing
• MSW — Master of Social Work or Medical social worker
• MT — Medical Technologist
• MU — Meaningful Use measurement/objective of HITECH Act
• MUA/MUPs — Medically Underserved Areas/Populations