Jargon Buster
The SCATA Jargon Buster is a compilation of many of the confusing terms and acronyms used in Health Informatics. It was compiled from various sources and is maintained by the SCATA membership.
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Term or Acronym | Definition | Explanation |
MCN |
Managed Clinical Network | A term used to describe electronic joining-up of clinicians and NMAHPs in different geographical areas to provide a clinical service to a wider patient population. |
MDC |
Medical Device Communication | The registered acronym for content of international MDC standards (formerly IEEE MIB) published as BS EN ISO IEEE 11073 series. Technology that facilitates the inter-connection of point of care medical devices such as ECGs, pulse oximeters, automatic blood pressure monitors, etc. so that data can be transferred, downloaded and processed by other (e.g. EPR) systems. Designed to permit ‘plug and play’. URL: http://www.11073.org |
MHRA |
Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency | Formed from the merger of the Medicines Control Agency and the Medical Devices Agency. |
MIB |
Medical Information Bus | Name for old MDC (IEEE P1073) standards. Turned out not to be a bus! |
MPI |
Master Patient Index | Please refer to Enterprise Master Patient Index |