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Medical prosthetics - An artificial device to replace or augment a missing or impaired part of the body. Source: Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary Medical terminology - The collection of words and phrases used to describe medical procedures and diagnoses. Source: WebMD Medicare - Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD). Source: medicare.gov Medication Therapy Management (MTM) - A tool that pharmacists use to work with a patient on his or her health to ensure the best possible outcomes. The pharmacist checks in regularly with the patient; ensures he or she is taking medications as prescribed; verifies the patient is following health and wellness guidelines; and checks into any related problems such as adverse reactions to the medicine. Source: Pharmacy.about.com Medicico legal audit: Of or pertaining to law as affected by medical facts. Meditation - Private religious devotion or mental exercise, in which techniques of concentration and contemplation are used to reach a heightened level of spiritual awareness. MEDPAC -The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. Mental health - Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel and act as we cope with life. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Source: MedlinePlus Mission – A statement regarding an organizations core purposes citing what a company does and why they exist. Mobile apps development- Software programs that can be downloaded and accessed directly using mobile phone or another mobile device – like a tablet or music player. Mobility - Held devices such as smartphones or tablets can be repurposed to access enterprise services. Organizations may experience challenges with the bring-your-own-devices (BYOD) method including: which devices, what carrier, and who will support the solution. It also includes the organization’s policy whether it includes standardization of operating systems, handheld devices, and streamlined operations for a wireless broadband environment, Source: InterLink Future Trends in Information Technology: www.interlink-ntx.org Mobile technology - Technology that is portable; it refers to any device that you can carry with you to perform a wide variety of “tasks”. It is technology that allows those tasks to be performed via cellular phone, PDA, vehicles, laptops, etc. It can be a cellular phone, a GPS navigation system, a web browser, and instant messenger system, a video gaming system, and much more. It includes the use of a variety of transmission media such as: radio wave, microwave, infra-red, GPS and Bluetooth to allow for the transfer of data via voice, text, video, 2-dimensional barcodes and more. Source: Strategic Concepts Molecule - Smallest identifiable unit into which a pure substance can be divided and retain its composition and chemical properties. Source: Encyclopedia Britannica Concise Monetary incentives - Rewards that a &Rv?fV?f?"??WG7F?F??rW&f?&??6R?F?W?&R???'F?BF???2W6VB????F?fF??p???F?f?GV?2F?6??F??VRv?F?F?V?"v??Bv?&??F?W?&R6??WF??W2??&RVffV7F?fRF?????????WF'?&Wv&B7V6?26???RF????R6??6R??R?2F?v?&?RW6VgV?&V?Vf?Bf?"F?V?"?&Bv?&??6?W&6S?6??6????F?fF????bvV???W72?W'6?????6V?F?fRF?&7F?6Rv??B?V?F??BvV???W72?fW7G??W2???V?F??WfV?6???V??6F???2?F?R?v??V?B?bw&?W( ?2??FV?F???F?B?VG2F?G???2?6?F?????r?F?R&?v?B?6RBF?R&?v?@?F??R??"F???r??BF?R6?'&V7B?6F????bF?R??FV?F????F?W6R&R&6?2( ?&?VR?&??G>( ?f?"??2??f??rF?7F????6?W&6S??G&?6f?&?F???'G2??&r??V?F???WfV??6???V??6F?????V?F???wV??W6??r?"??FW'&WF??r6WfW&???wVvW2?"6?FW2W7V6???v?F?WV?f?VV?7?v?F???6??WFW"7?7FV????W6?2F?W&???W7F&?6?VB?V?F?&?fW76?????v??6??W6?2?2W6VBv?F???F?W&WWF?2&V?F???6??F?FG&W72??6?6???V??F?????6?v??F?fR??B6?6???VVG2?b??F?f?GV?2?6?W&6S??W&?6??W6?2F?W&?76?2?????FV6?????w??'&?6??bV?v??VW&??rF?BFV?2v?F?F?RFW6?v??B??Vf7GW&R?bW?G&V?V?6???V?V7G&???26?&7V?G2?@??V6???6?FWf?6W2'V??BBF?R???V7V?"?WfV??b?GFW"??GG???v?F?2?FV6?F&vWB?6???FVf???F???????FV6?????w?????V7V?&??Vf7GW&??p??*?6??&?v?B??'F?6V?G&?FW?2??FW$??????2???&?v?G2&W6W'fV@?C??