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English translation: médecine, chirurgie ou obstétrique (MCO)


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10:36 Jan 4, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Computers: Software
French term or phrase: MCO
This is a major topic heading in a description of a computerized health care management system. Does MCO mean maintien en condition opérationnelle here, or is there a health-care related term that I'm missing?

Gestion du système d’information MCO - Logiciel dossier patient - CBUM
Michael Ashley
Local time: 22:52
English translation:médecine, chirurgie ou obstétrique (MCO)
Explanation:
les établissements ayant une activité de médecine, chirurgie ou obstétrique (MCO).

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Note added at 20 mins (2012-01-04 10:57:26 GMT)
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so MCO = facility offering medical, surgery or obstetrics services
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Local time: 07:52
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4 +3médecine, chirurgie ou obstétrique (MCO)transcimed
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SJLD

  

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médecine, chirurgie ou obstétrique (MCO)


Explanation:
les établissements ayant une activité de médecine, chirurgie ou obstétrique (MCO).

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Note added at 20 mins (2012-01-04 10:57:26 GMT)
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so MCO = facility offering medical, surgery or obstetrics services


    Reference: http://www.has-sante.fr/portail/upload/docs/application/pdf/...
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France
Local time: 07:52
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Roy vd Heijden: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_de_médicalisation_des...'information#Principes_du_PMSI_MCO_.28M.C3.A9decine_Chirurgie_Obst.C3.A9trique.29
6 mins

agree  SJLD: et odontologie
1 hr

agree  cc in nyc: medical, surgical and obstetrics services (as on most French websites that expand MCO)
5 hrs
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Reference

Reference information:
http://www.atih.sante.fr/?id=0002300005FF

Pour les séjours hospitaliers en soins de courte durée — médecine, chirurgie, obstétrique et odontologie (MCO) — cette analyse est fondée sur le recueil systématique d’un petit nombre d’informations administratives et médicales, qui constituent le résumé de sortie standardisé (RSS).

SJLD
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