Tier (MSCC)
Tier (MSCC) : A layer within the six-tier Medical Surge Capacity and Capabilities (MSCC) construct that depicts the levels of public health and medical asset management during response to mass casualty and/or mass effect incidents. The tiers range from the individual healthcare organization or other healthcare assets and their integration into a local healthcare coalition, to the coordination of Federal assistance. Each tier must be effectively managed internally in order to coordinate and integrate externally with other tiers (MSCC 2007)