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Claims Investigation: The process of obtaining all the information necessary to determine the appropriate amount to pay on a given claim.

Initial Assessment or Investigation: The stage of the CPS case process where the CPS caseworker determines the validity of the child maltreatment report, assesses the risk of maltreatment, determines if the child is safe, devel . . . View Full Definition

Health Investigation: The collection and evaluation of information about the health of community residents. This information is used to describe or count the occurrence of a disease, symptom, or clinical measure . . . View Full Definition

Marketed Claims: Claims that can be bought and sold in financial markets, such as those of stockholders and bondholders.

Exposure Investigation: The collection and analysis of site-specific information and biologic tests (when appropriate) to determine whether people have been exposed to hazardous substances.

Nonmarketed Claims: Claims that cannot be easily bought and sold in the financial markets, such as those of the government and litigants in lawsuits.

Remedial Investigation: The CERCLA process of determining the type and extent of hazardous material contamination at a site.

Comprehensive Due Diligence Investigation: The length of the time period that elapses before interest compounds (a quarter in the case of quarterly compounding).

Claims Administration: The process of receiving, reviewing, adjudicating, and processing claims.

Claims Examiners: Employees in the claims administration department who consider all the information pertinent to a claim and make decisions about the MCO's payment of the claim. Also known as claims analysts.