AIMS: Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale - an assessment tool designed to measure abnormal movements in different parts of the body that may be caused by drug treatments.

 

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AIMS: Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale - an assessment tool designed to measure abnormal movements in different parts of the body that may be caused by drug treatments.

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

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.

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

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

Claims Supervisors: Employees in the claims administration department who oversee the work of several claims examiners.

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

National School Lunch Act: P.L. 79-396 (June 4, 1946) authorized federal cash and commodity support for school lunch and milk programs, '...as a measure of national security...' in response to claims that many America . . . View Full Definition

Prior Appropriations: The system of water allocation used primarily in the arid western United States, where water is scarce. Under this system, earlier claims have priority over later claims, and claims are asso . . . View Full Definition

National Appeals Division (NAD): The National Appeals Division of USDA was established by the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (Title II of P.L. 103-354) to consolidate and improve the hearing procedures . . . View Full Definition