Proposal for measurable process or outcome improvement. The plan is usually developed cooperatively by a provider and the managed care network. The plan must address how and when its results will be measured.
Insurance Encyclopedia
Improvements and betterments
Anything that adds to the value of property. Commonly used to describe a tenant’s use interest in fixtures added to the landlord’s building. May also refer to permanent changes made by a condominium unit owner to his or her unit, such as the addition of new kitchen cabinets.
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Improvements made by a tenant to a building that con not be removed if the tenant leaves the building.
Improvements and betterments (Property Insurance)
Enhancements or modifications made to a building by the person leasing it. These changes add to the value of the building.
Improvements and Betterments Insurance
Protects a tenant against suffering loss on the improvements and betterments he has made on his leased property e.g., if one rents a building and installs partitions or makes other improvements in the property, it is desirable to take out a Fire Insurance Policy that protects the interests in those improvements, should Fire destroy the building.
Imputed
Occurs when actions of one party, usually the agent, are deemed to be actions of the other party, usually the principle.
Imputed (Legal Terminology)
When the acts performed by one person are deemed to be the acts of another. Most often this occurs when the actions of the agent are deemed to be those of the principal.
Imputed knowledge
Knowledge of one party that is deemed to be possessed by another because of their relationship. An insured may wish to impute knowledge to the insurer on the grounds that their agent actually possesses that knowledge. In insurance, the position is complicated because for some purposes the intermediary acts as agent of the insurer while for others (e.g. carrying out instructions to effect the insurance) he is agent of the insured. The party relying upon the doctrine of imputed knowledge must prove the existence of an agency in relation to the point at issue.
Imputed negligence
Case in which responsibility for damage can be transferred from the negligent party to another person, such as an employer.
IMS
Acronym for integrated medical system. See integrated delivery system (IDS) .
In an efficient condition
Motor insurance policyholders must take ‘all reasonable steps to maintain in efficient condition the vehicle’. The insured will be excused if, having taken reasonable steps, a defect causes an accident. The negligence of a garage employee does not breach the condition unless there was negligence by the insured in delegating the work to an incompetent (Liverpool Corporation v. T. & H.R. Roberts (1964)). What is ‘reasonable’ depends on the facts. See UNROADWORTHY.