The following summarizes the Cúram evidence features which make it easier for users to maintain evidence:
- Evidence can be maintained in small, manageable units called evidence types. A separate evidence tab is provided for each evidence type.
- Evidence can have start and end business dates based on real world events and circumstances. Examples of business dates include the date the household members move into a new house, the date they move out of a house, and the date on which a person starts a new employment.
- Evidence can also have an effective date of change which represents the date on which the evidence information is valid and this date does not have to be the same as the business start date.
- Complex processing for calculating attribution periods for active evidence is handled by the system rather than the user. This allows users to capture and activate evidence successfully without having to define the time period during which the evidence is used to determine eligibility.
- The system recognizes two types of evidence changes: evidence corrections and a succession of changes in circumstance to the same piece of evidence.
- There is functionality for applying evidence changes (this includes activating evidence changes or removing active evidence). A user can select which evidence changes to apply from the complete list of pending updates. It is important to note that evidence changes can be applied universally, i.e., across all evidence types.
- Evidence approval checks can be set up to ensure that evidence is approved by a supervisor before it is activated or removed.
- A history of evidence changes is provided for each piece of evidence captured.
- The validation feature is available on each high level case evidence screen; it allows all pending updates for an evidence type to be validated before they are applied. This makes is possible for users to identify whether or not pending updates are valid for each evidence type; however, these validations are always re-run when evidence is applied.
- Evidence can be shared between cases. When shared evidence is activated, an attribution period is calculated for each case. This ensures that the evidence is attributed according to specific case and evidence type requirements.