MedicareFind tip: Customize your results with query expansion

The MedicareFind engine is a powerful tool that enables you to access relevant source documents easily and intuitively. An important reason why it is able to produce relevant results is the MedicareFind thesaurus. This is an index of important terms and acronyms used in the area of healthcare compliance and reimbursement, and it helps ensure that your phrases generate the most relevant results possible.

For example, the thesaurus recognizes that “72 hour rule” is the same thing that CMS sometimes calls the “three day payment window,” so it enables us to provide those documents that mention “three day payment window” even though they don’t mention “72 hour rule.” This is called query expansion; when you perform a find and your query has been expanded by the MedicareFind thesaurus, the phrase “Your query has been expanded” will appear right underneath the search bar on the results page.

If you click on the “Show Expansions” link, you’ll be able to see how the MedicareFind thesaurus expanded your phrase, and you can customize this to fit your needs. Do this by checking or un-checking phrases in the query expansion pop-up, then clicking on the “Update your search” button to see your new results. This gives you complete control over the query expansion feature. So although we’ve optimized this feature to meet most users’ needs, you can adjust it as necessary if you have unusual queries.

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