MedicareFind tip: How to use the snippet
An important tool that I hope MedicareFind users are aware of is the snippet. The snippet is that small bit of text that appears just below the title of the record in the MedicareFind results — it’s an excerpt of that document with your keywords in bold:
The snippet can be helpful in at least two ways:
- When scanning the results page, use the snippet to help determine whether a particular document is relevant. Instead of opening up each document and trying to figure out whether it applies, open only those documents that have a useful-looking snippet.
- Then, when you open documents, copy and paste snippet excerpts into your application’s FIND bar to locate specific areas of interest. Some of you may already be familiar with this technique — I’ve posted about it before. Using the snippet in this way is a simple method of accessing interesting small sections in a large document’s full context.
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About the Author: Michael Iarrobino, CPC-A, is a Web editor for HCPro’s revenue cycle division. He writes and edits content related to coding, compliance, and revenue cycle, and serves as the manager of MedicareFind™.
