WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW lets you check whether you understand and recall the information you learned in previous chapters. Mastery of the information listed here is necessary to complete the current chapter.
LEARNING OUTCOMES present a list of the key points you should focus on in the chapter.
KEY TERMS are presented in the margin, so you will become familiar with the terms necessary to perform medical billing tasks.
TIPS provide helpful suggestions about using the medical billing software effectively.
SHORTCUTS suggest ways to be a more efficient user of the software.
FIGURES illustrate the concepts in the chapter in a visual format.
SCREEN CAPTURES show how the concepts described in the book actually appear in the medical billing software.
COMPUTER PRACTICE
EXERCISES provide you with hands-on practice using a medical billing software program. The exercises offer step-by-step instructions for completing each task.
ON YOUR OWN EXERCISES let you see how well you have learned the medical billing tasks in the chapter. In the On Your Own exercises, you perform tasks in the software without the help of step-by-step instructions.
CHAPTER REVIEW
VOCABULARY REVIEW questions check your mastery of the key terms presented in the chapter.
CHECKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING questions confirm that you understand the main topics in the chapter.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE questions ask you to use critical thinking skills to apply what you learned in the chapter to different situations.
AT THE COMPUTER activities offer you a chance to demonstrate the software skills you learned on the computer.
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