I agree with the others -- I like ExText. TransTech uses it, and sm
Posted By: LTMT on 2007-01-19
In Reply to: Opinions please - Mentee
I am sure others do too (in case that is the company you are unhappy with). MDI-MD uses Bayscribe, and it is also very easy to use/user friendly. Webmedx uses their own platform, but it is easy to us as well. I have worked with Iscriptor too, and it is fairly uncomplicated. Good luck!
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Transtech did ExText upgrade on 6/6/07.
When we logged onto the system ExText did an automatic upgrade on that day. You must work for Transtech?
TransTech uses Dictaphone Extext
TransTech uses ExText so you can look up MD examples. They pay for spaces, too. Don't know how mu
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Transtech and DTS America use ExText, and so does eTransPlus, sm
at least on some accounts. I think I have seen ads for all of them recently, although the Transtech one was only for weekends, I think.
Good luck!
Think Amphion uses ExText. TransTech does but has mucho ESLs! nm
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TransTech also uses ExText, but think they were running out of work, too. Any comments? nm
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NEMT, Cobb, Get Back Jack, TransTech (uses ExText) .... nm
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TransTech and Keystrokes also offer some Dictaphone ExText accts. Very easy to
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agree, I think extext is the only one with archived reports
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Totally agree,I love ExText
I have been working in ExText for months and love it. All of my lines are very accurate and I make an awesome line count every day working in it. I wouldn't want to work on any other platform!
I agree that ExText leaves a lot to be desired...sm
it even seems like there are days it is better than others. How does that work? Shouldn't the same endoscopy report, almost completely canned, always populate the same way?
I agree. Extext is the platform I've ever worked with. nm
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I agree - hard to get decent line count with ExText...sm
Good to know other people are having the same issue as I thought I was just getting slower in my old age! Seems like I can do almost twice as much with DocQScribe and escription.
Couldn't agree more! I don't hear other ExText client MT's complain about
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I agree with the other poster...Transtech
Transtech offers some degree of flexibility. Axolotl has none.
Management is more friendly and tactful at Transtech than management at Axolotl. I found the manager at Axolotl to be condescending, uncaring and abrupt.
Transtech definitely gets my vote. TT is a breath of fresh air in comparison to Axolotl.
Have to agree, love Transtech except ....
for tech people now. They are condescending and rude and half the time don't know what the problem is. I miss you-know-who!!!!!!!!
PS, still the best place to work.
9cpl and 11 cpl for weekends. Use ExText. My ExText version wasn't compatible with theirs
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No. TransTech is out of Texas TTS is in New Hampshire. TransTech
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Well I don't work for Transtech and this discussion isn't about Transtech...
and that is not age discrimination....give me a break...
EXText
I just wonder what companies use EXText as a transcription platform? If you've worked on it, did you like it? Is it MT friendly?
EXText
If you are referring to Dictaphone EXTtext, it is basically transcribing in Word only it has it's own Expander (you cannot use SmartType and other Expanders with it.) It is user friendly and works quickly.
I used IT with EXText, too.
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OSi uses EXText...nm
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extext
Could you tell me about the EXtext? I have a chance to switch from Merit to that, what do you think about it? I really like Merit so I don't know what to do.
EXText
I have never used Merit, but I have heard from my team leader that the MTs who use it like it. I was using EXText for the past 2 years and like it fine, very happy that Medware could get me started in 1 day and save all of my Expander file.
EXText
OSi uses it.
EXText
I have worked on Dictaphone's EXText platform for 5 years, for 2 different companies, and I love it.
ExText
OSI and Intellitype
ExText
What is the name of the company and do you still work for them? I am about ready to accept a job, but it seems like I do remember her saying something about ExText. If everything you are saying is true, I don't know if I should go to work for them. Now I'M IN A PANIC!! Plus, everything else about the job sounded too good to be true. So maybe that's because they use ExText? PLEASE REPLY as I need to get back to them soon.
ExText
I personally really like working with ExText. No problems in about 2-1/2 years. I don't know what your question, do they really take 30%, means but assuming you mean the ExText program, then my production is just as good with it as it has been with any other program. Believe me I would notice if my production went south; that happened with XX Company on DQS. Very occasionally it seems to be a little slow loading jobs but the only time I ever have to really wait on it is if I have a couple of really short reports in a row, otherwise 2 jobs stay in my que all the time. Good luck which ever way you decide to go.
ExText
I'm not the poster you were responding to, but IMHO ExText is not really better or worse than most other platforms I've worked on and that's been a bunch. The exception it DQS. At the time I worked on it DQS totally sucked but then I know there are people who say they love it. I'm not exactly a computer whiz so I suppose different companies using ExText could probably make it function different ways. My experience with ExText is the demos pop right in and you go directly from there to the typing screen, Ctr end ends the job and brings up the next demo screen and so on. Couldn't be much more simple.
ExText
I really like ExText. It is very user-friendly. My line counts with TT are consistent with those from other companies I have worked for in the past that used a different platform. I would suggest you contact the person that hired you regarding your concerns about ExText and let them explain the way it works, i.e., what you are paid for and what you are not paid for, and any other questions you may have.
ExText rip off
I work in extext with breitner's and we dont get paid for headers/footers either..... we look up referrals, etc. After I type a document, I click on tools, and chose word count and I keep track of my counts myself. I get paid for the full body of the reports, but no heads/foots...... to me, 30% is BS. How long have you worked with this company???
EXText rip off
I work for Breitner too. Do they take 25% off your total line count? I am still waiting for my first real 2 week paycheck to see what the reduction is. Only been there about 6 weeks now.
ExText
TransTech does .....so far no problems.
ExText
You say the ExText you use does not allow SmarType but has its own built in expander. Is it an Expander that you have to start from scratch? I, too, use ExText and would like to use SmarType in MS Word. I hate the built in expander for the simple reason you have to start from scratch. With SmarType, there were already a lot of words/phrases loaded and you just had to add to them. Plus my expander will not automatically back up a space, as in if you needed to put a period in. Is yours the same? PLEASE reply as I am considering buying SmarType for MS Word for $195.00, but I really don't have the money.
EXText
Does anybody know how to find out if a company uses a particular transcription platform? I have been trained on Dictaphone EXText and would like to use it again. How do I find the companies that use it????
OSi uses EXText
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EXText
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ExText
I've used ExText in the last 2 jobs I've had, and we have a shortcut program, ESP, which is easy to use. I had a hard time learning ExText for a few weeks, but the training at the first company was not very good. Now I'm very comfortable with it.
Just know that starting a new job has pressures, so just keep on asking questions until you get it.
I do enjoy being able to search the old charts. Today I had to look up the dictator's old charts and then the patient's old charts, but I found what I wanted.
If you want to post your email, I'll be glad to help you get started. My new company has excellent instructions and tips.
Used Extext and DQS
It would probably help if you named the actual programs. I have worked with both Dictaphone EXText and Docuscribe (DQS) on the same PC with no problems whatsoever. The key is having a lot of memory, making sure all of your operating system software is up to date, keeping your folders cleaned out, etc.
Be selective on your KVM switch if you have to get one and routers, too. I have used a Linksys KVM with audio for 2 years now and LOVE it. Never had a single problem. Good luck with the 2nd job.
It is ExText.
I e-mailed you the company name. I had to sign some confidentiality stuff, and I can't remember if that includes what software they use.
Extext
Not all Dictaphone Extext come with Stedman's. I use it and I have my OWN Stedman's dictionary....so NO ... it depends on the company you are working for
ExText
Anyone ever type on this system? Is it user friendly? Is the line count fair to MTs?
ExText
Any info on this platform? Some can be manipulated (line counts). I know this for a fact and used to work for a company that did this. Any chance of this happening on this system or is it fair?
ExText
I worked on ExText when I worked in-house, and I loved it. I verified my line counts, and they were set at 65 CPL. Very MT-friendly program in opinion.
If you know how to really use extext
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ExText
Charts in Time uses
CIT uses EXText...sm
I'm a very happy camper with them. They treat us like people. (I think the people there are hilarious, too.)
Extext
Anyone have trouble getting lines on this system? Im about ready to toss in the towel. Impossible to get anymore than 900 lines per 8 hour shift, maybe 1000 if you don't go to the bathroom and take no breaks. This is ridiculous!!
I liked everything about ExText....sm
...except that. Yes, when I worked with that system there were some percentage errors that I found, meaning that at times there would be a 12 or 22 % difference in what I was coming up with.
Also, the document screen with ExText (where I worked) took soooo long to check and double-check to get into the document that I found it very, very time consuming. You had to be very, very careful to get the right visit, date of service, etc.
I would say, Hang in there, maybe you're just having a bad night!
Good Luck!
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