I love it. Expander is built into it, as are site notes, sample reports,splchk. nm
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I need sample dictations with their final notes.
Hi,
Can someone suggest me a place to find a few sample dictations with their final notes, so that I could evaluate myself?
thanks
philips
sample reports
Does Transtech have sample reports and normals to go with all those ESL docs?
sample reports
You can look up a doc's previous reports to help you understand him or her. You can also send reports to QA and then look at their corrections or filling in of your blanks until you get used to the docs. I've been doing this for 25 years. You will never get away from doing ESL dictation. Acceptance helps a lot.
Use the ESP expander built in - you put all your own in.
nm
Bayscribe is a breeze, with a built-in expander sm
similar to PRD+. I think also if you have Smarttype, you can convert your abbreviations as well. Another nice feature is that you get your line count with each individual report, as well as your total for the day with the amount of money you made -- kinda nice. 
I think the majority of the work is acute care, but I think there might be a few radiology and clinic accounts. I'm really not sure.
Good luck!
They use a built-in expander like Auto Correct
nm
Insist on sample of prior reports, lots of them. Then when you see it, sm
you will say, Oh, so that is what he is saying. Then, put it in your expander. Phrases work the best for me, not normals. Phrases in the Expander for what each item these guys use. But you need to see lots of samples of prior reports.
Yes, it comes with Stedman's built in. You'll love the platform, it's
the easiest I have worked with.
are clinic notes productive... 2 and 3 line reports?
 Can you turn them around pretty fast or do they slow you down?
Sounds like you are talking about ExText - I love it. I use my shorthand AND the built-in ESP.
nm
check out the BBB site...bad reports
TOTAL SCAM
sorry, meant coming to brag, expander problem. Thank your employer on your site, that is appropriat
nm
Love doing psych notes
nm
Would love to know what type reports
you are transcribing to get 2000 lines at 80 to 90 mins. Personally with my work, the line count is usually pretty close to the minute count, i.e., 90 minutes equals 900 lines.
I love the K. Long reports, good lines.
nm
agree, IMEs are great $$, easy reports, miss them, would love to find them
nm
The other poster is right about a sample
I used to transcribe SS Disability cases for a friend/attorney and they were gastly. They took place in a room with high ceilings (guessing here) and the echo and muffled conversations were so bad, it would take me forever to do them.
He wanted the transcripts done with Q: (question) and A: (answer) with double space in-between. Made half decent money but it wasn't worth my time. Thanks heavens, my transcriber went on the blink. It was the older larger tapes he used, and I only had that transcriber for his work. I never bought another one, so could never do his work again. LOL
Thanks for the replies, everyone . . . I wish there was a way to just sample how VR is done before
taking on an actual job doing it - I wish I could try it out to see what I was in for:)
I've tried just a couple but one bad one is enough. Here is just a sample..
MDI-FL, TransHealth, Precyse, Focus Infomatics... and I just started doing this at-home thing for a little over a year. What a bad deal.. I've been turned down by Spheris and Wedmedx because I did not meet their qualifications, although I have been doing this for 13 years with approximately five in acute care so go figure. I have worked for hospitals locally etc.. I thought working at home would be a good change..NOT.. what a nightmare, terrible supervisors, benefits, low pay, disorganization and much, much more. I may have to go back to the hospitals.
Can anyone tell me where I can get my hands on sample radiology dictation as well as tell me what
companies would hire someone with no radiology experience. I really want to go into that particular specialty. Is the equipment for this field any different than acute care transcription or any other specialty? What is typically the pay for this specialty? How much training should I put myself through in order to get hired? Any and all information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
(sorry) I guess I got cut off. Anyway, there are sample brochures there you can use. You will stil
There are also sample contracts there for you to review. It took me about 3-4 months of research before I could even start buying equiptment. Everybody is willing to pick up tapes, you have to offer a little more to be able to get your foot in the door, or at least I did. Check out the technical and equipment boards. There are some discussions about converting from tapes to digital. There is also some good information about line counting software. Check the archives. Again, research, research, and reseach some more. I have a notebook set aside with all of my info. There is also a very good book, The Independent Medical Transcriptionist. You can get it really cheap on Amazon. I thought it was very helpful.
Good luck, (unless you are trying to get business in my area...HA, HA).
Do they provide sample documents? If so, it may be worth a shot. nm
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where they 35 comparable reports - or 35 short and 35 long reports? nm
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I know. They THINK they have built in their
seniority benefit in their PTO plan. Ahhemmm. Hahahaha
No. They have one built in. But I think sm
if you speak with tech support they might (don't quote me on it) be able to convert it for you. Nothing is windows based and no internet. You build your shortcuts from scratch.
yes, they have their own built in...sm
spellcheckers AND autocorrect functions. Some (including me) prefer Chartscript, others prefer Bayscribe. Since Chartscript uses Word, I was able to still add my updated Stedman's medical spellchecker program. Bayscribe does not use Word.
You are still wrong to thank your company on an MT site, appropriate is your site.
NM
Does Bayscribe have a built-in
medical dictionary?
Yes, purchase (or have one built)
Yes, I would like to purchase one or if it is more cost effective to have on built I would like to do that. The platform that I use now is VERY expensive. If some knows of a company that can build one for me I would appreciate the info.
They are being built in Mobile, AL
So at least the jobs will be here.
You should see the new house he just built! nm
Typing ER reports and radiologogy reports
are completely different with regards to pay. For typing regular reports, that is a very fine line rate. For typing radiology reports, it would be horrid.
The built-in templates for the ones you create
nm
Correction: They owned the other one and built this which one which is much larger. sm
I just read this in one of the magazines and asked my lead if they were moving far. She said it is literally across the parking lot from a small office to a huge building, taking on the whole building. I am thrilled to be part of a growing company instead of the sinking ship I was on!!!
Love, love, love TransTech! Not overhiring, just growing like crazy!
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Irony - MQ is closing offices and Keystrokes just built a new one. sm
I was part time with MQ and full time with KS and now will be KS only. I am radiology, make great money and have a great lead. I would recommend them to all MQ MTs that are thinking of leaving.
The email is KeystrokesNow@aol.com. The fax is (630) 729-3177.
We do not have a referral bonus, I am just trying to help everyone that is feeling displaced.
Does Dictaphone ExText come with a built-in medical spellcheck? SM
More specifically, does TransTech's platform have a medical spellcheck? TIA
Is there a medical spell check built in their software? n/m
nm
Can anyone tell me what platforms are similar to DQS that have their own built in line counters etc
that are good platforms with companies. I dont need to know all of them just a few of the most used ones would help. I only have used DQS.
No, they built a new one last year and moved into it in October or November. sm
I think they have a really big office now, from what I heard.
They use SpeedType built in to their system - works just like Shorthand.NM
xxx
The main office was in Bolingbrook but they built an office in Yorkville last fall. SM
I think that the owners live in Yorkville, so it was built close to their house. Nice office, just pretty far out.
I too love path & can't find it at home & would love to cross-train into rad in the meantime I do
Why do you think there are so many notes SM
on this board pertaining to how long it takes to get a decent line count?
They will tell you it is a 65 character line. It is not. As stated, more like 75-80. There are ways to work with it, make tons of macros, etc. But it is tough.
I only wish I had ER or OP notes, mostly
consults, discharge summaries, H&Ps and the occasional progress notes. I've been at this for almost 20 years though.
op notes
I do acute care which includes a pretty good many op notes but there are other work types too. I dont know if you are looking strictly for only op notes. I work for Alphamed solutions who is currently hiring. I have DSL. I believe it is required. There is usually plenty of work on my account. I hardly ever get on and no work. Rare. I work on the Dictaphone Extext with Transnet. But they also have other platforms. I hope I was of help.
ERS/OP NOTES
Does anyone remember seeing the job posting for someone to do ERs and op notes? What company was it? I cannot find it.
Can't you do everything but op notes?
H&P reports and consultations are similar whether acute care or clinic work. Discharge summaries aren't that difficult either for someone coming from clinic work. I agree that the op notes will take lots of time to learn. So why not ask if you could just do H&P reports for a while and then consultations, and then discharge summaries and maybe later on the op notes? I just received the opportunity to do discharge summaries after having only clinic work experience, and what I like the most is that this offers the opportunity to expand my knowledge because I get to transcribe reports in so many specialties. I understand that you are mad at the recruiter and somewhat unhappy because of computer issues, which means there are several things going on here. First you might want to figure out whether you want to stay with them or move on. If you like working for Precyse, then I would try to find a solution as mentioned above. If you do not like working for them, then it would be best to move on.
PO/OT notes
I agree. Not only are they boring, good grammar is lacking on many of them; they slur through the reports and don't seem to have any continuity of thought or format. I had one very good dictator the other day; I could have kissed her! Otherwise, I don't consider those medical reports, just a mess of words on a page. This is from my experience. You can also nix about 50% of the psych dictators. Just my take on this.
Vet notes
The trend has always been that vets handwrite their own reports in order to save on costs, but that may be changing now that they are hearing other vet groups are using transcription services? The company I work for only types veterinary ophthalmology reports, along with a few simple op reports. The ophthalmology terms and medications are pretty much the same as those for humans, but the reports can be a lot more interesting at times, since the animals don't always cooperate! Once you are comfortable with the terminology the doctors use on a regular basis and the company guidelines as to how the reports should be formatted, the work is a breeze!
soap notes
Does anyone know of a company that does strictly SOAP notes?
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