Not all accounts are on wave files yet.
Posted By: nm on 2005-12-22
In Reply to: Don't have that problem as I am on BayScribe which is wonderful. - MDI MT
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VR is NOT going to be all accounts or all services. It is A wave of the future not THE wave of the
We have a few accounts on VR and some that tried it and did not like it and some that will never go to it for various reasons.
VR works in some settings but not all. I personally think it will take about 25% of the work in MT but the actual numbers from the technology companies say less than 10%.
That is very encouraging.
Here is another thought. If we need twice the number of MTs in the US to do the current volume and numbers increase consistently, and VR makes everyone twice as productive, we will be better equipped to handle transcription in the U.S.
The offshore companies are not as cheap as they used to be. Their rates are climbing slowly but surely. There are also a lot of reports on CNN, CNBC, etc that say that they are running out of workers in India, Pakistan, Phillipines, etc.
I think we will see a swing back to US MTs and back to being a good field to get into. It will just take a little more time. We did not get to this point in a day.
Companies who transcribe wave files?
Hi. I am looking for a good company who will transcribe medical wave files and return them completed in 24 hours via the internet. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks.
They have accounts who use wav files, so sm
if you are interested, do not let that scare you away. The pay is way above average, direct deposit, on time, and as a statutory employee, they at least take out your Social Security tax and match it, so you do not have to pay self-employment tax. You have a 24-hour window to do your line commitment as well, which makes it nice.
I have never worked for MDI-FL, so I cannot comment on them from experience, but if you can go from what I have read on the boards, MDI-MD is far superior and cares more about their employees.
Good luck.
Need help with Wave pedal
I am currently using a wave pedal for bayscribe in my one IC job. I have recently been hired for another MT company as an IC who needs me to use Gear player. Does anyone know if my pedal can be programmed for both or will I need a separate pedal? javascript:editor_insertHTML('text','');
EGZAKLY and IT's the wave of the FUTURE and U better get
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Wave of the future, thank MTIA!
question on VR editing, wave of the future ?
it seems that alot of companies are either there or heading in that direction, before I jump ship looking for greener grass and consistent work - anybody truly happy working on their VR program? if I have to get into it, at least I want to get into the right one - can you really double your production? thanks for your response and help
My wave pedal would not work..have 2 under my desk.
Had to buy the compatable pedal for Emdat then ended up hating Emdat....
Guess this is the wave of the future, I cant take this anymore...nm
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You must be sufferin from some severe heat wave
lmaoooooooo
Ride the wave, yeee haaaa
Ladies lighten up. You really are taking this all too seriously. Our profession is now one that is taking its last swirl around the toilet bowl before being flushed into the sewer of voice recognition and slave labor. If you can afford it, hang on to your daisy dukes, plug your nose, and ride the wave.
MQ charges $50/computer - $15/wave pedal - and rarely have
for you to make 12,000 a pay period.
with 16 years I would suspect you to know the diff. between wave and waive?!?!?
nm
Got all my terrible towels washed and ready to wave. GO STEELERS!
Need help with DSS files ?
I am busily updating my resume while my new (NO) Rewards package from MQ sits next to the trash. Looking over ads in the job board, several I am interested said "need software for DSS files." I feel really stupid here and am not sure what is DSS files or the software needed. I am ashamed to ask. I am a good MT but after so long with MQ I have not had to look for a job in many, many years so feel out of the loop so to speak.
Please explain DSS files and what I would need to purchase. Thanks so much.
DSS files
DSS = Digital Speech Standard. Simply the format the voice file is in. Some recorders use memory sticks, memory cards, flash cards, etc. Just depends on what make of hand-held they are using as to what format the voice file is in. As BayGirl said, most software plays them without problem. I use WavPlayer and have not had one I could not play yet, or could not get a free plug-in download to play them.
files
i have about 50 or so left to do, plan on finishing up in the day or two. Did you finish yours?
DCT files
Write to them and tell them that, because I was able to open it, but it had just static no words at all. I wrote to them and they are going to send me the file in a different way or format. So you should write to them as well.
.DCT files
Thanks! Yes, I did e-mail them and technical is suppose to send them a different file. My wave player will not open up .DCT files and the Real Player or Windows Media Player will not play those types of files on my computer. I have tried every way to play it, but no luck. I guess I will just have to be patient.
files
Hi,
Do you have a MQ computer or your own with the DocQScribe expander?
No files
Just to clear this up - no patient files were sent thru the IM, only the setup files, the account instructions, etc. I do think this would be a great company to work for, I just felt like the trainer and I were on different levels and had a little bit of conflict, partly because I don't think I was as computer savvy as she wanted me to be.
Wav files
Has anyone every received a wav file, but was unable to get it to play? I have a wav player, but when I was sent two files to test with I was unable to get the files to play. Any suggestions?
files.......
Make sure the file type (.dss, .wma) is checked on whatever player you use. Sometimes I have gotten these too and for some reason when I went back in my player, the box was unchecked for that file type.
About WAV files.
Same here. I just recently put in application with DTS Medical Transcription. We they had Zip files. Not sure if these are wav files or not. But turned out my computer warned me not to upload them into my system. They were corrupted. Anyway, this is not the first time I have not been able to test for a company because they use wav files. I don't know either what the answer is. I just don't test when companies use these files for testing. Maybe someone else here knows how to handle this.
how many files?
Just curious: How many files do you have to transcribe? And how many minutes of dictation did the entire test end up to be?
What did they want you to do with the files?
Are you testing or is it actual work? Please elaborate!!!
Thanks!
Where did you get the files?
I sent my resume this morning. I guess they get in touch with you via *rude* (lol) e-mail? I made sure to follow the directions!
compressed files
They are much smaller than regular voice files. DocShuttle's wav player will play them.
do they have a particular platform or FTP files?
thanks
Six different files is a lot... see message
In my personal opinion, if your resume is packed with experience, six files is a bit much. I think a test should take approximately an hour at the most, not four hours! I think that is totally unfair. I also received an e-mail that was so condescending from a job offer on this board stating I guess there are MTs out there that don't know an easy dictator when they hear one, or something of that nature, along with like eight files to transcribe for testing and a format doc, etc. stating this is the easy doc. Give me a break! Are these people trying to make you do their work for a day? That's awful. JMO! My current IC position tested me on like three files, and it was the actual dictators that I would be transcribing, one easy, too a little more difficult, but that was it! 
I think you can reject files or just log out and in of any
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I just transferred SH files there
I just started there this week and was able to transfer my old SH files from my last job into their SH, no problem.
If you work on the RadNet program and dial in with the VPN dialer, your email is disabled until you get off the VPN. I have to call people with any questions instead of emailing them as long as I'm on that VPN.
Maybe your files just didn't look right on their
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Still cannot open the files
The people at Type Right mentioned that they use Gear Player and that is what I use and I still cannot open up the files. I called technical support and they could not figure it out either. They said the files were corrupted. Sounds like something strange is going on if the rest of the people cannot open up the files either. I think I better pass on this company!
You should be able to right click on the files in
You could also double click the files. Make sure express scribe is open even though it shoudl automatically open express scribe.
encrypted files
Is there a program out there that can be downloaded and used with any transcription program to encrypt files?
She said no patient files were sent IM
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Transferring files
I have a professional tech who maintains my system and he just got on the phone with Greg (the MDI tech) and they did it in about two minutes. I have many friends who have done it on their own. My best advice is to make a phone appointment with Greg and he will walk you through it. It really did take my guy less than two minutes. He just happened to be here making some modifications some other things I was doing so I asked him to do it with Greg and he said there was nothing to it. MDI has great techs--they are all very kind, very personable and patient. I have been in MT since 1968 and have never seen a company I like more.
USA Transcription files
I downloaded their test files onto my desktop, and nothing works. This is so disappointing! I really wanted to test for this company. I could just tear my hair out. Anyone else have this problem with their test files and what did you do to correct it???
Are they losing accounts. Do most of their accounts stay for long period of time. I have
heard pros and cons about the quality of their work. I guess it is much cheaper than other companies can offer.
I didn't think their voice files were of
good quality, lots of difficult dictators, and they are now offshoring. MTSO said that files were surprisingly good. I had to QA the entire report and basically retype most of it because reports were not surprisingly good. MTSO was nice and up front about offshoring though.
Yes, typed 3 voice files
The recruiter gave me three voice files and I had two hours to return them. Not bad, one was kind of hard. You only have to fill in the blanks, not transcribe the entire report. Just like doing an edit. From the time I applied on-line, got a call from the recruiter and tested and then offered a position was less than two days. They sent me an equipment package and paperwork, I trained and now I am working my way through the three week full QA process. Nice people so far, I am very happy with Medware.
TSSC...still only FT, IC, and using DSS files or has anything changed? Thx. nm
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WMX uses Shorthand. If there is a way to convert your files (sm)
the trainers will know how.
it sounds like they use FTP to send files though
I did find out that much so I'll throw that one the window!
.DCT files for Keystrokes position
I am trying to test for a position at Keystrokes and I cannot open up a .DCT file on my wave player. Can any MT who works for Keystrokes help me with these types of files? Thanks!
In addition to that I wonder if test files
are not a way to get some transcription done. Some of the testing is so long. I've had where the company will send practically a whole day's worth of work for testing purposes. 
It used Word last year, whatever it was. You had to name your files
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For sure that's done out here! Especially if testing involves 6,7, or 8 files.
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Unless you have another way to play your voice files, use
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When When I am asked to transcribe wav. files (sm)
I say sure -- as long as they are from the dictator/s who transcribe for the account they are considering hiring me for.
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