Softscript productivity, etc.
Posted By: Flybabymt on 2009-06-25
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I was looking on here to see if anyone had any suggestions about improving productivity with Softscript. I have been there 3 months and am now literally working 12 hours a day because of the things that have been mentioned; the time spent looking up account specifics and physician names, or trying to get a question answered. There are a few good people there though, and I was hoping with the addition of Brenda Hurley maybe things will get better. I am an ex-MQ'r and the biggest advantage I see with SoftScript is that they do not change your accounts from week to week. I have had the same 2 for 3 months. I have 13 years experience and they did give me a little better wage, but NOTHING CLOSE to the 12 cpl I got with the first MSTO I signed on with many, many years ago. I'm afraid those days are gone. 
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MTs currently working with Webmedx, please respond on your productivity with the Webmedx system. I would greatly appreciate your response.
Also, would like response on sound quality.
Thank you very much.
Hard to get your hours in and keep productivity up
To get a decent line count, you have to clock out when you're not transcribing. That means clock out for EVERYTHING not transcribing.
The result is you're writing/responding to email off the clock, studying account specifics off the clock, etc.--in other words, doing a lot of work off the clock.
This keeps your line count okay, but it also makes for a very long day. It's a real catch-22. If you get a good lph, you probably didn't make the hours or put in way more than your required hours to get there. If you made the hours, you probably didn't make the lph.
Sound quality varies. Have some lousier ESLs with Webmedx than a lot of places.
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Look at the archives. It's interesting to see the wave of interest over various companies. Seems Webmedx is rising in interest once again. Take a look at the opinions a while back, though. You'll get a clearer picture if you don't just go with whomever is popular at the moment.
How 's productivity working in this compnay?
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I did ask that, it would increase accuracy, productivity, TAT....sm
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Okay, pay late CONSTANTLY. ABSOLUTELY no communication from anyONE. What the heck is going on. I am RUNING while I still can, QA SUCKS. ANYONE ELSE HAVE THESE PROBLEMS OR JUST ME A NEWBIE?
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YUCK..... I worked for them briefly... TERRIBLE experience
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Another thing they ask for is accuracy, also not unreasonable.
This is the only company I've worked for, so I've also only been an MT for less than a year, but I've kept my accuracy up enough to be moved into editing, so there is opportunity to advance there. There are the occasional nasty emails, but they are directed to those who don't work what they committed to working. You need to be able to blow that off.
I think anyone who has had a negative experience with the company would have to be someone who doesn't work the hours and/or cannot maintain accuracy.
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You and I have no idea how many others have been offered management jobs shortly after being hired; I was one of them. The downside is after a couple of weeks I was demoted in a conference call with no forewarning....talk about being blindsided ....BEWARE
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