The voice of reason steps forward.
Posted By: Many thanks. on 2005-09-19
In Reply to: Stop the mudslinging crap about all companies. If you have a legitimate complaint and - Administrator (sm)
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The voice of reason.
A voice of reason (FINALLY)
Thanks for this post. It makes perfect sense. Of course, no one replied to it because it makes sense and they don't want to face logic or reason at the moment, but you're absolutely correct and are saying the same things I tried to tell these panicky posters.
I beginning to suspect they've all relied on their Expanders to do their thinking for them for so long that they'll need to re-learn a lot of things. Like you, I too did straight transcription for years without benefit of an Expander and I really enjoy VR work. If the MT is doing his/her job appropriately, the finished product should look no different than other MT-generated report. I agree that I think smaller facilities are better with VR with a limited number of MTs working on it for the sake of consistency.
Again, thanks for posting. Hopefully, my responding to it won't start yet another flame war, lol!
Lovely to hear the voice of reason regarding sm
accusations of overhiring! When I post that I seldom run out of work, people say oh you must have a bunch of accts. I have 3-4 regularly and I'm willing to go with the flow for occasional out of work situations during the day.
Simple -- 5 steps
1) Do NOT answer the phone if it is not about your child or your husband, period. Get an ans machine and check it on your breaks. It is your responsibility to treat your job with respect and spending your time on personal calls is not respecting your job, your pay, your finances. You're an adult; you can do this.
2) Try to arrange your appts during nonworking hours.
3) Make an alternate schedule for yourself that you can commit to when appts or emergencies call you away.
4) MAKE everyone aware that you are working during ## hours and that you are not to be interrupted, then do not ALLOW them to interrupt you. If you answer - you are allowing it.
5) Define what really constitutes an emergency to TAKE YOU AWAY FROM WORK and stick by it.
It sounds as though the phone is your biggest problem. Simply stop answering. Let everyone handle their own problems...they are adults, too.
If you take control of your phone calls and have an alternate schedule for true emergencies (I mean - child/hubby sick, etc.), then you'll be able to handle unexpected/unplanned pressing needs such as your cousin (going to Iraq) dropping by!
Make YOUR time the most important time in the world. Because it is!!!
and there are more steps than typing. nm
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Career Steps
Everyone seems to want to hire Career Steps people. I went to Ashworth Career School online. I thought I was doing fine there, I liked the convenience of the course and the low monthly payments. But, they are not very recognized by MT companies.
the issue was her legal right, steps she can take to get paid.
thats all.
10 steps to start a union (google.com)
I know Canada has an MT union. Can Google that
LINK
http://www.pej.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=7592
Taking the steps to leave Spheris - 10 years!
thanks, looking forward to it
early next month...
Me, too. Looking forward to starting.
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leaning forward -- tell us more.
good line rate, benes? Anything else to comment on.
Just forward the e-mails and any
questions you have to your supervisor.
Looking forward to the New Year sm
I interviewed with them the other day and accepted a position yesterday although my acceptance was via the recruiter's voicemail and I haven't heard back yet. This is going to be a great new year. I can feel it. Of course, I will feel more confident once I get a call or E-mail confirming my acceptance.
Boy, it sounds like I have a lot to look forward to! sm
Losing my insurance, my good dictators and work! I too check my work and was thinking the only way I am going to win this battle is to just rush through it for production sake. Then it occurred to me that they would still get me for being below the 98% correct threshold if I did that. I am starting to feel like I am going to get screwed instead of the hope I had that their software was so wonderful I could breeze through it and still be meticulous at the same time.
Please forward me the e-mail that you received.
I do not believe that anyone would tell you to take a few days off (not saying I don't believe you, but I know we are busy and I need to know who told you that).
If anyone is running out of work, I would like to know about it immediately.
Deb Marlow
Transcription Manager
Deb@medicaldictation.com
All you can do is learn from this and move forward.
Keep on going forward, learn from the obstacles in the road, the road will get smoother ahead, I promise!
Keep you chin up!
Please forward those e-mails to the Administrator. SM
The Administrator will handle those harassing e-mails.
The address is admin@mtstars.com.
Goldbird
forward a copy to the big boss
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Oh yes, I see, you are the former MTSO and the one looking forward to travelling....nm
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Thank you to those who came forward with the proof I needed. It is appreciated.
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I realize that, I'm still asking for Transolutions Administration to come forward
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Actually, I'm kind of looking forward to those long reports..(sm)
I haven't done Radiology on a regular basis since 1997...but I got offered this job and I almost turned it down because I've been doing acute care for so long I thought I wanted to continue with that...but I took the Rad job and it just kind of felt good to type Rad again. I think I was burned out on acute care!
email busytran2@aol.com and she will forward to recruiter if (sm)
hr@phoenixmedcom.com is still down. Sorry, we are working with the server people.
I'm lookin forward to that teleconference Tuesday
Cool beans - looking forward to maybe catching a few. Have a good day. n m
Same old stuff, huh? ...sigh...really looking forward to making contact based on what you said.
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Once you forward resume, how long till Futurenet gets back with you? nm
You can be fired for any reason or no reason at all.
No one HAS to employ you. No one MUST keep you in employment.
As an IC, your unemployment isn't coming from the account of your contracts! It comes from YOUR tax payments!
voice
I almost took a job there but it was correcting voice recognition which I tried once and did not like.
MT is different in that each voice
So, an IC has the right to not take a voice file. These contracts that state certain lines per week are for employees not ICs. An IC has the right to pick and choose work just like any other profession.
Also, painters do not sign contracts ahead of time. You sign a receipt when the work is complete. Another thing is when you find a painter that agrees to a timeframe and sticks to it, let me know. They are contractors just like us where things come up and they cannot complete the work. It is all part of being a contractor and being self-employed.
Voice rec
What companies pay 6 cpl for voice recognition?
Voice Systems
What can anybody tell me about this company? Good, bad? TIA.
Voice systems
I would check this company out completely. I worked for this people just under a different company name about 4 years ago. The company filed bankrupcy and then reopened under Voice systems. Cindy and Lex have a reputation of being very unprofessional and they will bully an employee as well as a client. Just check them out thoroughly, they could have changed. I am trying to remember the name of the company, but I cannot off the top of my head. I will look into old tax records and see if I can find. They were based out of Albany GA at that time as well.
Voice Systems
I would not recommend Voice Systems. I had bad experience with them!!!
Voice Systems
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Voice transcription - sm
Thinking about testing for them. I checked the archives and can't find anything. This is all voice recognition work. I worked on editing voices files for the previous company I worked for. I like doing this work, but didn't like the fact that it was less money. I'm thinking I may be able to produce more to make up for the decrease in line rate. Any thoughts on this company?
Voice Systems of Ga.
Don't do it!!!!! Very unprofessional.
FYI: Voice Transcription
I keep seeing people post about this horrific company and I thought I would share my experience with them:
1. I still haven't received payment for work that I completed in November!! The owner (initials J.L.) keeps giving me different excuses of why she hasn't paid me. The one check I did receive from them was a month late.
2. After one of my many emails about the money owed to me and how much exactly is past due, she sent me an email saying the amount wasn't right and that we had agreed on a lower rate for one of the clients!! Absolutely NOT true!! So, after I completed this work, she apparently decided that I would be paid 0.045 and not the 0.06/line as promised (VR editing acct.).
3. I actually ended up quitting because J.L. went off on a rant saying that I had made an unacceptable mistake in one of the reports. Later, after I proved that I was right, she apologized and said that she had a temper because of a three day migraine.
Now, I only worked for this company for two months (thank goodness it wasn't longer). If you're okay with being treated like this and not getting paid for work that you complete and her changing your rate, then go for it, but I would highly advise against it!! For those of you below that stated you had not been contacted after testing, just thank your lucky stars that you aren't working for her and hopefully you'll take my advice and never work for her.
Voice Systems of GA
I don't think you would be happy with them. Not very professional.
Voice recognition.
As far as I know, they only have one account and it is overstaffed so it is really hard to make any money. Some of the people hired for that account have moved on.
Voice Recognition
Does anyone know which companies hire reviewers/editors for VR work? My hands/fingers are starting to really bother me and I need to shift gears. Thank you!
Voice Recognition
For anyone out there who does voice recoginition can you tell me what you average per hour for lines. Just curious to see if I am on the right page with it. Thanks
couldnt tell by the voice
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Accounts going Voice
The accounts I am working on are going voice, I just read it in their news. My company did not tell me this. All the while I felt like I was being used because it seemed like I was getting clean-up work. There are hundreds or doctors and I rarely get the same one, so it's hard to get any speed up. I have been given additional accounts, and checked them out and they will soon be going voice too. Do I just hang in there or look for something with less doctors and more stability? I am so disappoionted. Have only been doing this for a few years, but wonder about the future. My questions to the company I work for go unanswered. Any input?
voice recognition
So far I have had the opposite effect (drop in production), BUT I have only been doing it for two months. Does someone have any hints???
Voice speed
I can't help with that as when I fix the voice through Express Scribe it stays that way.
Voice Solutions?
Does anyone out there use Voice Solutions by Central Voice, especially in conjunction with Meditech? Just curious what all you had to have on your comp. to set up.
voice recognition.
I have been talking with a woman from Diskriter about part time shift and she did say something about willingness to learn about voice recognition. Does that mean that all the Transcriptionist become editors or how exactly does that work out for those working for them? Will there be layoffs?
Speech/voice
You are so right! Some of the idiotic things typed by the speech systems make me cringe. Presbyacusis came out please be a Q-tip. I hope those people sitting in the board rooms drooling at the prospect of makeing more off the backs of transcriptionists get a wakeup call when they are hit with lawsuits because of system errors not caught by fatigued editors trying to walk on water for 3 to 4 cents a line. I prefer to take responsibility for my own documents, not those created by speech recognition.
Did that, just voice mail. nm
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