Dont mean this situation. Mean repeat blanks,

• ** RANT!! ** I hate QA people! - Those who can, transcribe. Those who CAN'T, edi
  • Outsmart them - Cindy M
  • Turn down - Miss understood
  • to "rant on hating QA" - just an MT
  • Hey Einstein, you'd be out of a job with your plan. SM - what??
    • There must have been 2 fair to excellent MTs.. - Weren't you an MT once?
      • What will haappen when Dr says U made - mistake? Would love to see your attitude then.
      • Get your own accts. When approach Dr with - your attitude, wont have own acct for long. nm
      • If you work for MTSO, you usually dont have - access to the doctor. Get your own accts,please
    • I rather doubt that, but if that's what you - want to make yourself believe,
  • Define "whining" - me
    • They whine when I send them a blank, and tell me - I should've 'just sent it through'.
  • I, as well as many others here, understand your ... - sm
    • Here's the truth--SM - QA person
      • No one said you have to train them. You just have to grow up and be above the bullstuff. - A good QA
      • The above post proves my point. _sm_ - MTs who can, transcribe; those who CAN'T edit.
        • You CAN research what you "cant hear."Google - sentence with blank &will often fill in blank. nm
          • You said it - Cindy M
          • Do it all the time, honeybunch. - sheesh
            • "You can't look something up if you can't even - tell for sure what the word SOUNDS like.)"
              • You BET you can! sm - Lyndia
                • That's exactly how I - wvm
                • I do all that stuff too. But sometimes you just don't - get results.
                • Did you not read post about "you CAN - research.." You basically repeated that post.
              • Huh? -nm - missed your point
                • This is sentence I responded to about googling - sentece with blank to find what blank is. nm
      • Here's more truth for YOU ... - sm
  • Grain of salt - Tired&CrankyMT
    • Wait'll you've been in it for THREE decades, - THEN tell us ya still luv your QAers.
      • At 3 decades in, I'd more than likely - Tired&CrankyMT
        • I appreciate your post - Cindy M
        • I'm over the 3rd decade and counting - Thinking
          • Well over third decade and loving it - Thinking…again
      • you sound more than ready for retirement! - ;)
        • I've been wishing I could retire since I was still - in high school! ha ha
    • Although I understand the basic premise of your post ... - sm
      • I am on production too s/m - production QA
        • Nah, I'll bet most of you get paid - PER CORRECTION, the root of the problem.
          • U make no sense. If paid per correction, why - would we complain about multimistake jobs?
          • Nope. We get paid production too. Unfortunately, hourly QA is out the door. - A good QA
          • Learn what you speak of. Paid line count - here, just like MT. nm
            • So: it's ok for MTs to lose time/$ on researching, - but not for QAs to fill them in?
              • I get paid less to edit than to MT. I shouldnt - have to do MT research. How will MT learn?
                • If we've researched our brains out, and STILL - can't find the answer, if QA -sm
                  • Dont mean this situation. Mean repeat blanks, - correcting same mistakes over & over. nm
                    • THAT is when constructive feedback helps, not being a jerk about it. - A good QA
                      • Yeah, I'll bet some MTs with bad QAs reach the - point where they just tune them out,
                        • Could be...but if the lines of communicaton are not blurred with a negative QA, then you can have a - A good QA
                          • Of course. Unfortunately a good QA - is the exception, not the rule.
              • I think you should stop now. You s/m - production QA
                • Couldn't be anything NEAR how a 20-blank report - would hold up OUR production!
                  • If you dont try to fill in blank or research, dont - expect it holds you up at all. nm
                    • I don't recall saying I 'don't research' blanks. - In fact, the time we take to research
  • I edited MT with mistakes in template,told bout - them but she never bothered to fix them. nm
  • I'm tired of MTs who cannot SM - QA person
    • 20 or 30 blanks in a report is a NEWBIE. - That's a whole different thing.
    • This type of arrogance and presumption ... - sm
      • I have been on both sides and recently sm - Lyndia
        • EXACTLY! Constructive input is always welcome; - constant little put-downs are NOT.
      • I agree with this post. - I think that QA are not necessarily more skilled.
        • Right on. Here's another thing that really _sm_ - Those who can, transcribe, and who CAN'T, edit
          • I feel your pain, believe me... - I think you have every right to question these
    • Blanks in a report - I feel better now
      • I think sometimes it's the only way to get - one of the higher-ups to do -sm
    • I agree. When hear/research blank, it is SOOO - obvious they didnt even try. nm
  • They do seem to have a lot of rules. - I think their heads get a little swollen.
    • That's exactly what happens ... - sm
      • Not only that, but lots of MTs get a little - 'black mark' on their reviews
  • I'm sorry that you have crappy QA. I wish I had you to edit. sm - A good QA
    • I must say that you do indeed sound like you're one of the 'good guys'... - sm
      • Aw, thanks. I've been in the biz forEVER and in order to learn, you HAVE to be priased... - A good QA
        • People (& animals, too) will work harder to get - praised than they will to avoid a beating.
    • Mentors? - Curious
      • Definition here - Miss understood
      • Where I work it's the 'nice' name they give the - QA's. Sorta like 'sanitation engineers'.
      • At 1 co. was told I had mentor, never heard - from her, even when ?s. I didnt stay there long.

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new. I betcha.

It is NOT illegal to collect Social Security OR disability and still work.....I was just trying to find out how I could work and not make over the $900 a month I was allowed to earn. What is WRONG with you people?????

what a few other people have said.  You must prepare yourself in order to be successful in getting an at-home job.  You must have a headset, a pedal and books already.  How are you taking tests with no books?

You must also own a Book of Style if you are trying to get a job at one of the national companies.  You must know it before you test.

You must KNOW that you are going to be able to type at least 1200 lines per day and that DOES NOT include headers/footers and sometimes even spaces.  Do you know whether your current line count includes those?

You must be prepared, if you have this many years of experience, to put out your 1200 lines per day within a week or so.  If you are angry about something and your response is to drop your line count to 600 at a service, their answer to you will be see you later, have a nice life.

To be crying at work and not speaking to your manager is not a good thing, but you also should know that working from home is no cup of tea.  You will receive email with feedback you may not like, calls or email from an account supervisor that contain things that make you upset.  How will you handle that?

The element of control!

You got it, they don't.

The service (or client, if you call directly into it) has just so many lines and connections available. How will a service stay in business if they have 500 MTs and all of them want to work from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.? So, they give the element of control to you ... "which time slot would you like to work?" There's nothing that says you can't bargain with them. I know you can, 'cause I have. I've had a problem with insomnia for years, so I'll work 2-3 hours until 5 -6 a.m. and then I go back to sleep for a while. When I get up again, I'll return to work for the rest of "the work day." That's one of the things I bring to the table. If the MTSO wants you badly enough, they'll negotiate on the times. If they won't, you don't work for them. You have the element of control.

As far as not knowing the law ... well, there's a very specific reason why you're told up front if you'll be an IC or not. And if you don't know what an "IC" is, you need to find out. If it applies to working and you get paid, go to the www.irs.gov website. No disrespect intended, but not doing that is as foolhearted (sp?) as taking a medication without knowing the side effects.

My temperament is such that there are some things I'm not willing to do. Work YOUR schedule (not you, personally) is one of them. I also won't work outside the home or learn a platform (i.e. DocScribe) ... no system is telling me how many lines I transcribed. That alone restricts my options of who I can work for. But, it's a risk I'm willing to take. So far, I've been lucky.

The bottom line is ... know what's expected of you BEFORE you apply for a job. But, don't apply for a position and when you're told that XYZ is "required," say "that's illegal by IRS laws." I've already been through it, and I'll tell you what the IRS told me:  "If you have the element of control, you're an IC."

And for the record ... an IC sets the line rate, not the service. They also determine the manner in which lines are counted (i.e. Sylcount, Abacus). People need to keep that in mind the next time they applying for a position.

 reports they listen to quite frankly.

first time. 

LOL...this IS fun

nm

Can anyone out there clarify how a company penalizes for sending in a report to QA and how do you know if your company does that?  Thank you upfront!

Can anyone advise  how long an MT should spend researching an item as opposed to letting a blank? The company I work for is very reasonable about 1 blank per document etc. I was just wondering if there is a general rule.

Thanks for the opportunities this board offers to learn, vent and feel less isolated.

Hello, I am having a very tough time with  blanks, especially with doctors who have accents.  I try listening really close to how they pronounce the word, but after listening for a good few minutes, I find I still have to leave a blank; this is so fustrating. Are they any tips to cracking blanks?

This annoys the heck out of me about some transcription companies.  How in the    world can they set a limit  of  one, two or three blanks per report?  That's   unrealistic.  What do they want us to do, make it up?  Well I sometimes wonder if that happens, or some things are just "skipped over".   It's tempting, but I haven't gotten to that point yet.    I don't care how long someone has transcribed, there are things you just cannot  hear, understand, or  find.  I'm finally working for a company that has no limit to blanks.  They have a great editing system.  I do a reasonable amount of research on terms I have not heard of.  But if I can't hear it....I CAN'T HEAR IT.  And don't even get me started on the subject of blanks in ESL dictation.   Even  the editors can't grasp a lot of it.  I used to spend LOTS of itme on blanks, but I've wised up now and let the editors figure it out if I can't get it after a minute or so of research. 

There is nothing wrong with a report going to the hospital with a blank.  If I were a doctor, nurse, or other medical professional, I would rather deal with a blank than incorrect information.  The doctor can fill in blanks when he signs the report. 

I leave blanks for even slightly unclear lab values.  I see when I review the QA'd report later that they have been filled in by the Editor and it amazes me that they could hear it clearly.  Unless they called the nursing station at the hospital and asked them to look it up....which of course does not happen

Maybe I'm too naive about it.  I could make a lot more money if I'd just ad lib and send it in.  But, I never have been a good liar. 

Hi!

I am looking for an opinion please. I have been taking my very first at-home test(hoping to come home and leave the politics behind). I was wondering if it would be counted against you if there was a blank in the one of the trascrption samples. My current employer prefers blanks to guesses but then again they are familiar with their employees' strenghts and weaknesses.

Any advice welcome.