I don't recall saying I 'don't research' 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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a step between MRC and TL, but then I may be blocking the whole unpleasant next eight years.  It just got worse and worse and the final straw was Philips and being forced to become an employee, with a simply horrid manager. 

When I started with MRC I worked in the office, which was about 4 miles 1-way from home and I either biked or walked.  I was pretty fit that couple of years.  TL moved the operation to swankier offices several miles farther away and across a major highway, thus putting an end to my bicycling.  I tried to work in the TL office, but they were just way too starchy and corporate for most of us MC people (no denim, no tennis shoes, no talking, blah, bhal, blah).  I remember a welcoming speech given by their office manager to all us boat people they had just acquired.  She spoke with her hands so much (a sort of Babs Streisand affectation - two-inch acrylic nails and all) that I could hardly keep from laughing.  Shortly after that I went home to work. 

I do miss knowing the people I work with and for.  TL had an online company bulletin board but it was pointed out that this was for chat, but for official use only.  MQ had that horrible e-mail system where you had to check daily for bulletins.  Trouble was, I would have to spend 20 minutes a day sorting through all their self-promotional garbage to get to anything that actually pertained to me. 

What a walk down memory lane!

PC crashed so I pulled out the old PC from years ago.  But, I cannot recall my password.  Can I get around this somehow?  I am lost without my puter :(. 

Thanks!

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.

They can't have it all if they won't let me have it all, IMO.  If they want to block the site where I could look up the doctor's names, then they'll get a blank if I can't spell it.  Let them waste their own time vs mine until the light dawns on their end, I'm not losing money because they force me to be less efficient.