I like winscribe except for one thing(sm)
Posted By: SP on 2006-08-16
In Reply to: Other than that do you like Winscribe? The hospital I work for is considering going with them for a - dictation system. Sherry
We are not able to see all the work that is available to you in any particular hospital. (We used to but this feature is either no longer available or has been disabled.) I don't want this feature to cherrypick but it helps when you're at the end of your shift. We used to be able to see what was coming up and how long the report is. The way it is set up now we just have to click on the "next job" function and hope that the report is short enough to be finished before the end of the shift. There doesn't seem to be a way to return a really long job to the pool, either. Once it's downloaded to us it's stuck in our cue so we either have to work extra to do it (not a problem if the report is reasonable length) or send an email to have it manually unassigned. Other than that, I find it's a great program.
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Anyone here use WinScribe?
How is it to work on?
Winscribe is not my fav!
I find the sound quality on Winscribe to range from horrid to decent ... usually somewhere in between. As some authors are consistently worse than others I believe it may have to do with the recording devices on their end, or their recording environment. But I don't really know enough about "the other end" to say one way or the other. I am getting ready to go to a C-phone account so thrilled to hear that the sound quality is better there!
has anybody used Winscribe before?
I'm new to using it and am noticing some sound-quality issues. We went from using a Dictaphone C-phone to Winscribe and there is a BIG difference in the quality of the voice files. There is hissing noise behind every dictation and with some the hissing and scratching noise (like a poor phone connection) is so bad the dictation is like Swiss cheese. Anybody else noticing this or can give me a heads up on what might be going on? I know it's not my headphones because I've gone from tons of cheaper sets ($30-$60) to an extremely expensive set of Bose Quietcomforts and even those aren't helping much. TIA
Winscribe
Does anyone know if there is a spellchecker that will work with Winscribe.
Winscribe.. nm
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Winscribe
Has anyone who has had Winscribe for their work ever encountereda a problem where it kept saying that either the URL was incorrect or to check my internet connection. I cannot find a solution for the life of me.
Where do you work that you use Winscribe?--nm
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Why does my Winscribe window
disappear between every radiology job (and that means at least one hundred times a day)? It falls into the abyss known as the margin. I have to minimize all other windows for it to peek from the corner where I can grab onto it and drag it back into view...arrrrgh
Long difficult day I am having...
Winscribe problem
I am having the same problem, did you get yours fixed?
winscribe dictation
My company is currently using the Winscribe Dictation system. Its quite pricey but overall it is good. You can set it up to do most anything.
Job id#, dictator, type of report, etc and you can also put a spot for chart number to find things easier. I just wish my docs would use the PC dictate part, as its less combersome then punching numbers on the phone, but overall it is a good product. Just be sure you get it from someone reliable.
winscribe pedal
We use Winscribe, all you have to have is a USB or 9-pin. Then once in Internet typist under options you can choose the pedal that works. They give several options.
anybody use RIS and Winscribe in tandem
I have been using these programs now for 8 months and I like them, but I need to know how to work some of the functions better, so as to minimize mouse use, starting to have a sore mouse wrist. I know they can be mouse free as a lot of the functions have the alt letter underlined and I use those, but there are a few functions I don't know how to.
haven't used WinScribe but
I've used EditScript (eScription), Chartscript, and another platform with another company that I believe is their own development.
The only one I have little to complain about is the company developed one. It utilizes the ExpressScribe player and MS Word on my PC. My only complaint is that you have to run the platform (which upload/downloads reports & audio, runs reports, etc.), ExpressScribe and Word so you always have a min of 3 windows open at all times. So add in Shortcuts and an IE window, it starts to get crowded.
ES is ok but took quite some time to get used to it and it leaves much to be desired on the admin side, even with Emon.
At first I loved Chartscript but now hate it only because I keep losing keyboard function while typing/QA'ing in it (arrows, home, end keys stop working and I have to use my mouse which slows me down). I've also noticed that I can't have my email program open while I have a report open in Chartscript too even though it's web-based so I don't understand why it effects my Outlooks like this.
Dictaphone v Winscribe
Just recently switched from WinScribe to Dictaphone. WinScribe has a lot of hoops to jump through before you can start typing; Dictaphone's interface is a lot more user friendly. However, having said that, connectivity problems with Dictaphone have been a nightmare; some days it kicks me out over and over again. The down side to WinScribe is that if you ever have to copy and paste (gasp!) from a previous report, it's real hard to find them the way they are organized. Dictaphone is a lot easier in that respect. Both are Word based, so similarities there. You can still use your AutoCorrect. Dictaphone has a similar thing called ESPs which are like AutoCorrect; the only thing is that you can't use both--have to choose one or the other. I could go on and on, but those are the main biggies to me.
Word, FTP and Winscribe......sm
I absolutely can't stand Meditech, EMDAT and Escription....uggg.
cannot install Winscribe
Has anyone else had trouble installing Winscribe?
When I try to install I get the install prompt and then a progress bar, but no progress is made...I can get it installed on other PCs, but not the one I need to work on. MTSO is no help and I am out of suggestions...I have rebooted, changed web browsers, checked popups, checked security settings, checked firewall settings...I'm at a loss.
Any and all suggestions are appreciated!!!
I work on Winscribe. There is the ability to
see which MTs are on Winscribe when you go into it. They also can see how many minutes it took to transcribe a report. They probably do averages. I do not know who you work for but I tend to follow the eight hour shift with two breaks and a lunch. It is easy for me since I came out of a hospital setting where I had to work that way.
Other than that do you like Winscribe? The hospital I work for is considering going with them for a
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Winscribe-is this Word based? nm
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WinScribe delivers dictation, I believe.
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winscribe foot pedals used are
I found this on their website. Hope this helps you.
The WinScribe digital dictation system is a software only platform meaning you can choose the type of hardware that you use and are not limited to a specific model or brand. We work closely with key manufacturers including Olympus, Philips, Grundig Business Systems and VEC Electronics.
The WinScribe digital transcription application is a PC interface that offers an easy to use graphical user interface. You can control dictation playback using a standard foot pedal adapted to connect to the games port on a sound blaster or compatible sound card or a supported USB foot pedal. Any suitable headset may be used.
That should be Winscribe has the best sound. Not Dictatphone. NM
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WinScribe demo today
The last time we looked at them was two years ago. They have come along way since then. In their latest version, when you are typing a document on "John Doe" and you want to bring up an older document, it will be one click and a list of all of "John Doe's" past reports comes up. The last time I saw a demo, their editing capabilities in VR were not as user friendly as Dictaphone's, but they are going to let me work it as they said that they have come a long way in this latest version (not quite out yet). Sure is getting to be a complicated job. I almost want to go back to tapes and typewriters - LOL!
Thanks for your feedback!
can any answer a couple if Winscribe questions?(sm)
I'm a fairly new MT and have done all my MT-ing so far with C-phones. I am being switched to a Winscribe system. My question is this: Will the MTSO be able to monitor how fast or slow I'm transcribing? I'm not trying to get away with anything. It's just that I've read horror stories from some MTs on certain platforms where the MTSO can see (and calls) whenever they're "off the system" (bathroom breaks, looking up a word, legitimate coffee-breaks) etc. I work as an IC and have a window in which to get my work done rather than a set number of hours. What I'm wondering is if the MTSO, with this new system, will now be able to "see" if I'm not typing every single minute. TIA
winscribe and sound quality question (sm)
I presently work for a company that used to have the hospitals call into their own in-house Dictaphone system. Recently, we have switched to using Winscribe and I notice that the sound quality has deteriorated. Why would this be? I'm not familiar with Winscribe or how it works so I'm not sure if the work is being re-recorded from the original Dictaphone system or what. Any thoughts?
Winscribe transcriptionists--wav player question
Does anybody know if you can play Winscribe audio files on a basic wav player?
I've used the player part of Winscribe,
which worked fine. I have heard MTs were frustrated with the full Winscribe package, but maybe they have improved it.
Good luck.
Instant Text working with Winscribe
If I am not mistaken you need to make sure you link IT to the server the name of which should be in the Link Application window when you click on the Link icon.
If you need help, please contact tech support.
Marianne
Textware Solutions
Where I am, using Winscribe, the supervisor on duty routine gives updates (sm)
with who is working on a particular account, how many jobs there are, if any have been kicked back (she/he can tell as they are out of sequence, obviously taken into someones local queue and then returned to the pool. The name of those working at any given time is announced, this lets us know if someone comes on board during unscheduled hours without clocking in.
It is great for me as I follow the rules. We are not to take jobs into the local queue (cherrypicking) and we are not to work outside of scheduled hours unless it is granted and there is ample work for the person coming on board so they do not take away from the regularly scheduled MTs. I love my job!
OMG! Footpedal will not operate. Winscribe. I can hear dictation
when I click on the arrow for "play" but my pedal is not registering. Tried a different pedal and the same thing! Have a call into the Help desk but I am panicking!
Anyone have any idea would could possibly be wrong???? I have very rarely had foot pedal problems.
best sound- WinScribe Dictaphone Transnet-NO- see inside
Best sound is Winscribe. Google it. Has excellent, excellent sound, far better than Dictatphone ExtText (see below). Has demographics that are with the job, however I don't know if it has a way to make the demographics automatically download into a document--- my company does its own programming for that. ? May be ask.
Dictaphone ExtText is tedious, tedious, tedious. I don't know why people like it. And the Expander that comes with it is poor, very few features that typists would use and a some that work against you-i.e. it won't capitalize an abbreviation you have put in, even if you type it in caps. I worked on it twice, 5 years apart, and they NEVER upgraded the sound or other features to make it more MT-friendly. A company that puts SO LITTLE EFFORT into their product for the end-user will never get my vote! My input, my opinion.
If I remember correctly, check your footpedal settings in Winscribe. Don't need to panick.
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Does anyone have any info on WinScribe Dictation System?? Not a transcription program but a digital
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Winscribe is fine where I work. But if a mic is malfunctioning, sound quality is suboptimal.
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Ebonics: Not a black thing or white thing. (sm)
I don't think there's any cause to get upset or defensive here. Look it up on line...even colleges are offering courses in Ebonics! ...well of course they are more sociology-type courses, but still, people are PAYING to learn about the why's and how's of this "other" language.
A quote from one of the sites I found:
"UT-Austin's "Introduction to the Study of African American English," teaches students that the sentence, "Nobody didn't leave" is not "mainstream English with mistakes," but rather a legitimate English dialect. "Ebonics: Myth and Facts" and "African-American English" are both offered at Harvard. Penn and UCLA also promote Ebonics as a legitimate dialect in, "Introduction to African American and Latino English" and "Afro-American Sociolinguistics: Black English," respectively."
Here's the link: http://www.academia.org/campus_reports/2002/september_2002_2.html
Best thing - I am my own boss and my own emloyee, worse thing - I am my own boss and my own
:P
A "man" thing? What the heck is a "man thing?"
"I was told it was a "MAN" thing and everyone does it (i guess all men)"
whenever anyone takes an action and relates it to a whole gender and then tags on everyone does it....well, I guess there's your answer
And the best thing of all, it's
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Thanks gj...the only thing I can tell you...sm
is that I just worked some overflow stuff and kept looking until I found what I wanted. I am lucky enough not to have to depend on my income right now, so I was able to be much more picky. If you would like more info, let me know and I can email you. Hope all works out well with you and thanks for the good wishes.
one more thing sm
 I was only referring to the bitter ones here who work for MQ, not all MQrs. I am one of the MQrs, ya know! Please get your facts straight before you post a response!
One more thing... (sm)
Tell her if she is willing to travel, there are PLENTY of jobs for traveling coders.
I just had to add one thing (sm)
You need to stop thinking you are owed, whatever the situation may be.
Hard work does pay off and if you're working for the wrong people, there are many more out there. I've found a lot of "wrong people" in this business, LOL.
one more thing...sm
I suck at OP notes...does this matter? 
YOU ARE SO RIGHT - IT WAS THE BEST THING I EVER DID ALSO!
And I too heard from companies I didn't even know existed!
I was told by a couple of them that they don't post on this board because they received calls and resumes from people who did not read what the positions were for and it was a nightmare. They made requests for no overseas need apply and of course, overseas would call and apply. If it was a certain requirement, say 5+ years experience, newbies would apply. Just things like that.
same thing
This profession is going to hell in a hand basket.
The only thing I have to say is sm
why on earth would anyone stay with ANY company if they are treated so poorly? A good MT still has a whole lot of options. Assuming these complaints about SS, MQ, KS, Spheris, whatever company, are true, why do people continue to work for them?
one more thing
Go you for watching something that is hard to watch and for trying to inform yourself and others, please spread the word, what an idea to get this into schools, but probably will never happen. There are many videos out there that you can purchase for nominal fees and hold private showings for friends and family members, one person tells one person and so on, keep the information flowing!!!!
one more thing (sm)
If you are talking about disability insurance on your mortgage, credit account, etc. be very, very careful when you purchase it. Read the fine print on the contract. A friend of mine is terminal and had disability insurance on a number of her accounts. The one on her second mortgage is still paying. She had one on a credit card and those weasels charged her $15 every month for the insurance fee, paid $16 on the balance of her credit card each month, and then after a year said they were done paying! Read the fine print!!
My dad is going thru the same thing....
From what I was told he is having all checks made out to her estate and not him personally (he is the executor). She had some stocks ($2000-$3000). If the checks were made out to him he has to pay tax on them but if they are made out to my grandmother's estate then she is responsible but since she did not make enough money in 2005 there will be no taxes taken out. I may be wrong but that is my understanding of the situation.
VR may NOT be the Next Big Thing...
MedQuist has been trying for years to push VR on the hospital radiology department I transcribe for and they absolutely REFUSE to use it. MQ was always like "try it, you'll like it" and I believe they did try it one day and that was it. MQ finally gave up. So there is hope for us all yet!
My son did the same thing.
He was in football and really did well. Everyone in the family always talked about how great he was with football. Then he decided to quit one day. I was so disappointed because I knew he could have gotten a college scholarship. It is SO tough to be supportive of someone when you think they're making the wrong choice. My Dad got on my son's case about being a quitter and an underachiever. He really came down hard on him, so I had to defend my son. In defending my son, I changed my own thinking. I realized that although we give birth to these adorable little babies, they are their own person. They're going to do things that we would have done differently. What can you do? You can't impose your will upon them. We all have dreams for our children. However, their dreams are more important than our expectations of them.
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