Nope. Being an anal retentive perfectionist is a good quality in an MT.

• Be honest! If you did not think there were random checks on your reports by QA, would you work - differently? Just curious.
  • Not me. No QA at my Co. But even when there was, I did the same old work the same old way. SM - Becky
  • Absolutely not. I give my best on whatever I transcribe, period. - Busy MT'ing
  • Nope, I am working exactly the way I always have worked and I always am careful with my work but - MQMT2
    • How much do you make hourly if you relisten. What type of perfection are you looking for? - MQMT
  • I take pride in my work. I always take care, as if the - patient themself were reading it and I believe the
    • they - do!
  • No. I would work just like I do now. In fact, - wannie
  • Nope. Being an anal retentive perfectionist is a good quality in an MT. - Call me anal

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Hi,

Does anyone have a particular brand name, other than Bose (much TOO expensive) of speakers that you use for you job.  I had good amplified speakers that you can wear a headset with, but 1 of them is no longer any good.  Warranty is over with.  Any suggestions?  Thanks 

I am using the one that came with my Olympus AS-4000 PC Transcription Kit (foot switch RS25, if that means anything to anyone).  After only about two months, the play and rewind pedal are sticking. And yes, it's clean - I actually use it barefoot because it is so small it's hard to feel the fast forward and rewind pedals with shoes on.

Does anyone have a foot pedal they have used for a long time and are still satisfied with it?

TIA.

I maintain 99% accuracy above on my reports.  However, the original question was regarding personal preference, and I have stated mine, and I respect your opinion as well.  :-)    I do think if I was working in an office or hospital setting, the setup you mentioned might be more profitable in the long run.  There are too many interruptions and such when you have other people running in and out, phones ringing, etc. 

I doubt that anyone but me really cares about the lines per hour it takes for me to do a report.  They just want an accurate report in a timely manner.  I take pride in my work, and would never just slop something out for the sake of the almighty buck.   And, as an added incentive, I work for 2 companies, and one of them has my name on each report.  I don't have a problem with it, but I did think it was a bit unusual at first.

Oh well ... I must confess that what I'd TRULY like is to be paid lots of money to just sit and play Battle Phlinx on Pogo all day long, but as of yet, no such luck.  

How good is the quality of the performance of your managers or the guys at the top?   Anybody want to evaluate that?   Can they get their raises based on our evaluation of their quality?  

Let's see now.  Which CEOs were named in lawsuit?  F for quality.  How many managers do we need to give us stupid pep talks?   F for managers.  QA this post MQ and all other nationals who decide they reward us on "quality"   Look in the mirror and fix yourself.

Quality is quality whether an employee or not.

pretty bad overall--even the Americans.  I would say with most national services, the accounts are about 75% ESL (30% terrible ESL), 20% fast Americans who don't care and 5% really good gravy dictators.

This is for acute care dictation--large hospitals.  Another problem is there are so many dictators in 1 facility that you hardly ever get the same ones day after day.

While I do agree that there is a vast majority of MTs who are of extremely poor quality, there also are very high-quality, well-seasoned MTs like myself who are tired of making the same wages we made 10-15 years ago.  If there is such a discrepancy in our work quality and ethics, these corporations (who, by the way, are not slacking at all in their 6-figure income pockets!!!!) should pay MTs based on quality and experience, not just experience alone. 

IS ANYONE OUT THERE BESIDES ME INTERESTED IN FORMING A NATIONAL MT UNION SO WE CAN GET BACK THE DIGNITY WE HAVE LOST?

I remain,

tired

I'm totally with you!  I used a Lanier station for the first 15 years of my career and the sound quality was superb compared to the internet dictation.  One thing you might try, if you have not already, is to make sure your speakers have a tone dial.  Lots of these companies provide speakers that only have a volume dial or they want you to plug right in to the PC but there is no tone setting on the voice program.  Turning the tone to high helps un-muffle the sound.  Good luck!

Would you stay with a company that is getting multiple complaints from a client?  I work on as an IC for a company and the account I am on is recieving complaints about quality of reports and MTs not following formats, ect.  I'm trying to decide if I should stay on with the company or find work elsewhere.  My work has never come into question and my QA scores are always higher than required.  I'm not sure I want to stay on though with a group that apparently is not doing a proper job.  Apparently the client has requested several specific MTs to be taken off the account and is threatening more if things are not fixed. 

Would you stay or go? 

Even though you type verbatim does not mean you type all the mistakes the doctor's dictate.  I would NEVER type an error.  When in doubt, it is blanked and sent to QA.

The company I work for is known for their QUALITY and we type VERBATIM on all accounts except stated otherwise in account specifics. 

I have had a couple of at-home jobs in which the dictation was received by phone line.  Is it true that the sound quality is better this way?  I am currently looking for a new job and wondering if dictation via internet will be a rude surprise in comparison.  Appreciate any comments.