Rockin' ExSpeech is doing it. If you notice...
Posted By: jj on 2009-03-16
In Reply to: Does anyone know why the wave volume control on my master volume controls... SM - RockinMT
It will only do it on Speech jobs not Transcription jobs. Just a little quirk.
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Rockin' have you been upgraded to ExEditor yet?
I just upgraded last week. Absolutely love it. All commands are the same whether it is a speech job or a non-speech job. They changed some of the commands to use the the control key instead of alt, but that took about 2 reports and I had adjusted. It really is a great program. There many things that I said in EXSpeech like "I wished the program did this....." Well now it does. It is fabulous and I am very pleased!!
20 years, 300 lines per hour, & still rockin' ;)
From someone who's still considered a top producer compared to the "'young'uns" at my company: The best thing I've found is keeping your hand off of the danged mouse and using hot keys instead! Most people are taught to use the mouse for everything with Word and most other WP programs and they have no idea that hot keys are available for just about every function. You're taking food off of your table (or gas out of your tank, or whatever gets your attention) every time you take your hands off of the keys. Also, if you're using your calculator keypad to insert numbers (like lab values), please, please, PLEASE learn to utilize the numbers above the letters on your keyboard. These seem like very simple, small steps, but they really do add up in the long run.
ExSpeech
I am so glad to hear that. We were told that this system can be "trained". So far, I think that is wrong. How many reports must you type to "train". We are about 8 days behind and sinking fast. The rest of us have not trained on it yet, early fall. I am not sure what there intention is and what the benefit is of having this system. We were within 2 days TAT before all this started. Very frustrating!!!! Told to hang in there, it will get better. 
No, it is not at all ! TT uses ExSpeech. nm
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ExSpeech question....sm
Is ExSpeech the VR software that has no footpedal and everything is done using specific keys on the keyboard?
Thanks
I use Dictaphone's ExSpeech which I think is...
their VR version of ExText. I am not familiar with eScription, but when I asked the question below, it seems as though people thought ExSpeech/ExText was a clunkier platform.
No MQ....on Dictaphone ExSpeech tho.
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Is ExSpeech user friendly?
Can you make good lines on Dictaphone ExSpeech voice recognition?
In EXSpeech, I use magic punctation, does anyone know....
if I hit alt . it will place the period and capitalize the next letter. But if I use alt , it will take out the period but keep the next letter of the next word capitalized. Why doesn't it lower case it? Drives me bananers! Help if you can.
I use EXSpeech and it's the same for me. Just one of those little annoyances, I guess!
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All Dictaphone EXSpeech users, do you have advice..
on how to increase line counts? Can we all list a few "tricks of the trade" here or things that have helped you? Been on EXText for years but fairly new on EXSpeech (now on EXEditor), but I know I am probably not using the system to its full potential. Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated!
EXSpeech Nuance correction keystrokes
Editing questions- which Keystrokes actually corrects the documents in the Correction Client, therefore, correcting the terms to the future to that dictator. Does Ctrl D and transcribing the correction cause Correction Client to sit up and take notice. Can you block the text with Ctrl K, Ctrl J, Ctrl-Shift K, and Ctrl-Shift J and start transcribing the correction (will Correction Client see that). Thank you. 
Whoops, probably should have mentioned, I work on Dictaphone ExSpeech. NM
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To RockinMT...am curious..what version of ExSpeech are you working on?
I think they are up to 7.5 now. Just wondering if you are working on an older version. According to Nuance, the new version is supposed to be better. I have not tried it myself but am about to and need input on it. Thanks!
Okay, I use EXSpeech and I am noticing that the volume resets after I ctrl+n SM
each VR job. I'm having to go into my volume controls and manually turn back up the wave setting. So maybe it is a setting in the speech rec software that I need to adjust, but how do I do that?
Man, I'm so annoyed! I hate to call the geeks in the office because they act like they are just swamped and they treat me like I'm retarded!
Nothing wrong with your system -- EXSpeech all together horrible editing platform !!!!!!!!! nm
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I did not notice the OP asking you about what to do.
Mind your business if you have no answers to the question OK? 
Bye now! 
PS: I hate when people come on here with an agenda and preach when all that is required is a simple answer relevant to the original question. 
or did anyone else notice that
every time someone says they are struggling with lines that it is automatically assumed that they are "messing around on the internet" or doing anything other than working. The problem could not possibly be a difficult account or anything reasonable. I know yesterday, on one account, I typed 37 different dictators. The majority of which were residents, who don't know what they want to say and repeatedly says "uh" or "no go back and change that" or ESL doctors speaking broken English. I find it very difficult to adjust to an account where there is no consistency in the dictators. You cannot get familiar with them as you more than likely will not get the same one very often.
I am trying to tell her right. If you will notice
it says it once, but the examples do not include it with the hyphen. We are moving away from the hyphen. As I stated, some still allow, but most of the companies do not use the hyphenated version any longer.
You may notice here, and it has been
depends on the area somewhat, but also how you receive the work and the work type (direct from the doctor, local MTSO, national MTSO, acute care/clinic/dr. office).
Clinic work in my area, SE region, it seems is about .12 gross line or about .16 65-character for what the dr. office pays. Subcontractors from the contract holder recieve between .06 and .09/gross line.
Nationals usually pay .07 to .09 for clinic work on a 65-character line. I think that acute care probably pay would start around .09 or .10 and go up depending on experience, etc.
Also, a lot of them will pay a little more for full-time (a very little).
Acute
Yes and without notice
Notice
It depends on what your contract calls for, but if no stipulation then most only give 30 days. That should be more than enough time for them to find someone else.
notice
My contract stated 30 days. I gave a 30-day notice but I did not have any work in my pool after only 3-4 days after giving notice. I would have gladly worked for those 30 days.
Anyone notice...
These new "changes" take away quite a few characters for us? Not the hyphen thing; that's probably because they are tired of some people not "getting" when to use hyphens and they just said "screw it!" but the i.e., etc., Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc. How dumb does "John H Smith III" look? Throw some punctuation back in there! Although it wouldn't surprise me if the companies are the ones saying that they don't REALLY need all of those periods and commas, after all...
It's just like some new dictionaries; can't spell a word right, change it! (I've read where judgement is becoming more and more acceptable because a lot of people can't seem to drop the e.)
Did you notice that those
who claim that they are able to do key commands to make speed, so that they are making $20 an hour doing editing, also more than not are trainers in a position where they can pick their own work, knowing which doctors the VR actually does well with... And who have also been with the company itself over 10 years? Basically VR is designed so that the company gets more for the report and the editor/transcriptionist actually gets less. IF they want me to edit again, its only going to be for the same rate as the transcription work pays.
Yup, quit the company I worked for that used it about a month ago and I am still steaming out the ears from it.
Notice
Always - it's the professional thing to do. Easy for me to say because I'm not in your shoes, but we've probably all been in a position at one time or another where we couldn't wait to move on to greener pastures. If you've been able to stay this long, you can probably do 2 more weeks. Best of luck.
Did you notice?
She tells how much it costs an Indian MT to be a member, but not how much it costs to test.
Anyone every notice...
When you put your notice in (2 weeks or not) at any of the MT companies out there they suddenly have had problems with your work recently and some even accuse the MT of doing malicious things in the system?
Just wondering if I'm alone with that.
did you ever notice
the ones on here who wonder why we complain about working so hard for so little are the ones with husbands paying all the bills? Sorry if I offended anyone but the above poster just proved it to me once again.
Is it me or does anyone else notice...sm
Ever notice that most of these platforms/programs that we work on make it very difficult to keep track of lines, view how many lines in a given time period etc...seems that is the last consideration... for us to see how much we make.
Just had to vent, thanks! :)
What is the difference that you notice mostly.
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Oh, and I notice you have posted ONCE as JK???...
Lost job without notice
I worked for over a year at a company called New England Transcription. It is in Connecticut. They found out today that the hospital dropped their account. It is not associated with New England Medical Transcription.
No notice required
Since you are still in the learning the job stage just inform them that you are resigning effective immediately. Usually the first 90 days are a trial with employee and employer and no one should take offense. They could let you go with no reason either.
giving notice
Depends - either wait until you have a new job, if that's what you want; or, just tell them you quit and do they want you to finish out the week or? I guess I don't see the problem. If they wanted to fire you, it would be "bye bye now."
Do they give you notice
Do you think they would give you notice if they decide to ship your work overseas, or give you notice that they are going to hire more MTs to take your work away from you. NEED I REALLY SAY MORE.
You've got that right. NO NOTICE at all.
They just wake you up one morning with a 5:00 a.m. phone call and tell you that your account is gone.
Giving Notice
I feel you should treat them the same way they treated you. Did they try to work with you or did you ask them/tell them their reports weren't your "cup of tea"? Myself, I am very professional, but an MT's job is different than an office job. They're like McDonald's; either they won't even replace you or they probably have 50 resumes to pick from and hire the same day. So my answer is no, don't give notice if they were tacky. I wrote an email and asked for a shipping label form a large company. They finally sent the slip after two requests and are open to hiring me again!! So I feel any more, MTs are a "dime a dozen." If you are ethical enough to sit there and type two more weeks while you could be spending your time finding a decent company to work for ASAP, I think it would be stupid to waste your time on them ... depending on your circumstances of which I know nothing about.
You will notice difference after one use... but
I did have an issue with getting some of the gel in my mouth and getting nauseous from swallowing some of it. Just be careful.
benefits after notice
the norm is a cobra period of 3 months - most states require cobra benefits. But you have to pay.
I used to notice that, but strangely...
with my new MTSO, all of the PAs are very good, most of them better than many of the doctors. And this is also the first place where nearly all of the women dictators are my favorites. Strange, like I said, and certainly not my usual experience, but I like it.
Yeah, and did ya ever notice, (sm)
that lots of the stuff in their nit-picky book is WRONG?
(Or else totally irrelevant to a properly transcribed medical document.)
Oy!
Where I have been, you have to work out your notice
to get it back. My last company had a policy that you could only be paid for a certain number of hours, but they must have had enough people quit without notice that they changed it so you could receive everything if you worked your notice. Check on the policy, and if your company does have this rule, state in your very professional letter of termination that you are willing to work out the notice.
I know if you work your notice you will get - sm
any vacation time due to you. I have no idea about sice time, but I would think that is not paid to you. You only get that if you are sick, not if you quit. My DH has about a year of sick time (they are allowed to carry it over luckily) and I know if he quit he would not get it, but he would get his vacation time as long as he worked his 2 weeks notice. If you quit without notice you will not get a penny.
Giving notice
I think it is a kindness. After all, they will need to replace you, and possibly need to train somebody for your account. Otherwise they could come up short on turn-around time. However, if they have been extremely unfair with you, I would give 2 weeks and tell them if they did not need 2 week's that I could to leave at any time.
IC. How much notice to give?
There is no contract besides on saying to say for six months. I have been there for almost 1 1/2 years. If I wanted to give notice, what is usual for doing so? Is it 1 week, 2 weeks....
Thanks!
if you do this and notice problems
with ShortHand running, remember that shorthand supposedly likes to be loaded last. Maybe it's possible to load it last this way?
Giving notice as an IC...
I have been an IC for multiple years at a clinic and wish to resign due to extremely long hours and very little time off. I rather have more time off and a smaller income, rather than no life with more money. I would like to leave on a friendly note too, but I am confused on how to tell them. Do I tell them in a letter or speak to them in person? I also want to give them a few weeks notice. All opinions and advice are welcome.
Thanks again~
Thanks to all of you!!! I have officially given my notice. sm
That was a real slap in the face. I will never be an employee again. Will be
independent contractor for the rest of my life! Thanks again to all of you!!!
Does it pay to give notice?
Please allow me to vent here. I was the lead on 2 accounts at one of the nationals that is spoken of highly on this board. I gave my notice. I also agreed to train 3 people on both of my accounts before I left. I got very few lines my last week because I was busy training, answering questions, filling in blanks, etc. The company thanked me when I left and told me they would reimburse me for the training I provided. I sent an email to the head of transcription and told her how many hours I spent training.
Well, I just got my last paycheck for my last week of work. I did not do many lines that last week because I was busy training people. There was no training time on my final paycheck, and the total net check was $67.
Does it pay to be professional and help the company out as you are leaving - I tihnk not!! While the door is always open to this company, I will never go back after this slap in the face. I should have just walked off the job for all the thanks I got.
Anyone else notice the trend.
I'm just amazed when I look at the Job Seeker's board and every job has at least 400 or even up to 1000 views. Are that may people really looking for jobs. I think most of us are just not happy where we are and are always looking for greener pastures, but what I am finding..there aren't any..This professional has gone way down. Between the line rate and less-than-average benefits, why do we want to waste our times with the frustration. At this point, I think I can make more at Star Bucks and I hear they offer great benefits including medical insurance. I'd rather make a latte than put up with this stress...At least, those customers are appreciative of their coffee!!! 
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