Fast talking dictators
Posted By: mt82 on 2007-12-12
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What do you guys do when you get a dictator who rattles off words so fast you have no idea what they are saying? I have tried to slow down the dication but it still doesn't help. I can barely make out a word this guy is saying. Half of my typed document is blank spaces and I don't want to turn it in to QA this way.
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As far as fast dictators,
you should be able to slow it down with your program. If not, you'll just have to do a lot of stopping and starting.
You are obviously talking about CorTmedical
They claim that actually was corrected. They also claim they don't offshore, but I know for a fact that their clients do. Not all of them, but some. It's a word game. Focus Infomatics is a biggy client that offshores that they hire for.
Yeah..again..I was talking to NEW MTs
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Not to me. What was the number one that he or she was talking about? (nm)
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I think you should re-read what you're talking about...
There is more to it than you think. Banter on a message board is not going to get you $$, so if you're implying that people are promoting CS for the sole purpose of getting the moolah, you're wrong...
My gosh, a grad from M-Tec/Andrews, obviously trying to discredit CS. Who says it doesn't happen? Oh..that's right. M-Tec and Andrews says it. Right.
Can I ask what company you're talking about?
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I thought she was talking about the E school
Right, that couldn't have been M-Tec. Wonder if the person attended that school with the name that looks like M-Tec?
Couldn't have been Andrews, either. They provide quality references as part of the course, so you don't pay extra. They're the ones some nationals require you to have. They use SUM and now include the ESL set. Their instructors teach different modules, so you learn to deal with a variety of QA approaches and styles, but they all use the same guidelines. They also help you see what can vary, so there's no surprise later. They doesn't require attendance at online classes, but they provide technical support even for grads, even years later. Support for jobs begins at enrollment with focus on employer needs and how to fit with that and you get access to employer recommendations well before graduation. Andrews simply has a list of employers who will hire their grads even if they otherwise require years of experience. I don't think they've ever had a grad who had trouble getting a job and most seem to get the job of their choice. They also remove problem employers from their list as soon as they hear about undesirable practices so that their grads don't get burned. So, whatever school that woman went to, it wasn't Andrews, either.
ESL dictators
I'm sure they are, but certainly there must be entry level positions that would not require ESL transcribing. I would hope to gain some on the job experience first. Just out of curiosity, I was offered a job but the contract that they wanted me to sign seemed way out of line. I'm wondering if this is customary?
Difficult dictators
Ask for one week of dictation of nothing but this one dictator. I guarantee you after a full week of listening and getting used to the "cadence" of this particular person, you will begin to know what is being said. ESLs oftentimes have limited vocabulary in English and you will find them using the same phrasing throughout the PE, for example, which they reel off very quickly and then will slow down for pertinent findings. We have a few difficult dictators and have found the only way for someone to train is to do that one dictator for at least one week and no one else. Once that occurs, you will be requesting that dictator (believe it or not) and will spin through the transcription. I have seen it happen with at least 6 MTs already. I hope this helps.
ESL dictators are everywhere in the MT world.
If you can't do them, you are going to be severely limited.
Unfortunately, if you can't understand the dictators, you're not going to be able to do the wo
That's the reason for testing in the first place.
Probably make in the low teens at first, unless you get lucky with great dictators. nm
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Easy or not will depend totally on the type of dictators
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Guess what, it's not just the testing. MANY doctors are terrible dictators.
Sometimes the dictation they use for the test is from the actual doctors they are hiring MTs for. If you can't do it on the test, you can't do it, period.
Run away as fast as you can
I worked for them to. Everything that was said about them is true. What I loved about them is they are telling you what is wrong with your report while using bad grammar and spelling most of the time I couldn't figure out!
Not so new, still not so fast
I've been around for a few years, but I still can't seem to keep my speed up consistently. I know that part of my problem is trying to go too fast, as you said, and going for that 100% accuracy. I always go back and fix my mistakes as soon as I make them, or maybe a line or two later. I keep telling myself that's what is slowing me down, but I hate seeing the mistakes. I am also trying to work around a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old, and let me tell you, this has been the most frustrating 4 years of my life! I'm just counting the days until they go to school.
The "timeclock" I use is http://www.nchsoftware.com/timesheet/index.html (free through Express Scribe) and I was surprised at the amount of time I am actually putting in; sometimes more than I thought, sometimes not as much.
Good luck, and please share any tips you come up with.
Fast
isn't really always good but necessary in order to make money.
I, too, am a green Transcriptionist and struggling with line count. (Wish I could do 150 lph!)
I can see I am getting faster at certain aspects, but something always comes up to slow me down (difficult dictators, research, or whatever). I rarely have those days where everything goes smoothly, but even on a good day I am not doing 150 lph yet.
It is frustrating and discouraging.
Not so fast, that's what you think,
EMR can contain a lot more than just the 'vital signs'!
For whom are you working for?
And what do you mean by 'TO different animals?'
Depends on how fast you are...sm
I would hazard a guess that a beginning MT, working on a new account alone at home, with unfamiliar words, having to re-listen, research, might make...mmm $4 an hour? That's why experience is so valuable.
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Fast Dictator
Just transcribe what you know and leave the blanks for the whole document. Then go back again and listen. A report tells a story, so think about the big picture of what this physician could be saying about this particular patient. I have learned that sometimes you can find clues in the end of the report as to what he/she may have said in the beginning. There is usually a summary or impression towards the end to compare to the beginning and middle. Also, get up and stretch, take a deep breath, and then try again to relisten. This takes time, I know, but the whole idea is that you do not want to turn in a document with a lot of blanks. Things to think about while listening are what is the patient's problem keeping in mind the patient's diagnoses, think about what type of report acute care or clinic note, and another thing to try is a sample of available of this dictator. Hang in there! I don't know which is worse, very, very slow or very, very fast! 
Fast Chart
Has anyone heard of the MT company Fast Chart? I was recently offered a position with them and just wondered if anyone has worked for them or knows anything about them.
TIA!
Amanda
Fast Chart
I worked for them twice. They are a great company. I was the one who had the problems, not them, and they even took me back a second time after my first mess up!! The owner, Sandy, if she is still doing on-hands, can sound "tough" but she is a great person. The work was always there, I don't remember ever running out, and the paychecks were always on time. If they still do it the way they used to, they give you a Dictaphone machine to use to get your work/transcribe. Again, I loved working for them, just was at a REALLY bad time in my life and I blew it. Good luck!
Doctors speaking too fast!
Ok i need some help here, i can not understand what some of these doctors are saying because they are speaking way to fast!! I have tried slowing down their voice and speeding them up but it is not helping me at all. Please please help.
doctors speaking too fast
Well thank you for your response. I am really worried about this issue...... especially if there is a whole sentence I cant understand but I guess blanks are the only option.
Should probably try to apprentice locally if you're in need of fast
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LMAO, thanks everyone for your comments, maybe we type too fast and are not looking at the screen,LO
Or maybe we just like to irritate the ol MT's with spelling mistakes. LOL
Not a hard and fast rule anymore. Strictly up to QA and
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If you choose Andrews or M-TEC, you won't need a fast track or extra training.
You also will receive, with your course, many of the books that CS students purchase on their own - the Book of Style, the Language of Medicine, better grammar books.
I graduated from CS also. And if I had it to do again, I'd choose Andrews or M-TEC.
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