I'm confused ... you should be opening the voice files (sm)
Posted By: midwestMT on 2008-07-13
In Reply to: Help! When I recieve files - MT
in express scribe or some program like that. Word 2007 is used only for typing the actual files you're listening too, it has nothing to do with opening .wav files or anything other than text files.
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You open your voice files with sm
whatever software you're using for voice, i.e. Wavpedal, etc. You don't open them in Word.
i need sample voice files to practice
I need help. I am a recent graduate and I would like to know what websites offer free sample voice files where I can practice. Thanks
Opening new school for MTs
We are in the process of creating the curriculum for our new school and hope to do a better job than those who have gone before us in training MTs to be job ready. We would love to hear from current or former students regarding what they feel they benefited from most in their learning experience and what they found of little value in their training. Hopefully, this will lead us in a more productive direction that will benefit future students. Your input is greatly appreciated!!
Entry-level opening
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Need help opening a compressed file with Vista
I received a test from a company and it is a compressed file. I have Vista and have been unable to uncompress(unzip) the files. It says the folder is empty. I emailed the HR department and they said that they have received several test back already so they know the folder is not empty. Does anyone know how to uncompress a file with Vista?
Help! I'm confused
I've been hearing that since CS only requires an 85% to graduate, that the nationals don't look as favorably on CS graduates vs. M-Tec or Andrews, who require a much higher grade to graduate. Maybe you'll still get a job out of CS, but is your income potential as good as if you'd gone w/ one of the top 2 schools? (I'm reading quite a few MTs who are unhappy with the low pay) What about if you want to work for yourself, and not a national company? Is that realistic? Does anyone feel they were not adequately prepared for the workplace upon graduating from CS? Do you make decent money? I'm not the main breadwinner in our family, but I need to find something in home that will make decent $$...
Please be candid, and thank you! in advance.
amh
Thanks! Still confused lol
Well thanks for your replies! It's a little confusing though. I'm in the mentoring program so i don't make a whole lot right now.
So every paycheck you just take a certain amount out and set it aside and then when the quarter comes up you print off whatever form and send it in?
still confused
Thank you. I'm not finding "browse." How do you switch it to another default player? When I download files, it doesn't appear to open with iTunes, it just gets copied there.
Confused...
I have been an MT for a year now, so I still consider myself a newbie. If I'm not, let me know - I'll post elsewhere...
Anyway, my question is, how do people get in so many lines per day with proofreading involved? People are saying 1,200 - 1,600 lines per day for full time, and that is astonishing to me!
Just wondering, but do the MT's that have been doing this for a long time not proofread their work? I always go through the dictation and type it, then I play it again and proofread what I typed (if there are any blanks I make a note of the times where they are located in the dictation), and then I go back and relisten to any parts that are blank and fill in. Does everyone do that?
And, while I'm at it, does anyone have advice on how to make proofreading less painful? I love typing but feel like the proofreading takes so much time.
Thanks!!
I'm so confused....
Hey ya'll,
I've been reading these forums lately, and i'm just so confused. I'm about to graduate in April/May with my certificate in MT, and I just don't know the best way to go about getting hired. I live in a small town in Georgia, and i've taken a few tests, but the only one I heard back from was Medscribe and they said that I did good but I didn't have the experience.
Is there any type of appenticeship or does anyone know of a good way just to get your foot in the door? It seems like all i'm seeing is that the newbies in this profession can't get a job, and it's starting to scare me!
I'm going to school at Darton college in Albany, GA, which claims to be one of the best allied health schools around. I actually attend class (not online) and we're doing clinicals, but they are on campus, not with the hospital.
I'm starting to wonder if I just wasted my last two years doing this :(
Thanks for any insight,
Shannon
Very confused...
I have been told Word 2003 is the program I will want to purchase. Where is the best place to buy it? At staples all I can find is Word 2007. Is that better? Also, what does Microsoft works suite 2003 mean? Is Microsoft Office Word 2003 the same as Word 2003? Someone please just TELL ME WHAT TO BUY before I pull my hair out!! 
so confused! plz help
bilateral ?subtingofrectomy?
pertaining to a discharge summary of endometrial adneocarcinoma surgery.
so confused! plz help
This must be a joke.....I am still in school (in the basic program) and knew right away the term she was looking for.....
You're confused? (sm)
I didn't make sense? Someone is posting using the name I always use. But I'm not really sure how to write for the 2nd grade level, which is obviously what would make sense to you.
If I didn't make sense, perhaps you need to learn to read something other than board books.
most use wav files
Yes, there are programs that are used to play these files with a foot pedal. I am using DSS by Olympus and it plays both .dss and .wav files. There are companies that let you use their own programs.
I agree with you that the voice files they usually use for testing just SUCKS. I have tried using Realplayer and Media Player before but it is hard without the foot pedal.
I NEED WAVE FILES
Dear M.Ts.
I am in need of M.T. Wave files to improve my skill. If any body is willing may mail me.
Playing WAV Files
I am a new MT and the company that I work for does not offer trouble shooting. When I download a wav file from their FTP site, it will not download into express scribe or bytescribe, in which I have both set up to play wav. I do not have trouble downloading anyother sound files, just the wav. I also have in the past been able to play wav files in my express scribe, just not from this company's FTP site. Does anyone know of something that could cause this and how I could fix this problem? Thanks!
Are the files encrypted? (nm)
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Practice files?
Is there an internet source I can find to download 'practice' files, the kind that sounds like a realistic dictation? Because I find my course does NOT prepare me for real-world dictations.
Help! When I recieve files
Hi,
I have word 2007 and when I recieve files to transcribe I can not open the files so I can transcribe the Doctor's report. I have heard there is something you can do to word 2007 so you can open the files to transcribe and then send the files back to the Transcription company. Can anyone tell me the steps to take to do so? I would appreciate it very much.
Thanks,
MT
Have you completed school at this point? I am confused as to the
question because I am not sure if you have completed your MT training or planning to work from home as an MT without schooling.
Well now I'm confused. She doesn't even make sense. nm
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Voice Recognition
Hi everyone, I have a general question about voice recognition. Is it worth the investment to buy a voice recognition program for a medical Transcriptionist working from home? I ask because I have only been doing this for about 2 months, recently graduated from a MT program at Kennesaw State in Georgia, and I feel as if even after I get the experience and even being a fast typer like I am, I am never going to be able to earn enough doing this where I can move out on my own. I live with my mom right now. So I had the idea of a voice recognition program in combination with my own typing. I realize that voice recognition is not perfect so I would edit as I typed. I know there are a few hospitals going this route now so I figured why not me. I would love opinions on this. Thanks.
Voice Recognition
No! No! No! Voice recognition is nowhere where it needs to be right now. Very few dictators enunciate clearly enough for the system. It is very expensive and we just got it in our hospital and are very very disappointed with the results. Out of over 1000 doctors, only about 10 of them speak clearly enough to produce good results. In about another 5 years, hopefully things will improve. By the way, we have Dolbey Voice.
VOICE RECOGNITION
I am new entrant in the MT field and find typing long hours real punishing. I want to share the experience of anyone who has tried voice recognition technology and its practical use in reducing typing work load and speeding up work. I have tried it myself and find the process of correcting the output to be as time-consuming as doing it manually.
ASR, VR or other voice recognition
programs. Does anybody have any advice on how to zip through these reports like we are apparently supposed to be doing? I find editing often takes much longer than it would have taken me to type it straight out. It's not so bad when dictators are really good, but most do present daily challenges. It is so frustrating. I am open to whatever advice you have to improve my editing skills.
God bless and thank you in advance.
VR = Voice Recognition
Also referred to by other similar names. Basically, what it means is that dictated reports are run through software systems that are supposed to recognize the speaker and speaker's words and transfer them to a transcribed report. Then that report is supposed to be lightly and quickly edited for correct wording, punctuation, etc. What none of these VR systems can do is ignore background noise and extraneous sounds or even understand the dictator who is talking while chewing gum, eating or for Heaven's sake anything else. VR cannot determine the difference between the identified MD and the PA, NP or whomever is actually dictating the report for that MD. VR will not necessarily get the correct word when it does understand the correct word (ex: 2, to, too, two or fair/fare, or by/buy, etc.) VR cannot think or reason. It cannot go back and change anything the dictator requests to be changed or added. It never knows what to do with "um, next, a, and stuttering."
All VR software will add and leave out words. I've never worked on any VR report that did not require just about as much work as standard transcription. They all need something. In fact, some are so bad that it is just easier to delete everything the system puts in and retype the whole thing from scratch. And companies want to pay rather poorly for us to edit these reports. VR is a mess everywhere.
Ready to sign up MTEC/Andrews - Confused
I have taken the pre-enrollment test for both Andrews and MTEC and I am really torn between which school to go through. They both look like excellent schools, especially after reading all the posts from the graduates out there.
I know that MTEC's Tier 1 Premier program is about $400 or $500 less than Andrews, which is a plus, but I want to make sure I'm making the right choice.
As of last week I was ready to sign up at Andrews, but for some reason I am leaning towards MTEC. I have done transcription in the past, but I am definitely needing to start over because that was a long time ago.
Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
Test sound files
Check out CNC Transcription. No cost, and good practice.
US real MTs or US voice recognition?
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Question about digital sound files
I posted this on the main board but thought maybe some of you might be able to give me some advice too. Thanks!
Hi everyone,
I am totally new to medical transcription and have a question. In doing transcription digitally, what are the most common sound file formats? I am about to take a test (both written & verbal) for a company and they sent me my test files as .wav files. The files are hard to understand at best (the guy sounds like he's talking into a tin can ) and I am wondering why they didn't send them to me in a clearer form such as MP3. I am about to ask this same question to the person sending me the test but I thought I'd ask it here too. Is the .wav format the most common form of sound file for MT's? And if so, what's the best program to listen to these files in? I have Windows Media player, Real Player and WinAmp on my computer. Are there programs that MT's use to better hear these files? I hate to sound like a total dummy here but I'm new to this and when I went to school several years ago for MT, we only did tapes--not digital! If anyone can give me some info here, I'd really appreciate it!
Best,
RT
I have express scribe that I play wav files from my other job on
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I send my wav. files back and Encrypt them
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Voice Recognition/ Dying Breed????
Hello!
I have been scriping and saving to afford going to MT school. Now two ladies that I know, wives of doctors, have warned me not to spend my time and money on MT school because MTs are a dying breed and voice recognition technology is taking over the MTs work, all that is needed now are people to do data entry which pays very little. Is this true??? Something to worry about in the future or are they just uninformed about what it is that MTs do? Any imput would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks in advace,
~Kate
Editing, Voice Recognition, Mentors
I need some information please. Can someone fill me in on Editing, Voice Recognition (I know what it is but don't know how about it in terms of a transcriptionist's duties), and also, can you find someone to mentor you to become a Transcriptionist and how would you find such a person?
Line requirements in Voice Recognition
For those of you that do VR, I was wondering what your hourly or daily line requirments are, if you work part-time or full-time, and how many hours you work per day. Newbie in the field and I was just wondering what the "norm" out there was. 
A wav file is not short for waveform. It is a voice
file that you would receive over the internet, not via C-phone. You need software/foot pedal to be able to play the wav files. Wav is pretty much the generic term, but there are many different formats, like mp3, DSS, etc. that the files could be in.
Why did you choose this post to voice your opinion?
It appears as if the OP was so happy about passing the test and receiving that phone call that she rushed to the computer to share her good news with the world. Would it have been so awful to just wish her luck and share her joy? I have been an MT for a year, and I still feel proud and happy each time I pass a test. It is hard for a newbie or someone with less than 2-3 years of experience to get a company to even let you test. When you then pass the test and get a phone call, that is veryexciting and makes you feel good. You could have wished her luck publicly and then sent her an email making her aware of her mistakes along with some tips. This New MTs forum is the last place on this board to post a message like yours.
Why can't some people just let others feel good about themselves?
One main problem with AutoCorrect is that the normal.dot and .acl files
If you're going to rely on AutoCorrect as your Expander utility, make sure you back up your normal.dot and .acl files regularly. If the files become corrupt (and with Word it's usually just a matter of time), you will lose all your AutoCorrect and AutoText entries, macros, and some other customizations.
Only if you'll get into voice recognition and editorship. Look at how many hits a job on the job
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4 cents per line for speech editor/voice recognition
Is this a decent pay?
Hearing actual dictation files versus professionally read ones was a major plus
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