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Because, you IDIOTS, Dictaphone DOES NOT make the business deals. I don't know

Posted By: Janey on 2009-07-06
In Reply to: Business trip? - just another TT MT

where you all get this misinformation and why everybody latches on to it, but they get their own business.


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I work on Dictaphone ExSpeech and make .04 per line.
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They may be brand new. Ask them how long in business if you make contact. nm
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LET THEM KNOW IT IS BIGGER THAN MT BUSINESS - Make them want to do the research and dig deeper

Give them facts that will blow their mind.  MT business and otherwise.  According to the web site for the Population Reference Bureau, they claim you can not get an accurate figure on offshored jobs (all jobs).  In 2008 they said they could only estimate it to be about 30 MILLION.  That is the equivalent to the total population in 3 U.S. states.  No concrete and credible figures are documented anywhere.  Wonder why?  Make the reporter want to start with the MT business and branch out.  See if they can come up with a figure cutting Uncle Sam's pay and our jobs.


Do not let anyone tell you this will not do any good.  Even if some do not wish to participate, enough voices want to be heard.  I myself sent a letter to President Obama.  This is posted on the main board.  Read it.  I sent it to the major newspapers, NY Times, whitehouse.com, Washington Post, 60 Minutes, Forbes Magazine, USA today, etc.  Make your guy want to do some investigation into this.  Ask him to contact credible sources he may have.  Ask for feedback.


Whether this works or not - pat yourself on the back!!!  Thank you for 30 Million Plus U.S. Jobs and all the upcoming college graduates.  We're all behind you.  Share your results.


ALL YOU MTs, GET INVOLVED!!  You're not working that much right now anyway.  Just send 1 letter to a major newspaper near you.  Share it with us.


I guess I do ... well worth it for business, plus I make tons of LD calls to friends/family. nm
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What idiots you are.
 
You may cal us idiots...
but we're laughing at you all the way to the bank, suckers!
gosh! idiots!
heehee :0)
Idiots - you couldn't figure that out?
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This company is run by a bunch of idiots
It took them 6 months to realize that I didn't work there anymore, even after telling like 20 different people that I had quit!
Why does Amherst not offering anything at all. I guess because they have enough of us idiots to do
what little work there is there is no need to pay for anything at all. I guess they would rather keep hiring than allow us to have work and get a little extra on weekends and holidays. Nice right.
Craigslist is full of complete idiots.

The funny thing is, I've seen dealers post with grammar/spelling like that.


I make it a point to not buy things from people like that.  I mean, a typo here and there is one thing, but some of them type like 5 year olds and I don't want to give money to idiots!


 


Nuance is the parent company of Dictaphone. Dictaphone makes ExText.
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Does Dictaphone obtain the accounts for the companies who use Dictaphone EXText?
I was just wondering if this is the same as it used to be.  Dictaphone installs the equipment in facilities and then gets a MTSO to take the account.  Therefore, the MT company never solicits for accounts, but Dictaphone notifes them when they have installed equipment in a hospital.
Do you feel better now? !! Business is business, most of it should be confidential. Why post on a
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Trying to build his business? He's been in business over 15 years!!!!!! sm
I also had a hard time, nearly impossible actually, getting paid. The owner does this on the side; he is very involved with other things.
If you don't know what is confidential, you have no business being in any business.
This is confidential information and should not be divulged. It is one of the biggest problems a co can have. If you have to ask...well I won't be able to explain it to you
I doubt you will make enough money in 5 hours a week to make
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I make 4 cents a line, work part and make
over $500 a week on part.
Great post! I make 0.085 at Keystrokes and make more than at any sm
other company in the last 5 years. Why? Because there is always work for me. I love starting work each day, knowing that the company I work for appreciates me and has plenty of work. Transtech and Keystrokes sound very similar; those of us that work for either can count our blessings that we are not part of the cesspool or huge corporate mess that makes up the biggest few companies. We do not have to worry about our jobs getting sent overseas and we see a future in this business!!!
dictaphone
MQ does not own Lanier.  Dictaphone owned/bought Lernout and Hauspie which filed bankrupt in 2000.  MQ/Phillips in bed....
Dictaphone

Does anybody work for Dictaphone?  We have recently learned our transcription department is going to outsource our work to them. I am curious how they are to work for.


 


 


Huh??? I don't think Dictaphone...

...is an MTSO or has an MTSO division.  Dictaphone provides equipment and service to MTs/MTSOs.  Sales, tech staff and, perhaps, former MTs work for Dictaphone.  Whoever told you Dictaphone is probably mistaken.


Anyone, correct me if I'm wrong...


Dictaphone
Was informed they partner with MTSOs who use their software.
Dictaphone
Sorry, forgot to say I am working on the Dictaphone platform.
Dictaphone


I just started using the Dictaphone platform last night and can't believe how slow it is. I too am doing QC and it is going to be hard to make any money. I was wondering if it was just my computer but I guess not if you are having problems, too.
Dictaphone/TT
You are 100 percent correct. There is nothing so frustrating as trying to get seemingly intelligent people to understand such simple things. They automatically thought it was TT trying to trying to grab that extra few cents for each report. I've personally come to the conclusion that the negative people who post on this board are disgruntled ones who cannot and will not perform to standards, possibly have been released and then the ones who are trying to be loyal to MQ, KS or others (possibly even the head honchos of those companies)and come on here to disillusion others. A company speaks for itself in the way they treat their employees and the quality of the product they provide. If you are a current TT employee you are getting plenty of work. If you're not getting a full paycheck, then you are not performing to standards. Simple as that. Don't take it out on the company just because their platform is not what you're used to. And go elsewhere to bellyache. Some of you are not content if you don't create something to complain about.
Dictaphone
I assume it's just a cost issue, just as some companies provide you with a foot pedal, some make you buy one from them and some loan them to you for a fee.
Medware uses Dictaphone
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OSI uses Dictaphone Extext
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Dictaphone check this out
http://www.dictaphone.com/nuance/Dictaphone_FAQ_External.pdf
Dictaphone/EXText
EXText is the word processing program which works with MS Word and is marketed by Dictaphone company. Transnet is the voice file player that works along with EXText to play the voice files. Hope that helps. :)
Dictaphone ExText
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Dictaphone Ex Speech.
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I had some Dictaphone problems but not as bad as you (sm)
I think they are getting it worked out though, hang on, it's a great company.
DICTAPHONE EXTEXT
Can anyone who uses this program tell me if there is a way to slow down the voice or speed it up?  Thanks for any help.
If you are on the Dictaphone side, you are definitely NOT -sm
on one of their hardest accounts. Their hardest accounts are done on Merit and by Medware India (who funny enough, can't understand the ESLs there either).
You obviously don't mind that over half of their staff is off shore and they are constantly moving towards having 100% of their work done either by VR or by off shore MTs.
I once thought I would retire from MedWare as well, but I decided to get out when I saw the writing on the wall with regard to their sending work off shore.
I currently work for them on the dictaphone...
side and REALLY enjoy it. The benefits are good and the platform has been easy to work with. They also have holiday pay, vacation pay after 1 year, sick leave, and other benefits for fulltime workers. I am not sure what the starting pay range is, but they are an AWESOME company to work for. HTH!
Dictaphone has been busy....
and I have yet to run out of work. The only time it was slow was on the 4th of July (which is not unusual considering it was a holiday), but I have not had any problems with running out of work OR management. I've been with Medware now for almost 6 months and REALLY like it!
dictaphone EXT, love it, yes to the others. nm
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I have over the 512, my problem with Dictaphone...
is when I do long reports the system locks up and I end up losing my reports. If I only do short reports I do not have the problem, but if it is over 9 or 10 minutes, then the ctrl A tries to lock up or when I do the ctrl N it sits and sits and sits and never comes back to the menu screen. I have plenty of memory, as I have used Dictaphone for a different company on this same computer and never had this problem, so not sure what the deal is.
Not just DQS, OSI uses Dictaphone & configure it to
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Unethical??? Tell that to Dictaphone


Perhaps the note from Dictaphone was (sm)

something they just found out and all along it has been giving you MORE lines and this note was to inform that it is now corrected and what you see is truly your line count.  This, of course, would make your true line count seem lower but would now be accurate and all this time you have actually been overpaid?


I am not saying this is the actual case, but the note was very vague and could be a notification to the MT that things were not adding up in the past correctly and the situation has now been resolved.  This would leave the MT thinking they are being skimped now, but in actuality they are now receiving their true line count. 


Just a thought!


 


 


Dictaphone platform sm
Anyone know of any companies out there that utilize the Dictaphone platform?  Any help would be great.... TY
Please, do not blame Dictaphone,
they are only doing what company says to do, they state that. The problem is, you don't know what the company tells them to put it at, unless Dictaphone does not know how to do this. I have found the most honest accounting is when you can go into sessions and it shows you the number of reports you have done and the line count. it is hard to manipulate line counts when you can double check them. You cannot do this when you have to go to the Dictaphone web site to get a conglomeration of line counts with nothing broken down. No single numbers, just the total line counts. Thus, if you lose 2-3 dictations in a day, no wonder you line count is down - your company gets the lines but YOU don't, not if the reports are dropped.
or that 20-30% went to dictaphone/ichart
too many cooks..........
It is controlled by Dictaphone.
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FI sold to Dictaphone

Does anybody know anything about that?  I was told that this has already happened -


It is VR software from Dictaphone. sm
It is pretty accurate for Radiology, after time, but for acute care, it needs lots and lots of editing. I hate it.
Dictaphone Lines
I have been with Transtech for a good while now and have felt they make themselves very available to answer any questions. When I started at TransTech, I was told upfront that headers and footers were not paid, but I would be paid for a 65-character line including spaces, and demographic info. I have ran comparisons myself and figured out all counting software gets a different result, but its always close. It has been somewhat frustrating with the delayed line count, but that seems to be a Dictaphone issue; maybe we should all call Dictaphone. I have an idea of how many reports/minutes I need to do a day to get what I need so rather than drive myself crazy, I keep track of that info.
Talk to Dictaphone
They will tell you the method of counting varies with each company so there is no standard measurement.