Been working for me right up to this moment, Ctl/I and iChart, since Fri. nm
Posted By: Doing okay using ExText. nm on 2007-05-20
In Reply to: Medware's IT dept. obviously doesn't work weekends.No lines count for 2 days. nm - typical
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Take a moment to think...
I am grateful to those people who are willing to send out letters and try to bring some attention to our concerns. But to all those writers here whose vitriol is just dripping off the page, please take a moment to think about the people to whom these letters are being sent, particularly reporters. Everyone has access to this site, everyone can see all these horrible comments. How does this help our cause, or each other?
What a wonderful moment.
Those don't come around that often. We all know that "no work" isn't always a good thing, but she got a fabulous morning out of it. Let her enjoy it, and let's hope we get one like that soon!
Using our heads for a moment.
I know and quite admire one of the principals with this company although I do not work there. He is a gentleman, treats all with respect, has an amazing work ethic and has been very successful in this business over the accumulating years that I have known him. I have always trusted his advice and while I do not work for him now, perhaps some day I might. If/because a company may have had problems in the past is no reason to constantly bash them. It may be that they have turned it around and pulled it together. New people, new ideas, lots of new work, all things that can bring you to a place where your opportunities can be good ones. I value other people's opinions but there comes a point too where you have to take a leap of faith and find out for yourself. One MT's mistake is another's treasure. I think that the purpose of the board should be to help people make decisions based on useful information. This MT highway has two lanes, you know, and you often get back the effort you put out in any situation.
I can't walk at the moment but
I'm definitely gearing up. What burns me the most is that D says she's for the MTs, but where has she been these last few months when MTs have been starving for work? Was she giving it to Transcend then? How long have we been going without work because she was giving it to them? And all along, she's been playing the supportive and caring act. I think she quit caring back in April or May when we got that first shocking State of the Union about VR, cutting pay, etc. It must have been in the works then.
What a complete disappointment. I came to this company because of their loyalty to the MTs and now this. Back to the pavement.
OSi may have problems at the moment but pay is ALWAYS on time...nm
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You even know when your fellow MT's call in at the last moment !
Wow, are you ever psychic! You are either mgmt or a **wannabe**.
If not mgmt, these are your coworkers that YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT, unless you know them as your personal friends, and thank God I do not know you, but on the other hand DO YOU KNOW ME!
I really think it's only full-time at the moment
I have always been full-time, so I may be wrong, but I did hear that they are starting to phase out hiring part-timers, but again, I could be wrong there. That's just what I heard a while back.
They can give you what you like, but it'll depend on what Their need is at the moment. nm
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Come on Kanye, you stole her evil moment. nm
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Yes, but their internet accounts at the moment are high volume ESLs nm
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ichart
Just curious if anyone is having problems with ichart line counts for the last 3 days?
ichart
Go to this link and put in your ID with the number part for the password. https://admin.ichart.com/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2flogon.aspx. Go to My Line Counts. Choose the server. Go to Specify Date Range. You can choose any date range but always for the end hours put 23:59. HTH
When you are in iChart...sm
you can see it broken down by hospital. Make sure you are using Internet Explorer. When you get into iChart, you ask for My Line Counts. Once you are in that screen, up in the right hand corner in green is Specify Date Range. Click that. Select the day prior to today (on the left calendar) and today (on the right calendar). Set the time range for 2300 under both calendars and click Submit.
This will give you an accurate count for that day, EXCEPT that during peak hours it may take an hour after you have finished working to give you the final count. After about 4 p.m. EST it is only about 10 to 15 minutes for a final count. It breaks it down by hospital, but also gives you a total.
You can figure 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, it doesn't matter to the program. Given the delay, it is very hard to tell how many lines you are doing in an hour, at least during the day. If you only interested in totals, that is easy to figure out.
Not ichart
I currently work for another company. I type in Extext. My line count is always there whenever I want to look at it. Slow server, thats bull. Write to iChart.Team@Dictaphone.com they might be able to help you with this.
ICHART
Has anyone worked on this, if so, what did you think about it? And productoin wise? Thanks for any information you might have. Have a great day!
iChart information
I guess I'm just curious about how to use auto correct or normals, stuff like that. I'll be starting with TSI (Transcription Services of Illinois). Just waiting on Dictaphone to get their stuff straight.
or that 20-30% went to dictaphone/ichart
too many cooks..........
It was a problem with ichart
We were sent email by the company explaining the problem and the issues were resolved. Transtech is honest and forthright about their business and some of the posts bordered on slander, I assume that's why they were removed.
No, not an Ichart problem...
it is because TT tells Dictaphone what to set TT's line count for...this often happens with companies who use ExText. That's why I left.
Not an IChart problem
Is 100% correct. The above poster has it correct. Companies tells dictaphone what to count and that is the line counts you get.
iChart platform???
I am about to start working for Focus, and I was wondering if anybody can give me input on how iChart is to work on. Is it very MT friendly?
TIA!
Dictaphone iChart system?
Has anyone heard of this program for transcription? Opinions, good or bad?
TIA!
K
ExText - iChart platform -- HELP!!!
 I am starting with a company that uses this software. I've never used this before and I'm FREAKING OUT. Can anyone offer any advice on this software? Bea
Companies using Extext/Ichart
I got a very interesting email from the Ichart team from Dictaphone. I had written them because I had been questioning my low low line counts with a particular company that I am no longer employed with. They had disabled the control I feature so you could not see your session statistics. The excuse was - they didn't pay for headers or footers thus the line count not accurate. Well, fine and well, I asked for a breakdown report by report of what my line count was for each of my reports. I was told they didn't have this information, I was told by Dictaphone in this email that the administrator certainly does have this information, and that the way lines are counted varies and are totally set by the administrator (or your employer). The Ichart team did tell me they are working on getting that available on the Ichart site so you can see report by report what your line count is. I think this is the only fair way. Line counts should be verifiable for each report, not just a lump clump number. Lets say you did 700 lines like I did one time. Well, I did about 28 reports. These were H&Ps and consults mostly with very minimal progress notes. Do the math, the 700 lines just does not add up right with the # of reports. So, bottom line, if going to work for an account that uses this system beware, ask questions. There are a lot of companies out there using it and disabling the session statistics
Be sure to put ichart "to" time in as 23:59
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Send file in ichart
Ctrl+N = to send a file, but only if it does not have any blanks.
Ctrl+L = to send for review, or if it does have blanks.
Will Ichart interface with Instant Text?
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If you have to use what THEY say to use, you're stuck. Ctrl + I and logging in to iChart do not
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To clarify I get around their game & count my own too - ichart is short!
Tired of being ripped off
Ichart does not give us the # of reports, lines per report,
but does give a pretty instant line count, most of the time. However, that counter is set which ever way the MTSO wants it to be set. They have complete control of that setting and what the MT is paid for.
At least, that is what I was told. Inhouse we could use Ctrl I at anytime to get our exact line count -- true line count with every stroke counting.
Documented line count each report, then compared to ichart end of day
nm
If Ichart deducts 8% from ExText line counts, you are actually not getting paid for spaces
It is the equivalent of a 70.2 character line with spaces, 65 characters without spaces.
Ditto.. Over 13 years experience working in hospitals doing all types of reports, currently working
for a national etc.. and Spheris told me I didnt have the qualifications. What cracked me up was the hospital I was working at at the time contracted some of our work out to them.. What a joke..I was good enough to work for a hospital and gave them work, yet not qualified enough for them. What is wrong with this picture.
MQ same situation. No pay for working holidays, no pay for working weekends nothing. Now noone works
much anymore and so they jerk the work out of the accounts to some place that throws it back with a lot of bad bad quality. This is the NE region. I dont know what the others are doing.
Doesn't apply if your OSI account doesn't use Ichart.
It is the Ichart only for OSi where you are cheated.
working from home is awesome but working for DSG is not...
horrible dictators, sound quality is bad, no answers to emails and they run out of work consistently...that is just my experience though...
It is an ichart problem not a TT problem
NM
So how is that working out for you?
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Really? I'm working, too.
However, I'm working at the part-time job I was forced to get as soon as I figured out Transcend was screwing me. I have nearly 1,800 lines in so far today. How many do you have?
Are you still working for them? LOL
If you are, why don't you take your own advice -- leave. You're no victim except of yourself.
If you're not working for them, what's it to you? We're all adults.
Whether or not a company is "good" or "bad" (such juvenille generalizations, lol) is a matter of perspective and there are PLENTY of us who don't share your views.
Are you working for them now?
I just interviewed with them yesterday and have not heard back. Are you working for them now? How is that working out for you? Are you happy? Thanks
working
I, too have worked for other services. I think Transcend is excellent. You can make as much or as little as you want. I agree with you everyone is very nice and helpful and easy to talk to and most helpful. I have a different job at Transcend now and I think that very much, but I also transcribe whenever I get a chance.
are you still working for them?
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I liked working for them but there
wasn't enough work on the 2 accounts that I was on to justify the fee for leasing the equip and I don't make enough yet to make purchases like dictaphone, lanier, etc. they always pay on time and CORRECTLY! if I ever purchase equipment like that I'll definitely be contacting them again.
And how would you know who is working and
I sure don't!
She could have another job and working before she would even
begin to qualify for unemployment. Why put herself through that anguish. She should resign and move on. She'd have a job in one day it is my guess. Unemployment should not even be an issue here. Most people can find jobs in this business very easily.
Who are you working for now? nm
nm
Yes, it's working now.
NM
I am not working for them anyway, so
PTS Dictation in Florida. They said that they only get 8 cpl, and that is why they only pay 6 cpl, and yes based upon a 65 character line. That is not my problem they don't get paid like they should. I don't work for anything less than 8 cpl.
Working for nothing
You must not be in desperate need for making any kind of money because that company paid me terrible! $4.25 per 1,000 words. I can make more money working at McDonald's flipping hamburgers!!
Not a good company to work for! Would not recommend it to anybody!
been working with them 5 yrs now - sm
owner is not very organized and was getting paid 15th and end of month but she has stretched it out to every 3 weeks now but accounts are SUPERB and once you get past the disorganization they pretty much leave you alone to work.
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