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Clunky program, and I have to agree about the bad communication. nm

Posted By: Could never get the supe to reply to calls or mail on 2006-01-08
In Reply to: Overall - SM

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Yes, I agree they need to have better communication on almost everything.
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I sure agree with you about the lousy communication. It seemed to be a company wide
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I agree, although I have worked all shifts and communication stinks no matter what.
I think emails get lost in the abyss. Sadly, your sending email to like eight people and still no answer. No thanks. I'm glad I am out of there. The only thing I did like was payment on time and DD. That's it. Very stressful job
Yes, I agree! Is this the same program that Prescyse uses? nm
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Meditech is clunky so to speak.
Meditech is to mainstream hospital dictation and not MT friendly at all.  You have to go through a lot of screens.  Normals do not come easy and templates do not come easy.  You have to use your F keys to maneuver through the system.  It tends to go down a lot as well and you can lose your report unless the Recover function is working properly.  Be careful to save your report occasionally, but this means going in and out of the report several times, holding up production.  The spell check is not medical.  These are all my opinions and I worked in Meditech for 10 years.  If you accept a position, make sure it is on the higher end of pay because the production is awful. 
I know enterprise is a clunky old thing
but some people like it. It is rather slow too and hangs up at times. What's really the worst is when you click to submit your document and it disappears and you have to do it over. It was a real pain to me when I used it. On the other hand, the tech support people were very nice. I don't know anything about chartmatrix.
still slow and clunky imho. nm
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Old posts say you get switched around a lot and the software is clunky. What about
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yes, software/platform slow and clunky...nm
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Good account, clunky software

Umph!!!  I found a job with great accounts, but their software is clunky, hard to manuever, and hard to make line count with.  Several times a day, I have to log out and log back in because the software freezes up.  No one in the tech department can do anything or unwilling to do anything.  I love this account, but it is virtually impossible to make any money.  I asked the tech department to at least work with me and my own macros and they never did.  They just told me I could not use my own macros without even trying to convert my IT.   Have anyone else had good accounts with clear dictators, but have the worst software program to work in.  What on earth am I going to do now!!!!! 


used to have slow clunky platform, don't know about anything recent though.... nm
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I found their software to be clunky & slow. A spellchecker is to be integrated into it down the
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Very nice people, but only 7.5 cpl for experience. They use MPWord. It's kind of clunky & not aut
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Contact from 1/07 said their proprietary software was clunky&slow, and that running out of
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A 2006 ad said they use MT-World software. I found it kind of clunky using it for another service.
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Does the MQ DQS program contain the ShortCuts program, or do I need to buy it? nm
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DQS is not a "Medquist" program, it is a program used by MQ. (nm)
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Of course you mean No communication.
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Don't do it! Bad communication there.

Bad platform and bad pay.


Communication
Ha-Some would beg to differ.  Was told we were going to get  ShortHand page to help new employees create shorthand dictionaries as this was new to us, haven't gotten, told we were going to be reimbursed for Shorthand, haven't seen that either and this came from the top, not a lead.
TT pay and communication
About the pay issue I don't float checks or set up electronic transactions because, who knows the bank computer system could crash in the interim. When I SEE it I pay bills. Anyway it's due on Monday so I don't count on it before then.

About the communication, I don't see why they need to communicate anything about this, they already informed us they were taking it in house, they did not say they were changing the pay date, so what's the big deal about this anyway? It has to be up to the bank because they pay everybody at the same time, but it hits people's banks at different times, anywhere from Friday to Monday so it HAS to be the bank reponsible for tht.

About the communication they answer only the emails they want to answer and ignore the rest which is about 75% of them. I don't email them much and I also don't get an answer much.

Still Transtech is the best company I have ever worked for.
communication
Case in point - when some of us were told we were going to start doing VR (at a lower pay rate) I think many if not most of us got jittery and nervous. Some were on here wondering if they should look for another job. Then we got a conference call in which the owner talked to us about what was going on, why we were starting this VR, the cost breakdown, her concerns but also hopes for it, heard experiences of those who had tried it, and I think most of us felt a lot better after that call. The owner didn't say she was excited about the new VR or promise that we'd all love it or make a ton of money on it. She was honest about her concerns about it and about why we were doing it and that's what we really needed to hear to steady us - honest communication about the situation.
Definitely the worst at communication!!
If you have problems, oh well.. If you have a complaint, oh well... If you check is always penalized, oh well... If you have realized that the line counts NEVER add up with ANY program, oh well.. Now, you get the idea.  They could care less. There is a reason why people from other countries should not run an American business. They have no idea what your saying or care and you cannot get through to them in PLAIN ENGLISH because they do not understand that language. They only understand "PENALIZE" that is their favorite word. I am sorry but I had to vent.
Communication and concern
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True ... I got more communication from them
than I ever DREAMED of getting at MQ, and I loved it. What is the most difficult for me is that I trained on two hospitals of a very large account, and loved them, but then I was transferred to another hospital within that same account, and it is much harder. Not the worktypes, etc. - the docs are harder. But, some days are good, some are bad. Other than the account particulars, I have no other complaints with Transcend. They've been very good to me, and I like the platform, communication, TIMELINESS OF GETING PAID (they're REAL on top of that - my check actually arrives a couple days before payday). And, at least for right now, they have a lot of work - no worries about running out, at least not in the immediate future.
Don't go there. Bad communication, bad pay, India. nm
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No communication -> MTs wander off (sm)
when work volume dips.
All I want is better communication and more feedfback..sm
I never get feedback yet I got a message from the boss asking me to stop making the same mistakes.  How do I know what mistakes I am making if I'm not told.  That's all I ask. 
They pay higher than most and their communication
I though they were very professional and the Beyond TXT platform was not half-bad.  They treat you like a person and not someone from far, far away.  LOL  - They have my vote as well!     
I have never seen such a lack of communication
within a company.  It would be easier on management and keep the MTs working if there were better communication and being able to put it in one place would be a win/win situation I would think.  I've learned to not hold my breath for things to happen though. 
No but they can be blamed for bad communication
They knew today that the checks would not be pending in the bank as usual. They knew 2 weeks ago this payperid would go in house. Wouldn't a little e mail stating that the payday will not be as usual since things are in house now? At least common courtesy to those people who do not expect things to be different than every week for a year or more?
lack of communication
is usually a good indication there is soemthing you do not want others to know. 
Lack of communication? sm
What, exactly, do you want them to communicate to you that they have not already? They have sent emails and posted newsletters with the latest developments and they are holding a teleconference to discuss those developments.

Did it ever occur to you that not every worker is privy to all the internal workings of a company, not just in medical transcription but in most brick and mortar companies as well? We have a job to do at Webmedx, and that job is to transcribe accurate medical reports in a timely manner.... Period! Our job is not to concern ourselves with the latest acquisitions, mergers, or other business/financial developments that may or may not occur. They have people who are paid to do that, so we should do what we are paid to do.

If Webmedx is that intolerable to you, you might consider changing something you are able to change as I suggested below, or if you cannot or will not do that, then perhaps it is time for you to find some place where you would be happier.
The only problem I have with TT is communication (sm)

It seems like my email messages don't get through sometimes, but they are always quick to try and fix it. I even had support look into it. It turns out that management gets so loaded down with emails during the day that they can miss a few.


The only other problem I have is the ones that don't work their schedule during the week and then go whole hog on the weekend, leaving low work for Mondays. That irks me to no end (not the low work, the MTs).  They should work their schedule.  It throws everything off when they don't. 


I've been there for 2 years and am still happy. Work is low once in a while, especially around the holidays and Monday as above, but it always picks up after about 3 hours. I do enjoy the break and always make up my lines and time when necessary. I try to do it during the week, but sometimes must do it on the weekend.


 


Get used to it. Communication has always been an issue. Also....
be forewarned that one of the bigwig frequents this board. Not that you care, but they will figure out who is saying what. Overall, when I worked there, I liked it but hated the communication issue.
The only communication I need is the paycheck. The

Run out of work, no communication, pay

pay rates - communication
Why not just email your liaison or D to see what's going on? 'I have emailed a couple times telling her I am undecided on whether i will continue with the company and I have changed my schedule around to work 3 days for them/4 days for my other job - by the end of the year, I hope to make a decision and only work 1 job, based on what is coming down the pike. But I do keep in contact with both D and my liaison and tell them where  I am at - as my hub says it's good not to burn bridges cos you never know if you will need to cross them again. Send an email, what have you got to lose/? Good luck to all us MDIers.
No communication at MDI-FL. Total chaos.
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I see an add for Transcription Communication Corporation, sm
I googled it, and came up with MTC Corporation, anyone have any info on this company? It is on the Job Seeker's Board.
yes i could just call them, but we have these boards to use as communication als nm
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No communication. They were bought out by Transcend and it has sm
not been good. I used to love working there but now hate every minute of it. I think that they sold out.
No communication? They are calling and emailing me
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Unorganized, no communication, no work
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Don't know about outsourcing, but they had terrible communication when I was there
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Communication is terrible. I've been there for
long, long time and work on several accounts (MDI side). Some TLs are good about answering, others never even acknowledge that I am alive. Heard they were working on the problem, but it has not improved yet. And no work is the theme song of the day.
I have the opposite experience.. I have a lot of communication
I don't feel like a number there, I really feel like a part of the family.
This was a year ago but horrible communication...sm
Pay via snail mail, not on time, hardly any training and consequently no QA response until too late. Horrible, horrible communication. Maybe things have changed but doubt it.
Worst job I ever had. Poor communication,
Horrible platform. After 24 years in this business, I knew they were not a good fit for me.
MDI/Transcend has horrible communication especially from
the payroll and HR depts.
TT needs to work on some communication issues before
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