Dictaphone Software/VR work
Posted By: sm on 2008-12-13
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I am finding that I have to work 12 hours when doing VR work to come close to getting 1000 lines. Is anybody else having a hard time getting lines when doing VR work on this platform? I work for Focus and am just curious if it is just me.
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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.
I like the account. The new version of the Dictaphone software was a little
glitchy at first but that seems to be getting worked out. My line count for the last couple of weeks has been getting much better and I find that I am able to get my lines fairly easily. All in all, I am glad I moved to this account.
Is this a good rate for using Dictaphone Speech software?
They offered me 50% per line of what I was currently making back a number of months ago. Not worth it.
Escription has been out of work. Dictaphone has lots of work.
Nuance is the parent company of Dictaphone. Dictaphone makes ExText.
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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!
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.
I work for them on the dictaphone side...
and LOVE it. They have good benefits, and my supervisors on my primary and secondary accounts are AWESOME! Also, the platform is really good and even works with my shorthand. It also has it's own Expander (ESP), which I hear is really great also. HTH
That is it as Dictaphone doles out the work
so it is basically up to Dictaphone how much work all the Dictaphone MTSO's get. Like when there are huge backlogs on new accounts that is Dictaphone's call as to who gets what. So apparently Dictaphone is sending the work to other MTSO's now but it probably won't last long because they know we have to eat and pay bills.
I work on Dictaphone Editor...sm
But you will NEVER be able to sit back and relax and let the words fly by. Where you got that notion is beyond me. you still have to work. You still have to be careful. You will still need to make corrections. If a software was that good, there would be no need for MTs. I think you need to change your idea of how VR works or you will be sorely disappointed. I am sorry you have the wrong idea about it, and give it a few more weeks. Training on VR for 2 or 3 weeks is not long enough. I have been working on it for a year (MT for 15), and my production speed is STILL improving. Good luck to you.
Dictaphone is a company offshoring our work.
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I work on Dictaphone ExSpeech and make .04 per line.
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TransTech gets work from Dictaphone/Nuance; not the piece of equipment, but the co.
TT uses Dictaphone's WordClient and ExSpeech platforms.
Dictaphone (the company) contracts with MTSO's to use their equipment and they (Dictaphone/Nuance) *divide* out the work each MTSO gets. That is one of the reasons for OUR VERY LOW WORKLOAD anymore !!!! We would be better off if we worked for a company who is not Dictaphone/Nuance-dependent for work.
The very few accounts Transtech has -- mostly overflow accounts -- are Dictaphone/Nuance accounts. We TransTech MT's wait for Dictaphone/Nuance to throw a few jobs our way, which is NOT happening. All of TransTech MT's are making LESS than ever day-by-day, paycheck-by-paycheck. Heads up ! ! ! ! ! ! !
..this if you currently work there? How is the Apex software to use? nm
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They use Dictaphone EX Text platform. Very user friendly and easy to work on.
It is all strictly internet based. No extra phone lines required. They do reimburse your high speed internet up to I think $40 a month, too.
Not a good company. Their pay is low and software hard to work with sm
although now they say DocQScribe which means they have picked up MQ accounts like other companies. I would stay away.
TSI now SoftMed was supposed to be atrocious with their DOS software and cut-and-paste work. Any
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Posts from 2/2006 said they were running out of work. They use MTWorld software. nm
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Was there a short time last year. You work as an employee, not IC. Different software/diff. accts.
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TransTech leads/sups/QA/others beta testing new software ROBBING US OF THE BEST DICTATION AND WORK !
They are absolutely stealing money from our pockets! The work has dwindled down to nothing because of the leads/sups (all those micromanage people they have recently hired) taking the best work and dropping the most HORRIBLE in our queue. They will deny the ability to do this, but it is an absolute LIE when anyone at TT tells their MT's this. You can watch jobs line up in your queue and then POOF -- pulled out by those leads, etc. taking the job out. TT thinks we MT's are too dumb to see what they are doing. NOT ! I watch my jobs coming and GOING OUT!!!!! Very disgusting to be treated like that. I don't care if leads have to get their lines or not -- LET THE WORK FLOW AND QUIT TAKING THE CREAM OF THE CROP FROM US MT'S so that we can no longer make a living at Transtech. We have to make our lines, too, and we have to PAY OUR BILLS, too !!!!
What a mess TT has gotten themselves in, but it hasn't affected management's checks YET, so no matter to them.
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.
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 -
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.
Dictaphone Extext
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