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Does TranTech have speech recognition and is rate reduced?(sm)

Posted By: nn on 2007-11-25
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Also how would you rate their SR program as compared to Medquist SR? 




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AND they just reduced their pay rate to 3.5 cpl
or 4.5 if you are on a certain account, or 5.5 if you aer on a certain account. Cut my pay by over half.
They only reduced the rate of ASR , but pay is still more than other places. Plus, sm
contrary to another post above, there is no lack of work at all. Only around the holiday time was it a little slow but that is usually the way it is at other places too.
speech recognition
We won't become obsolete, but we will become trained as editors in speech recognition if we want to keep our jobs. Spheris already is doing this on 1 account they have. Other employers probably are too and will follow suit. It's coming. (I've been resistant but want to keep my job.) It's not so horrible, just learning the hot keys or function keys. The MTs who initially resisted and were trained in speech recognition now love it and can't imagine going back to straight typing. Yes, I can't believe I'm saying this, but ALL MTs who trained on this who hated it at first now Love It. Something to think about.
VR/speech recognition
I COMPLETELY agree with PathGuy on this one. What I was told the basics of the VR were that the physician dictates into their system. If his/her voice is easy to understand, eventually VR is able to record his voice, thus turn it into VR/speech recognition report/s. BUT, there are many, many ESL dictators and EFL dictators who have nuances in their voices, etc., that the VR WILL NEVER be able to adapt to. This, my friends, means that a Transcriptionist must always be needed to translate what is dictated. This we have some comfort in, because there are always a lot of dictators out there that VR will not be able to do that part of the job. This is not to say that the Transcriptionist is left with the worst dictators, but it DOES SAY that VR/speech recognition does have its limitations. Bravo to PathGuy. I believe that a lot of docs WANT AN MT transcribing their work and not some VR system because the MT IS MORE CAREFUL WITH THE DICTATION/REPORT. Kudos to us!!
Speech recognition
There is no way I doubled my lines and I was good at doing Speech recognition, in fact had my employer asking me to help others achieve their goals in speech.

I hated it because there was no money in it and it is faster for me to type and edit my own work than try to interpret what the computer is spitting out
speech recognition
I think at this point I have just about been beaten.  I thought I found the perfect place where I could stay and transcribe, and less than 6 months into it I have lost a ton of my work, not due to speech recognition but due to EMR.  It keeps happening to me!  I'm throwing up my hands at this point.  I'll try editing at a new company and maybe I'll be able to stay put for more than 6 months before new technology eats my job again.  I understand that you want to transcribe and not edit and I hope you find a good company.  I just don't think anyone is safe from either EMR or ASR anymore.  Best of luck to you. 
speech recognition
i am new in this business and I was wondering why doesnt anyone use speech recognition to get a better line count?  Is this just wishful thinking on my part. I just heard about this product called Naturally speaking today and it seems like a dream come true for any MT, though obviously unethical?  Any opinions or experiences?
Speech recognition
I am tired of killing myself and ending up with nothing, so I was considering speech recognition.  I just found a very affordable program called Speech to text that gives you a 30 day free trial. I know it has good and bad points, but has anyone out there ever tried speech recognition to make more money as an MT?
speech recognition
I was wondering about the pay rate (the usual pay rate).  I was just notified by my current company that the speech recognition rate received is 5 cents a line.  Is that one everyone else is getting for speech recognition.  I understand the thinking is the pay is low because it is not much typing???  
If using Speech Recognition, I don't like it. nm

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Speech recognition
Go to Google and put in voice recognition. The first thing that shows up is link to wikipedia. Scroll down a bit to Applications and Healthcare. It explains everything in that article. You can also go to other links that show up, too. Remember, research is a vital tool for an MT. I hope this helps.
Speech Recognition

The computer records the speech and the MT goes in and reviews the report to make sure everything is correct. 


I am sure MTs know that RESEARCH is vital in our job.  So is professionalism, some people should do some RESEARCH on it!!!!


Speech recognition.
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TT vs MQ speech recognition
Have worked on both MQ's ASR and TransTech's escription VR. TT's blows MQ's right out of the water... no comparison, TT's is a zillion times better. Just my opinion.
To the people at Transcend that had their line rate reduced by 40%, have you checked with any
attorney to see if this is legal. I didnt realize a company could just reduce your income like that with no advanced notice and that be legal. I know I would be checking with someone on the legality of doing that.
More OSi accounts going to speech recognition
Please, if someone is really in the know, please give info of what is going on. I'm starting to get worried now.
EXTEXT speech recognition

Anyone that does extext speech can you tell me a little bit about it. How many lines per hour are you able to get?  Is it easy to hear? 


You lost? QA was around before speech recognition
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Spheris Speech Recognition...
Could someone please tell me how Spheris' SR program is? I've worked with a couple of other SR programs and they were awful, so just wanted to get some opinions before I applied. Thanks!
Speech recognition, an oversell

Speech recognition is an oversell!  The qualified Transcriptionist simply cannot be replaced by a machine that cannot understand the dictator. I heard the word presbyacusis clearly stated, and the Speech thingy typed: Please be a Q-tip  For Social Director a pocket rectum.  The best of my week was the when the dictator said the patient liked to play tennis for exercise.  The Speech thingy had its mind elsewhere and transcribed play penis for exercise.  My goodness, Lord help us all!  I really find it more efficient to do straight transcription than correct every 3 to 4 words in a document.  Am I alone out here? 


actually I think it is speech recognition..nm..any info?
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I think it's automated speech recognition - nm
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JLG=the name of a MT service. SR=speech recognition
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Didn't know JLG had speech recognition!
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Was doing speech recognition for a california hospital.

What do you get paid for Speech Recognition editing? nm
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One more speech recognition editing question...sm
Do you feel that you get double your lines of what you were actually typing when you edit speech recognition or how do you compare?  thanks
Automated or automatic speech recognition...nm
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read again - it's for speech recognition, 3-5 cents.
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Speech/Voice recognition fallout
I must pass long this info about what is happening with those facilities who go with speech/voice recognition. They have found that they need editors more than they thought. So they advertised  for someone with 5+ years radiology experience to work in-house.  Result? Nobody applied. The word had gotten around that they were trying to eliminate the need for MTs so nobody in the area applied. Now they are forced to make the remaining MTs that they have in-house do the QA and they must outsource the rest. Just FYI! :)
Best co's for speech recognition/editing new hire??
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Speech recognition, research, and professionalism
There are 2 different types of speech recognition, so maybe you need to do your research. Your answer certainly did not really explain much.

Being a true professional is certainly not being displayed by you shouting (using capital letters), so maybe you need to learn more about all these things.
Has anybody out there used Dragon speech recognition software to do this job?
What are the pros and cons...does it really work?  Please post what you know about it!  TIA
I'm happy with Webmedx. They pay probably the best speech recognition
line rate out there.  Work is steady, pay is like clockwork.  Bennies competetive.  No complaints.
Speech recognition and the future regarding MT work. Does anyone besides myself have the feeling
this will overtake out typing work and we will become obsolete in time? Makes me really wonder if MT will be around for a long time
jokes on you, silly. editing is speech recognition, not qa.
lol
Speech Recognition Editing - Can someone explain/provide insight?

Can someone explain how Speech Recognition Editing works? 


When a company hires people to do this, are they usually looking for MTs or those who have done regular QA before? 


Do you listen to an entire audio file based on what a speech recognition program spits out and fix?  If so, what kinds of fixes are you normally looking for? 


I'm completely ignorant on this topic so if anyone could explain the basics, what they like/don't like about it, what it's like, etc. I'd appreciate it. 


Also, is there a consensus that this is perhaps the future of MT?  What do you think? 


Electronic Medical Record, Artificial Speech Recognition, and
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Voice Recognition question. Anyone with experience on Dictaphone Speech system
Is it relatively easy to maneuver through.  Is it easy to double or triple your line count.  Any all comments/suggestions welcomed.
Speech rate
Fifteen percent less would be more like it. Speech is for the benefit of the client, it's just not worth it, and the lure is....you can do twice as much work. Bunk! Lousy dictators come through speech just like text with all their grunts, um's, ah's, burps, and belches being printed by the system for us to remove! It's certainly cheaper for the client. Exploitation starts in the board rooms!
line rate for speech
I can't really say who the company is since I haven't actually accepted the position.  Thanks for the valuable info though!
Line rate for voice recognition
I have never done voice recognition.  What is a good line rate for easy (few ESL) dictators?  I was offered a position for 0.04 per line.  Any info would be helpful.  thanks!!
Can someone please tell me what is a fair rate per line for speech rec editing?
Thanks in advance!
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.
Trantech
I believe they even give you paid maternity leave. I am not sure about their insurance because I don't use it.
transcend vs trantech
which is better?
Trantech VR training
I did my training today.  I was actually a little surprised.  I had done VR with Medquist a couple of years back, and it was a nightmare.  This is much simpler.  I still don't see how they can pay 1/2 your line rate because like the other poster said, you still have to read every word and use your whole brain.  I'll see how it goes, but as far as the training, pretty simple. 
How much is family ins at Trantech, is there a shift diff?
nm
on some accounts, yes, but they reduced their
even being paid per page, it still works out to about 7 cpl as an IC. They used to be a good place to work until M made it her little candy store. Don't count on getting the work she promises you.
EMR has not reduced my job in any kind of way
Still doing the same job as in early 1990 and EMR brought in. We were told about it. No change at all for us. I don’t know what the big deal is about.
I feel your pain...my pay has severely been reduced.
If my pay this period is $500, I'll be lucky! And I agree with you, it isn't fair that they have severely overhired, especially for the MTs that have been with them for a long time. In my opinion, during times like this the work should be distributed based on seniority, but obviously that will never happen. It just stinks all around.

I too have been testing for other companies during all this downtime. I'm even thinking of painting my living room, that is if I can afford the paint. LOL!!!