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Just started it last month. It is nice and easy to learn

Posted By: jj on 2009-04-28
In Reply to: Dictaphone Turbo VR 7.5- experience with it? - grapenut

as long as you have experience with ExText or ExSpeech....All the things I thought were flukey with ExSpeech have now been corrected in EX Editor. You will enjoy it.


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Great place - ExText is easy to learn and user friendly. Good pay. Nice, COMPETENT people.
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I love it. It is fast, easy to learn and easy to use.

It's easy to learn...

Not sure what kind of advice you're looking for... I don't think you should be freaking out.  It's the best platform I've ever used and it's very easy to learn.  I'm sure this isn't giving you anything helpful, but not sure what you want to know. 


 


I usually do it the hard way too, but I learn the easy
way in the process usually.    We have to remember that computers are only machines - LOL. 
Bayscribe is very easy to learn.
The training lasted about 1-1/2 hours, but most of that was installing it.  The trainer went over a few functions and the rest is in the manual, which is very easy.  I went from DocQScribe to Bayscribe without any problem.  Bayscribe doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles, but it works well.  Everything is on 1 screen (all the demographics).  I have no problem making my counts on it.
I found it very easy to learn and like V8 even more. sm
I felt comfortable within a half an hour. The demographics are even easier on the version 8 (newest upgrade) and most of them are filled in for you with very little need to make changes.  Once you learn the shortcuts the editing becomes second nature.  My suggestion is to practice them one or two at a time until your fingers do them automatically and then move on to adding to your shortcuts and eventually you'll be using them all as second nature as normal typing.  I do about 90% editing and 10% typing and I'm happy with that mixture, sometimes more, sometimes less. I make more than double my lines with editing so the decreased pay per line equals more than I do with straight typing.  Of course there are days that are the exception and I get a lot more edits than usual and it brings my counts down but on a majority of days I will do about 550-600 lines editing and typing about 220 lines per hour, on a comfortable working hour.
Their platform is easy to learn...
Softscript's work interface is three-fold: a proprietary report client which downloads, uploads, and retrieves ADT; an audio player in the background; and MS Word which automatically opens the report for you--all you do in Word is type and save. I don't see why Instant Text wouldn't work; MS Word itself has a similar auto-replace function as well.
The platform is Scribe. EASY to learn and use.
The line count is straight 65 characters with spaces and you can see your count which is important to me.

Today is supposed to be my day off. I needed to do a bunch of errands and catch up and do closets. So far, it's almost 10:30 and I have been on here all morning! I need to scoot!
very easy to learn - good platform
I have worked on a few different platforms and this one works well. Very explicit account specifics as well so it makes it much easier to do your job.
Love Ex-Text - easy to learn
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Platform is fairly easy to learn, pay is

low/average, trainers/supervisor are helpful (at least the ones I've dealt with have been), bennies 35+ weeks.


This is Dictaphone's ExText and very easy to learn. Have
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Don't know, but similar to typical and very easy to learn. NM
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Platform super easy to learn
I had heard horror stories about SoftScript before I accepted the job (realized you can't believe everything and took a chance). I gave them a shot and have been thrilled. The platform is super easy compared to some of the other Nationals I have worked for. Pay is a about 8 cpl, but that seems standard for Nationals. Tons of work.

I would recommend SoftScript to anyone and I have worked for the worst, MQ, Transcend, Medsribe, etc.
easy to learn, but not good for productivity
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Medrite is very easy to learn, transcription friendly...nm
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TT has plenty of work. The platform is super easy to learn and
I'm not having any trouble at all making good line counts doing ESL discharge summaries. Super nice people as well.
ChartScript easy to learn/use/good line count?

Please post any experiences you have had with this platform. Also,does Diskriter provide good insurance and have plenty of work?


Is it easy to get required line counts?


$1,000 a month would be part-time and easy enough to do.
Most people don't consider it good pay, but it's a reasonable goal if you have a spouse or supplemental income. Even as a newbie, $1,000 per month divided by four weeks is $250 per week. That's 25 hours at $10 per hour, or 125 lines per hour at $.08 cpl.
I just started at MDI a month ago

and my supervisor suggested to me that I start out about 300-400 lpd and then gradually increase by 50 lines every other day.  I guess it depends on your supervisor, but I would think they would allow this company-wide.  In my short experience, MDI has been a wonderful company to work for. 


You might want to make note that if you haven't gone Flex with MQ yet, you won't be able to do so until the 16th of the following month.  It doesn't take effect immediately.  The minimum for MQ Flex is 2000 lines per week, so over the course of 5 days that's only 400 lpd = 2 hours per day at the most with the Q.  That shouldn't be too hard for you to manage while doing 700 lpd with MDI.


As for how long it takes to get lines in on Bayscribe versus DQS, I really don't notice since I don't punch a clock with MDI.  I no longer worry about my lph or how many hours I'm working.  I just work at it in little chunks throughout the day.


Good luck at MDI - I can't wait to get out of the Q, but like you, I want to hang onto it for a little while yet.


I just started with OSI a month ago.
So far they've been great.  Everybody is really nice.  Plenty of work.  Decent account, some ESL's, but not any worse than normal.  I have 20 years experience and was a CMT (until I decided it wasn't worth it).  I would say give them a try.  I don't know what you've read in the archieves, but when I was looking, they seemed to be one of the ones with fewer negative comments than some of the others.  Good luck.
I started with them a month ago

The account I'm on is an acute care account and because I work at night I have more facilities feeding in to me than day time people, so that part gets a little tough.  Plus, 90% of what I do are ESL docs.......that gets old.


QA is wonderful and helpful to work with, but they are VERY particular.  The only thing I don't like about the platform is you can't go in and look at what they've change in your reports. You're completely dependent upon QA giving you feedback -which they are very good about doing, but I still like to see the reports and what has been changed or not.  It's just what I'm used to..


It's a good company.  The people are nice and very communicative.  I am struggling with my accuracy percentage and getting my lines, but a lot of it is that I'm fairly new to this particular type of care and there are a lot of terms, drugs, and bacteria that I have to look up. 


They started me at a decent line rate and I have had two checks so far and the lines that they paid me for were spot on with what I had kept track of.


 


I started a little over a month ago and
it's ok I guess.  The only thing I don't like is the formatting rules.  They train you one way and then you get emails telling you you're doing it wrong by others so that's a little confusing for me right now.  The platform isn't that bad but it's nothing fancy either.  I'm going to give it a full 90 days before I make a real decision if this is the company for me or not. 
I just started within the last month or so with TT VR...
I had done VR for another company a few years ago, and I enjoy it as it is a nice break, so training for VR at TT was a breeze. I was up to speed within a day or so, but with the change to a majority of VR that I now get on my accts and low work or no work every day, I would say my pay has been cut in half approximately. I have 2 accts. There is just no work anymore. They say they are getting new accts, but not sure how that will help my accts have more work. I hope that helps.
I started at 0.08 but am at 0.085. The lines are easy to get. For some reason, I type sm
more lines in 6 hours than I used to in 8 hours at a small company in Tampa.  It might be because I have two doctors that I am responsible for and am the only ones that do them.  I also help on two others when their Transcriptionist is off or has too much. 
Depends on what they have available. I started a month ago with a
:-)
Clarifying, I started the first day of the month
which made it worse as far as the wait on that first paycheck, but I think no one should have to wait as long as they make you wait. I believe it is one pay period. Is that right KS MT? I guess the later you start in the pay period, the less long it seems to be though it to me was still too long.
be very wary. I started a month ago with sm
a company that had an account for at least six months. All of a sudden it dwindled to nothing. I questioned nad questioned and they didn't know anything but were going to check into it. All of a sudden I get an e-mail, out of the blue that said effectively immedatiely we would no longer be doing this account.

It could be the move with your doctors, but just keep your eyes open. These docs still need their work done and why would they let it back up like that without making some arrangements?
WordPerfect vs. Word - similar? Is WordPerfect easy to learn? OK with both on one PC? Thanks. nm
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Nice people, easy clinic work, leave you alone, but low pay. nm
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Pay always on time, platform is easy, they've always been nice to me, do have several accounts to
avoid running out of work.  I do MT and QA.
It took nearly a month after I passed the test before I started with Diskriter! SM

I was referred by a friend.  I spoke with the HR person, took the test, and was told I passed with flying colors.  I was told that a job offer was merely a formality and that I should go ahead and give two weeks notice at my other job which I did.  I then waited a week before I actually got an official job offer.  Then I was sent the paperwork.  It was unbelievable!  I had to have a physical exam by my physician and have him fill out their questionaire.  I had to find a drug testting facility on my own and do a drug test.  I had to have a TB test AND they wanted a chest x-ray as part of my physical exam.  Then there was the background check and reference check.  You would have thought I was going to work for the CIA and required high security clearance or something.  Then I was told there was a problem with my references.  They had asked me for two professional and two personal references which I gave them.  They called my personal references and asked them if I was a good Transcriptionist and a good employee.  Diskriter told me that none of my references were valid because no one had actually worked with me.  Then I had to clarify that they had called my personal references and if they would simply call the professional references, the would get the answers they were looking for!  It took them three more days to get it straight.


Finally, I was so fed up, I told them I refused to get a chest x-ray and I thought all of this was insane for a simple at-home job.  I was so upset because I had gone two weeks without earning any kind of paycheck while I waited for them to check how frequently I go to the bathroom!  I felt like a show dog jumping through every single hoop for a job that ended up being not worth it at all.


I feel for ya and all I can say is they weren't a bad company to work for, I just had an incompetent supervisor with very poor communicating skills.


Good luck!


I started there about a month ago. My two accts are good. Not sure on the switching nm

Call them. Something is not right. I was hired a month ago and started 2 weeks ago. sm
Call Laura or Becky in the office. They are both in tomorrow.
Nice to hear that someone likes this job. I have just started and so far so
good. It seems to me that those who don't like it may not have been meeting the criteria they require. They were very up front with me on what was expected and, as far as I can tell, as long as you do your job there shouldn't be a problem.
Work is easy, very nice owner, pays weekly, work in Word.

Very nice owner, nice work, nice place - sm
the leave you alone.  I left because they do not budge from their pay which was kind of mediocre.  I would go back if I had to because they were extremely nice.
Anyone know of a company, easy clinic work, easy Word format, dependable pay? Help!
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Platform very easy and quick - easy to get used to. :)
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I was told several new accts are coming on this month and also next month, so
I'm not worrying.
Pay period goes from 1st of the month to the 15th, then 16th to the end of the month. sm

So, I guess you could maybe get by with less than 1000 a day, although the incentive tier would make it worth your while to do a bit more.  I am using ExText, and yes, I find it easy to use, but then I used it for a year with another company.  I think their other platform is Mongoose, and I know nothing about that, so really cannot say.


Yes, they are hiring now.  In fact, there is a $500 sign-on bonus.  I think it is all just acute care.  I'm sure they would love to have someone with your experience.  Rhonda Durham is the recruiter.  I am sure she could answer any of your questions.  I am happy to help too, if I can, but I am relatively new.  The account I am working on is mostly psych, it seems, and I am loving it.


Another nice thing, their benefits start after 60 days, not 90 like most.


Good luck to you.


I was hired and started in 1 week. That is not a long set-up time. When I started with our local h
I needed to get a physical and go through orientation at the hospital which is only given two times per month. This is a 900-bed hospital, so it cannot be an unusual process. MQ took 2 weeks. KS took 1 week. SoftScript never got me started even after repeated calls and emails.

I have only been with KS for 9 months but would never put them in the same catagory as the others you mentioned. They are the best company I have worked for, and unfortunately, I have bounced around a little in the last 5 years.
I was hired and started in 1 week. That is not a long set-up time. When I started with our local h
I needed to get a physical and go through orientation at the hospital which is only given two times per month. This is a 900-bed hospital, so it cannot be an unusual process. MQ took 2 weeks. KS took 1 week. SoftScript never got me started even after repeated calls and emails.

I have only been with KS for 9 months but would never put them in the same catagory as the others you mentioned. They are the best company I have worked for, and unfortunately, I have bounced around a little in the last 5 years.
I was hired and started in 1 week. That is not a long set-up time. When I started with our local h
I needed to get a physical and go through orientation at the hospital which is only given two times per month. This is a 900-bed hospital, so it cannot be an unusual process. MQ took 2 weeks. KS took 1 week. SoftScript never got me started even after repeated calls and emails.

I have only been with KS for 9 months but would never put them in the same catagory as the others you mentioned. They are the best company I have worked for, and unfortunately, I have bounced around a little in the last 5 years.
TransHealth starts 1st day of month after month SM
you start, BC/BS, good rate on single, don't know about family premium.
Last month was slow on my account..but this month (sm)
we've been swamped...
The new insurance is very reasonable. I pay $200/month and they pay $200/month. sm
Unfortunately, I have had to use it a lot since it changed and I am very happy. They have covered everything.

The insurance is actually $80 cheaper per month than I paid at the local hospital, which is a large employer.


Very nice people, nice place to work. nm

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Yes, nice QA (and nice people in general), but very little work right now. nm
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Yes! Nice lady, nice company. nm
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I second that. Amphion is nice, nice, nice