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but do you download from a TASP?

Posted By: Jennifer on 2009-02-05
In Reply to: Bytescribe .wavplayer will play the DSS files from Olympus. - We use Olympus digital recorders.




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Download Express Scribe, it's free, when you download the voice files you will listen to....
them in Express Scribe and you can set your footpedal up. I forget where the downloaded files go, can't remember if you can put them where you want them but I would have to search for them to download to Express Scribe - maybe someone else can tell you how. It is much better than what you are doing.
Looking for a TASP

I am looking into Sten-Tel as a TASP.  I am starting my own service and want to be able to offer a fully digital solution to my clients.  So far, everything from Sten-Tel sounds great, but I would like to hear from those who use them or any MTs that work for a company that uses their technology as well would be welcomed.


1.  Is the system easy to learn and to teach to others, both MTs and dictators?


2.  Can you get your line count right after a report and with the simple click of a mouse or is it a very detailed process.


3. Can you be a productive MT - 300+ lines per hour if you average that elsewhere?


4.  Any faults you have found with Sten-Tel.


5.  If you have used another TASP and Sten-Tel, which was your favorite.


6.  Is it easy to add new dictators or new MTs. 


7.  Is it easy to assign the work to the correct MT.


8.  Can you type a report yourself if needed right from the job list or do you have to assign it to yourself first?


TIA to those who reply.  Any other info would be helpful too. 


Are you sure you want to use a TASP?,,

with a tasp you keep paying and paying and paying; consider Bytescribe's DocShuttle system. You could have Dictator for your docs, then Admin and Client for yourself, plus an FTP site for less than $600. You could earn that back in your first month.  Also I am surprised you have to cover the paper, but you can buy in bulk from OfficeMax or whatever and get that covered. It would be toner that would eat you alive. Plus how do you ascertain if they aren't using the printer freely for whatever they feel like? Seems to me they can cover the paper and ink for crying out loud. You may want to bid quarter cent cheaper to get out of that. Also if they sent you a standard contract it may have something in it about you needing to have insurance. That is something you can line out and sign off. Just tell them virtually no MTSO carries that insurance because there is virtually no liability for the MT's - the docs are responsible for the content of the report. Any liability for an MTSO comes mainly from employees and IC's wanting to sue you for some sort of -ism. Good luck!


 


 


 


TASP.. anyone use a TASP or have SM
comments or recommendations?  TIA. 
Those of you who use a TASP - which do you

but I hate the initial expense of it, I hate the hassle of having to maintain it and have a service contract, I hate worrying about thunderstorms and electrical outages and phone outages causing downtime, I hate having to bother with the whole thing.


I have considered a TASP but am hesitant for a few reasons:


1)  My doctors seem to like the idea of dialing a local number, not an 800 number.  I'm not sure that they would like having to dial an 800 number.


2)  With my system, I can customize the greeting.


3)  With my own system my doctors don't have to go through a bunch of prompts to dictate.  I have one who dictates just short 1-minute notes all day long after he sees patients.  He likes to dial in, punch in 11# and get right in.  He would have a problem with having to go through a bunch of prompts every 15 minutes for every short note.


4)  I don't like the voice greeting on the TASPs I have heard.  I'd like a voice like the Dictaphone lady on the Dictaphone systems, something like that.  Some of them sound like electronic voices or repeat the doctor's name back when they log in in an electronic voice, and I just don't like that.  One has a voice with an Australian or some sort of accent.  What one just has a normal pleasant voice and not something that sounds strange to the doctors calling in?


5)  A couple of TASPs I know of also have transcription companies.  I don't want my dictation going to a TASP that also owns a transcription company.  How do I know they won't be soliciting my accounts if they are getting the voice on their system?


I would like to see a site where someone has researched all the TASPs and gives an overview of each, including the costs, options/services they offer, and a review of the TASP.


Those of you who use TASPs - do you have any input?  I have listened to a demo of idigital and also the Bytescribe TASPs but honestly, it was so long ago that I don't remember what the voice sounds like or what the prompts were like.  I have heard Metroscript's and it is one of the ones with lots of prompts and the electronic voice and I'm not crazy about that.  I don't think I've heard any others...


TASP
I have a friend who has an ever growing MTSO and she uses MetroScript. Now let me say that she is a very "anal" careful, and I mean very, very, very careful person. She will not use anything until it has been researched to death. So I would definately give MetroScript a big thumbs up. She loves it!
MTSOs...What, if any, TASP do you use?
I don't like the one I'm currently with and am looking for some other options. What do you like about yours? You may email me if you prefer.
Anybody know about using Medikin for a TASP?

MedRemote wants 4 cpl, and as it usually takes a while to be paid for new work, I need to start out with a lower cost.  Their web site says they start out at 1.7 cpl and it goes down from there depending on how many lines you do.  Just wondering if anybody could share their experience, good or bad.  I do not have money to buy equipment outright at this time so am looking into this alternative.


Any responses greatly appreciated! 


Can anyone recommend a TASP out there?
I am trying to decide which company to use. I am looking for reasonable cost and good quality.  Thanks in advance! 
What type of TASP do you have? nm
nm
anyone used Chronicle as a TASP
Any feedback is appreciated as our hospital is interested in using them for server management.
TASP recommendations?
Anyone use a TASP (transcription application service provider) they can recommend?  I'm thinking about trying MetroScript.  Any input on this company or others would be appreciated.
13 cents per line / TASP --nm
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tasp phone rates

A high end no minimum volume virtual toll free # is .07/minute. The voice mail goes right to my e-mail in a wav. file. Why can't the tasp do this for less $ with the volume they would get from an MT biz?


I'm just curious why it's so high. :) Is it the security features that cost so much? The file hosting seems reasonable but the phone rates are high.


 


Anyone use TASP or work for MedEDocs?

Wondering what their platform is like to use (I know it's a version of MTWorld).  Anyone use their TASP application as MTSO application?  Thanks for any info.


TASP recommendations requested

Can any IC's recommend a really inexpensive, easy to set up TASP that offers digital and phone?  I have used Emdat and like it, but it is expensive.  I have used Bayscribe and love it, but their spellchecker is worthless.  Something that works with MS Word would be great.  Recommendations?


 


Have two great TASP recommendations
http://www.scribe.com/scribelite.aspx

Above is link to website of Scribe Healthcare Technologies, they have a "lite" version of their platform for smaller services. I've been using it since March and absolutely love it. The people at Scribe are great, questions get answered almost immediately, tech support is excellent. Our doctor clients equally appreciate the features of this platform. I would definitely contact Scribe for info and free demo. I'm so glad I am using this for my MD accounts.

I also use Metroscript for some other type doctors that don't need "auto signature" on their reports. Metroscript is equally terrific, have been using them for 3 years now. These folks are equally the best, perfect for a smaller service too. They will walk you through the learning curve very patiently. Find them at www.metroscript.com. Good luck to you.
Downloading DSS files from TASP

I will need to download and play DSS files from a TASP system.   My boss says I will need to purchase a player and program from Olympus to do this.  Others have said I can use Bytescribe or Express Scribe with my USB pedal.  My question is, if that's the case, how easy will it be to transfer from a TASP and play them on one of these players.  My boss is making it out to be an impossible task.   She said others have tried other programs and other foot pedals with either partial success or no success.   Any help would be appreciated.   The pedal package is $300 and who can afford that?  Not I!  Thanks and happy typing! 


Metroscript is best TASP for this application
www.metroscript.com
Download antikeylogger from download.com.

I haven't tried it yet, but it's got good reviews and a 10-use trial.


http://www.download.com/Anti-keylogger/3000-8022_4-10418982.html?tag=lst-0-9


Recommendatios for a TASP for digital files
I am thinking about getting my own clients and have only been able to Google 3 TASPs. DocShuttle, Medikin, and idigital. Are there others?
A TASP is basically a company that owns
your clients call in and dictate on their system, and you pay them usually based on the minutes of dictation.  That way you don't have to put out the money for a system of your own but you have access to a system.  Metroscript is one, Bytescribe has a TASP, and the owners of this site also have a TASP although I don't recall the name - but if they would like to post the name of it under my post that is fine with me.  There are others as well. 
don't use TASP's period. Why duplicate the internet especially when it is free...I use
Docshuttle, and an FTP site. Docshuttle can be set up to be entirely automatic at the doc's end, which makes it so much easier to get the file to and fro.
Which TASP companies allow remote users to transcribe online?

It's not misleading at all. We provide a TASP service to MTSOs at a rate of 1 cpl. Please leave o

abbreviations that are interpreted as foul...i.e. WTF.  USATasp is owned and operated by MTStars.  If you have questions, feel free to email me directly.


at download.com.............NM
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You can download
Express Scribe for free if you need it. It works great.
download

Hi everybody,


Does anyone know where to go to download the sony digital voice Editor 2? This is supposed to be a free download. I need it to start a new job, and I can't find it. Help anyone?


 


download
Rebecca,

Are you the former surgery tech? Just curious because I saw your previous emails. No matter. I don't know where you'd find what you're looking for, but I just want to say congratulations on the new job!!!!
download
yeah, t'is I. thank you very much NN. it's an oncology account. don't know too much about that but I'll give it everything I've got.
Rae, what are your download and ...
upload speeds, and what satellite company are you with?
You may want to download
The voice file onto your hard drive first, and then load it into Express Scribe.
I did download it, but
I cannot get it set right as far as rewinding back far enough.  Any hints? Thx.
where did U download it from? NM

Thanks all I will download it!
nm
will need to download...

This has happened to me before.  You will have to go the website and download the codec in order to play you wav files.  Cannot remember how I did it, but once you find the download you should be fine.  You could just do a search on Express Scribe codec to find the download.


Good Luck---I use Express Scribe also.


download them

yes, you need to download them.  Create a folder on your desk top named something like voice files.  Then download them to that folder. 


 


Download again
Have you tried removing Express Scribe and downloading it again?

I use this website:
http://www.nch.com.au/in/ggscribe.html

Then go to near the bottom of the page and click:

Download Express Scribe for Windows (Primary Server - zip file)

Some of the other downloads cause the problems you are having. Let me know how it goes.
I have tried that and I can download it....sm
but they said I have to be able to play sri files which you have to download additional stuff to do. I tried that and still wouldn't work. Then she sent me her version she uses and it had that gid file on it and my computer said it didn't recognize it and couldn't download. So it isn't just ExpressScribe, it is other stuff too to enable sri files.
Try a download at Download.com
They used to have a free recorder that would work on the PC...and would be wav file which works in Express Scribe
Wow! That is awful. My first download did take a

but NOTHING like what you experienced (maybe 3-5 minutes instead of almost immediately for me). 


So it probably really depends on where you live, etc., and no good way to predict just how bad it would really be. 


Were your ADT searches really bad too?  Probably took me twice as long as usual, so pretty frustrating, but not totally unbearable.  And the fact that the other reports were downloading in the background while I was working on the current one did make things go smoother than I had expected for the short period of time I lost my DSL and had to use dial-up. 


See the URL for download inside
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upload/download...
i know nothing about wireless -- but with DSL mine were taking only about 15 seconds when i signed on. Then i got a replacement machine and it was back to about 5 min to do the initial upload. Tech support said there were problems with the new DQS version, so my replacement machine was reverted to old version. Don't know if any of this is helpful, but that's all i can offer...
You do not download the program onto the
floppy to transport, just your active working file which is called a dictionary file (SPF I think.) You download the program onto your computers and then just transport the dictionary file between them.

You can increase the amount a floppy can hold by creating a directory (or directories) on the floppy and then copying the files into the directory. If you do not do this, the computer has to put all the extra data required for a directory file onto each file you load to the floppy.

So, on your a: drive, you create a file called SH. Then copy the dictionary into that file. You can copy multiple dictionaries onto that file if you want.
You can download to computer. Yes,
if you have a license, you can put it on all your machines. Then you just copy the dictionary file onto a floppy and carry it with you and load into the machine you are using.
Stedman download sm
It is very simple and they remind you each day you have X days left, 10 in all. They don't list a price but I am told it is $179, don't know. Works very well but they should post their prices.
This may be funny, but you have to download something.
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I tried the sylcount download too and
I did not care for them. I went with Spellex. Good program. Don't have to save files to any rtf. format, just doc. works good. They have a free trial too.
where did you download the files too. Look for wherever
they are, desktop, my documents, etc.    Not sure what program you are using to try to get them to play, but you can download ExpressScribe free (google for URL) and then pull up reports out of where ever they are. 
You can't download it free any more. You have to buy it now. NM
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Thank you. I did not download it but I still cannot find it. sm
It is just when I have to turn up the volume to hear dictators who don't speak very loudly, then it hurts my ears when I forgot to take off my headphones while spell checking, etc.  Thank you though.