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I agree that ExText leaves a lot to be desired...sm

Posted By: ndmt on 2009-07-21
In Reply to: VR on EXText versus Escription - Just wondering

it even seems like there are days it is better than others. How does that work? Shouldn't the same endoscopy report, almost completely canned, always populate the same way?


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I wouldnt even go there. Recruiter leaves a lot to be desired.
Make sure you read the fine print on how you'll be penalized your whole check if the QA in India finds an error in your work. It gets interesting. Now, who do you think it benefits for them to find errors such as punctuation etc..QA based out of India.. things that make you go hmmmm.... The right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. There are far better companies out there to work for but best wishes...
Apex platform leaves a lot to be desired
I couldn't make any lines on it.  Feel free to email me if you want more details.  They do seem to be nice people.
I agree with the others -- I like ExText. TransTech uses it, and sm

I am sure others do too (in case that is the company you are unhappy with).  MDI-MD uses Bayscribe, and it is also very easy to use/user friendly.   Webmedx uses their own platform, but it is easy to us as well.  I have worked with Iscriptor too, and it is fairly uncomplicated.  Good luck!



agree, I think extext is the only one with archived reports
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Totally agree,I love ExText
I have been working in ExText for months and love it. All of my lines are very accurate and I make an awesome line count every day working in it. I wouldn't want to work on any other platform!
TT talks sweet, but I have never desired even a store clerk to call me sweetie . . . those niceties
have never impressed me unless they come from my husband/lover.
I agree. Extext is the platform I've ever worked with. nm
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I agree - hard to get decent line count with ExText...sm
Good to know other people are having the same issue as I thought I was just getting slower in my old age!  Seems like I can do almost twice as much with DocQScribe and escription.
Couldn't agree more! I don't hear other ExText client MT's complain about
nm
Here we go again, if somebody leaves OSi it is alway because
I hate to burst your bubble, but everyone I know who left OSi, left because they needed to make a decent living and are now doing just that!!!

I also know that OSi is in a real pinch right now and are experiencing NO new hires!!! LMAO
Who are you to say who leaves or stays?
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That only probably leaves 5000 who
didn't e-mail you.  A union will NEVER happen. 
They usually don't hire anyone back thar leaves before sm
probation period
I have a very important question to ask you. If you have an account you really like and it leaves
the company you are with what is the best way to find out where it went and to go with it. Has anyone had this experience. Did you contact the hospital. What can you do if you have been on an account for years and really want to stay with it. Is that best or to just stay where you are and get another account.
If a person leaves their e-mail addy
in the box their name shows up in blue in the post and you can e-mail them by clicking on that.  If there is no blue they did not leave their e-mail addy.  In that case you can leave a post with your e-mail addy and ask them to e-mail you, otherwise you can't go e-mail. 
They lose as many as they get. This would be good for US-based companies BUT it leaves
a bad taste in the mouths of all involved, which can make them hesitate to try another company. Lose/lose for everyone IMO.
Ditto that. If my info. leaves the country, I leave the doc. - nm
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They also offer paternity leave and also both leaves for adoption of a child.
I love these people.
Transcend sends all the good work to India and leaves all the
garbage for the MTs in the States so they can keep the indian slime working. n donkeys are that do the work. Transcend is not a good place to work
9cpl and 11 cpl for weekends. Use ExText. My ExText version wasn't compatible with theirs
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EXText
I just wonder what companies use EXText as a transcription platform?  If you've worked on it, did you like it?  Is it  MT friendly?
EXText
If you are referring to Dictaphone EXTtext, it is basically transcribing in Word only it has it's own Expander (you cannot use SmartType and other Expanders with it.) It is user friendly and works quickly.

I used IT with EXText, too.
nm
OSi uses EXText...nm
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extext
Could you tell me about the EXtext? I have a chance to switch from Merit to that, what do you think about it? I really like Merit so I don't know what to do.
EXText
I have never used Merit, but I have heard from my team leader that the MTs who use it like it.  I was using EXText for the past 2 years and like it fine, very happy that Medware could get me started in 1 day and save all of my Expander file.
EXText
OSi uses it.
EXText
I have worked on Dictaphone's EXText platform for 5 years, for 2 different companies, and I love it.
ExText
OSI and Intellitype
ExText
What is the name of the company and do you still work for them? I am about ready to accept a job, but it seems like I do remember her saying something about ExText. If everything you are saying is true, I don't know if I should go to work for them. Now I'M IN A PANIC!! Plus, everything else about the job sounded too good to be true. So maybe that's because they use ExText? PLEASE REPLY as I need to get back to them soon.
ExText
I personally really like working with ExText.  No problems in about 2-1/2 years.  I don't know what your question, do they really take 30%, means but assuming you mean the ExText program, then my production is just as good with it as it has been with any other program.  Believe me I would notice if my production went south;  that happened with XX Company on DQS.  Very occasionally it seems to be a little slow loading jobs but the only time I ever have to really wait on it is if I have a couple of really short reports in a row, otherwise 2 jobs stay in my que all the time.  Good luck which ever way you decide to go.
ExText
I'm not the poster you were responding to, but IMHO ExText is not really better or worse than most other platforms I've worked on and that's been a bunch.  The exception it DQS.  At the time I worked on it DQS totally sucked but then I know there are people who say they love it.  I'm not exactly a computer whiz so I suppose different companies using ExText could probably make it function different ways.  My experience with ExText is the demos pop right in and you go directly from there to the typing screen, Ctr end ends the job and brings up the next demo screen and so on.  Couldn't be much more simple.
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I really like ExText.  It is very user-friendly.  My line counts with TT are consistent with those from other companies I have worked for in the past that used a different platform.  I would suggest you contact the person that hired you regarding your concerns about ExText and let them explain the way it works, i.e., what you are paid for and what you are not paid for, and any other questions you may have. 


ExText rip off
I work in extext with breitner's and we dont get paid for headers/footers either.....  we look up referrals, etc. After I type a document, I click on tools, and chose word count and I keep track of my counts myself.  I get paid for the full body of the reports, but no heads/foots......  to me, 30% is BS.  How long have you worked with this company??? 
EXText rip off
I work for Breitner too. Do they take 25% off your total line count? I am still waiting for my first real 2 week paycheck to see what the reduction is. Only been there about 6 weeks now.
ExText
TransTech does .....so far no problems.
ExText
You say the ExText you use does not allow SmarType but has its own built in expander. Is it an Expander that you have to start from scratch? I, too, use ExText and would like to use SmarType in MS Word. I hate the built in expander for the simple reason you have to start from scratch. With SmarType, there were already a lot of words/phrases loaded and you just had to add to them. Plus my expander will not automatically back up a space, as in if you needed to put a period in. Is yours the same? PLEASE reply as I am considering buying SmarType for MS Word for $195.00, but I really don't have the money.
EXText
Does anybody know how to find out if a company uses a particular transcription platform?  I have been trained on Dictaphone EXText and would like to use it again.  How do I find the companies that use it???? 
OSi uses EXText
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EXText
nm
ExText

I've used ExText in the last 2 jobs I've had, and we have a shortcut program, ESP, which is easy to use.  I had a hard time learning ExText for a few weeks, but the training at the first company was not very good.  Now I'm very comfortable with it.


Just know that starting a new job has pressures, so just keep on asking questions until you get it.


I do enjoy being able to search the old charts.  Today I had to look up the dictator's old charts and then the patient's old charts, but I found what I wanted.


If you want to post your email, I'll be glad to help you get started.  My new company has excellent instructions and tips.


Used Extext and DQS

It would probably help if you named the actual programs.  I have worked with both Dictaphone EXText and Docuscribe (DQS) on the same PC with no problems whatsoever.  The key is having a lot of memory, making sure all of your operating system software is up to date, keeping your folders cleaned out, etc. 


Be selective on your KVM switch if you have to get one and routers, too.  I have used a Linksys KVM with audio for 2 years now and LOVE it.  Never had a single problem.  Good luck with the 2nd job. 


It is ExText.
I e-mailed you the company name. I had to sign some confidentiality stuff, and I can't remember if that includes what software they use.
Extext
Not all Dictaphone Extext come with Stedman's.  I use it and I have my OWN Stedman's dictionary....so NO ... it depends on the company you are working for
ExText
Anyone ever type on this system?  Is it user friendly?  Is the line count fair to MTs?
ExText
Any info on this platform?  Some can be manipulated (line counts).  I know this for a fact and used to work for a company that did this.  Any chance of this happening on this system or is it fair?
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I worked on ExText when I worked in-house, and I loved it. I verified my line counts, and they were set at 65 CPL. Very MT-friendly program in opinion.
If you know how to really use extext
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ExText
Charts in Time uses
CIT uses EXText...sm
I'm a very happy camper with them.  They treat us like people.  (I think the people there are hilarious, too.) 
Extext
Anyone have trouble getting lines on this system?  Im about ready to toss in the towel.  Impossible to get anymore than 900 lines per 8 hour shift, maybe 1000 if you don't go to the bathroom and take no breaks.  This is ridiculous!!