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are they sending you work to check

Posted By: or do you have to check on 2007-07-17
In Reply to: RE: Pulling my hair out - Medtyper

all of their work? I don't THINK the gal I work for checks all of my work. I send her a list daily of every job I've typed and which ones I had questions on or blanks and she checks those. I can't imagine not ever having a question whether it be from a bad connection, mumbling, whatever. I would think that is normal. If you never have questions or blanks, I would question what kind of work is being passed along to the client. Of course if I was having to check every report because of mistakes, I would definitely question why I still am paying the transcriptionist.


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Equates to sending our work offshore.
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Technical Question regarding sending and recieving work

So many companies have different ways of sending and receiving work that I am a little confused.


I work for a local hospital. We used to send and recieve work via a DVT transcribe station and phone line downloading work from the Lanier system. Now we use Lanier VXP interface and player.


My question: Is the DVT transcribe station the same thing as a Lanier for Voice that some services state you need? Or is it completely different?


I had to pay mucho $$ for this station and don't want to see it gathering dust.


Does anyone know what the most popular program companies use for sending and receiving work? I notice ExText is mentioned quite often, but I seem to have conflicts all the time with that program shutting down on me for no reason when I'm in the middle of a document. I, nor tech support, have been able to figure out why.


I'm thinking of changing jobs as I am totally bored/sick of doing the same dictators  over and over again. I need something to perk me up. I'm also sick of ESL dictators, of which I seem to get more than my share during each day. Since I would rather give quality instead of quantity, I'm finding it harder and harder to get my line production every day.


Any suggestions? Thanks.


that should read "they ended up sending all the work"
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Full audio relisten before sending in work
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You might be sending finished work back to an FTP site
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How reliable can they be if you still have to check their work after all this time? Just getting th
does not make them reliable.
Stedman's spell check does not work with 2007.
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Sounds like just where you work. Most places don't check so tightly on the lines produced AND you
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Sending ES?

I have .DSS files being sent to me via email.  If I want to send them to another person's computer so that when I go there I can pull it up and transcribe from their house - is this a possibility?  I can't seem to get ES to forward the actual .DSS file.  I am so confused.


What has that got to do with sending
the work there.  What about 911?  That was a much, much, much larger scale event.  Besides it seems like the target were American and British tourists. 
Check at a local nursery/garden center for varieties that are bred for your area, then check online
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They are all sending more to India
nm
But don't you get grief for sending
too much to QA? I know I am only allowed a certain percentage, so I am still going back over the audio 2 or 3 times to try to stay within my allowed percentage (and why I have crap for production). However, I think it stinks that one could easily get a whole batch of dictations by the same nasty dictator and your sending-stuff-to-QA stats go down the dumper. And of course, the worse the dictator, the more he/she dictates and the longer they are, according to the MT Murphy's law!
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What is she sending you in the packages?
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I agree with putting return to sender on whatever she is sending you and just add her emails to your spam mail.
I think I will be sending it back.

I noticed that the CD seems to "skip" over some questions or items that it used to ask. Since I do a lot of searching on the 'net, I guess I will call this one a "not needed" item anymore.  I just thought it would be a bit easier instead of going to the 'net to do a search...you know "information at your finger tips" type of deal.


Thanks for the input. I'm a little dissapointed in this version to say the least. I have no idea why they took a great product and ruined it.


 


re-sending reports
The company I work for has this problem.  They came up with the following policy:  We send you the work.  You lose it, we resend it.  We also bill you again for it.  It has cut down on a lot of calls.
I think other way, for receiving not sending
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Looks like that's only for sending, not receiving?
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RE: sending files
filesanywhere.net
Check the connections from where the cable originates to wear it comes into the house. Also check t
had a similar issue with TWC and they had done some upgrades and the modem I had was no longer compatible.  The tech knew what the problem was the minute he saw the modem, only it took me about 3 months and threatening to cancel for them to get out here. 
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We are paid by the line, it seems logical that if we cannot understand something, we shouldn't have to take the time as QA personnel because it affects OUR paycheck, not theirs! Otherwise, pay us by the hour, minutes tick tock away and so do our dollars and cents!
MQ doesn't know what THEY are sending out. They even call you to

It's all very dumb.  I'd like to have the money for my paycheck they have wasted on this production. 


It just is another dig to show MTs they have the power and we sit out here like hogs at the trough waiting for more scraps.  I'm tired of it.  I'm a professional or at least I used to be.  My profession used to be respected.  They do tricks like this and jerk us around and think it's cute.  Well, here's a news flash - It Isn't Cute.  And it certainly is not professional.


Absolutely, sending prayers their way.
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What do you think about sending out Christmas cards with
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Anyone being penalized for sending reports to QA?
I guess I have it all wrong when it comes to QA.  I thought it stood for quality assurance.  I send reports to QA when I have a blank.  I put a blank when I am not 100% sure of what I heard, including the spelling of the patient's name.  I want to make sure the patient gets their report typed up accurately.  I want to turn in the best work I can do.  Why is it that wanting a second set of ears to confirm what you thought you heard a bad thing ending up in being penalized or terminated if it goes beyond a certain %?  I am very confused.  I refuse to "guess" just to fill in blanks even if it means I will be fired. 
No, at this co. QA is good about sending back

that's the usual process so that we can listen to our errors. How do you ever learn if you don't see your errors?


sending/receiving dictation
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I don't agree w/ sending our jobs over there BUT
to me your logic makes no sense; we had the world trade center bombings here but that didn't mean that we weren't secure enough to handle transcription.....???
I am sending cheers your way - I am jealous -
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Understood. Sending a smile your way for a better day. nm
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Sending their MT's home could substantially - sm
lower the hospital's overhead, without having to lower the MTs' pay. It would also keep higher-quality work with seasoned employees, rather than have people who are out of the area (or out of the country) struggling with details. They'd also have less sick-time, to deal with, as it's easier to work at home than inhouse if you have a cold or some other fairly minor ailment.
I read my reports before sending
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AAMT/AHDI is what is sending all US MT's to
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Whom she is sending MT files now a days?
I am interested, I have a software house in India.
I would have corrected the errors first before sending it in... nm
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Yes, keystroke lag is sending me over the edge.
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Start sending resumes now

I'd start sending resumes now.  The way things seem to be going, it will take several months to get anything anyway, so don't delay.  Really try to pump up the good aspects of how you work - good accuracy, building speed, reliability to schedule, etc.  That may help when employers see that you've only been at it for 9 months.  You will find someone who will take a chance on you.


As to your other questions, there are so many variables, there's no one situation that works for most people.  A lot of people like being employees, but a lot of us like being IC.  Some people hate large corporations and others love them and would never think of working for a small company.


I know for my situation, it took a couple of tries until I found a situation that I think works for me.


If I were in your situation (and I have been) I'd send out resumes to every company that is advertising and even some that are not.  If a company is advertising and they want someone with 2 years or less, send them a resume or take their online test.  The worst that can happen is they say no, but you just might hit someone on a good day where they think you're worth talking to.


Good luck.


No brainer here. Stop payment on first check before you issue 2nd check.
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Sending prayers for your friend and your family.
Praying for strength for you.
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survivors and hopefully your best friend will be also.

My mother has been in remission for seven years and my Dad a little over one year.
I've been there 2+ years and NEVER penalized for sending to QA. nm

Sending good karma and patience your way...

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regardless of amount.  Just because it was a small amount it is still part of the overall earnings.  A company has no idea how much the IC made from all sources.  If all you made for the year from every source was less than 500 then you don't need to claim it.  Just my understanding of the > $500 situation. 


I have question then...if the person/company paying the IC does not issue a 1099 how can they claim it as an expense?  I have been toying with the idea of looking for someone to help me with my docs and I would like info about this. 


Sending a report--HIPAA compliant

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Sending a report--HIPAA compliant

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Kris


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