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Softscript question: How many "clicks" does it actually take before you start typing? sm - wondering

Posted: Dec 16, 2011

The reason I ask is because I've heard toat Softscript's platform can be cumbersome and taking too much time before you actually get into the document.

click click click click click - MToldie

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I don't work there anymore so can't tell you exactly, but it is a LOT. Then if you are in the document and you need to see something from the demo screen, or look up acct specs, or look up a doctor's name, or anything else, there's more clicking. it is an awful platform. I worked there starting in early 2010 and was told when I was hired that they were "about to roll out an updated platform" that would be faster, that hasn't been done yet. the only thing slower than their platform is Meditech. run away!

Moss grows faster than SS download - Bored

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Worse than the clicking is having to wait for your report to download now that they have programmed the system to download only 1 report in your Q at a time. Yes! It used to be that you were working on 1 report with 1 report waiting to go, but now you have to wait for the 2nd one to download. Woe to the MT who has a doc who forgot to shut off his dictation because you will be waiting several minutes for it to finish. Hard to believe my production has been affected by this, but it has.

bored - nomoreSS

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when you are in your 1st job, you can go to the demographics screen and click the MT button just like you do when you first sign on and it will start loading your 2nd job so you don't have to wait. had to figure it out myself.

Wordscript is the same way. CUMBERSOME! - NM

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Softscript - anon

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It doesn't take long at all, don't know what everyone is complaining about, it is literally seconds; however, that being said, the system does bog down especially on payroll days. Marybe 4-5 clicks, less than 10 seconds.

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