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It is interesting that the email about the ASR - dnr

Posted: Nov 18, 2010

proficiency program is from the marketing department. Who the heck are they to know anything about transcribing. They probably aren't showing enough profit with ASR and think they can make us do it faster (despite how horrid the ASR output is).

Geesh again. The marketing dept puts the info out there. - IT and Educ and Trainers provide the info.

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And YES, they do know what they are talking about.

YES, if you follow their instructions, you WILL improve.

Been There Done That

No comment! - I am sure pay is better for them.

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Good for them!

I have gone to 4 ASR classes. - Never improved my skills.

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I told the educators that some of the ASR accounts can NEVER get one correct sentence. I am changing every other 2-3 words or deleting words, etc.

Their comment? Oh, are you sure? Well, don't understand!

You cannot program a human, but YOU CAN WITH A MACHINE!

I still yet have not seen the word "Ativan" correctly typed in an ASR report. I get "Add a van" "at a band" "that a man" "at a pan", but not the correct ATIVAN!

Well, I will be waiting with bated breath for the info. - Hope it will help.

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But I'm not holding my breath.

A solution - anon

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It would be interesting if for just one day management would transcribe reports, including all the CCMs who have never transcribed. They're making executive decisions legislating how we should work, and they haven't a single clue what dictation sounds like.

I have one who absolutely REFUSES to be - an MT. It is not worth it.

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They could NEVER do it. It is too difficult to make any money.

They need to do ME work, and especially the programmers. - nm

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Nah, they don't care about us doing it faster.... - Kiki1

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I suspect they are setting us up for another Merry Christmas pay cut. They will say, "okay, we've given you all tips on how to go faster with ASR; therefore, since you all are making more money utilizing these "tips" we are going to cut your pay per line and you will still make the same----Hooray, Merry Christmas!!""

Problem is, the lame tips they will give will be useless and nothing we don't already know AND won't increase our production one bit; hence it will be another PAY CUT.

You're right plus - Struggling

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the faster we go, the more we spread ourselves thin, the more responsibility we actually have for more reports, and the more worn out we will become, and all for the same amount of money !? Obviously, this doesn't occur to them.

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