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interesting reference on cpl rate for VR - ab
Posted: Dec 03, 2011
Read this link to learn what the people at M-Modal think about compensation for VR editing! It is worth reading and may surprise you!
Personal macros with VR? - MT
[ In Reply To ..]The article states:
"You will hear talk about MTs averaging 600-700 lph when editing. Sure it’s possibleâ€Â¦we see it every day. But this kind of speed usually means one of a couple things:
1. A good percentage of the text in these documents is introduced through Normals/Standards or template text. This means there are lines in the document for which there IS NO AUDIO. (think about this when you hear productivity claims from speech rec vendors)
2. The doctors are repetitive enough that the MT has created a good number of her own macros."
What?!! No MT that I know uses her typing macros while doing VR since the VR generates characters for every utterance.
MT, I use many, many macros to edit, including ones - to delete those VR characters. NM
[ In Reply To ..]BTW, this is normal these days.
Depends on system, situation I guess. SM - MT
[ In Reply To ..]That's good to know!
I was trained on Dictaphone's VR, and when a VR report comes up you can't use your ESP file (if I remember correctly). Also the hospital would not allow us to load personal text expander programs (e.g. Shorthand, Instant Text) onto their crappy old Dell PCs.
Thank you for posting such an - enlightening article! sm
[ In Reply To ..]Would like to see it on the VR board, as we frequently see posts regarding how some hot-shot can produce 600 lph with 99% or better accuracy ;)
I will post it - ab
[ In Reply To ..]I will go there and post it now!
Here is what I dont understand about this article - sm
[ In Reply To ..]I work for MQ, who now also owns M Modal. If M Modal feels that MTs should be paid fairly and that editing is not for everyone, WHAT THE HECK IS THE MATTER WITH THE Q????
Did they not know how M Modal felt about editing? Did anyone at MQ read this article?
I would love to send this article to my CCM and everyone above her, and even the flippin owner himself. All idiots.
Article written in 2010, now M Modal sold to - the Q? Is the person SM
[ In Reply To ..]who wrote the article even involved anymore? It is almost 2012, obviously this article and the message contained has not made one bit of difference. Greed rules the day now.
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