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Boost question - anon

Posted: Nov 28, 2012

This is a measurement of the amount of audio that is replayed, keeping the highlighter and cursor together and moving smoothly throughout the report. If you keep the highlighter and cursor moving steadily throughout the report with less stopping, then there is less audio that is replayed, allowing you to complete the job in less time.

The above would work in an ideal world if one didn't have to do a lot of editing, would that be a correct statement? I mean, if I have to make an edit, don't I have to "break" the cursor so I can position it to where I need to make the correction? That'll never get to a frickin' 5!

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YOU QUOTED - **This is a measurement of the amount of audio that is replayed, keeping the *highlighter* and cursor together and moving smoothly throughout the report.**

If you do not use your highlighter to edit then of course you will have a low proficiency stat for that one.

I do not use the highlighter and never have. It slows me down so I have a "1" for proficiency statistics for minimizing replay, BUT YET, I have a "5" for editing during playback and a "5" for speeding up playback - Meaning that I am still moving through the reports smoothly, editing as I go along without much replay.

Point being, you dont have to use the highlighter to do that. I dont think they get it. Different people have different editing techniques. So I wouldn't sweat it.

I Failed That One - and...

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The one where they expect you to speed up the dictation while editing. Are they kidding? Speed it up while editing? I think I have 1 doctor I can do that with, out of the goodness knows how many I do. I edit much faster, actually, if I slow down the speed of the voice. That way, my foot pedal is lifted less often, and my inactive time is better.

However, you can't win here. So, anyway, I gave notice and am leaving MT.

Stats are 5 in all of them except the two with highlighter - usage.

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I never use the highlighter, will never get past 1, and - I do not really care.

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I find it easier to just ignore the Boost emails. My production is excellent so that is all that really matters.

Before 7.1, I turned off the skip markers, highlighters and - everything - too much crap getting in the

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way of me trying to type and edit. I dont need all that fancy stuff on my screen; just give me the report and let me have at it.

I never used skip markers, redundant markers, highlighters and all that. I turned it all off.

What do you consider excellent production? I - need something

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to compare with. I am around 244 editing and want to "Boost" it up!

Excellent production for me is 383 lph on my - last report. NM

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You are probably the one using Ctrl G and not editing! - no way you can do that if you edit properly

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IMPOSSIBLE...

I have no idea what Ctrl G even does, and my accuracy is - over 99%.

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Of course I edit properly. I am fast and accurate. It is not impossible.

What is ctrl G? - just wondering

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It attaches cursor to audio. Dont know how that translates - to not editing?? nm

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I do that much on a regular basis - KD

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I consistently get in the 390s-400s for editing. It can be done, sorry to tell you.

KD - how do you keep yourself focused to do that much? - anon

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I can do around 400 LPH but the mind numbing boredom inevitably sets in and I end up averaging closer to 280.

Any tips?

No distractions - KD

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I make sure I have no distractions and I am very good at editing on the fly while keeping the dictation going. My first job out of school was a proofreader which helps with reading ahead of the dictator and seeing changes that need to be done ahead of time. I have a 99% accuracy as well, and type 97 words a minute. I thought I would have trouble with SR but it really wasn't that difficult to adjust to for me.

typing 97 words per minute does not seem that - fast to me?

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nm

Really? I sometimes break 100 in online typing tests, - but usually score in the 90s.

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Why don't you go time yourself at like www.typingtest.com and come back and tell us how fast you type without an expander?

Back in the day, most secretarial-type jobs had a minimum requirement of 65 wpm, some 40 wpm. That was on typewriters, though. But I could zoom on a Selectric.

Not the poster who averages 383 lines per hour - But, have you thought about

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the fact that there are MTs out there who can straight type 300 lines per hour without a problem? I mean really?

I worked with a lady at the hospital that always averaged 300 lines per hour every pay period, no VR whatsoever, just straight typing.

So if the above poster is a fast typist and really good at editing, it is by all means possible for her to average 383 lines per hour.

So its not impossible to edit 383 lines per hour when you have women out there typing reports from scratch averaging 300 lines per hour...I mean really, what's 83 more lines?

Just saying.

The most I have ever done is 414 lines - yes, it is possible

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if the moon is in the right phase and all the planets line up. It was a few years ago when MC (remember him?) said we should be able to get 644 or 6xx lph and we were all trying to go as fast as we could to check. This was on an account that required almost no changes in the ASR, one of those dream accounts. We lost it shortly thereafter. Anyway, it is possible to do. Never say never

Thank you. I am the one who originally asked - what you consider

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excellent production. I admire you and you must stay very focused. We can all learn from you, that a high line count is possible with SR.

I have figured out - See message

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...that they care more about quantity than quality. I'm not saying the person with 383 LPH is turning out low-quality work. I'm just saying that I would be in a lot less trouble (mentoring for production) if I just produced sloppy work. I can't do this ASR junk on acute care, poor audio, dictators who back up over themselves, etc., etc. and still have a high line count.

When I was straight typing, 200 LPH was EASY.

Then why do we have to have 99% quality? - nm

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Because They Said So, and - ...the say that to the client-see msg

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It's just a threat. They are more likely to fire you for bad production. If everyone truly had to have 99% accuracy, nobody would be working there. It's almost impossible to have that many people do 99%. If your accuracy is bad, they just put you on on full QA, let you go, put you back on, threaten, etc.

They are much less forgiving of poor production and more likely to fire you.

Which is why I quit. Hah!

I will take your word on it since you speak from - experience

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and I wish you good luck in your new endeavors.

Even typing like the wind does not help much - when you have to enter

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several minutes of ADT information, searches, and tons of cc's on every report.

Depends on line rates. - I think...

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244 is good (I guess). I do splits and the first part of my shift I fly, getting anywhere from 600 to 800 lines in three hours.

I focus more on dollar amounts and try to maintain an average of at least $14 to $15 dollars an hour, sometimes more believe it or not (decent line rates).

The second part of my day I have a tendancy to slack more, but I can usually get back up to where I need to be within the last couple hours of my shift.

I would say I average anywhere from 200-300 lines per hour, but keeping in mind thats because I do shorter shifts and not an entire 8hr stretch. Working the split shift makes a world of difference for me, as I tend to have a short attention span some days.

here are my STATs - radmt

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although i really thinks this means.
Your Net/Keyboard Lines Per Hour (SR): 456.84

Average number of SR lines produced each hour, excluding inactive time.

Not Bad. You guys are some power houses. - nm

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No highligher for me - Reports too much of a mess-nm

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