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I cannot understand why the output is so very bad! - dnr


Posted: May 11, 2014

MM ASR used to be very good at numbers 2 versions ago, but is now getting worse and worse to the point I do not understand how it can be so wrong. 110 sounds like 190??? 90 sounds like 150??? The dictation was crystal clear too.

MM's SR is the worst I have ever used. And I've been - using SR for many years.

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It actually turns good dictators into bad ones with it's numerous mistakes... and for this we get a mere fraction of what we used to make AND they expect perfection. Do you think carpenters get paid less if they use an electric screwdriver versus a manual one?? Well why not? It makes them more productive, right? This idea of getting paid less, as if we need less knowledge to do this job because of SR makes me livid.

And the random headings that make no sense - sm

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since when is "the patient" a heading and preoperative diagnosis seems to consistently print out as postoperative diagnosis. And on and on. Maybe they have given up, seems transcription is going by the wayside. I find out about a new job Wednesday, I pray I am out of here..

Since their recent "update" a month or so back ... - anon

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On one of my very large accounts, it now puts in blank headings throughout the document.


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