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MQ Recent Hires... - Scared

Posted: Dec 29, 2010

So did anyone who trained in the last month start working yet? How's it going? Any insight to offer those of us still waiting to start? I'm kinda freaked out at everything I read here and I truly should stop reading it; however, it's like a train wreck I can't seem to look away long enough to give myself perspective. Add to that that I'm already depressed for other reasons and things are not looking so hot in my neck of the woods on any level. :*(

dont worry - your safe

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Dont freak out... The Q only wants newbies because you are not hired in at the pay us oldies were. That way, you can replace us.

It is not good anywhere in MT right now, so at least you get "cannon" instead of the "water pistol."

Its rough, but you will adapt and pretty soon, rough will be your new normal and you wont even know it.

Safe... - Scared

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Thing is I'm not new to MT, I am however, new to working for an MTSO. I think I'm just a little freaked out at the change in experience I'm having especially in light of what I have spent far too many hours on here reading. It's frankly quite terrifying.

yeah, it is terrifying to work for an MTSO - heres the thing

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What MQ does, everywhere else will follow, so you might as well be here.

I love DocQscribe, cannot stand ASR, but I guess it is bad other places as well.

I hear that there is a 50/50 chance you will get a good CCM, so keep your fingers crossed!

There are good days here.. sometimes we get no e-mails at all and most times there is work.

You will be fine. Settle down. Enjoy the ride.

Don't know your name, but thanks for being kind...(sm) - Scared

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You mentioned that you love DQS but hate ASR. Forgive me for being ignorant but I have not gone through ASR training yet and thought they were one in the same so I'm guessing I'm wrong based on your message?

Also, how long have you been with MQ?

DQS is a transcription platform - and ASR is

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the speech recognition program. You can type jobs from scratch into DQS (DocQscribe) (they come up blank at first), or the job can come up with text already in there (typed by ASR) and you therefore edit them.

most welcome, - Qbert

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I have been here since dino's walked the planet! J/K... Almost 13 years.

DocQscribe (DQS) is the program that you type or edit in. ASR is just speech recognition (editing).

I prefer to type. My right wrist hurts when I edit and my eyes bug out.

Think positive though, a lot of people say they prefer to edit as it is easier on the wrists (not for me).

I have taken a huge pay cut doing editing, have been doing it for over 4 years now and not any faster since then. However, there are some who say they can edit 400 lph...

All I know is, I have adjusted my lifestyle enough that I can take the pay cut and make just enough to live. If I get anymore though, who knows.

Whatever you do, do not fly through the ASR jobs (once you start doing them) just to get lines. You will get caught in an audit and if you get put in "performance management" for this, I am told that they reduce pay by 3 cpl. I am not positive on that, because I do not rush and I take pride in my work.

That is the only advice I have besides get yourself some system of keeping track of client profiles. Some use index cards, some use Rolodex's, some use a 3-ring binder, and some just use the F5 to flip back and forth to review, but chances are, you will do a large number of different facilities after training and it gets complicated. I personally used the Rolodex and shorten up the profile and then just flip to whichever hospital I am on so I just glance down to see what I need (i.e., patient name allowed or not; AAMT or JHCHO; allergies in caps or not; PE in paragraph or stacked left).

GOOD LUCK, and keep a smile on your face, it helps.

RECENT HIRE -- QBERT - Scared

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I e-mailed you I would love to hear back from you, especially given you've been with them since the dinos. I'd love to pick your brain a little if possible. Please e-mail me back.

I did not receive your email... maybe try again? - Qbert

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Thanks.

QBERT - Scared

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QBERT try to e-mail me see if that works. :)

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