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VR Person from thread way down below. - Can you explain how VR works? sm


Posted: Jan 20, 2010

When a company decides to make an account VR, are all the reports a mess to begin with for weeks or months until the voice engine (sorry if that's the wrong term) learns from the "straight" transcription that is done?  Why do different platforms matter (i.e., E-scription versus M-Modal, etc).  Is it possible for a company to get an account and make it VR from day 1, or do they have MTs do regular transcription on it for awhile?

I guess I'm just trying to figure outwhat I should ask an employer about an account  before I accept a VR job so I don't end up making minimum wage.   Does any of this make sense?  

There are lots of variables working here - VR person

[ In Reply To ..]
When I first started on VR it took about a week or 2 for the platform to start picking up the dictations and they are done extremely well. I think it has everything to do with the platform your company uses. Some say ZYX is better, others say their's is. I would think entirely possible for a company to get 1 day and implement the next if they have been feeding the regular dictation in before then. Again the regular transcription you would have to ask your own company about. My company is almost 95-97% VR and the rest is straight typed because of us having interns at the hospital and they rotate so never put on VR. You could make minimum wage. I donĂ¢€™t but others on here complain about it so I guess if you cannot edit fast or have a lot of errors on your particular platform or have to look up a lot like doctor's names, facilities and the like, then you might. VR can be profitable but up to you and the company you work for. Good luck.


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