Comments on: More outsourcing transcription woes http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/06/more-outsourcing-transcription-woes.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/06/more-outsourcing-transcription-woes.html#comment-64446 Anonymous Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:06:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/06/more-outsourcing-transcription-woes.html#comment-64446 I worked for about six months as QA supervisor for an American company outsourcing their transcription to India.<br/><br/>my favorite was the "John Deere tractor" in a patient's abdomen. ouch!<br/><br/>I could never get them to leave blanks, quit guessing, ask me if you don't know, etc. Under the company's system, one major error in a report meant no pay for that report. It didn't seem to make much difference. I worked for about six months as QA supervisor for an American company outsourcing their transcription to India.

my favorite was the “John Deere tractor” in a patient’s abdomen. ouch!

I could never get them to leave blanks, quit guessing, ask me if you don’t know, etc. Under the company’s system, one major error in a report meant no pay for that report. It didn’t seem to make much difference.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/06/more-outsourcing-transcription-woes.html#comment-64444 Anonymous Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:17:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/06/more-outsourcing-transcription-woes.html#comment-64444 I have to admit that it is much less expensive to utilize a transcription service based in India than a local transcriptionist in the U.S. Some of the blatant errors are hilarious, or would be if they wouldn't lead to potential medicolegal liability. I have to admit that it is much less expensive to utilize a transcription service based in India than a local transcriptionist in the U.S. Some of the blatant errors are hilarious, or would be if they wouldn’t lead to potential medicolegal liability.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/06/more-outsourcing-transcription-woes.html#comment-64340 Anonymous Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:22:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/06/more-outsourcing-transcription-woes.html#comment-64340 pah -I had a sec. in this country type "a voluntary facial spasm" instead of "involuntary facial spasm " -the difference between being diagnosed malingerer or meige. pah -I had a sec. in this country type “a voluntary facial spasm” instead of “involuntary facial spasm ” -the difference between being diagnosed malingerer or meige.

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