Wednesday, June 23, 2010

GLOBAL - USA (Maine) Offsite Medical Transcription Services

We are Maine; USA based organization looking for expert vendor (From Any Where in the World) for Offsite Medical Transcription Service. Initially the Contract is anticipated to be of 1 year, with an option to extend it further for three additional twelve (12) month periods.

[A] Notice Type: Request for Proposals

[B] Budget: Looking for best proposals

[C] Scope of Service:

(1) The approximate volume of the work will be between 15,000 to 20,000 lines per week.
(2) Turn-around time for these transcriptions will be 48 hours from the date of dictation.

[D] Eligibility:

GLOBAL, Companies from anywhere in the world can apply for this

[E] Work Performance:

Performance of the work will be Offsite; Service provider needs to perform work in their own office premises.

[F] Deadline to Submit Proposals: June 29, 2010 (via post in hard copies)

Read more : http://www.7outsource.com/global-rfps-offshore-tenders/58-global-rfps/746-global-usa-maine-offsite-medical-transcription-services-deadline-june-29-2010.html

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Writing technique for RFP (Request for Proposal)


A while back, a potential client provided me with some general details of the writing work he wanted me to do for his firm. Then he asked me to send him a proposal.

Proposal?! I panicked as I tried to confirm with him what he meant by that since I had never done one before, at least not as a freelancer.

I must've not really wanted to pursue this opportunity since I didn't bother to do research or follow up with the company after submitting a contract instead of a proposal. A little time passed, I came across an article on writing RFPs (Request for Proposal). Ding! The light bulb went on. This guy verbally gave me his RFP and wanted a written response.

When a firm requires a project to be completed by a contractor or outside source, they write a RFP. This is a formal document describing the project, how the contract companies should respond, how the proposals will be reviewed, and contact information. Often, the company documents the submission guidelines to make it easier for them to compare responses. There are no specific standards or guidelines for creating the RFP, but government agencies usually strict standards they follow when conducting the proposal process.

Outside companies read the RFP and write a proposal (a bid) explaining how they can best offers and meet those needs. When writing the proposal, the company should closely follow the guidelines established in the RFP to avoid being removed from consideration for the potential project.

A typical proposal contains:

•    Executive summary - summary of the entire proposal
•    Statement of need - why project is necessary
•    Project description - How project will be implemented and evaluated
•    Organization information
•    Project schedule
•    Budget
•    Conclusion

My situation was an informal version of all this. The client gave me a high level overview of what I might do for him. If I knew then what I know now, I would've written up a description of the client's needs and how I would complete the work in meeting those needs.

Small businesses would likely do a proposal in between the one I got and the complex government required ones. Most small businesses will be prompted to write a proposal when approaching a client. The client may ask you to submit a proposal outlining what you can do for them. In this case, write a proposal including the elements of a typical proposal and keep it short and to the point especially if the client is not a large company.

There are examples of RFPs and responses peppered throughout the Web, but which one you can learn from depends on the type of work involved. A proposal can be two pages or as big as a book. Rely on your favorite search engine and do the research to create an unbeatable proposal.

Friday, May 1, 2009

Join Part Time Training Courses

Part time training may be the solution for you if you are in a job fetched by your basic college degree, but that is not earning you enough. Or it may be the option for you if you are in a professional field that requires constant updating of skills to perform and survive. You can make yourself "more saleable" in job market by adding more degrees to your resume and more knowledge to your skills by pursuing a vocational or technical part time course.Who Joins Part Time Training Courses?For example a physician may join therapeutic nutrition course, a businessman may join a course relating to marketing, a hotel receptionist may join a foreign language course etc.

- Time: If already in job, you may not be a position to attend regular morning to evening classes. Part time courses offer flexibility to choose timing and offer late evening or weekend's options.

- Age: If you over lived college-going age long ago, you may not fit into admission criteria for the colleges. Even if colleges take you, you may find yourself unfit in the student group. Part time courses comprise of students from varied age groups; age is usually not a limiting admission criterion in most of them.

Friday, April 24, 2009

Easiest Ways to Make Money From Home Now

Today, the Internet has shattered all limits and it's no longer compulsory for an employer and employee to split similar workspace.A good way to make cash from home now is The Google AdSense program. This program is wonderful, in that it lets you earn cash cash at home. Proofreading, on the other hand, is a job that calls for a good eye for grammar and blunder - spotting, so if you one example home now by which you can earn money at a job for you if you write well, and can devote a few hours everyday. Making money from home now through affiliate marketing programs and online paid surveys are two more examples. They can be connected by something as simple as a mouse click. So, bigger and bigger numbers of people are opting to earn cash at home. The net has changed the way we interact personally and professionally. The world has become much smaller. Earlier, young mums typically selected to earn cash at home, but now even men do the same.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Types of Disaster Recovery Solutions

For companies that work with computers, no matter the degree, it is imperative that disaster recovery solutions be analyzed and implemented. Without a service such as this, if an IT system were to lose data, regardless of the reason, there would be no system in place for full recovery.
Today more than any other time in history, disaster recovery solutions should be a mandate for a company to succeed. While the concept is not that old, the number of business owners now using some type of outsourcing or in-house disaster recovery is substantial. Business owners need to take extra precautionary measures to protect the two greatest investments they have - the business and the customers.
To determine the exact disaster recovery solutions needed, a business owner should meet with a disaster recovery specialist who would look at the computer system, the type of data, and potential risks. From there, the appropriate type of system would be recommended. The goal would be to have a system implemented that would allow the business to run seamlessly and ensure continuity while going through the restoration process.

Friday, February 20, 2009

IT Outsourcers Turn Green

The cost of powering a server over 3 years is now more than the cost of the server itself and economic pressures are very efficient levers to direct action. As a result, environmental concerns are creeping higher and higher up the strategic agenda. Initially, corporations looked internally for sustainability and environmental efficiency, however there is now a growing realization that this concept should be extended to a companies wider organizational eco-system and that responsibility should now be extended to the supplier community that support their business activity. Sun Microsystems has designed new datacenters in US, UK and India to lower the company's power consumption. Sun estimates that the company's datacenter efforts will save the planet nearly 4,100 tones of CO2 per year and trim one percent from Sun's total carbon footprint. The supermarket Tesco plans to include carbon footprint labeling on all of its products. Online bank First Direct has installed new technology to reduce its use of electricity and airlines such as EasyJet are working hard to convince passengers that they can still fly with a clear conscience. In the retail industry, consumers have ultimate power and retailers will respond accordingly. With outsourcing the consumer is one or two steps removed, but with improved communications technology, an organizations inner workings and standards are easily accessible and quickly distributed. There are multiple valid reasons for this concern, but one of the main ones is incredibly simple; the more technical devices in circulation, the more power is needed, requiring increased energy requirements and therefore increased CO2 emissions. Organizations are increasingly beginning to consider the environmental impact of their actions, partly as a result of the increased importance of a green corporate image, but also as a result of the rising cost of energy. IBM is also following similar initiatives to make computing more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. IBM is committing to spend $1 billion a year on a project named "Project Big Green" and have developed a five step program for companies looking to cut power use in datacenters. According to a recent study carried out by Brown & Wilson, authors of the "Black Book of Outsourcing' organizations in North America and Europe plan to continue their outsourcing initiatives while cautiously shifting functional responsibility for corporate environmental concerns to the supplier. However the report also points to an increased appetite and demand from buyers of outsourced services for more comprehensive green initiatives to assure compliance. The report is based on an independent study of outsourcing industry decision makers and analysts with a survey of 20,000 outsourcing users. Almost half - 43% - of companies choosing to use a supplier for the first time included green factors in their decision making process for choosing suppliers.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

What Are The Product Creation Blueprint?

The Best-sellers usually have some property in common - titles like "Getting Started", "30 Day Road Map", "…. In 1 Minute" or cover art that have no more than 3 colors. (It is a psychological thing.) The most important thing here is to look for the reviews of the product. This is where the emotionally charged customers tell you exactly what they like or do not like in the product. Again, give them more of what they want and less of what they do not. Another way is not to gather the information through research yourself but to ask the writers their opinions on topics - especially what the customers want to know. You can have that recorded in audio or transcribed and sold off as your main or bonus product. Chances are, there are some books out there that already have what you are looking for, gathering dust due to poor marketing. Get in touch with the author and ask if you could buy the Rights to the book that will allow you to change its cover, title and if possible even the author's name. For instance, Ewe told us at the seminar that he would blast his name everywhere from Web Banners to special reports to establish himself as an expert in the readers' minds subconsciously. The first two may seem trivial at first, but it is proven that the cover art compels while the titles sell not the content. Sure, a book may have good content but changing its title may increase sales by more than 200%.