3000 lines at 3 cpl $90
Posted By: SG on 2009-06-12
In Reply to: $60 to $70 tops....often less than this - NM
First off, you need to get 3000 lines worth of work to make the money. IF you manage to get 3000 lines worth of work to make 90 bucks per day, then you've had a good day. Most do not have good days. IF you can make 3000 lines within the 8 hours without compromising quality that's okay too, but IF you have to run audio at full speed and you’re listening to a chipmunk on speed, then that's not good for the doctor, the patient, or for you as a transcriptionist.
I almost forgot, Uncle Sam needs his cut of that 90 bucks and depending what state you live in.........he has a health appetite and takes a big bite out of it. The one thing that gets me through the day these days is the joy of retirement within the next year and a half.
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Is this consistent 3000 lines per day
I have hit 3200 lines on a secondary ER account, but not on a consistent basis because the work ran out. This was also working overtime on a VERY easy account with very good normals. It is my understanding that this account no longer exists.
I usually average anywhere between 2500-3000 lines per shift
at KS.
Big difference between 2000 and 3000 lines per shift.
nm
I said that I do 1600+ per day. Most days, I am over 2500-3000 lines per day. 1600 is the personal
I do not work overtime except very, very occasionally. I use my Expanders and know my account inside out. It IS possible no matter how many people try to say that it is not. I rarely post here because I see people chopped to pieces when they say they make good money, no matter who they work for. It is as though only the negative voices are heard here.
No one gets 3000 line a day!
No way!
i could do 2500 to 3000 on ER too
You have life in the easy lane... ER docs, the same 10-20 at most day in and day out.. Try basic 4 with antiquated platforms (meditech) and 2000-5000 dictators to try and get a handle on.
3000 each day? Wish I was young again-LOL - good for you!
nm
2500 to 3000 a month is not unreasonable. SM
I do about 2000-2500. It depends on the work type. I like OP notes (if I am fortunate enough to get them). ERs would be nice too, but haven't done those in years. I work for MQ.
I have made $2500-3000 for a national, but....
I have to work seven days a week 12-15 hours a day to do that and end up having no life and no benefits. I am giving this up and going to work for a local hospital. I know that at first I will not make the same, but it is worth it to me to go to work for 8 hours and be done instead of dragging it out up to 15 hours a day and not making that much less. Actually, over 8 hours in a hospital I do make more than working 8 hours at home. It makes me tired and grouchy and my family is tired of me being at home like that. I feel so much pressure every day trying to make a decent line count and it just takes too long. I want to get a life..
Okay what is great money? $2000-3000 a PP
TIA
And their office in India employs over 3000 MTs.
abba dabba
WAY! The closest I have come is 2700 but I do know a couple of ladies that have hit 3000. nm
1800 lines is easily achieved. I average 300-340 lines per hour. nm
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10 lines per minute = 1500 lines for 150 minutes - average. nm
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I average 1200-1400 lines per day with a national, and am only getting around 600-800 lines per day.
It's been this way since the day before Thanksgiving. I've been doing this for almost 30 years now, and more often than from Thanksgiving until the new year is the slowest time of the year. I have some months where I am swamped with up to 2000 lines per day. I stash that little extra money, and take advantage of a handful of extremely slow days this time of the year to actually cook dinner, decorate for Christmas, or do Christmas shopping. I actually anticipate this slow time every year and have grown to enjoy the breathing time. Any time I have attempted to pick up extra work with another company to supplement these slow times, the minute I get adjusted to the new accounts, etc. I have no time to finish all of my work because my full time job with national gets slammed again. Hang in there if you can, and hopefully your work will pick up significantly around New Years.
They work with you to make sure you get the lines required or the amount of lines you want...
I have never had a problem getting more work
Minimum lines for FT used to be 60,000 keystrokes a day, about 925 lines. Pay was good. Just not a
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Yes it is possible to double your lines. I cant type 460 lines an hour but I can get those with VR
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Regular lines, not weighted lines
was what I got paid for....
12K lines payperiod is 6K lines a week.
nm
0.8 x 1000 lines = $80.00 - 0.8 x 1500 lines = $120.
It's not 1600 lines -- it's 16,000 lines...and
I've got my contract right here and have already gotten 2 checks and YES, I am getting 9.5 cpl base rate.
I don't know what other people are getting. Don't really care. I work for MY paycheck. Gosh.
Why would they "fix" lines? The more lines you
transcribe, the more you make, the more you make, the more you make. It wouldn't profit any company to put a lid on line counts.
lines
My lines have dropped too and I thought it was because I was slacking off or something - my checks have been 300 dollars less for the past 3 pay periods....hmmmmm
300+ lines?
can you email me - I want to know HOW you do it? tanks! myfingershurt63@yahoo.com
Like I said--how many lines do you do?
A whole lot of people don't like it--a whole lot more than do. How many lines are you able to do? Care to share since you love Transcend so much. Is it more than 400 lines an hour typing and more than 600 lines an hour editing? If not, you can't understand my situation at all.
How do you get 1-1/2 lines?
On my account, I never get that, the most I'm offered is 0.05 a line extra.
lines..
they are saying 250 because I want $15 per hour,but honestly..I'm having a hard time keeping up.....I can do the 250, but it would take time to get used to the dictators and get all templates/abbreviations on the system. I was offered a job with Medquist for 8 cpl, 8.5 if you go over a certain number of lines.... however, they get such bad press I haven't sent in thep paperwork and was thinking of only trying them part time to start.....anyone with any advice? TIA
8 cpl for 11,000 lines a pay, 8.5 for 14,000 lines and over. nm
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hrs/v/lines
From what I hear it all depends on the MQ office you work out of. I understand Amherst has a fit if your off by 15 minutes.
UGH, I think it should be either or lines or hours, not both. They just want to get the max out of us!!!
3 lines
I have 3 lines. My long distance is through AT&T from a long time ago. It is unlimited and it covers all three lines.
Yes, I have to say how many lines I will do but
I don't have to work a set schedule. If you read the post above mine, you will see that the poster says she thinks it's because people just get on 24/7 whenever they feel like it and type and that's why there is no work, and it sounds like she thinks it would be better if we worked within a certain time frame so we could get our work in during those hours. I don't think that is the problem at all. I have been with MDI for several years and having access was never a problem before; when I was ready to work there was work. I think the problem now is that there are just too many people and not enough work to go around.
lines
usually around 5000 lines per pay period.
lines
It depends on the company.
dsg lines
Can anyone share how many lines per hour you do approximately at DSG. I work there and just seems like it takes me forever to get lines in....
osi lines
I use a lot of templates and some I use probably 15 times a day, and I noticed one day that where this particular template used to be about 30 lines, it is now 27. I have been a Transcriptionist for a long time and I know how actual lines are not the ones I see on the page.
Yes, yes, and seems to be okay with lines. nm
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For how many lines?
125?
lines per day
Ack!! I'd be in a lot of pain in my wrists and back if I had to do 1800 lines every single day! Maybe I'm getting too old for this...sigh.
NEW??? Well, how many lines do you do and get 11 cpl?
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lines
I just started with Webmedx about a month ago and am too averaging about 110 lph being faced with the minimum requirement of 150 lph. They gave me my first account, and it was almost always out of work (this was an immediate need and quick hire for this account, I begged for another account and they gave it to me, that one is nearly almost out of work, I now have 4 accounts and still run out OR they ESL is so bad that I can hardly crank out a report and have to put it in QA and it takes (most of the time) forever to hear anything back. I email my manager and it takes days to hear back from her. I email the help desk (and have even called) and it takes them FOREVER to respond to a problem, and then when they do it is after the problem has been solved and they just say, well it seems to be running okay now, let us know if you have any further problems. I'm sorry but I am just not used to that kind of thing. If you cannot even hear from your manager same day that can be crucial! I am struggling to get any lines out and I am just frustrated to my eyeballs. I need LINES and I just cannot seem to get them to understand that. Anyway, my two cents, along with a little venting.
lines
are you still there? I've only been there about a month now and cannot get in a good line count to save my life. I used to do 1800+ at my previous job and averaged $22/hour there, but at webmedx I am averaging about $6/hr! teenagers at McDonald's are making more than I am!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lines PT
PT lines are 6000 a pay period.
Can someone tell me how to get more lines?
I work at a company that uses a word-based software. We have no requirements on how our reports are typed. We can add spaces, heading, etc, as we see fit. Can anyone give me tips on how to increase my line count with this criteria.
If I indent will this increase my lines? If I change the margins will this help, etc:? Any information on how to increase my lines will be appreciated.
Thanks
getting more lines
You are focusing on the wrong thing. What if you lose this position for some unforeseen reason and have to work somewhere with more strict formatting guidelines? You'll still need to know how to be more efficient.
I have my most-used resources on my quick-launch bar, so with one click I am at Google, or One-Look, or my most trusted drug reference site. If you have the capability of increasing the speed on the dictators, you may wish to try that. If you are fast enough, you may increase your daily lines with just this one maneuver. Some docs can be transcribed at maximum speed. I remember back in 1989 when my co-workers wanted to know what my secret was for the huge jump in my line count that they had noticed. It was increasing the dictator speed.
Making the best use of your Expanders is something others have shared already. That's where you are going to see your biggest line count boost.
It's not about formatting smarter, it's about working smarter. Good luck.
lines
Minimum 150 LPH. Minimum 35 hours per week for full-time with benefits.
OT is lines + 1/2
nm
TT lines
How long have you been there? Give yourself a chance. I have been there about a month and a half, and have started feeling comfortable, and doing better than I did at MQ. It just takes a while to learn the platform, all the new doctors and accents.
The lines - sometimes you have to set them
For all intents these companies aren't going to pay more for anything they don't have to. As an IC I REFUSE to work any holiday without at least line and a half or more...so I don't work holidays. If I choose to use it as some extra money time or make up time, that is my perogative but I am clear on this from day one with any client. If they called me in the middle of the night for a stat, sure I would do it for a big fat differential. I mean if you call the plumber and they say it will cost you X amount for us to come out at midnight and you say I am only going to pay you the regular daytime fee, they are going to hang up and go back to bed, as they should.
It's there. Look down 3 lines.
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MDI LINES
I have been with them for over a year and it has always been 1200/day or 12,000 per pay period for full time and 6,000 per pay period for part time. Never 1,000/per day. 
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