So if you transcribe 100 lines, you dont get paid for
Posted By: 100 lines? How is this right? nm on 2008-02-08
In Reply to: Here is how you calculate it to get a correct count - Transtech Extext
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I just dont want to hit that extra space if I dont get paid for it, ya know. No message.
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I'M PAID TO TRANSCRIBE..sm
Anything else is our gift to the MTSOs and their stockholders. Sure, they try to BS us and tell us its part of the job. It's part of the job only because they make it part of our job...gratis. Our only responsibility, as far as demographics are concerned, is checking that it is the right patient, a number will usually suffice. The visit number, which causes so much confusion and an unfair burden to the MT, should be the responsibility of the hospital or facility clerical department, but of course, it's easier to pass it on to us.
I only transcribe about 800-900 lines/day.
As you can see, I'm not fast but my quality is fine.
Any thoughts?
transcribe 800-900 lines
Do you have a lot of normals and/or are your reports long? Plus do your doctors dictate clearly? I can't get that many lines a day and I can type fast. But it takes a lot of time to proof, look things up, etc. Honestly, how DO you get that many lines a day? I work as fast as I can, but it's hard when the reports are short, no normals, proofing, etc. What am I doing wrong?
Who can transcribe 5000 lines/day?
I have read on here that some of you can transcribe 300 or more lines per hour, which means it would take you around 16 hours a day!! I do not think there is anyone out there that can transcribe 5000 lines a day. He either means 500/day or 5000/week I assume.
Has anyone ever heard of this company or know who this Timothy Olyphant is? What do you think of this job offer? It says transcription project.
I would appreciate any info and your opinions. Thanks
Anything you transcribe in a header/footer is paid.
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Why do supervisors who insist they are not paid to transcribe cherry pick accounts to death?
They could really show some leadership ability if they took the bad dictators and left a few easy reports for those of us who would appreciate an easy report once in a while.
Is this a live count of lines paid for or same as CTRL I that we do not get paid for ?? nm
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Dont you think that if they paid you better,
and hadn't stooped to the lowness of using VR, that you wouldn't be 'hurting' right now?
It's kind of hard to be happy right now, knowing that as our economy begins to emerge from recession in the future, our incomes will continue to stagnate or drop, as everyone else's start going up again, along with the price of everything we need in order to survive.
If I decided to suck it up and just be happy that I have something to do all day, even though I don't have much in the way of finances or security to show for it, then I'd only be fooling myself.
No, you dont get paid once a month. - sm
You get paid twice a month, but rather than invoicing on the first and getting paid on the 15th, every basicall 14 days, you will wait 28 days. So you will wait an exgtra cople of weeks for the first check, but after that you do get paid twice a month.
Well, seems to me if you work you dont get paid eithr - sm
I do understand the dilemma, but honestly, start looking for a job that does pay during this period. I know of many companies that unfortunately play games with your pay and I've been watching one do this for five years now and remarkably he is still in business because while he does eventually make good on his promise to pay, he wreaks havoc on those who work for him constantly. People like this should be shut down, but as long as his contractors keep playing along with him, he will continue.
WEBMEDX, padding lines? I dont think so!
They will work you the first week, claiming it is training, and by the time they terminate you for their FALSEHOOD that you didn't meet 98% Excellence Criteria (GOD KNOWS WHO INVENTED THEIR EXCELLENCE, it is the Sloppiest transcription rules i have ever seen), then you will lose your entire pay for computer mail back fees and rental of equipment!!
I truly believe they made up their excellence standard so called guidelines themselves, to CUT DOWN ON LINE COUNT. Seriously, if they can force you to use the number "2" versus the proper way as in "two" or roman numeral "II", they will beat you up about using "2" and say it is their WEBMEDX EXCELLENCE STANDARD GUIDELINES. What a joke!
If your hired at an hourly rate and you run out of work, then you dont get paid anything??
Just saying, you worked a total of 3 hours one day, ran out of work for two hours, then for that day you only get paid 3 hours? That would suck and it wont pay my bills.
If you are paid cpl based on 65 char.line, margins dont matter.
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dont misunderstand me...we didnt work knowing we wouldnt get paid
How stupid would that be? We were paid a month behind. So when the 18th came we expected our check for the previous month. So that would be one paycheck. No one willingly works for free. I know i certainly wouldnt have typed as much as i did for her - taken time away from everything/everyone else - if i KNEW she wasn't going to pay me. Seriously, I hope she rots for what she has put me and my family through. I'm not talking about a couple hundred bucks. I'm talking thousands of dollars. Yep, I'm ticked
Well, what do they do when people dont meet their required lines due to no work. Most ridiculous
thing I ever heard of. Overhire and then I expect MTs are to work 24/7 to get in required lines. Nothing like making a total fool out of people. Hardly worth making minimum wage now is it.
Yes you DO get paid for 100 lines
ichart is correct.
Whoops that should have been lines paid nm
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I get paid 8 cpl with 1 minute = 10 lines
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No, for every 100 lines you type you get paid 100
The ctrl-I counts headers and footers in the line count on the Extext document. However, you get paid for what you type, not the headers which were already in place. Maybe one day there will be a perfect line counter where neither of them counts headers but for now there are two different counters, the one that comes with the Extext document itself (including headers) and the one that comes from WHAT YOU ACTUALLY TYPE AND ARE PAID FOR. How much simpler does this need to be explained? You get paid for what you type - everything you type. Period. Okay? Just because Extext counts the header doesn't mean a thing because ichart counts what you type and that is what you are paid by. So far, there is no system for Extext to NOT include the header because it is reading the entire document including the header (that you didn't put type in the first place). Extext count is wrong (although a little higher). ichart count is correct.
Got paid, but once again not for all my lines. Third time in a row
I have been shorted. I'm done.
You get paid for 15 lines no matter how many blanks
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You get paid 15 lines for reports with any # of blanks
If you do a full listen you get paid for all the lines. They discourage this unless the MT is on 100% proofing because they have a massive backlog. My pay was roughly half of my pay as an MT and I was one who got fired a few months ago because they were doing away with QA's in the US. Can't imagine why they are hiring for US QA's again.
Last I heard 10,000 lines PPP gets half your insurance paid.
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Company paid me 179 for 4645 lines. Whats that 3.8 cpl?
She does not seem to want to contact me about the money she owes me, either. Thirty years and 3.8 cpl. Unbelievable.  
Now that bonuses are paid by total lines per week sm
it doesn't matter what your LPH total is, so you can stay clocked in or out for those little things, as you choose.
What I mean is, to be paid for holidays, even if you dont work. Major holidays.
Sorry. What I mean is, to be paid for holidays, even if you dont work. Major holidays.
I dont cherry pick, never did. I dont do that to my coworkers on my account.
What is the new status. I dont understand what it means. I dont need their benefits nor do I want
them.
I dont know what that means. I am an SE. I dont sit and wait for work I come back in when it is
there so I never had to deal with Amherst when there was no work because I just stopped working and did other things. My feeling is if this doesnt work there are other jobs out there.
If I cant make QA, dont give me work. Dont dock
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I didnt get the packet, do we have to take their insurance if we dont need it. I dont want it. Wish
I would have gotten the stupid thing to read.
Well, I know that MTs from my office have quite MQ and they dont post on here but I dont know how
many. I think MTs with MQ may be getting second jobs and just working for 2 different places at the same time which is probably the smart thing to do anymore because MQ will continue with this short TAT and as it spreads throughout other offices people will continually be running out of work especially after going on DQS.
You obviously have the wrong company. If they dont IM you, then you dont have it on..
I smell management. Nothing you said makes sense unless there is another Focus out there.
Sorry if I dont like gutter humor. Also dont like
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I do 25-30, but I also transcribe 25-30. nm
But if you know how to transcribe very well,
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Transcribe It
Saw a job post on here from Vicky Fageola (?) from Transcribe It. Anyone worked for them or know anything about them? I really need to settle and don't want to waste any more time. Thanks for any info.
Transcribe It
So did you say you DID work there? Have you left? Why did you leave? How was the work? Any info at all would be appreciated.
That's how we transcribe now sm
You don't get to determine what you will and will not type. Ask for the account specifics and follow them--then you get to keep working.
Transcribe+
Hi out there! Anyone familiar with Transcribe+ platform? MT-friendly?
TIA!!
Does she transcribe? That is like...
stealing lollipops from babies' mouths. Wassup over there? Do recruiters/sups really take your work. So glad i didn't bite, i thought they were overhiring.
Any info on Transcribe It? nm
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That is low. I transcribe faster than that.
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what platform do you transcribe in?
You consistently do 350-400 lph? That is GREAT!
Transcribe it Quick
I was wondering if anyone had heard back from Transcribe It Quick or has worked for them before. They posted on the job board on 05/09 for per diem transcriptionists. I received a phone call from a very nice woman who was the owner of the company. She told me she wanted to hire me, told me all the specifics, welcomed me to the company, etc. and she even had me register with the site and download their player. She was supposed to call me back that night, and I haven't heard word one back from her. It sounded like a great job opportunity with great pay. I called and left a message on her answering machine and I still haven't heard anything. I thought it was really strange, and I was wondering if anyone had received a phone call back from her and was offered a job.
No way. It sux. Still transcribe from scratch sm
just get paid less for doing the same work. We are paying for their faulty software. Do NOT believe the recruiter.
I appears you don't transcribe
From your post, I gather that you are either QA or QA/recruiting (and maybe hourly?). I agree that there are some inflated resumes floating around and many MTs do not put out quality work. Neither of these issues is exclusive to American MTs, though. I also agree that many MTs quit a job quickly - I'm guilty of this, as well. There may be a problem with the platform, the interface, the Internet connection, the sound quality, discrepancies in the schedule agreed upon compared to days/hours actually worked, promised percentage of ESL, ability to utilize templates or playouts, workflow, and pay. These are all issues that can't be foreseen until you actually go to work for a company. Experienced MTs discuss as many issues as possible with the recruiter prior to hire and hope that the recruiter is honest/informed enough to provide the information necessary, but often that is not the case. I'm patient with technical problems, as I know they'll be resolved eventually. But, when you encounter ongoing roadblocks to making a decent living and voicing your concerns to your supervisor/their supervisor/the recruiter gets you nowhere, it's time to move on. In my opinion, at that point the company has voided the contract, not me. Your recruiter friend who generally hires twice as many MTs as she needs and ends up holding onto a fourth of them - she's either misstating the conditions of the job or overhiring and starving out the ones who can't afford to sit and wait for something to show up in their queue. Either way, the MT is the one who loses out.
Transcribe It - any info? (nm)
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Audioworx with Transcribe It
Anyone heard of this program? Sounds similar to WinScribe the way it was described to me, but I wonder if anyone is familiar with this software and/or this company, Transcribe It. Not sure where they are located. Woman's name is Vicky Fageol. Any info. is appreciated!!
if you transcribe around 1 hr of dictation per day are you pt or ft?
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