TT sent out email saying CTRL i function is 7-12% higher than paid-for line counts,
Posted By: Transtech line count issues on 2008-02-09
In Reply to: That is much better than OSI's line count - ex-OSI
so you would need to deduct 7-12% off function of CTRL I.
Per TT email regarding this subject, the headers and footers average between 7-12% of a document . . . Conversely, if you are transcribing a two to three line report/addendum, the header and footer may be as much as 50% or greater.
So, it is true that if we transcribe short reports, we are given the pleasure of transcribing almost FREE for TT !!!
This is about as clear as we MT's can get from TT regarding this line counting issue.
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Ctrl i in EXText for us MT's with TT gives a higher line count, because we do not get paid
for everything that that function shows. I-chart is as close to the exact amount of lines we get paid for than anything that we have. Ctrl i was blocked from us, but lately opened up for us to use; however, it is not what we get paid for. Hope this helps you.
Ctrl+I counts headers and footers, but we don't get paid for that sm
and we don't type it in, in any case. The headers and footers usually have text that is a lighter color and these are embedded headers and footers. We get paid for the regular color text. You aren't being cheated in the least. Consider, I worked for a company where they charged the MT a 65 character line for every report, although the headers and footers compromised a whopping 30 to 40 characters. On a short report, you paid the company for the privilege of transcribing it!! Embedded headers are not things we transcribe, but ARE paid for what we DO type.
This 1.236 accounts for the headers and footers, on ICD1. Different accounts have different headers or lack thereof and so it varies.
We could check our line counts up-to-the-minute with CTRL I inhouse n/m
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When company does not allow CTRL i function to be used by its MT's.
EXText is the platform you transcribe in, but EXSpeech is the VR portion of Dictatphone EXText.
Reread, I do not use the Ctrl B function, so cannot answer. Sorry!
Watch your paycheck go down. Transcend does not pay the same line counts that MDI-MD paid.
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If Ichart deducts 8% from ExText line counts, you are actually not getting paid for spaces
It is the equivalent of a 70.2 character line with spaces, 65 characters without spaces.
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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Ctrl I line count Ex-Text
No, people working on that system used to be able to see Ctrl I. I guess multiple people across the board who now are getting their line counts at ICHART site complained when they did a Ctrl I and the line count was VERY different from the ICHART site count they were told to use. Yes there can be a big discrepancy. I wonder why no one can look at Ctrl I any more? I wonder why they thought blocking it out would stop people from questioning things. I think it only made it worse. Any MT can and should use another source to count, whether it be Word, Sylcount or whatever, until they feel they are being counted fairly and equitably. If they tell you you are not getting pain for Headers and Footers you should be able to figure this out by comparing their count to yours. From 10,000 down to 8,000 is totally unacceptable and unbelievable. Good luck to anyone with this problem.
Were the MTs let go older/higher-paid, and
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I've been with places that disabled Ctrl/I as they said the line count given was "too high.
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In the past, they paid higher rates.
Those days are gone. When I worked there I started at 11 cpl. Soon after friends of mine applied and were hired, and benefits, including shift differentials, CMT bonus, etc., had gone away and pay had gone down. The bucks were there, but you had to hire on at the right time.
Yes to old reports! Their ExText has all the regular functions except line counts are done on line
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Line counts - the lower the line count requirements
the harder the account and problems with trying to get production off the platform the company uses.
That is a higher line rate
than I make now. Thank you for the info, I will apply with Medware this afternoon, they sound like a good company. Where I am at now my supervisor rarely contacts us, only to say work more so a company like Medware that has nice people is what I am looking for. Thank you again!
why do you all say they have higher line rates? sm
I applied there thinking they would offer me something competetive and I was offered 8 cpl for 6 years' experience. Not on your life.
I turned them down flat.
Higher line rates
When I was with MQ, I was making 9.75 cents a line, but I accepted a position with another company for 8.5 cents a line. The lines are easier to come by with this company, so it equaled out anyway. By the way, have 20 years experience. These companies only pay so much. What do you get per line?
Higher line rates
Yes, worked for the company MQ bought up for about 3 years before that. I left because I was not making money at MQ anymore, was working harder for less money with the cesspool and all, was making about 500.00 less a month. I am back where I was with MQ before all the changes financially, and really like the company I am with. I read on here that MQ was offering 12 cpl (I think) for people to come back. I got a few phone calls, but never called them back.
Who, besides FutureNet, hires IC higher than 0.09 per line?
Do any companies offer this pay rate anymore for ICs?
I just left my old company, which I loved greatly, but they were bought out by another company and it went downhill FAST. Didn't think I would be in this position for a long time of looking for a reputable company.
I have 12 years or more of actual work experience and very fast, always received 99% accuracy on audits (and they were tough audits - very strict). Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated.
So this is higher line rate than MQ and 90% of the other MTSOs - sm
Lots of companies pay 2-3 cpl flat rate for editing. This is still a better deal.
Just curious...do they give you a higher line rate? nm
Getting line counts up
I recently was hired for a national company, after having worked in-house for about 5 years in a physical therapy clinic. I'm still in the training status. Every day when I check my line count, I cannot believe it! It's in the 200-250 area. I know I'm slow, having to look up almost all drugs, many procedures, etc., and I'm adding to the expander program every day, but I don't see how I can get a lot faster. We don't get credit for header information and oftentimes this takes several minutes to look up, add to, correct.
Any suggestions/comments are welcome!
Line counts
Does anyone out there or has anyone out there worked for Transtech Medical Solutions and if so could you provide some input on their line counts and why there are 3 different platforms to figure your lines that give you 3 different figures and final line count is lower than those 3 platforms. Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks
LINE COUNTS
Be that as it may but have you have problems with your line count W?
line counts
I was given $10 guaranteed hourly for the first pay period, unless I did more than the 12,000 lines. That was a joke because I, like you, was, and still am, getting awful dictators. I did not make the 12,000 line requirement until 5 pay periods later. You will get there.....eventually. I can only dream what my line count would be if I had some decent dictators!
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Line counts are pretty easy to get. I don't have any problem, but of course, the longer you are with any company/account, the easier line counts get. They require 150 lph, but they aren't sticklers about it, if you don't. (It took me a few months to get to 150, but then after that, 175-180 is about the norm). They let you pick your schedule. They are pretty flexible with that. I work a split shift and it works out great. They have excellent shift differentials. They use Shorthand as their Expander and if you're already using it, you can transfer it in. They have quality equipment. You don't spend a lot of time waiting. As far as demographics go, for the most part, it all pre-fills. Occasionally, you will get a patient you have to look up the name for, but it's easy and doesn't take long. It's an easy system to get used to, as well. You don't have to have 6 different windows open to do one thing. They have normals and examples easily available for different dictators, etc. Overall, it's definitely worth applying and taking the test. (The tests have caused problems for some folks - there's a written one and then 3 or 4 dictation samples).
Line counts
I sure did not have trouble getting between 250-350 lines per hour when I was with MDI at 11 cpl. I quit to take a radiology position that pays gross. The Bayscribe platform is very user friendly and I never had trouble with any of my accounts (2).
Line Counts
I average 250-300+ lph on my acute care account at MDI.
line counts
I most certainly did read it. I was stating that when I paste report into Word it does agree with the DQS line count, not that it does not agree.
Line counts
It really depends on how many characters you do in a day. For instance, if your total chars are 50,000 - then divide that by 65 csl and you get 769 lines total. And the same for a 72 csl - divided by 72 would be 694 lines total.
So the more chars you type the more lines it turns out to be. Figure 85,000 chars would get you 1,307 lines!
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Line counts
Again, I want to ask what can be done bout something... The way are lines are calculated by the MTs is to take 24 x the number of reports we have done in a day and that is just a guesstimate I am told. The owner has a line-counting program called Docu-Count and we do not have have access to that program. Again, when we get our paychecks.. it just shows the line count but we have no way of knowing exactly what our line count is compared to the what the owner comes up with. I have asked a person there at the office who helps with payroll and explained that my line counting program comes up a lot more than the one they use at the office and the response to me was I have to go. Does anyone besides me find this odd and know what I can do about it.. Im afraid to ask him for fear that I will lose my job and I need this job right now. TIA.
line counts
Well, that's good to know. Do you know if we are paid for the headings in the report? I think that might make the difference. I literally go from one IC job in the morning, making right at 300 lph, to struggling for 200 to 225 at Precyse. If we are paid for the headings (which we should be, because they don't appear out of thin air and they all take at least 3 keystrokes), then maybe I'm just too tired to pull off 300 lph at a second job. 
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Since the Ichart line counting program for TT has been having problems, I have noticed that my line counts have gone down. Has anyone else experienced this problem? I am starting to get worried about it.
TIA
line counts
anyone working for TTS having trouble with their line counts?
TTS line counts
An email was sent out to all about that earlier. It appears to be an ongoing issue with Dictaphone, and probably something they have no control over. I am sure they will get it straightened out soon, they can't afford not to.
Line counts
Let me ask you this then, to whose benefit is this equipment geared to - not to increase an MTs productivity, give me a break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ichart service, Dictaphone can help you assess the true cost of your current transcription infrastructure.
Past audits have revealed some of the following billing discrepancies:
Inadequate Billing Detail.
No true MT line counting standards for billing.
Challenging Audit Trail and Process.
Special Characters Can Inflate Line Counts By 15%.
Invisible Characters Can Inflate Line Counts Up To 20-40%!
Poorly Designed Templates can lead to Excessive Line Counts.
Multi-page Reports can Drive Excessive Characters and/or hidden words.
Line Counts
Not too long ago there were numerous posts regarding Transtech and the line count situation. I was just wondering if any TransTech employees are still experiencing discrepancies with their line counts.
Thanks
Line Counts
Nope...no problems now or ever. The Dictaphone system might lag from time to time, but it's not TransTech's fault. It's no big deal at all. All we have to do is just wait a couple of hours and the lines count program calculates out. There's just a short lag. I've never lost so much as a character.
line counts
Do you use your own line counter and if so what kind do you use?
line counts are off
If you dont use you own counter to compare then of course you would not notice a discrepancy but if you use your own line counter and your counts are close to what I-Chart then what line counter are you using.
line counts
Yes I have talked with management repeatedly to no avail which is why I posted the question here. It just might be that I am not using the right kind of line counter or have not set my variables correctly. The reason I asked the question is that if others are using their own line counters and their counts are relatively close to I-Chart then I wanted to find out what they were using so that I too could try that and see what happens from there. So, if you are using your own counter if you could tell me what you use that would be very much appreciated.
line counts
True and true,and if it was that I would forget about it but if something is wrong now and it goes on who is to say it won't escalate. But, like I said I just wanted basically to find out what, if any, line counters other transcribers might be using so that I could at least try that.
TT and line counts
How can they expect you to meet their requirements when they consistently run out of work?
Line Counts
Does anyone else work for a company where you can't check your line counts? Its driving me NUTS! I've worked for them for 3 weeks and my keeping track through the Lanier is always way more than they say I have done. I really like the account but might leave if it keeps up. Any advice appreciated!
Line counts
For the life of me, I cannot find my offer letter with the required lines. Why don't you just go through their website and e mail them, or call. I am sure they will respond. Besides, the requirement may have changed in a year. Good luck!
MDI line counts
Does anyone else have a difficult time making lines with MDI-MD. Doing multispeciality clinic and some discharge. It just seems like an awful lot of typing for little lines. Major struggle. Also it seems as if you are not getting credit for demographics, addresses for letters etc. Do they not pay for headers, footers. What about headings? Something definitely seems odd. There is no real way to get exact lines on Bayscribe. They give you an estimate of line and amount you made but the paystub doesn't even tell you the total lines you did a pay period. Just seems odd
Line counts are low
My line count is down by at least 200 lines per day even though I produce the same amount of documents as I did on the old platform. So, things do not add up.
line counts
I worked for MQ for almost 10 years before going to TT. I make a lot more money with TT than I did with MQ. I was actually being paid 1.5 cpl more at MQ than I am at TT. I work my 40 hours with a heck of a lot less stress and aggravation, and actually feel appreciated. That may not be important to some people, but for some reason it is to me. However, the bottom line is my paycheck. I had dropped about 250.00 a pay period by the time I left MQ with all the changes they had made with work pools and ASR. I now make more money for the same 40 hours, so do I think I am being ripped off, heck no! I have no doubt I am being paid for what I type.
QA and line counts
As has been stated in many of the posts on this board, quality is the top priority at Axolotl. We type what is dictated unless account specifics say otherwise or there is a gross medical error. We do not get docked for sending a report to QA with blanks unless the blanks are excessive on an ongoing period of time. We do not get docked for punctuation. If you type a wrong word, then you get docked. If you do not follow account specifics, then you get docked. If you add or miss a word, you get docked. I have not fallen below 99.2% in 2 years on my monthly audits. The system also allows you to see every edited report. The MTs are also allowed to challenge an error that has been assessed. I have had errors overturned, as well as some that were not overturned.
As far as reaching my line count, I haven't had any problems. I think their platform is the easiest I have ever worked on. MTs are given every tool possible by the company so that they are productive.
I think if an MT has a problem maintaining the QA score and/or reaching 1200 lines, it is that particular person's bad habits.
Line counts
Mine usually post immediately, but I think some accounts are slower than others to post for some reason.
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