What line rate does Spheris pay for radiology MTs?
Posted By: Curious George on 2006-03-09
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A line is a line is a line. Doesn't matter if we are talking about radiology or acute care.
1600 is not a fair minimum requirement. Sure you can achieve 1600, it shouldn't be the required minimum.
is the VR line rate 60% of the regular typing line rate?
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Their line rate was less than my current nat'l rate, even with mucho experience. nm
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VR rate is 1/2 rate of traditional typing,I believe it is 4 cents line.
Webmedx ASR rate is 70% of your regular line rate. sm
So if you are on a 9 cpl account, you get 6.3 CPL plus any bonus / incentives / shift differential.
Is the ASR line rate 1/2 of transcription line rate? sm
Reason I ask is that I assume if they have ASR now that eventually all will be ASR except of course for the awful dictators as this seems to be the norm.
Radiology report rate
I live on the East Coast and have been getting paid anywhere from $1.50 to $2.00 per report and $2.00-2.50 per page all depending on what type of reports I am transcribing.
Oh, they make money off us. Line rate is 17 cents a gross line.nm
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I left MQ for TT. The base line rate was less at TT, but overall I make more per line with the
shift differential (I work second shift) and the incentive plan (I have never once failed to make at least an extra half cent per line on incentives - most of the time a penny). I was scared to death to make that move, as I had been with MQ since back in the Transcriptions Limited days. I have to say, though, that it was the best career move I have ever made and I have never, not once, regretted it.
I hope that was of some help.
Spheris and MQ but you won't get the radiology sm
work that KS does. I think they have the most. I left twice and went back. Glad I did.
Did they not hire you? Do you have the right experience? If so, that's where I would go.
spheris radiology
What platform will you be using? I think that makes the biggest difference.
Radiology pay question..What's a good rate per report for
Radiology reports?? $1.20?? Am considering job offer.
Spheris & AllType radiology MTs.....sm
Can you tell us what/how you are paid and what platforms you use? Likes/dislikes? Good/bad company? Any other pertinent info is appreciated. TIA
Any opinions regarding Spheris radiology? nm
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Spheris radiology word expanders
Does anybody know what word Expanders Spheris uses for Meditech radiology?
MedQuist, Spheris or WebMedX for Radiology? sm
Please, anyone who works for or has worked for one (or more) of the these companies transcribing Radiology provide some input. How are the accounts, the pay, schedule flexibility, benefits, etc? You can email me, if you prefer.
Thanks :->
Radiology pay per line
I have always been paid per report on radiology. Is it easy to make line counts when paid per line on a standard radiology account and is the money still good? Thanks for your time!
Not radiology, but low per line -nm
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Spheris hourly rate
Just remember that pay rate may be only for a specific platform and not universal. :)
I am on a radiology account that is by the line because they have sm
a lot of newer radiologists who talk and talk and talk and talk. For the other account that I work for fill in, by the report is better but definitely by the line. They pay both ways. I make 0.10 per line for the account I am on. Hope this helps!
radiology audiotyping on line
Hi there, I am after a company that can help me out with employment- typing radiology reports online at home in my spare time. I have 13 years experience and I'm not sure where to start. ???? I live in Australia
10 cents/line for radiology at
MDI in Florida. if you have Meditech experience. If you don't, they will train you on it. Giving sign-on bonus through March. Diskriter pays by report, 1.05 -1.25. Just have to do your research. Its a pain.
Radiology by the line for one account and by the report sm
for another. I make more by the report though.
radiology line versus report
I think the answer is to ask your recruiter at the start about the account you will be on and hope she will be truthful. I was outsourced from a hosp. not long ago, offered a job with the company hospital was going with so already knew the docs and reports. These were very wordy docs and the new company was going to pay us by report. Didn't not take the job because I knew ahead of time the reports were much too long to be paid by report.
Would have taken the job if
only they had paid by line.
Asked up front next time about account and was told
reports were mostly short
and normal. I was lucky
enough to find truthful recruiter. Hope this helps.
Is 14 cents a line for radiology good?
I need some advice on this job offer as an IC for a hospital. They want to pay me 14 cents a line. I would like to know is that good?
Does Webmedx radiology still pays everyone at 7.25 per line regardless of experience?
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Is it easy to get line counts on Precyse radiology accounts?? sm
anyone using dial up with radiology accts, are you getting good line counts? i've done a search on archives and reading info about the company. anyone else radiology-wise care to share their experience?
thanks!
Not by the line but 1400-1500 radiology reports. 2-1/2 years. nm
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Line rate
I was offered 6.5 cpl. How do I calculate gross pay based on that? I'm not sure how many lines I can produce, since I'm still completing a transcription course and this will be my 1st position.
line rate
oh, my gosh -- i've been with them 3 years and am SE with a base rate of 8 cpl, but usually get 8.5 cpl with the 6000 lines minimum. that is just wrong that you've been with them that long and you're making that. have you ever asked for a raise?
How is their line rate? sm
Recently applied but worried they will offer a low line rate to begin. Do you know what their base rate is or does it vary based on test results and years of experience.
If so, do you know the range?
TIA:)
They did tell me the line rate..
Just wanted to hear from people who knew about them or had worked for them as to whether they are a good company to work for.
Well....about the line rate....sm
I was really offered what I felt like is going to be a good account, and this is only going to be part-time for me. I'm hoping the work itself, i.e., surgery center, will make up for the line rate. They were very accommodating on the actual amout of time I wanted to work per day, too. I'm going to give it a try. I have high hopes - we'll just see!
line pay, rate
these companies say excellent pay. how do they feel right posting that?
What is their QA line rate?
Line Rate
I talked with a guy from the company today by phone, and according to what he told me, they pay on a tiered basis. They start at 8 cpl for 10,000 lines and it increases from that point. I don't remember the exact numbers and amounts after that point, so I won't quote him. If you don't do 10,000 lines, then the rate is 7.5 cpl. This is for full-time people on a day shift; the rate for second and third shift is different. They don't want daytime part-timers, which is what I wanted. In any event, for a university account I think the rate is on the low side. I can make 8 cpl transcribing office work. I'll keep looking.
Sorry. I'm not sure about the line rate but I DO know in this biz...
that line rate is ever based on your years of experience. It's become pretty pathetic. I have over 14 years of experience and was still offered the same as someone with a few years of experience, 7.5 cpl, and of course you will see those paying 6-7 cpl and you will rarely see anymore on an ad where it reads, salary based on experience at least not in this profession anymore. Best wishes if you apply. I hope they offer you something worth your time.
Yes, if you can get a better line rate
Eight cents a line is pitful for an IC. I did the opposite of you and went from a small company to TransTech. I do love working for TT but nothing compares to where I was. The work was wonderful, flexible, 12 cents a line with bonuses and yearly $400 Christmas bonus. I'm sorry I left but that's another story and like I said happy with TT. Do yourself a favor and don't settle for 8 cpl as an IC.
What is their rate per line? - nm
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Pay is not all line rate! sm
I have been in this a lot of years myself. I am being paid the same LINE RATE was I was 11 years ago. I had no benefits, paid my own taxes, supplied my own stuff to work with, including a pedal I had to purchase.
Today, I have health insurance, dental, vision, PTO and holiday pay, plus the company has to pay part of my taxes. They supplied a pedal at no cost and I rent their computer for next to nothing and it is a lot better than mine anyway.
I used to make $6-$7 and hour 11 years ago and I do more like $30 now, same line rate, but a faster computer, a better Expander and more knowledge. My income last year was 4 times what I made each of my first 3 years when I started a dozen years ago. I also work fewer hours to accomplish all of this.
Why all the gloom and doom? Benefits are NOT a gift from the company, we pay the entire premium whether the company takes it out of our paycheck or not. WE MAKE ALL THE MONEY FOR AN MT COMPANY and we always have. Benefits are NOT free!!!! Think about it, my benefits equal about $500 a month that doesn't come out of my paycheck, but it is compensation. That is 500% MORE compensation that I received 10 yrs ago. I am keeping a great deal more of the money I help to generate for the company, whether it is in my nice benefits, a paid vacation or in my paycheck.
To me, the picture is rosy and good. Not only is my income 4 times what it was when I started (that is quadrupled in 11 years), I no longer pay self-employment taxes, I will have my very first paid vacation since I have been an MT and I have health benefits for the first time since being an MT. I don't have it showing on my pay stub, but I KEEP what is on that stub insteading of working 3 jobs to pay my IC taxes. If I get sick or need surgery, I don't have to wonder how I'll pay for it, that is a given. I don't panic if I get sick, I just use my card and see the doctor. I can have my teeth put into better repair this spring too.
I feel blessed that I have more work than I can do on any given day and I am well compensated and happy.
VR line rate
Try Precyse. The line rate for VR is somewhere around 0.055 and they have a TON of VR available at the moment.
need better line rate
Is anyone willing to share a good company that pays 12 to 15 cents per line? I am so tired of having experience and no one wants to pay? Thanks
Line rate
$.095, $.10 and $.125 all as employee with benefits.
line rate?
Here's my situation. I currently provide transcription for a clinic w/four docs. My price hasn't changed for alomst 7 years. I'm just curious what the going rate is per line? I have to pick up microcassette tapes and deliver hard copies w/a 24 hour TAT. Any info here would be greatly appreciated as I don't want to overcharge or be under paid!
Line rate
I have been with them 5 years, doing acute care, and make 8 cents per line. Pay rate has not changed in all that time. I do not recommend them because they outsource all the best work to India now and all we get are foreign doctors whose English is horrible. The sound quality is also horrible. You won't make any money here even if you type 200 wpm. I am looking for another company now.
line rate for VR?
Is the 9 cpl for straight typing and VR? Usually VR is half, 3-5 cpl. I would kill for 9 cpl on VR. They contacted me also, and if this is what they pay for VR then I am testing asap! Let me know please. I love my FT job, but this would be a great PT gig.
Thanks,
Sue
70% of your non-ASR line rate. nm
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Line rate
My line rate is the same regardless if it is a holiday or not.
Regarding line rate?
I know I probably should know this but is .005 cpl half of a penny, .01 cpl 1 penney or some type of tenth of a penny, also what about .015 cpl. 
Line rate
I found this in the archives: As of the recent AHDI/AAMT annual meeting, it appears that the method of line-counting known as VBC (visible black characters) is becoming a trend. All MTs should read the following report from Perspectives in HIM, February 14, 2007. http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_034023.html To summarize: counting by VBC results in a 31.5% reduction in line count, compared to the traditional 65-line (with spaces) count. Thus, to avoid a pay cut, any MT now earning 9 cpl should be
raised to 11.8 cpl if line counting is switched to VBC. This is a critical issue, and it does not appear that AHDI is taking any action to promote fair pay for MTs under VBC compensation plans.
Regarding your second question about the single spacing, IMO that depends on if you are a VA MT or not. VA requires 2 spaces and doesn't care a whit about the various editions of BOS.
70% of your line rate...for now. nm
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