Cents pay comparison for VR editing
Posted By: ShockingMath on 2006-05-19
In Reply to: What is your annual salary working at 8 cents per line? nm - New poll
Non-VR (IC) at 10 cents/line x 200 lines/hr. = $20 / hr.
VR editing (IC) at 5 cents/line x 400 lines/hr. = $20/hr. (a 0% increase)*
Non-VR MTSO charge at 15 cents/line x 200 lines/hr. = $ 30/hr.
VR MTSO charge at 15 cents/line x 400 lines/hr. = $ 60/hr. (a whopping 100% increase)
If you deduct the $20 to the MT from $30, MTSO still makes $10 per hour per MT.
If you deduct the $20 to the MT from $60, MTSO now makes $40 per hour per MT.
(of course these figures do not include MTSO overhead and other costs)
*Note: VR editing requires MTs with extensive experience for detecting and correcting errors.
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Editing at home is tough. No comparison to the office, and much, much harder
than transcribing at home, especially with kids. Wish I could help, but I can totally sympathize with you!
Editing at cents per line
Hello,
I have been coming across QA/Editor positions paying 1 to 3 cents per line. How much can an experienced medical transcriptionist expect to earn at this pay rate in a given month.
Thanks.
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I found out a long time ago that there are two kinds of editing.. one is editing MTs work (like QA)
and the other is editing as in VR. I have done VR editing, but when I put down this as experience on a resume, I was asked by the HR person if this meant that I had "edited" other MTs work. I think there is a lot of confusion out there and I wish they would just keep that as QA instead of calling it editing. Just be clear in what you want to edit as most companies that expect you to "edit" other MTs in a QA position do require you have a lot of experience. If you just going for VR editing, which is what Transcend has available and there are a few companies out there doing VR, none of which I think really require much experience as it is easy to learn. Hope I made some sense and it can be pretty confusing on how companies use the term "editing" thus it effects their expectations as far as experience goes.
Thanks for the comparison..
They sound one in the same.
A little comparison.
Option A: National: Two hours of emails, faxes, unpaid headers, using expander. Total income $9.60 in two hours.
Option B: Small MTSO: One hour of straight typing with only one researched name and address. No emails, no faxes, paid headers, no expander. Total income $20.00 in one hour. I just wish they had more work!!!!
Comparison
I think there are some variables here. Our company went to VR and there are some who are making more and some less. I am one of those who is making less, but I made a good salary to begin with and am a fast transcriptionist. If you do a lot of editing when you do straight transcription and put in lots of punctuation, and edit A LOT, changes are VR is not going to work for you. I love it, but then again, it all depends on what platform of VR your company uses.
what a perfect comparison
If I had pictured you as anybody that would have been the perfect choice, quirky, funny and cute in the boy next door way.
that is a ridiculous comparison!
dogs, birds, cats, etc are all different animals that required different diets and have different needs. You can't even compare 1 dog breed to another b/c every breed has its different needs, so that being the case, how can you possibly compare dogs to birds?? That is just ridiculous.
I posted a comparison...
within the last week here on the Main Board (MTSO ratings) that shows how the clients of some of the top MT companies who offshore rate the quality of both onshore and offshore transcription. There really was not a big difference, according to those clients, between the quality of both.
Editing is the higher skill. I earn more editing SM
because I'm able to produce more--if the company doesn't adjust the way production's figured down and down again to keep the account from going elsewhere (when that happened to me on EditScript with no explanation of why my income was dropping, I went elsewhere also).
Looking for conversion/comparison chart sm
I'm getting paid gross lines right now and my company is going to be using new software which will use 65-char lines. I'm looking for some sort of chart that shows the difference in $.
Any help will be gratly appreciated.
Thanks 
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Wow, I did a line count comparison...sm
what one of my accounts paid me for and what my other account would have paid me for with their counter and only came up with a 15% difference. A 50% difference is pretty hard to stomach. I have no ideas except for some really crooked software.
Great comparison! Just like dogs, we have to train our men!!
It might take years, but it does pay off in the end!  Been training mine for 30+ years now, and he's about halfway there! But I would sure boot his butt out if he cheated - and he knows it!
I work for both ... my comparison (LONG READ):
HOURS/CLASSIFICATION:
MQ: You have a choice of FT with full benefits -- 39-40 hours producing average of 150 lines/hour minimum; FT with limited benefits -- 39-40 hours with less than 150 lines/hour average but more than 100 lines/hour; PT with limited benefits for 8-16-24 hour schedules all averaging 100 lines/hour.
Spheris: FT is 37 to 40 hours a week, with 10,200 lines required by payperiod's end. PT is 20 to 36 hours a week, production is 5100 lines/payperiod minimum.
OVERTIME:
Both companies structure overtime the same way; averaged in the same manner; requires approval, must be in addition to 40 hours WORKED (PTO, DT do not count).
SCHEDULES:
Both require a schedule with the offer of "flexibility".
TIME:
MQ: Time sheets are used; MTs fill them in manually and submit.
SPHERIS: Galaxy is used -- you clock in and the system punches your time for you. Day's end, you see how much you've worked and allocate your time accordingly (productive time, PTO, meeting with mgrs, etc.).
BENEFITS:
MQ: You see the benefits in the Harmonization booklet. The employee's cost of insurance benefits is assigned by the state you live in (as well as which/if coverages are available to you).
SPHERIS: Med/Den/Vision are offered. Employees all pay the same amount for amount of coverages (EX: All employees wanting EMPLOYEE ONLY coverage pay the same; all wanting EMPLOYEE+ONE CHILD pay the same). It is available to all employees. Cost is not region-specific.
EQUIPMENT:
MQ: Use your own or they will provide. The current rental charges will no longer be effective in January; as well, the internet reimbursements will not either. I don't know if there will be a deposit for those just coming into the company after Jan 1.
SPHERIS: Must use their computers. No rental fee but there is a refundable deposit. You can pay it at once or have it taken out in 6 paychecks. Refunds to you when equipment is returned in good working order.
PTO:
MQ: You see the new PTO offered in the plan and can read online the PTO calculation formula.
SPHERIS: Same type of calculation formula; averaged quarterly and you receive a notice of what your new downtime/PTO rate is and what period it covers. Limit is $20 an hour tops for PTO. Lowest is $7.50. Amount of PTO depends on status and length of service and ranges for FT from 11 days to 21 days a year and PT 2.5 to 7.5 days a year.
HOLIDAYS:
MQ: You can read in the Harmonization booklet.
SPHERIS: Thanksgiving and Christmas are designated holidays. If you are scheduled to work on it, you can take PTO instead. If you work it you will earn double lines those days.
QUALITY:
Both require 98%.
PAY CYCLES:
MQ: Pay WEEK is Su-Sat; pay PERIOD is bimonthly 1-15th and 16th-end of month with paydates on 10th and 25th. Direct deposit available.
SPHERIS: Pay weeks are same as pay periods and are Su-Sat with every other Fridya as paydates. Direct deposit available.
BASE RATE:
MQ: With the new plan, you have your current base rate and it is the same on all work (unless you do part radiology or ASR).
SPHERIS: Your base rate depends on the level of the account you type on. If you type on a really easy account, you will get less pay; more difficult accounts, more pay. Each account level has a new-hire hourly associated with it. Levels go from level 3 to 10 with line rates 0.065 to 0.102. With Spheris, if your production earnings do not add up to at least minimum wage for the hours you worked, they will pay you minimum wage. However, you will not stay with them long if you cannot produce enough to keep you off the minimum wage payments.
INCENTIVE:
MQ: We know that incentive is achieved on a daily basis -- after you produce 1200 lines. Tiered so that you earn incentive ONLY on the lines produced AFTER 1200. It barely puts change in your pocket for mid-range producers. Only rewards high producers.
SPHERIS: Incentive is base on each week's production (Sun-Sat). So you can have a really bad week and only get your base and then next week have a great week and get incentive. Once earned, incentive applies to ALL lines typed and ranges depending on FT or PT status. FT: 5200 lines start at 0.002 and increases up to 7000+ lines getting 0.015 cpl incentive. PT: 2700 lines = 0.001 and increases up to 7000+ lines = 0.015 cpl. Whatever incentive you earn that week is applied to ALL LINES PRODUCED THAT WEEK. Spheris also has special teams that pay higher base rates.
SHIFT DIFF:
MQ: 11pm-7am = 0.01 and 3pm-11pm = 0.005
SPHERIS: 4pm-8am CST daily = 0.005.
NO WORK AVAILABLE:
MQ: This is not specifically addressed per se; however it is not listed under downtime definitions at all. I doubt MQ ever pays for no work situations.
SPHERIS: Has a policy: "MTs will not receive compensation for "No WOrk Available" situations. If an MT runs out of work, the MT should immediately notify their Supervisor or follow th eout of work situation guidelines for their team."
Hope that helps.
My comparison of homeschooling to MTing at home.
"A full-time job isn't finished in 3 hours (like the abbreviated day many homeschoolers boast about). It's about being there on time, sticking to it even though you may not feel like it, and getting along with people you may not care for, and avoiding those who are not good for you."
DANG! And that's why I got into medical transcription. LOL I didn't want to work fulltime or stick it out in an office. And that whole getting there on time thing, oh, I've never been good with that one.
What a dumb comparison - apples & oranges
Geez. A lot of people can't spell, and they sure as heck don't belong managing a QA department for medical transcription - correcting other people's mistakes!
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I have the most recent version of Corel WP, but it pales in comparison to (sm)
Microsoft Office Small Business 2000 (MSWord, Excel, Outlook, IE5.0. ) This software works as flawlessly as the day I purchased it. Patches never required. No hang-ups or crashes. The only alteration I have made to it, is that I am running the most current version of IE. However, most of the time I use a tabbed browser for my web experience.
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12 cents. I'd love to make 12 cents. sm
a line as an employee. 17 years acute care experiencing doing all work types and I only make 9 cpl plus incentives.
Question about Editing for those who do editing
What would you consider to be the average amount of lines a day of editing based on a 65 space line in an 8 hour day. If you can do an average of 1200 straight typing what would be the expectation for a day of editing? What do you think is a fair rate of pay for that editing? Do you know of companies that offer a tiered incentive rate for editing rates to do most of them offer a flat rate for lph? Do you find you make more money, less money or about the same than straight typing? Thanks to anyone who is willing to share this information. Feel free to email if you would rather share by email.
VR editing versus MT editing pay
Greetings,
How does VR editing prod. pay compare to hourly pay ($15) regular QA and constantly being threatened to start being payed production. Are there any special tricks to know to make good money on a VR program? Any companies that have VR and are better than other ones would be appreciated as well. Any and all assistance much appreciated-have to make a change shortly, so looking for a great company that offers ins. benefits. Thanks for your time.
8 cents versus 9 cents
Wait a minute....9/55 is to 8/65....would not 9/55 be significantly higher pay than 8/64 (spaces are not counted in either case)?
8 cents a line. Should be 10 cents for over 10 yrs exp but
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Does anyone do editing for VR?
If so can you provide some insight as compared to transcription?
Thanks
editing vr
I do and I love it. I was doing 1500-1800 lines per day, now am doing between 3-4000. Pay is less, but not that much and so much less stress and strain on these old hands and wrists. Would never go back to straight typing.
Editing pay
I just starting working as an IC with a company in Chicago, IL. They are paying me 4 cents a line to do editing, and 9 cents a line for straight type. The account I am on uses voice recognition software (not sure if it is Dragon), and the program has difficulty with some of the doctors' accents, so their dictation comes through regularly. I like doing this very much, as it has helped me bone up on my grammar skills. Usually what I type just "goes out there", back to them, and I never see any response on whether or not my grammar and punctuation were correct. Being an Editor has helped me greatly. Do others have this same feeling as I do?
editing
I didn't take the offer. I am really having a lot of mixed feelings over this. Frankly I think that is where it is "all going" but I don't want to be the one to stamp and seal it. Just bothered me a LOT.
editing
I just quit my secure job of 15 years because in the past year, they have taken transcription away from all 100 of us and are making us edit the voice recognition system. I was making $15.00 per hour. I hated sitting here, cleaning up the mess that the EditScript program made with the dictations. It's just my humble opinion, but I'd want you to be absolutely sure you want to edit before you accept the job.
editing
Good luck, Kay. Not everybody hates it. You might actually like it. :) Maybe if I hadn't been a Transcriptionist for so long, it wouldn't have been such a change and shock to my system. I tried it for a year and just did not enjoy it. I felt like I was an assembly line worker, like all my years of knowledge, accuracy, and speed were thrown out the window. That's why I quit and took a job with an online transcription company, because I want to retain my speed and knowledge. But if you try the editing and like it, then you should definitely write on this forum and tell everybody, as I am just speaking for myself. You should be happy in whatever you do. :)
Editing
What is the average pay per line for editing (including VR editing)?
Thanks
Anyone doing VR editing?
How hard/easy is it? Would you rather transcribe?
VR editing
Not too bad. I never felt I should type the entire report over. It does get a little tedious as it is very easy to miss the small words, ie. a, it, an. The one positive is that it makes me feel less threatened that ASR will take our jobs soon! It really does have a long way to go.
editing
I like it, and I would like it better for all the money, not half. 
But it's about VR editing
I am interested in hearing from any MTs who use VR to transcribe dictation.
Editing
I tried it for 2 weeks. I did not come near breaking even. You have to listen to every word and you have to make a lot of changes. It is very time consuming for a lot less money. That is just my opinion.
VR editing
I do VR editing and you really have to be fast, it only pays .02/65 char. The VR puts in so many things that it's a hassle to correct. If you are considering doing this for a company, don't. If you are doing this for yourself, then maybe you can work with it so it becomes more reliable.
Editing
I figured out right away that I do not want to do editing only. I like it, but I would be broke pretty quick. I need to survive and get through coding school next year, so I've decided to switch to hourly pay. So far, I've had plenty of work, both editing and straight typing. The reports I've been typing are all good dictators. I like the mix of editing and typing.
editing
If you are doing regular editing, not VR, it should be even with the typing pay you receive or even more. It can take time to edit some reports, especially ESLs where there are a lot of blanks. I personally get paid by the hour and I make half of what I make typing on my other job and just work about 30 hours biweekly.
I'm not editing via VR
I don't do VR. I edit work that is transcribed by MTs. I know that it tracks work done by MTs but I don't think it does this for the work that editors do. If you find differently, let me know.
You obviously are not editing the
Zippy!
We used to do editing but no more
The EMR system, especially in a teaching hospital environment, where the resident or fellow does all the typing, has virtually eliminated any need for a transcriptionist. We edited for a while, but the templates have improved. It all depends on what EMR the docs are using.
Are you maybe editing yourself out of a job?
:+
editing
Okay..sorry, haven't done that, but haven't read or heard good things about it. Someone else will have to help.
Oh, yes you can. VR editing 12 cpl - sm
regular transcription 18 cpl.
I am not the original poster, but I have to tell you the accounts are out there that pay this. I know, I have 2 of them.
Please note - I did not ask for this fee, they offered it and I hopped right on it.
I too was under the impression, by listening to this other MTSOs, that they can't get good pay.
I am telling you Don't believe it! There are good paying accounts out there, you just have to search for them.
QA/editing pay
There are companies that pay $15/hr for editing. You would have to edit 500 lines per hour to make that much money if you were paid 3 cents per line. What is not factored into the by the line editing pay is the time spent researching. I have been a QA/editor for some time and I don't know all the words, but I have lots of web sites bookmarked and I have a full library of reference books and software to use to help me find the term. To me, this is such an important part of the editing process. I hope you will continue looking for a job where you will get paid by the hour. I know they are out there. I have worked for 2 companies that paid by the hour.
Good luck with your job search!!
those of you who do QA and/or editing
first of all, does the QA person also edit? Also would it be reasonable to be able to do 500 lines per hour of editing? This is all American dictators, physical therapy, very easy transcription. Yet, still, one must listen to the dictation, no? So would that be feasible. Finally, can one make good money at 3 cpl editing? Please, editors/QA persons only to reply...
VR Editing
VR jobs do still need to be edited. Some doctors dictate very clear and just about every word is picked up correctly, but you still need to do some minor editing. ESR doctors can also use the VR software as long as they are willing to go through the training. I guess the software "Learns" the way they speak - phrasing, accents, etc. They may need more editing but it can be done.
SR editing
I love being an MT, but it is a very physical job, one that I am not sure I can or want to be doing for 35 to 40 more years because of the wear and tear on the body. But I think I can handle it easily if I'm doing SR editing full time or straight transcription half of the time and editing part time.
My question is, is it possible to make a good income doing SR editing?
thanks! editing?
Thanks for the tips and suggestions. About editing...how difficult is it to transfer from MT to editor? Are there specific requirements as far as number of years transcribing certain types of reports?
I like editing.
It saves my wrists and I can often make MORE money with VR than straight typing. VR is not going to end the need for transcriptions. EMR will to some extent.
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