Charge them.

It sounds, unfortunately, like you are allowing your fears of rejection or whatever to cause you to allow them to disrespect you.

Hopefully, there is room for adding a codicil to your contract.  Even if not, In a calm and professional manner, in writing, inform them that you need to start charging for the pickup. 

For example:  My personal favorite is 50 cents a mile, plus a minimum of $10 per hour for the pickup.  If it's 14 miles each way, it probably takes at least an hour, including time spent in the office, going back and forth from the parking lot, etc.  So, the entire trip will cost them roughly $24. 

Offer them the option of digital delivery or providing their own pick up and delivery, shipping of tapes, or whatever option they decide that is mutually agreeable. 

Also, indicate that they need to inform you when there will be no tapes.  It is not your job to call them and ask, but their job to inform you when there will be nothing to pick up on the days that you have mutually agreed will be pick up days.  In the case of when you go there and find no tapes, when they did not inform you of the lack of tapes for that day, a $25 fee will still apply.  If you make an appointment with a doc and do not call or show up, what happens?  Most of them charge a "no show" fee.  Turnabout is fair play.

It is amazing how organized the office will become once you set limits and impose charges.  They might even just ship you tapes once or twice a week and extend their TAT time in the process.  Or, maybe they will quickly LEARN how to accomplish digital tape delivery.

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I work at a mental health clinic as a transcriptionist/records person.  A coworker asked if I would be interested in making some extra cash by typing some documents for him and his buddies that are in college.  I am interested but have no idea WHAT TO CHARGE? 1 cent per word?  i have no idea please help.

-Gina

I was approached by a family doctor to do some typing for his very small company. He indicated that there are 2 other doctors in his office. I am thinking about taking the offer, but I'm just not sure how much to charge them. I noticed on the job boards that MTs are now being paid on an average of 0.07 cpl. How much more of this would I need to charge in order to actually profit from doing this? I currently get paid 0.12 cpl at a company I am working for, so what would be appropriate for me to charge these doctors then? I'm so confused.

I've been contacted about "putting together a training
outline, tips and tricks and materials for MTs moving into the Editor role."

I'd charge at least what I would lose in production spending time on this, but any idea of an hourly rate?  The company is moving into a VR platform.

I provide 48-hour turnaround.  Instead of raising your rate, why not ask if you can pick-up every two days?  I believe that some charge up to 14 cpl.  It all depends on the practice. 

Hi!

I don't mind -- I just answered it when another MT was asking if $50 per audio hour was too low and I said yes, it was too low.

You generally charge per audio hour. I don't know what it takes other people, but I work on a 3:1 ratio, meaning 1 hour of audio takes me 3 hours to do. So I charge $75 an audio hour if it's not terribly complicated. Like I said in the other post, others charge $95 and I have even heard $115. I'm happy with it working out to $25 an hour, but I do spend additional time proofing it afterwards.

I like general because people don't seem to be as "stat" about things as in MT :) Sometimes the speaking is even nice and slow, like they are reading from a presentation so you just keep right up with it.

Diane

I have been approached by a doc who wants me to take over doing his transcription.  He is a face/eye plastic surgeon.  Most of his stuff is all templates.  The only thing I will actually have to type would be the DX and procedure and then insert the appropriate template.  (He does have over 98 templates)

He wants me to give him a quote but I have no clue where to start.  I normally charge by the line but this would not be fair since I am just inserting templates. 

Should I charge by the page, # of reports, hourly, or what.  He does about 15 cases per week and the reports average 3-5 pages (again much of it templates).

Does anyone have any experience with this.  I want to give him an answer today. 

Thanks!

-Ang.

Hello to all,

I need any and all info in regards to contracting.  I have always been a subcontractor but have now been approached at working directly with 2 of my doctors.  What should I charge? 

Thanks in advance!

They should have told her that up front.

I wouldn't be surprised if this office is a mess and that's why the MT up and quit.  She'll find out that not all accounts are sweet.  It goes both ways.

I would charge them; that's not fair and I wouldn't work for free or they'll expect it all of the time.

This may be an account that someone dumped for nonpayment.  Have to be careful. 

Charge, charge, charge; they can afford it!

After reading all these remarks and messages, I need to ask some of you who are so upset with your companies what percentage do you think the company should get and what should the transcriptionist get?   What would be fair to you?  No I am not management, just a small MTSO and would like your input as to what you think is fair

I have done a lot of seminars which are probably a little harder than the books as you are listening to someone speak in a large group away from the microphone sometimes but   I charged - depending on the difficulty as one was building a microchip -- 10 to 12 cents a line.  Gross line.  Revisions were by the hour at $25.  They gladly paid it. 

Patti

Just got a new account; however, the doctor wanted me to take half a cent off my rate AND not charge him for his templates (even though it's my ink he's using) AND he wants me to do the cc's and envelopes at no extra charge.....I do not want to do this as I really think that's a lot of extra work with no extra pay....could anyone help me with this?  What do yall do? 

How much for evelopes??

How much for copies??  Thanks to everyone who replies!!!  I realy need help on this one as none of my other accounts have asked for a bunch for nothing. 

Suckered in the South

Hi,

 I started out on my own and went with $.10 a line, 65 character.  They seemed fine with that.  The next doc i went to I charged $.12 and am still getting that today.  If your doc balks, you could charge per page, kind of figure out how many lines there would be and figure what would be fair.....When i charge per page, i charge $5.00.  I think it is fair, i do good and timely work and that is what a doc wants.  you really have to kind of feel out the doc, but i have found in most cases, they are new to it and are willing to pay since they don't usually know what the going rate is!  Once you are established with her, she'll start referring docs to you.  It is an ideal situation.

The other option is to charge low for the first 30 days and raise it after that.  Tell them you are giving them this deal so they can see how you work.  Hope it works out for you.

Cindi

charge a penny less (for private accounts), and I moonlight for a national who pays me 9 cpl for reg reports and 7+ CPL for VR reports.

Good luck

I think it is great that you can do this and hats off, but it is hard for me to charge that much, over $60 an hour.  Not knocking you or your experience, have my own clients also but just feel guilty at anything above $35 to 40 an hour.  But again, good for you and it can be done and I could if I raised my cpl up as it is quite low and perhaps now I will.