HE** YEAH IT SOUNDS REASONABLE!!! sm
Posted By: $$ on 2005-09-22
In Reply to: Paid by the minute... new to me... does $1.14/minute sound reasonable? - Easy account, pay on time, IC status. TY
do the math. Supposedly we are supposed to be able to complete 12-14 minutes of voice in one hour. But realistically, we complete more than that an hour. So for instance, take 14 minutes and multiply by $1.14. That is almost $16/hour.
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that sounds reasonable
That sounds like a fair assessment, what confuses me are the ones that say they can get 500 lines an hour...... In 15 years the best I ever did was around 325 per hour.
sounds reasonable to me
but as an employee the company can dictate your hours. As an IC I work a split usually and do better this way. However, as an IC, the company cannot dictate your hours according to the IRS. Companies now days promise too short of a TAT for the MT, IMO. What happened to the 24-hour TAT for H&Ps, consults, etc. and longer for discharge summaries? Not to mention the # of reports at the end of the month when doctors who haven't dictated decide they should dictate rather than be put on suspension or not allowed in the OR until they get their act together.
15 sounds reasonable for a large
15 is too high unless you are on the west coast. Here on the east, 14 is about as high as anyone can get on a clinic account. Acute care goes for about 15-16.
15 sounds reasonable for a large
The doctor I transcribe for said the company charges 15. Of course we do not make anywhere near that, so I think that is reasonable.
I'd be tempted to think he meant SP02. That would be a reasonable air sat value, and sounds simi
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Oh, yeah. It almost sounds
like you ended up with the person we got rid of, LOL. This woman was so freaking negative and whiny. She would complain that she couldn't stay awake and that was why her line count was so bad and yet she would sit with all the lights off! She was a real energy vampire and it made a real positive difference when she left.
Yeah. Sounds like you could use a vacation. Maybe a couple days? nm
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I think $15/hr reasonable!!....sm
I cannot figure out the hourly because I get paid by the line and that varies from hour to hour. DocQScribe is the platform. I just did 180 LPH for my first hour of the day which comes to $16.40 for that hour but again, that varies from hour to hour. 
Yes, probably reasonable
Radiology often has a lot of normal reports, so with normal macros from each doc its quite doable. Also there are many repetitive phrases they all use so you can make your own macros and speed production that way. As a newbie I'm not sure you could get up to speed that fast, it really depends on how many normals are already in place and how easy the docs are. A seasoned MT would try to bring her macros with her, but as she already knows their lingo and can anticipate what's going to be said, its pretty much the same stuff on each type of report.
Her tone was not reasonable.
Believe me, she couldn't afford me anyway if all she's getting is newbies applying.
Another reasonable post!! Thanks!
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What is the best reasonable VR program available?
I am an IC and considering buying a VR program, but I would like to know which is the most accurate, and also cost is a factor too. Does anyone have any recommendations, good or bad? I hear a lot about Dragon, but I am hesitant because I have heard it takes a long time to train it to your voice.
Thanks for any and all advice.
Define reasonable
I've gotten all of my equipment from Transcriptiongear.com and have never had problems with the quality. Reasonable depends on your definition, though. I never thought their prices were outrageous.
Her instructions are perfectly reasonable
If she doesn't want resumes submitted as attachments, that's her business and the applicants should just follow the instructions. Whether you think she should ask for pasted resumes instead of attachments is irrelevant. If you don't want to apply, then don't. But if you're going to apply, just follow the instructions. If you cannot or will not follow the instructions, that tells her pretty much everything she needs to know about you.
Reasonable cpl to expect for newbie MT?
What would be a reasonable cpl to expect as full-time employee (not IC) with a national if you have no experience but do have MT education from one of the AAMT-approved schools?
Mac she asked reasonable questions
For once can you ditch the negativity, try having a positive attitude and be a little gracious??
One blank is not reasonable, what if it is a horrible ESL - sm
that you can only understand 1 word in 10? I have had those. Years ago worked for a company that only allowed about 1 blank every 10 reports or so, which was crazy especially since it was acute care and nothing but ESLs. If you went over your daily allotment you would be reamed via email. I understand trying to keep the blanks down but some are just unavoidable.
Hi, any IC's that are paid on salary? or is this a reasonable pay I should ask for?
My docs have now switched to a new platform, which does not utilize counting lines, which is how I am paid now. They suggested paying by time, but that would be irritating for me to have to keep track and multiply and do all sorts of other stuff by hand (rather than having software to do it).
I have thought about asking them to pay me on salary. I have been with them for 7 years with no raise. NO RAISE EVER. Seven years this September, and I have made between 25 and 28 thousand dollars each year with them.
I am thinking of asking for $36,000 a year and was wondering how reasonable that is. I get absolutely no benefits from them and in turn, have to pay my own health insurance, retirement, taxes, etc. (so really it would be about 24K a year).
Any advice? thanks so much
Here's how I do it. I start at a reasonable rate for my area. SM
I take of a penny a line for each of these things:
1. Digital. 2. No printing.
Or you can start at your bottom line and add a penny for 1. Pickup 2. Printing. 3. Delivery.
That's just how I do it.
I think 12 cpl is reasonable...plus they're desperate, that helps...sm
try to get the work into a digital format though. Don't do the tape running around thing. It will kill your profit. Look at Bytescribe's web site and see about using an Olympus recorder and transferring files via Bytescribe. Many advantages including tracking files, duplicate file posting (files never get lost!), flagging to indicate status of files, digital files have superior audio quality, STAT capability, on and on and on
I just bought a Bissel bagless - reasonable @ $129. It gets the job done
I have a golden retriever - it picks up every hair and hair ball. So far, so good.
I use MPCount, which is free and easy to use,,,can't get more reasonable than that!
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That's ridiculous. $1/minute is more reasonable for beginner.
I make $75 to $100 per audio hour.
That's ridiculous. $1/minute is more reasonable for beginner.
You will be working for less than $5/hour.
I make $75 to $100 per audio hour.
Any suggestions on a good Vacuum at a reasonable price?
I would love to have a Dyson but they are a little over my budget. Thanks!
Without starting a war, how much time is reasonable to spend on reasearch (sm)
when paid by the minute?
I have access to the patient's electronic chart and often use this as a tool to look up doctor names, diagnoses, etc. Often, these charts go back for years. Documents are both scanned into the patient's chart by the physician's office(a 5-page stress test would be 5 separate scanned entries) and typed directly into the patient's chart (a 5-page document would be 1 entry).
We are paid by the minute, no matter how fast or slow the doctor talks. So, if they manage to speed talk, not take a breath, and slur an entire H&P into a 1-minute report, we get paid for a minute's worth of work regardless of typing time.
Having given the above information, what would you consider a reasonable amount of time to spend on research,i.e., looking up "Dr. Smith" with no first name and no specialty or indication why the patient saw "Dr. Smith", or things of that nature.
(I've got my fingers crossed that this does NOT start any type of MT versus QA argument!!!)
Thanks.
CuriousMT
And should you not receive your final paycheck in a reasonable amount of time,
notify them that you will be filing complaints with the Department of Labor, the BBB, the FTC, the state attorney general's office, and small claims court.
RE: Anyone know of a real light touch keyboard that is a reasonable price?
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A good place to get reasonable, objective info regarding ADHD is CHADD
just keep it in mind for the future. www.chad.org. Also there are some informative videos at coolnurse.com. About 10 videos regarding ADHD. you will have do a search on the site but it's worth it. If it's in her father's family it could be possible that she has it, and if so, you needed to get educated about it and be her advocate. School systems respond very well to confident, well prepared parents who come in to meet for a plan that allows for reasonable accomodations. I've been doing it for years.
Flexible schedule and reasonable line rate, at least 11 cpl for acute care!
I am not real "needy". No benefits as IC, just need flexible schedule due to very active family, and expect a good line rate. In return, I will go above and beyond what is expected to meet TAT and quality!
Dell will finance at a very reasonable rate, just bought one and my payment is $50 a month with no i
just start charging interest. I am using my IC job to pay it off. Medquist does furnish computer, Amphion furnishes but with a monthly fee that is refunded at the end of a year's employment, I think.
Best battery backup with a reasonable amount of time - just lost report when elec blinked Grrrr
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Yeah, yeah, that should be "your work..."
Yeah, baby, yeah.
We are here for the long haul.
Paid by the minute... new to me... does $1.14/minute sound reasonable?
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Oh, yeah!
I understand where you're coming from. The respect is just not there anymore. Everyone in this business has heard for years about how voice recognition and EMRs are going to replace us all, which I just don't buy. I work for a national on a difficult account with many ESLs, and it generates lots of work. Every summer we have problems keeping up with turnaround but the management has yet to come up with a solution that actually works consistently. I suspect it's a combination of MTs having kids home from school during the day now, vacations being taken, and people not working their schedules, but most of all I think it's just plain burnout - we deserve to enjoy the summer too. Last summer I worked so much to the point that I think I did substantial damage, and my body just cannot take it anymore (been at it for about 20 years, the last 10 years of it steady). The powers that be fail to understand that we are not machines! 
Oh yeah
Or when you are trying to sleep and in your mind you are dictating to yourself..i.e., and the patient..yada, yada, yada, happens to me all the time, especially if I have had a long stressful-difficult dictation day, LOL..Of even if Im day dreaming, sometimes I find myself falling into dictation mode, repeating dictating I have transcribed, or close to it..Yeow!!
Yeah.
intromission changed to interim admission. LOL
yeah right.
dream on.
Yeah - sm
Diskriter. If you have 3+ years experience and want full time work, brand new benefits and line incentive - send your resume to them.
yeah, right, sure he is.
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Yeah, right
Saying it doesn't make it so. You are probably QA'd by people in India. What a crock.
Yeah, sure.
Uh-huh
That makes complete sense (not).
Oh, yeah.
I cheated on the soup, too, by buying a box of premade at the health food store. They've got such neat stuff there.
yeah, me too, and it's not
Yeah, well--
That's why this country is going down the toilet. Between the corporate greed and being overrun by the illegals, how long do you think it will last? The CEOs now don't care-- they are too busy counting their money and buying those expensive cars, yachts, and their third and fourth homes, etc. They have what I call the "Marie Antoinette" syndrome-- "Let them eat cake". They have theirs-- so the h*** with the rest of us!
yeah...
You are full of it. You aren't an MTSO. No place has a "crew" that is "all friendly and kind." They work at home, so how would you know what they are like? Even the rudest person can be nice for 2 minutes while talking on the phone to the boss.
Oh yeah!!
LOL - good going MQLover - like your style!
Yeah, you ask how old I am, but
the person who responded to me is the one who said it first. Of course, come down on the person who likes workings for MQ. How predictable. Go take a shower and maybe the water will make you grow a real thought.
yeah right, 60K w/MQ...
Yeah, please don't.
This is fun to listen to.
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