Here's what I would do.

Take a document that you have already done and figure out what the number of lines based on their count. Now, determine what you need to charge based on what you have been paid (or would expect to be paid) for the document. I would suggest doing this with several documents and coming up with an average.

You don't say whether this is a digital or tape account, so don't forget to figure in your materials, gas and delivery time if you are providing printed documents delivered to their office.

While you may be the only one in a 50-mile radius who is doing pathology, if this is a digital account that really doesn't matter since anyone who is capable of sending/receiving digital voice files could do the work for wherever they're located.

I would be careful that you don't take the idea of pathology being a "speciality" too seriously; we're all specialists in different areas such as cardiology, oncology, ob/gyn, etc., and a line rate is a line rate. Charge what you think you're worth, not what the dictation is about.

• Pathology transcription - pathtyper
  • Are you setting your own rate? - sm
    • path line rate - pathtyper
      • Now U know you are their best bet. Tell them - will come back with increased rate.nm
        • You should write your own ticket on this one. U - know U are basically their only option. nm
      • VBC, yeah,typetheirreportlikethiswithnospaces - paintyper
        • How was this message any help? - sm
          • This message is defining what VBC is! It's time people realize the American MTs... - Quit being so sensitive!
            • Thank you. As long as we accept payment like that, they will continue to do it. - paintyper
            • But that wasn't the original question. - sm
      • Here's what I would do. - sm
        • path line rate - pathtyper

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