I do outpatient ortho, dental, general/internal, gastro, neuro,neuropsych, etc.

• How long does it take you to type 1200 lines? - by
  • About 5-6 hours on my primary, but - MNMT
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  • Why would you not use an expander? If you only - me
  • Thanks, I was just looking for an average time - by
    • You've got great production! :) nm - Most places want a min. of 1200 lines in 8 hrs. nm
  • depends if includes headers, spaces, one or the other, character line, etc. - n/m
  • With an expander, you'll do more lines in that amount - of time and make more money! :) nm
  • I do outpatient ortho, dental, general/internal, gastro, neuro,neuropsych, etc. - by
  • too vague; depends on type of dictation and the dictator - n/m

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but not brain surgeries.  But I know the anatomy.  Maybe I can help. 

imaging by Congress - called the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.  Signed by Bush in December.  Over five years will amount to 20 Billion dollars cut from outpatient imaging payments for Medicare and medicaid patients.  This will have a ripple effect.  Private insurers soon will follow suit.  Posted the DRA but it was removed by Administrator.... This will have a detrimental effect on us all, as cuts will begin occurring in every aspect of radiology. 

Here is a comprehensive article.  Please do not remove this post for one day, Administrator.  This will impact MTs in radiology significantly.

imagingBiz.com - The Information Service of the Imaging Center Institute

I like them because of the variety.  With family practice you have everything from Pediatrics to Geriatrics.

11 cpl sounds ok if you're a newbie IF you can keep up with the ESL and the terminology....if not, I'd lower that price.  I charge 12 CPL privately but I've been in the business 27 years.  If you are in the biz a long time, then 11 or 12 CPL (which is under the national's fees) seems fair.  I have a friend who is CMT and she does charge 13 and 14 CPL.  I'm not CMT.

Best of luck whichever way you go!! 

I worked for was around $25,000 a year (in 2000) , but the neurosurgeon in the next office paid almost a half million dollars in malpractice insurance yearly.

How's that for expenses?

Keep in mind the state of the art equipment that the hospitals now have to save people that they didn't have back in even the 1990's.  Unfortunately, everyone has to pay their share for upkeep I suppose.  I got a bill for almost $500 for a quick care appointment for an eye irritation that turned out to be nothing.  Insurance paid $98.00 of it.

I wouldn't have bothered, but as you all know, it isn't easy doing MT work with one eye shut.

I transcribe all ops, and I have an oral/maxillofacial surgeon, but no samples on him.  Is there anyone doing this type of transcription who might be able to send me a few good samples of dental surgeries? 

Thanks. 

I need a some good dental/oral surgery reference books.  These books would have to include also the names of dental instruments and how they are most often packaged together and what the names of the packs are.

Can somebody help me with some links to some good books that would not only include traditional reference material but also the additional information I am needing?

Thanks, Anne

Thanks

Anne

I imagine it's pseudarthrosis .. not pseudOarthrosis. 

Due to account reassigment I am now going to be doing strictly orhto accounts.

I do have Instant Text and several Stedmans such as phrases but no specific specialty books.  

I am wondering if the Ortho Word Book is something I should purchase?

I am also wondering about some the ABCZ products?

I welcome any suggestions.

Thanks!

I have done ortho clinic in the past, just not 100% of the time.

I previously did multispcialty for many years which mostly consisted of family practice with an occational specialty thrown in to break the monotomy.

I would not say I am nervous about 100% ortho but I am "cautiously optimistic". Since it seems likeall I would be doing in the immediate future I was wondering if I should invest in the books etc.

Thanks for the input and offer to help.

An employer cannot set a specific schedule for an IC. This link addresses the issue here :

http://ohioline.osu.edu/cd-fact/1179.html

An excerpt fron the site above notes :

"According to the IRS, workers are employees if they must comply with the employer's instructions about their work, receive training or direction from the employer, provide services that integrate into the employer's business, render their services personally (can't subcontract), have a continuing working relationship with the employer, must follow set hours of work, work full-time for the employer..."

 As is noted in the site linked above , the consequences for the employer are quite severe if the IRS determines that the company actually was treating you as an employee rather than an IC.