I get 0.08 for everything, nothing extra for STATs. nm

• Question for ICs - Giblet
  • Not a line rate per se but....sm - Lolabug
  • I get 0.08 for everything, nothing extra for STATs. nm - LMT
  • I'm expensive, .15 & .17 for my accounts, no extra for stats which are rare. Bay area CA. nm - Deb
  • Rates for working, paid more for stat? - SS
    • 8 cents? You need a raise - sm - Giblet
      • 8 cpl seems to be the average. I've seen much lower...sm - KyMT
      • My national pays .11 cpl (nm) - AMI
        • Please email me with the company name! - Barry Watts
        • Care to share the name of the company??? nm - MT Wallet
      • I'm not attacking anyone here, but... - Just Me
        • you may be happy making chump change but - mary
          • Don't take this the wrong way, but.... - MT, not MD
          • How did you come up with chump change? - SS
            • I would love to be making more, but.. - Gina
              • I really think the days of big bucks - SS
        • I guess it all depends on what part of the country you live. - Ladybug
          • depends on what part of the south sm - MT in NC
            • I am a little south of Atlanta - Sal
              • Asheville. nm - MT in NC
                • Asheville is pretty town from what I saw - Sal
                  • Asheville-tornados. We have had sm - MT in NC
                    • Me and tornados - Sal
                      • Mt Airy pricey but not as pricey as - NC-MT
        • 12 cents per line here... - Ladybug
          • It's obvious that MTSOs paying 10+ cpl don't advertise on any job boards I've seen... - MT Wallet
            • OK. I will. Get your own accounts & truly be an independent contractor. Set your own rates. nm - Deb -
              • It all makes sense now. Why didn't you all just say that you own your accounts instead of... - MT Wallet
                • I don’t think she gave the impression - Me
                  • I wasn't trying to single Deb out...sm - MT Wallet
          • And 9 years ago I - Pay rates
            • Me too!! Thank goodness that has gone up since then! - Ladybug
              • Actually mine has gone down but - Pay rates
                • I hope to be there some day!! I work a lot! - Ladybug
        • I'm with you Giblet - Don't believe it for a second
          • I didn't look up and see the whole - sa
          • Ok, doubting Thomas, breaking down what we pay - SS
            • Wow...you just completely discredited yourself - Don't believe it for a second
              • Confusing - SS
                • Just ignore it SS, people are going sm - MT TOO LONG
                • Don't understand why you're confused - Don't believe it for a second
                  • its possible to do this on one sm - MT TOO LONG
                  • Nope right thread - SS
                    • But you replied to MY post - whatever
                      • Sorry, going out to dinner, sorry about your - SS
        • AMEN SISTER! I also do quite well sm - MT Too Long
        • not complaining here - sa
        • You and I - Patty
          • I have worked so many jobs, so many hours before - SS
            • Now, you and I - Patty
        • You said a mouthful, I am in the same place - SS
        • $2K is good for you? Do you live sm - UGH
          • I worked for the "Q" in 1999 and had 11 yrs exp...sm - MT Wallet
          • They can't. They're settling - Don't believe it for a second
            • Where you live makes a difference here also - Sally
          • Not to mention that cost of living has gone up - LosingItMT
            • Ok... - Patty
            • My costs have actually gone down - SS
          • Some people - Patty
            • I agree 100%... - Just Me
              • Yep... - Patty
          • I can answer some of this - SS
      • Maybe people working for private firms but I would be willing - SS
        • I work for NTL and make .12 line - AMI

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Personally, I love the pressure...almost feel like I'm needed for a few minutes there ;-)  Sick, I know. 

I'm also an on-call person on nights and weekends every other week or so and I honestly really enjoy that...THAT I get paid extra for and that gig is SWEET!

But you know, the companies probably do charge more for stat turnaround of work so it makes sense if MTs are being hired for the purpose of doing stats that their line rate would be more.  There would probably be a 2 hour TAT required for the work. and the MT would have to be available regardless if there was work "just in case".  I asked the question because a friend of mine has been working for a company that pays 2 cents a line more for stat work (taking her cpl from a normal of 10.5 to 12.5 cents just for stats, and to 11.5 cpl for urgent reports that I think she has 5 hours to do) so I was wondering what the going rate was for MTs doing stat work only.   I asked around about the company advertising 14 cpl  for the stat work and couldn't find anything bad about them. 

Hi all.  I was just playing around with my ShortHand program and noticed the stats button and it has been keeping track of my percentage typed and how much time it saves. 

It was at 32% that Shorthand typed for me, and it saved me over a year of typing since 2005.  LOL. 

I reset it and it was at 42% with just 3 reports.  It will be interesting to see what it will be Monday evening!

I try to stay with reputable sites that tend to be more objective, or search in the journals such as JAMA.

Here's what the National Institute of Mental Health's site said - put it at 2.9%.

"Stimulant use among U.S. children ages 18 and younger had increased sharply from 0.6 percent in 1987 to 2.7 percent in 1997. By 2002, however, the estimated use was only 2.9 percent, suggesting that the rate of use has leveled off. Use was highest among 6- to 12-year-olds (4.8 percent), and lowest among children under 6 years old (0.3 percent). The low rate among preschoolers was also the most stable, countering fears that preschoolers' use of ADHD medications is escalating"

The reason why older kids have a higher percentage of using medications is by then the parents have chased down all the "natural" remedies and supplements and tried taking out sugar-- and found they don't work in the vast majority of cases.

This is quite interesting...it is too long to post here but I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the statistics.  Thanks!

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not the modem thing - which is what will probably go! The LX-219 is cheap on ebay but the modem is not so cheap.

I have no backup computer but I there are other computers in my house that I could use.

So if your total tax bill for last year was $4000, you need to make sure by the end of this year that he has had $4000 (plus a little extra for fudge) taken out. Otherwise you will get fined. Probably easier to get it taken out of his than to do the extra forms to fed and state and write the checks and keep track and add it to your income tax form next year...

homeschool and I also have a couple of bookshelves in my office filled with school stuff and a 3-drawer rolling cart filled with school stuff, plus another desk and printer stand in addition to mine, and a 2-drawer filing cabinet.   When I am organized and have everything off the floor and clean I am very comfortable in my space, but when I have piles of books and other stuff on the floor and on the desk it isn't as pleasant a place to be.

I have worked in a BR that I had all the baby's things/toys in and that wasn't so bad because at the time I didn't have all the gadgets I have now.

I have also worked in a corner of my den and I liked being out with the family and the kitchen was right off the family room, but it is hard to work with someone watching TV and talking around you.  

Meaning, I get paid the incentive pay from lines 1100 to lines 2000 (or a TOTAL of 900 lines out of 2000).  Hope this helps clear it up.

Chickadee

My hands kill me just about every day now, and looking at my hands i have muscle breakdown and twitching, so i'd like to cut down on typing.  Want to find something to do on the side to earn maybe 1000 to 1500 dollars a month.  Was thinking about ebay, but i'm doubtful I could make that much, even though they hype up the advertisement by saying you could make 3000 MINIMUM.  I'm just desperate and feel like my hands are about to fall off.  I've spent close to 1000$ this year alone in keyboards, gloves, splints, doc visits, meds, changed my station around, hot soaks, cold soaks, exercises, stretches, vitamins. still my hands just sing every day esp at night.  So any extra money earning ideas you guys?  thanks

Just wanted to post something that might help those of you looking for work... while I realize this is a medical transcription board, with our work being outsourced more and more each day, we have to do what we have to do to earn a paycheck.

After talking with a police officer and hearing how many hours they spend doing written reports of calls/incidents, I mentioned that it was too bad they could not dictate their reports and have them transcribed.  He really liked the idea and so did I as I thought more about it.  I finally scheduled an appointment with the Chief of Police and made a proposal to him.  I had to do some research -- average pay per hour of a police officer x hours per day spent writing reports, etc, -- but that was not too difficult to get. 

To make a long story short -- he tried this with a couple of his officers on their lengthy and very detailed reports. 

Because it allows more time for actually being a police officer instead of being tied up writing illegible reports by hand, they love the idea. 

I submitted my bid, which was approved, and the contract was signed.  There is never a dull moment with this! 

 I am changing the meaning of this emoticon. She is melting chocolate!

Thanks for reminding me I have bananas in my freezer, lol.  Maybe I'll make some banana bread today too.