I would guess with that high of a line count

that it has less to do with her Expander and more to do with a really good combination of doctors.  Sounds like you are doing great with 350 lines an hour -- an expander will probably push you up to 400 to 450. I wouldn't expect it to double. 

• Lines Per Hour - IC MT
  • I've done it on an occasional hour here and there - but not 8 hr/day every day
  • Lines per hour - mtme2
  • I don't know if 800 lph is possible. I've never seen it done. - Are those MTSOs hiring?
  • 65-character line - IC MT
    • I would LOVE to sm - Anon
  • Yes, it is possible. sm - MTJewels
    • NOW THAT IS HORSE CRAP - Kathy
      • Yes it is possible - we are talking doc office notes - MTJewels
        • btw - gross line count. nm - MTJewels
      • Been around the block lots of time but tell me - Been around the block
  • Gross lines - possibly - Patti
  • LINES PER HOUR - ss
  • templates? - anon
  • I have heard that some can really tweak their expanders - AgingMT
  • I would guess with that high of a line count - annabanana
    • Another thought -- since you work - annabanana
  • Sounds like a load of horse puckey. - MslaMT
    • I do VR, have my speed as fast as I can get and - Wondering?
      • I've never hit that on another account. - MslaMT
        • Really does not have to do with the doctors dictating - Wondering?
          • eScription, EMDAT and Chartscripts. nm - MslaMT
  • Ask her if she can give demo on how expander - can help. If she says no, I would ? her claim. nm
    • LPH - Michele
      • That would be wonderful - Siren
      • LPH - JL

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They can stick it because they should be paying 18 cents per line.

There is too much EMR and offshoring around here.

is there a way to include the headers/footers on reports in the line count program free download here in MT? 

I am only a year into MT and have been wondering something for a while.  Do most MT's relisten to the dictation to edit it once they are very familiar with the dictators?  I have been tracking my errors when editing and have almost none and I thought how much that would improve my line count if I did not have to relisten to every one.  I'm thinking about cutting that back to just the difficult dictators.  The QA people are happy with my work.  Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks. 

I don't know how to figure this out so...which is better- .085 per line at 55 characters without spaces or .08 per line at 65 characters with spaces?

Thanks

I have worked for some with that program and they had it set not to count spaces and not to count headers. 

Other places I have worked they had it set differently. 

When a company buys the Dictaphone system they are trained to set it up to count lines, spaces, characters, etc. 

What exactly does 500 lines per day equal out to (how many hours per day, reports, etc)? I have worked for one clinic and I get paid a nice monthly salary. 

Thanks 

I have worked in Meditech for Rad / Pathology / and Medical Records.  I have helped write transcription specifics for Meditech........ 

As far as the line count in Meditech, it has no reason to it really.  However, it does count higher than any other programs I have compared it to.  I am sure I knew at one time how the line count was programmed, but it has been  27 years since I knew that information.  Now, I just type and take the line count it gives.  If you are paid through Meditech line count, count yourself lucky.  I do. 

As far as initials, yes if someone edits your report, as long as they do not go and manually change your initials to theirs after editing a report (and this does happen when they want to print the report, some transcriptionists do not know to leave the identifer alone and just print under the typist ID instead of changing to theirs) they will get credit for the report.  We use to require the report be given back to the original Transcriptionist . IF that was not possible, the second transcription would document to the Supervisor the report data, job #, patient, etc. and there would be an adjustment made to the line count at PPE.  The lines would be split.  OR, the supervisor would make the changes, additions, corrections to the report, and the original trans would get the credit. 

 Maybe this will help a little.

I recently took a job where you do your line count in Word.  I am supposed to count with spaces, which is really easy, and then I divide that by 65, but if you are also supposed to count headers, footers, how do you do that.  When I put a checkmark in the box to count headers and footers, the count is no different than if I didn't check it.  I must be missing a step.  Help!  Thanks.