Is there an invoicing program that will charge by the page?

I need an invoicing program that will charge by the characters in a page.  I was looking for something that is simple to use and reasonable too, perhaps $100 or less. 

TIA

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If they want it printed in that font fine but for charging change it back to your usual font and see how many pages there are if you are charging by the page.  I type in Arial 10 for several accounts or Times Roman and I always change it back to Courier 12 for my line counts.   Also change the margins to represent 65 characters in the line as they want less margins for chart notes.And they are aware of that when I quote my line charge.  If you agreed so much per page, tell them it was using the Courier 12 font or whatever font you usually use with your usual margins. 

Good luck

and then give it to them on a CD rom for their safe keeping. 

Hello! When I started as an IC a few months back, the great MTs on this board recommended this free invoicing site.  They have a version you can upgrade to, but the free version works for me! I modify it a tad each week, but its great! Very professional looking! Here's the link:

www.mpword.com free version!    Its MP count version 4.0 or something to that effect!

Good luck!

I use Quick Books and love it, been using it for 15 to 20 years.  I basically just give them a total line count for each day of the month.  It totals for you.  But my accounts never question my counts so I don't have to provide any back up.  They give me a daily schedule, when done I do my line count and put in on the schdule.  Enter the daily totals onto their invoice weekly and by the end of the month, I am ready to print.   I usually just hand it in when I do a delivery.   They pay within 2-3 days.   I do not breakdown for letters/consults/chart notes -- just a line count per doctor per day.

Patti

I have to count my own lines for the first time for an invoice.  Before this I worked with Emdat and that produces a line count for me.  If anyone would be so kind as to help me out I'd greatly appreciate it.  I want to be sure I am paid what I should be without overcharging either.

This is how the it was explained to me by the recruiter "Only space between words is counted, while empty lines, tabs, headers, footers, standard templates and hard enters are not counted." 

So, when using a counting program how do I set that up? (I downloaded the Sylcount software, but could/would download another if it is easier) What is the easiest way to do this?  I'm confused right now, and probably too tired to be trying to do this at the moment anyway...

THANKS!!

I need an easier way to figure time for invoicing.

For example:  An audio is 33 minutes and 31 seconds and the rate of pay is 60.00 per hour. 

It takes me forever to figure the correct amount to invoice.  Any suggestions to make it easier for me?        

MPTools, a new release from Emmaus, is a set of six utilities designed to answer real needs by MTs and MTSOs. Among the utilities are these:

1. Create invoices for your clients and pay stubs for your MTs.

• Select client.


• Verify dates.


• Select files.


• Create invoice.

2. E-mail transcribed reports in HIPAA-compliant encrypted zip files with just a few clicks.

• Select client


• Click Suggest filename


• Select files (the actual transcription, not zip files you've made, for the program will zip, encrypt and password protect when it fashions the email)


• Click Send Email. (In the Sent History, each file you've sent is separately listed with abundant information about it: to whom sent, date and time, name of the email, name of the zip file, etc.)

3. Unzip / zip files, even password protected ones, automatically.

4. Print files anywhere on your network.

You'll find MPTools exceptionally easy to use and intuitive. To better explain things we've posted screen captures on the website, and make the program available for download and trial so you can see firsthand how using MPTools will make your workday shorter and easier.

When I worked for a national, up thru 2 years ago, I was getting $1.75 page and heard they got $4.

I get paid gross line and from top to bottom of the page.  My rate is lower which is what the docs like and on chart notes just take the line count for word.  Kind of like your two lines on a page you get the page.  One word on the line, I get the line.  Also with my clinic notes, there is just one blank in between patients but I do get that line.  Of course I cut apart the notes for the clinic so that kind of pays it.  I also make good money and can't complain. 

You need to turn it around so the doctor feels he is "saving money" by being charged by the line and therefore for only the part of the page that is completed.  Tell him that if you charge by 1/4 of the page anything over 10 lines would be a mininum of $1.50 - 2.00  and so he would be paying for part of the page that would not be filled up.   The same applies if he were to go only 1 line past the 1/2 page mark and thus pay for the entire page.  So make it seem more economical for him.  Also make sure that you figure your line charge out in the font you want to type in and if he wants a smaller, convert it over to charge out.  As long as they know that a gross line -- which is what I charge -- consists of how many characters in the Courier 12 font in, you are not cheating.  But show him how it would be beneficial for him to do the line charge and don't go with an attitude of "my way" show him you are looking out for him.   I would probably start out around 12 cpl per gross line as you will probably get a lot of standards that you can set up, etc.   So if work up to 200 to 300 lines per hour that is very good pay. 

Patti

I know it really depends on many factors, but I was wondering if $1.30 per page is a good rate?  I haven't typed a per page rate in years and I don't remember!  This would be a psych. account.  This company gives a template (I get paid for the template lines).  I am thinking this seems kind of low.   Any help would be appreciated.

Oh, gosh...I almost fell over when I read this.  Maybe I missed something here, but when I had my own private accounts a few  years ago I was charging $5-$6 per page, which was actually low at that time.  The reason was that these docs were excellent dictators (hand-picked, of course), and $ wasn't an issue. 

I'd be interested in any other input.

Good luck.