Oops! Other way around: divided $2.50 by 54 lines!
Posted By: wondering (but not good at math) on 2007-06-12
In Reply to: I divided 54 lines by $2.50, & got less and 4 cpl. nm - wondering (but not good at math)
That's why I got bad grades in h.s. math!
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I divided 54 lines by $2.50, & got less and 4 cpl. nm
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Cost divided by minutes (sm)
For other things, it would depend on what you were trying to calculate. The next time you need to do this, try using smaller numbers and test your formula, then when you determine the correct formula, calculate whatever it is you're working on.
Word "lines" divided by 65
Of course you made out good, you're taking lines that aren't 65 characters long and giving yourself credit for 65 characters. I don't want to sound harsh, but that's cheating.
If you use Word to count the LINES in a document, as one poster mentioned, you get a count of all the lines -- include blank lines, including Dear Dr. SoandSo, Sincerely, -- all those things are counted as lines. They're usually referred to as "gross lines" because it's just the gross number of lines in a document.
But if you calculate "Sincerely," as a 65-character line, I don't want to sound harsh, but that's just cheating. The word "Sincerely," is not 65-characters long.
Your company counts the characters and divides by 65 to come up with the number of 65-character lines.
Eggs come in different-sized cartons. If the store told you a carton of 6 eggs and a carton of 12 eggs was 2 dozen eggs, they'be cheating you. You certainly wouldn't want to pay for 2 dozen eggs, you're only getting 18. So 2 cartons of eggs is not necessarily 2 dozen eggs.
You see what I mean?
In Word, take the character count (with spaces) divided by 65... SM
that will give you an accurate line count, but you'll have to write the character count down for each and every report before you finish and send the report. I put a button on my tool bar that I just clicked to bring up the document counts and then I just kept a log that wrote down job number and character count for each report. Then at the end of the day just add up the characters divide by 65 and you've got your line count for the day. Kind of a hassle, but worth it in the long run.
127 if based on 65-char line (8243 divided by 65 is the formula) nm
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I meant 2 medium garlic divided into the cloves...was half asleep LOL
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30 hours divided by four days equals seven-hour days. Most of us have to work pretty much every day
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i used to work for a company that divided the work types up and i loved it. sm
there were only 4 of us working a major teaching hospital. someone was assigned surgery, different assigned discharges, different admits, etc. we all had the backup work type in case the original assignee wasn't available and were cross trained. it made us much more efficient, ability to get used to dictators, set macros, and in the long run we were all much happier.
Aaahhhh, now I get it. Gross lines vs. Character lines. I guess I've just been conditioned to
think in terms of character lines. One of the perils of working as an IC for somebody who defines what a line is versus owning your own company and defining it yourself. After working for someone else for 15 years, maybe it's time to bust out on my own.
That is a lot of work/lines for 2 people. I do 3000 lines per day sm
if you times that by 30 days that only comes to 90K lines a month, that is working 7 days a week including weekends. I don't think 2 people can handle that.
900 lines is below 1100 lines, where the bonus starts.
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Gross lines include all lines containing
printable characters, so a full line and a line with one word on it are charged equally. Straight lines are basically the same as gross lines, but with this method of counting the blank lines are counted as well (again, equally). I have only had one company pay this way, and they are a middle man. I would think the charge would be about the same as for gross lines, and that not too many offices will want their lines counted this way (the one I worked on was probably inherited from someone who had counted the lines that way, so just continued).
The norm is 1 minute = 10 lines; 10 min = 100 lines - sm
granted this varies per dictator. More lines if a fast talker, less if a slow talker.
I went from 2400 lines to 1800 lines
a day when I switched from clinic (through an MTSO) to hospital work. Not only was the clinic work easier with more macros (and less providers to learn, 12 vs 300+), but I was typing in straight Word (as opposed to Softmed/Chart Script). So you see, it really varies depending upon the type of work as well as the platform used. That said, I am so much happier typing the 1800 lines per day (I make over $15 per hour plus an incentive for any lines in excess of 1200 per day) plus a great health package/benefits, AND approximately 5 weeks of paid time off per year. In my opinion, hospitals really are the best employers WHEN they appreciate the work we do.
My advice for you is not to judge a job by any one criterion but rather the entire picture. The 'extra's can really add up.
Good luck in your job!
Which is the one where they are sc*&ing us the standard lines or the qualified lines? SM
Mine show up as STD when I pull up my transcription log. But I see now there is STD/QT.... So which is the one where they are ripping us off, standard or qualified? Need to know. I am about to switch companies and I will not do if they are actually taking lines from me. Thanks guys.
Question versus gross lines versus 65-character lines....
I have always charged or been paid by 65 or 60 character lines or per letter or space typed, but have never been paid or charged per gross line.
What is the advantage of this? If I were to charge 11 cents per 65-character line including spaces, what does this figure out to for an average line rate and how do you do this calculation?
I'm wondering if it is financially beneficial for me to bill by gross line or to keep it the way I have it. I do know some accounts will only pay per 65-character line, as this was the deal my first own account I recently acquired. They were adamant on a 65-character line, but didn't specify with or without spaces and I personally would never not charge for spaces.
Thanks for explaining this. I appreciate it and hope everyone has a speedy day.
Word count: 824 lines. DocuCount count: 897 lines.
I just counted the same file in Word and then in DocuCount, and DocuCount was higher than Word.
Just as an aside.
oops.. I mean 68 not 80! nm
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I meant to say got, not good - it's been a long day.
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Mississippi - I never could spell it right!
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That was supposed to be "plasma" not what is there. It should be plasma perox
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Acute care to be known as Medical Records consisting of the above.
See I told you I was tired.
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I meant to say, what is the going rate for EDITING of VR reports .... so sorry!
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OOPS - should be its!
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ROFL ... No kidding, how that guy and I understood each other is STILL a mystery to me LOL
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...and sorry about the java smiley wigginess
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That is supposed to be 'see ABOVE posts.'
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Oops guess I am a little tired meant America and not American.
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oops..should have been *here*
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You are SO right -- do you believe I never visualized her in an apartment that was anything but covered in SNOW? Just goes to show you how much I am able to relate to a sunny clime and take vacations there. (Not much.) So Jodi, by all means, pay heed to the above poster -- who brought me back to the entire United States instead of the cold northeast where I was.
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DUH on my part. No, he was out at the bars that night (not unusually!!!) and came to the house about 3 a.m. I said you cannot stay here!!! (My husband was already gone). He said can't I just go to sleep? I said nope, not here! He said he was going to sleep in his car and I said fine. I haven't seen him since. I guess I should have filled you in on that part also.
As to him getting something out of this, I totally agree that would make sense. I did talk to his sister about this (as this is something new for us in our 4 marraige) and she says that he has always been like that, wanting to help people out and having a hard time saying no (which that part I have seen). I don't know. I asked if they had "something going on" (which I was kidding, that would be a TOTAL SHOCK!!!) and that didn't make him too happy!! Thank you guys again for all the support. I truly feel like I am making the right decision and If my husband is going to stick up for a bum, then he is not the man I thought he was and I will be fine!!
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I said I let my CMT expire after almost 10 years, actually it was almost 20 years. Oh well, the result is the same.
Oops!! Sorry! Can you believe I never
looked at that board as I thought it was those looking for work? ha!! Well, one thing for sure is that she shouldn't post on this board, right? Live and learn!! Think I'm gonna go browse job seekers!
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That should have been "paperclip"
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I had a doc leave his dictating phone on, while he left the room, in the surgeon's lounge. I heard one very handsome, young doc tell the other docs that when he rubs Ben Gay on his 'boys', he goes crazy! I couldn't even look at the guy after that one !
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I didn't mean previous emails. I meant previous posting!!!! Geesh. It's been a long day for me!
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I meant "thread," not "threat!" Hee-hee! The supervisor didnt start a threat; she started a thread on the forum. 
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I forgot to change my name from my last post. This topic is confusing, but not very sad!!
Oops, should be MQ, Not MA.
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Oops, I don't know what I did to get that twice, but
you want to convert text to table on the Table menu.
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Wrong English that is....
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that was driver owner of his own rig that I talked him out of, glad for that....
oops, cut off sm
The worst that will happen is the company will either not reply or tell you they need more experience. If they give you a chance to test do so!
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"she" is an MTSO I have done in the past and occasionally still do work for
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I am totally out of it! thanks for the help.
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I went back and read your initial post again. I see you did have two years experience before this position. Sorry, this post has gotten so long I lost track. Anyway, still good luck to you.
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