Someone is also using KS on this page as their initials.

• what do the sm, ks, nm, etc. mean on this board? - newbie
  • Need MT advice!!!! - newcareer
  • sm-see message, nm-no message, ks-I think it's someone's initials. - HTH! (Hope this helps!)
    • ks is Keystrokes, an MT company. - me
      • Keystroke book - Polish girl
      • Someone is also using KS on this page as their initials. - nm
        • yeah....that is me....my name is - KathyS

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I'll try to make this as brief as possible.  I starting doing IC transcription for a medical office with six physicians.  One physician was using a company in the state that outsourced work and continued to do so.  The work was uploaded via voice files, etc.  I was paid to proof and print that dictation for that particular physician.  Well, their work was extremely inaccurate and the OM decided to no longer use their service.  She informed them of such and told them that I would be doing this particular doc's dictation from now on.  I was told today by the OM that there were four final dictations from that group to print out.  Upon going to the web site and downloading the four dictations, I noticed that MY initials were being used as having transcribed the dictation.  They were called and asked if they had a Transcriptionist with my initials - to which they replied they didn't.  THe work is horrible and I would never return dictation with so many errors and such "broken" language.  I don't think I'm being paranoid in thinking this group used my initials to make it appear that such inaccurate work was my work.  Were I the not the one printing the work, I probably would never have known this and the doctor would have read it, noticed my initials and stroked out thinking he had gone from worse to pathetically worse. 

How would you handle this?  Granted, the office isn't using them now, but I'm outraged and I think something needs to be done.  Thanks.

Don't let this be a problem for you.  Change your initials ASAP.  Change them to 3 characters (at least because that decreases the odds of identical initials), and make sure those 3 characters are WEIRD  and UNIQUE, such as QPZ or XBJ, or something like that.  As long as your own supervisor knows who you are and what initials you use, you do not need to worry about "fooling" anyone, as long as you use those initials consistently and do not change them around.  Don't let anyone challenge you on it.  Just say, "Those are my initials," and leave it at that.  You do not owe anyone an explanation (other than your supervisor).  Doctors could care less.  

Then, if the outsourcing individuals do copy your initials, you know that somethin' funny's goin' awn .... they are, in effect, stealing your transcription identity.  So, don't dwell on what to do -- just CHANGE your initials and plow forward.  Good luck to you!

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If so, her rudness ran me away

I purchased a c-phone from someone named Kristen in Oklahoma.  She gave me a similar story.  First she mailed it, then she lost the receipt for the post office, then her grandmother died, then her daughter had cancer and then her husband left her.  I paid her $225.  My computer crashed and I had to buy a  new one so I lost some of the information regarding this but my old computer is now fixed and I have most of the emails that she sent me and that I sent her.  I also have my copy of my priority mail slip and money order that I sent her.   Besides scamming people out of money, isn't she doing something illegal because she is using the U.S. mail to do it?   I was going to just let it go but now reading these posts that she is still doing it and that she is such a liar and crook, it makes me want to pursue it especially when I work my butt off for my money. 

But I still know what you mean.  I sometimes type things that I don't agree with.  But his opinions, his take, I am just the MT. 

NM means "no message," so why are you looking? 

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

nm

spaces really don't matter in a gross line count.

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.