That is just not accurate (see m)

• Anyone here have a dog grooming business? sm - mlstoo
  • There are schools that teach you the business in about... - SM
    • LOL-Not my job. That' for the vet to do. sm - mlstoo
      • People expect the groomer to do anal glands. They feel that is part of what they are paying for. - If you don't want to do ALL of the job, you wou
        • That is just not accurate (see m) - A Groomer
          • All groomers I have used, do it. The veterinarian I used to work for told people the groomer - should be doing it. nm
        • You wouldn't get my business. - nm
          • My vet told me it's HIS job to sm - mlstoo
            • Pashaw, your vet just wants the money instead of giving it to a groomer. nm - Get real
              • Nothing wrong with it. He's a great vet. On call sm - mlstoo
  • To groom or not to groom - Old vet tech
    • I've done cleaning houses and do my dog and sm - mlstoo
      • dog grooming - Rred

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The above poster makes a blanket statement: "...counting programs that count this convert the document to one big long document without returns, etc., linking all the characters in one long line and counting them that way."

If you look at any full line, you will see there are more than 65 characters on that line. There are several programs that will allow you to count the spaces, tabs and returns (although you have the option not to) as well as any text included in headers, footers and whatever else is agreed on in the contract as fair to count.

The simplest method to determine a difference it to take an already completed document, open the properties and compare the number of lines against the character count (with or without spaces) divided by 65.

BTW, congrats on the new account.

When I take the occasional typing tests that measure how fast you type without worrying about errors then I type closer to 200 wpm. 

Fast typing doesn't always mean sloopy work...any more than a slow typist doesn't mean they're doing a quality job.

There are so many individual factors that can be good or bad for one person and not another.  You'll see good and bad on every single company out there, because you just can't please everyone!  But, what I do to try to keep it in perspective is just try to avoid the companies which you see the most "bad" comments about.

That may not be really accurate though, now that I think about it, because I worked for Spheris for many years and I was very happy with them.  And, you know, I'm sure, that Spheris gets slammed big-time on this board.  So, to each his own, I suppose!

You want lineage as well as speed.....I would do Hemoglobin is 13, hematocrit is 45, and platelets are 200,000 (whatever is in the CBC).  I do the same for the chemical profile.  Sodium is 135, potassium is 4.2, chloride is ...etc....

but they have to say *is* plus *and* for me to do that.  I will never just insert extra words to inflate, but the word *is* - if they are dictating that to you...that is 2 more character spaces.....more is better for you.

Sometimes MDs want them separated.  I have a couple of dictators what want individual sentences.  Hemoglobin is 13.  Hematocrit is 45.  Platelets are 200,000.  I usually give them what they want.....as long as it is 100% accurate.

For the last two years I have been doing Urgent Care/ ER work and have not noticed any slow down but I am now doing multispecialty clinic work and I keep hearing about a big slow down.  Can anyone shed some light on the subject for me.  TIA

A big ole lie on the part of anyone who says it's great or that 500 lph is possible.  It's also possible that pigs can fly.