Transcription from Forms
Posted By: luv2type on 2007-01-01
In Reply to: Typing as written - Margaret
I do the exact same thing transcribing from forms. You cannot read into these too much. They are probably already using the forms they filled out as their report, but having you transcribe to make them "look pretty". No one is perfect. If the money is right, I would overlook the inadequacies, and of course you should fix dramatic errors, as you would if you listened. I am not trying to be unkind, but it works both ways. Sometimes as transcriptions, we inadvertantly type an incorrect spelling, and the dictators don't give up on us, or do they?????? Something to ponder. Good luck to you!!! I hope you can find a happy medium in this matter and not lose what sounds like an "easy" account. However, the reports I transcribe are not from a nurse, they are from PA-C or the physician himself. I do, however, have a question for you, if you don't mind. What do you charge, per line, per page, etc? I charge per page and make out pretty darn good since everything is so canned text!!!!  Take care...
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Transcription
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Your sure sound sour grapes about them.
Where do you work now if you don't mind my asking. Are you happy?
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