gas mileage
Posted By: Patti on 2007-05-22
In Reply to: I charge 12 cpl as well. - You can write off your gas mileage!
I also make sure that I do all errands when doing deliveries and so that mileage is written off. My deduction for my mileage yearly is over $5000 and so that is $5000 I don't may taxes or SS on. And it is the same amount of miles I would be putting on my car if I had a job and worked over by where 90% of my accounts are located --by the hospital and that would not be deductible. So that is a savings -- again I make sure I do the majority of my errands while on my daily run and don't use the care much more than that per day.
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Ours is right at $3, but I get FANTASTIC gas mileage.
I feel for those of with you SUV's and minivans. Filling those up has got to be expensive.
You can write off your mileage
to get into. As far as blocking your schedule, that's your fault, not the office's fault. Would you charge an online company a "sit and wait" for dictation charge because you blocked your morning? Hello? You have to be very flexible in this business. I have gone and there's only 1 tape to pick-up. I really don't care to know the doctor's daily schedule because I have enough to worry about, but high-paying jobs are hard to find. It sounds like you've made up your mind in that you don't like the driving, office, or the dictator himself, so what kind of advice are you looking for? If you just want to know whether to charge for a pick-up that brings you home empty-handed, then no do not charge. Why don't you talk to your overflow account and find out if this happens can you take work? I just don't get some of you gals... Really this allergist does not "owe you a tape" everytime you come in and I'm wondering if you are going to return reports. If you are returning reports, then your trip was not wasted. 
P/S: It could be worse; they could NOT PAY!!!!! LOL Good luck...
you will only get 55 cents for mileage SM
reimbursement so that does not help much with 3 miles round trip. I used to charge by the hour for such nonsense when I was IC. You are getting robbed otherwise. Make it clear to them in, possible in an addendum to your contract for additional copies it will cost $x per page due to travel expenses (gas, time, etc.) Your time is worth a lot and they are not taking care of their records. Good luck with this!
YMMV (your mileage may vary)
>>>Who are making more money with VR than you did with straight transcribing?
Depends upon the day.
>>>If so, how many LPH did you average when doing straight transcribing?
About 250 lph.
>>>If not, how would you rate the difference, approximately in % of income lost
When VR is "kicking booty," I can get close to 400 lph with around 99% accuracy. And that's just straight dictation. If I knew how to do macros and templates, I could probably get close to 500 lph. --- But it didn't happen overnight. I started using the product again in November 2002 when I busted my finger. When it's a matter of spending the time training the product correctly or not working at all, you find a lot of patience.
what is the rationale for going digital, your savings on mileage?
you need to sell the doc on the advantages HE will receive from digital, i.e. better quality = fewer blanks/errors, ability to STAT, perhaps even improve the TAT on his transcription?
As a for instance, 225 lines/hr at 8 cpl would be $18/hr. Your mileage may vary. nm
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15 cents a line AND charge mileage
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I prefer Dorland's and consider it the "bible" of medical terminology. Others' mileage
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