this depends on many factors.....sm

Privately if one is typing in a DOS program with very familiar MDs/work, you can do 300-400 LPH.  If, however, one works for a national transcription company, you can slash that about in half if you have to type through the internet and use all the F keys and the alt-cont-shift keys and all that stuff which slows one down tremendously.

Just my nickel's worth.  *S*  And I know this because I do 400 LPH privately and about 175 LPH for a national.

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I had to do this when my last child was born and it was very difficult.  I think so much depends though on what kind of a baby you have.  Unfortunately, my last one was very needy, cried a lot, and wanted to be held a great deal which meant that I basically was unable to work at all when he was awake.  He didn't take good naps either, so I ended up doing all of my work late at night and early morning hours and needless to say, there was little time for sleep. I did it almost the first year of his life and I was one tired puppy.

I'm told from friends who have done it though that it can be done and particularly if you have a good baby who sleeps for long periods of time.  Good luck to you!

I've been paid $3.00 per page and made out very well, but I didn't have to search for addresses or correct their language due to poor grammar.  These were very smart docs.  The reports were very short.  The docs just told me to use my own discretion and expertise in regards to format, so I made them as simple as possible = less keystrokes.  Hope this helps.  Margins play a factor.  She is probably better off charging per line. 

How easy is the platform, how are lines counted, do you have reference books or do you use Google to do all your research?  Do you have lots of normals/macros, do you use an expander, do you spend too much time on-line or are you up and down frequently? 

I make $40,000/year working 5 to 6 hour days/5 days a week.  I have an easy platform, lots of macros, an expander, multiple reference books.  I do work for a national, but I am also an employee and get paid by gross line, so my $40,000+/year is better than an IC making $40,000/year. 

I guess I was blessed.  In my entire 20+ year carrier I've only worked for 3 companies and each one has been better than the previous one.  

Is $40,000 what you think you s/b be making based on the TV commercials say you can make or is that what you need to be making?   If you don't need that much money to live on then don't worry about it.  You have to look at pros and cons of what you are doing versus working in an office and you might come out even by the time you factor in clothing, food, gas, etc.  (I'm assuming you work at home.) 

involved that could contribute to a large return, such as losses in the stock market, medical expenses, etc.  Generally speaking though it is because you have claimed too many dependents or claimed single when you are married, but there are lots of people who are not able to save money so a little extra each month contributes to a large refund later and then they have the funds to pay off debt or do home repairs, pay college tuition, etc.  Now if they put a little away in savings they'd have more to show at the end of the year, but with interest rates so low it wouldn't be a significant amount.

This situation might not be ideal for you, but it may be for someone else.  It is their money, it doesn't affect my paycheck or my tax return so I figure it is none of my business. 

I have one female who sounds as if she has cotton stuffed up her nose and she has just returned from the local pub.  Instead of correcting, she just rambles and you have to figure it out. For example:  "Social history is significant for review of systems noncontributory and mother with diabetes.  Pt has never had this before." 

I do find the female ESLs easier than the male ESLs however.

which of my cats is looking for attention. 

Otherwise ... around 90 minutes, I suppose. It's up to my fingers.

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I was divorced at 30 and remarried at 31.  No, I wasn't looking, but along he came and he was only 26 and had never been married, fresh out of college and ready to settle down.  I'm glad it happened then because at 31 you can still get a good guy quite easily.  I had a 3yo and it has worked out magnificently.  She's almost 18 now and he has been Dad for a very long time, as her father moved across country and she only visits a couple times a year.  But blended families more often than not are rocky.  I was very lucky.  If my kids were older than 3, say school age, I would be more inclined to wait until they are raised.  It's too hard for them to adjust at that point.  As for remarrying now in my 40s?  Probably not.  There's not much out there except all the leftover and discarded "toads" I'm afraid.  A few lucky ones find a great guy in middle age, but I'm afraid your chances of getting struck by lightening are probably higher.

I actually prefer doing consult letters over all other kinds of dictation.  Some doctors are concise and to the point, and some are long-winded (just like anything else).  I have found that there they mostly say the same things over and over, so it is a good way to use a lot of Instant Text and boost your LPH.  You still have the basics (CC, HPI, PH, SH, FH, Meds, etc.) but you are working in paragraph format instead of using all the headings.  Remember to ask for a sample of how they want them done in particular.   

The only downside is that you will have to edit them for grammar and tense issues rather than just do verbatim transcription, but it's not a hassle by any means. 

I've known other transcriptionists who hate letters, but I really enjoy them!  Good luck!

I use the net a lot, but couldn't live without my Quick Look Drug Book.  I have found it to be the best.

The two sites I've found the most helpful on the net are Medline Plus and Drugs@FDA.

If the only thing you will be doing is logging into the hospital system and transcribing, your line rate will probably be more than with a national, but less than what a company would charge the hospital. 

If Southwest services the city you are goint to or from, they give the best price on one-way tickets if you buy far enough out in advance.   Try them.  Patti

It depends on the circumstances.  Cheating itself is a sign of a severe character flaw.  It is a complete disregard for your partner's feelings and safety (STDs) and extremely self-centered.  If this same self-centeredness and lack of regard for you is going on in other areas of your marriage, I'd advise you to leave.  If it was a one-time thing and he is extremely remorseful and unlikely to do it again, I'd give him a chance, but only under those circumstances. 

We women have a huge problem with how we deal with men.  We fall in love with who we want them to be and not who they really are.  If you decide to forgive, make sure it is because he is the kind of person who deserves you, not because you see "potential" in him to change into something else. 

If you have real estate and credit card debt you really need to seek the advice of an attorney because if you handle it yourselves and do not word something correctly, one of you can be damanged or unprotected for a long time.  See if you can find a legal aide that will guide or give you some advice.  If you both agree to everything you can use only one attorney.  But have a consultation at least as you have a lot of "things" that need to be divided up.  If it is uncontested, it really won't cost you that much as it becomes expensive when one of you disagrees.   Sit down, talk and divide it up how you see is fair and then go into an attorney and seek a consultation.  Or at least a paralegal.  You can do it yourself, buy the forms but again if one thing is not worded correctly or included, it can come back and bite you.

Will you be doing typing or transcribing?  If it is transcribing, it depends on the type of work, what constitutes a line, and how much they are willing to pay. Of course, you want to bid low enough to get the work but high enough to make it worth your while.

Could you give us any more info? 

Are you comfortable enough with the work type that you could turn in a perfect, or near-perfect, product?

Have you done a search on these boards?  You will get an idea of what newbies are being paid.   

And don't forget that if you are an independent contractor, you have to pay 20% to 35% in taxes.  Again, if you search this board you will see that is what ICs have posted as paying.

Without more information from you, it is hard to give a cpl charge. 

Maybe someone else will post with a different opinion.

Good luck to you.  Sounds like it may be a way to get your foot in the door.

on how tired I am and what time of day or night