SHE CHARGES 13.00 FOR A REPORT AND PAYS ME 5.45 THOUGH WITH ALL THE PASTING IN ETC.

• RIPPED OFF AGAIN: line count per dictated minute - caliradmt
  • MT per dictation minute rate? - Never Heard of That
  • time to transcribe a note - bbamarti
  • I think your boss is more correct. - ...
    • SHE CHARGES 13.00 FOR A REPORT AND PAYS ME 5.45 THOUGH WITH ALL THE PASTING IN ETC. - caliradmt
      • Please quit shouting in your posts. nm - MT
        • Why does it hurt your ears? good grief - no name
          • Bad netiquette. nm - yep
      • What your boss charges clients isn't - ...
  • Caliradmt - sm for an opinion. - Endiqua
  • if you are say $1.60 minute that does equate to about 16cents per line - leo
  • ERROR: 1.60 PER MINUTE OF TRANSCRIPTION, HOWEVER, HAVE THE TIME SPENT WAS PASTING - caliradmt
    • Hopefully you type your reports bette than - this post:
      • And see, I can't even type tonight, - better - not bette

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Can anyone tell me what companies pay per report for radiology and which ones have Meditech?  Thanks.

you should blame it on the company you work for.  It's you who is writing the checks.  If you have automatic payments being taken out of your checking account, you should ask to have the transaction date changed to a date you know is safe.  The MT should (and I know how hard this is to do!) consider the extra 3-5 days' wait and budget accordingly.  And don't forget to allow for the check to clear, etc.  It's a hassle but if you get the chance to rearrange your bill payment schedule, it might ease up your situation somewhat.  (I'm not specifically addressing the OP, but whoever might be reading this.)

Some MTs think they should get their paper checks on the actual payday and then call their pay late when it arrives 3 days later. I became aware of this when this argument came on the boards years ago.  Some helpful MT explained how payroll works and that seemed to smooth out some feathers.   The MT should be aware that the company CUTS the checks that payday (the company has to be sure it has the funds in the bank to cover the checks, and the company, like us, has to wait for the clients' checks to come in and clear--the beat goes on), and mails them out at that time.  If you want to have your check in hand on payday day, why not get a job in a hospital or clinic? 

If you can, switch to direct deposit.  I believe you have total access to your money the day it's transferred to you, depending on the bank you use, I guess, rather than wait for a paper check to clear.  It's a difference between night and day.  But if you do have DD, take in consideration weekends and holidays getting in the way of things so try to budget for that, too.  And never assume you have the money in your checking account!  Call your bank (there is usually a number where you don't have to speak with a human) and get the date of the deposit before you start paying those bills. 

Hope this helps.  I never knew anything about this stuff until someone explained it to me.  Knowledge is power.  Yay, Us!! 

AT&T/SBC did the same thing.  I've heard that Qwest and CenturyTel will also stop your service when they discover you are using it for data connections.  I've checked into VOiP but my cable isn't stable enough for all my phone service to depend on it.  I, too, am wondering if there are any companies that offer unlimited LD including data calls on a residence line. 

Is that the norm that the MT has to pay for using a company's computer?  I did not have to pay equipment rental fee with MQ or Spheris in the past. Transtech is the first company that I have ever worked for that charged for the use of their computer.  

Also, it is one of those monitors that sticks out about 18 inches to 24 inches in the back. Old, I think you would call it. Definitely far from a flat screen monitor.

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On time?  I do hope so !  Just because we work at home, some of these companies think, for some reason, that we will do the work (and it is a REAL job) for no pay.  We ought to have the RIGHT to do that to them !

I have heard that they act real nice but are back stabbers too. 

I had a friend who was an MT with them and she stayed because they intimideated her into staying, told her that she would fail elsewhere.  Do they treat all their employees as slaves?

Sad.  P, my friend, said that they profess to be a good fine Christian company and then cheat, lie, and stab you behind your back?

Sad.

Is it still only $1.25 per page?  Or is it by line.  Need more up to date info.  Please!