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Any info about Medscribe, line rate, etc.? smsg

Posted By: tt on 2008-12-28
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I checked archives but only found very old posts.  Any new updates?  Thanks.


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MDI-MD - What is the usual starting line rate? smsg

Upon receiving email from MDI, it states they offer a generous line rate?  Any input here?  I'm interested in the cpl rate.  Thanks for any info!


Line rate for Medscribe?
How much less per line was Medscribe's offer? I hear their pay is lower than most.
Thanks, everyone, for info on SoftScript smsg
Needless to say, I passed them by.  I do not need more nightmares such as in my last job.  Thanks!!
Need current info on ETransPlus i.e. work load, line rate (ballpark), cost of benefits, SM
and overall treatment of their MTs.  I found archived opinions but all old.  Is anyone there now that can comment?  Thanks!!
is the VR line rate 60% of the regular typing line rate?
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Their line rate was less than my current nat'l rate, even with mucho experience. nm
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VR rate is 1/2 rate of traditional typing,I believe it is 4 cents line.

Webmedx ASR rate is 70% of your regular line rate. sm
So if you are on a 9 cpl account, you get 6.3 CPL plus any bonus / incentives / shift differential.
Is the ASR line rate 1/2 of transcription line rate? sm
Reason I ask is that I assume if they have ASR now that eventually all will be ASR except of course for the awful dictators as this seems to be the norm.
Oh, they make money off us. Line rate is 17 cents a gross line.nm
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I left MQ for TT. The base line rate was less at TT, but overall I make more per line with the
shift differential (I work second shift) and the incentive plan (I have never once failed to make at least an extra half cent per line on incentives - most of the time a penny). I was scared to death to make that move, as I had been with MQ since back in the Transcriptions Limited days. I have to say, though, that it was the best career move I have ever made and I have never, not once, regretted it.

I hope that was of some help.
MedScribe line
is higher, 8 plus the incentive.  That is as an employee with benefits.  I made a nice shift differential for awhile but went back on dayshift a few months ago so I no longer get that extra.  The incentive is paid biweekly by direct deposit.  I have had steady work since starting. 
any info on Medscribe?

anyone have any scoop on medscribe?  is it worth testing with them?


thanks bunches


info on MedScribe
Can anyone tell me what platform they use and if you use the same platform for all accounts.  Are you eligible for pto after a few months of being hired?  Do they send work overseas?  Thanks to all who answer.  Have a great night.
Medscribe info please
I have heard that Medscribe pays by the hour for Radiology?  Anybody know if this is correct?
does anyone have any new info on MedScribe???
Posts are a couple of years old, and not very positive from what I can gather.
Medscribe Online....any info?
Just trying to see if this company is legit or not.  Do they pay on time?  Thank you.
Looking for info on MedScribe Services out of OH....
Anyone know anything about them as far as work load, pay on time, etc.??
Any info on Medscribe Jacksonville? SM

Specifically, what the platform is like and what rate of pay is. Any information will be appreciated.  I'm acute care MT with 17 years of acute care experience, including teaching hospital accounts.  



Thank you.


MedScribe info a few days
Mostly about the work and benefits.  You should be able to find it, I remember the posts.  Sounded like they were OK. 
Any info good or bad on Medscribe out of FL....
I found some older posts on them, mostly about pay rate, but wanted to know how their software was, is it easy to get lines, are you happy, etc.  Thanks. 
MedScribe insurance info?

Can anybody tell me if the insurance at Medscribe is any good?  Any idea of their per line pay rate for radiology?  Debating on submitting resume.  TIA!


Anyone have any info on Medscribe in Florida?
I am considering applying with them. My current company has been low on work almost all month, and I don't know how much more I can take. I was thinking of applying for an ER account with them since I have been doing ER for about 2 years now. Anyone have any experience with them? Any info, good or bad, would be very much appreciated!
sorta new here.....need some info on DTS and Medscribe
I'm fairly new and would like some opinions on DTS and Medscribe.  Any info would be beneficial.  Thnx
Thanks for the info! Do you *feel* like you make more with a gross line v. character line? (nm)

Thanks to all posters who shared MedScribe info!
I really appreciate it. Now for the stupid question of the year - I have been following MedScribe, as it seems a great company to work for. I had no idea there were two! Eegads!! The kind of luck I have, I will go work for the not-so-great one! Is the one in Jax the good one?? I just can't afford another zinger at this point - My financial situation just needs one more zing, and I'm heading for disaster beyond disaster.
Line rate
I was offered 6.5 cpl. How do I calculate gross pay based on that? I'm not sure how many lines I can produce, since I'm still completing a transcription course and this will be my 1st position.
line rate
oh, my gosh -- i've been with them 3 years and am SE with a base rate of 8 cpl, but usually get 8.5 cpl with the 6000 lines minimum. that is just wrong that you've been with them that long and you're making that. have you ever asked for a raise?
How is their line rate? sm
Recently applied but worried they will offer a low line rate to begin. Do you know what their base rate is or does it vary based on test results and years of experience.
If so, do you know the range?

TIA:)
They did tell me the line rate..

Just wanted to hear from people who knew about them or had worked for them as to whether they are a good company to work for.


Well....about the line rate....sm
I was really offered what I felt like is going to be a good account, and this is only going to be part-time for me.  I'm hoping the work itself, i.e., surgery center, will make up for the line rate.  They were very accommodating on the actual amout of time I wanted to work per day, too.  I'm going to give it a try.  I have high hopes - we'll just see! 
line pay, rate
these companies say excellent pay.  how do they feel right posting that? 
What is their QA line rate?

Line Rate
I talked with a guy from the company today by phone, and according to what he told me, they pay on a tiered basis.  They start at 8 cpl for 10,000 lines and it increases from that point.  I don't remember the exact numbers and amounts after that point, so I won't quote him.  If you don't do 10,000 lines, then the rate is 7.5 cpl.  This is for full-time people on a day shift; the rate for second and third shift is different.  They don't want daytime part-timers, which is what I wanted.  In any event, for a university account I think the rate is on the low side.  I can make 8 cpl transcribing office work.  I'll keep looking.
Sorry. I'm not sure about the line rate but I DO know in this biz...
that line rate is ever based on your years of experience. It's become pretty pathetic. I have over 14 years of experience and was still offered the same as someone with a few years of experience, 7.5 cpl, and of course you will see those paying 6-7 cpl and you will rarely see anymore on an ad where it reads, salary based on experience at least not in this profession anymore. Best wishes if you apply. I hope they offer you something worth your time.
Yes, if you can get a better line rate
Eight cents a line is pitful for an IC. I did the opposite of you and went from a small company to TransTech. I do love working for TT but nothing compares to where I was. The work was wonderful, flexible, 12 cents a line with bonuses and yearly $400 Christmas bonus. I'm sorry I left but that's another story and like I said happy with TT. Do yourself a favor and don't settle for 8 cpl as an IC.
What is their rate per line? - nm
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Pay is not all line rate! sm

I have been in this a lot of years myself.  I am being paid the same LINE RATE was I was 11 years ago.  I had no benefits, paid my own taxes, supplied my own stuff to work with, including a pedal I had to purchase.


Today, I have health insurance, dental, vision, PTO and holiday pay, plus the company has to pay part of my taxes.  They supplied a pedal at no cost and I rent their computer for next to nothing and it is a lot better than mine anyway.  


I used to make $6-$7 and hour 11 years ago and I do more like $30 now, same line rate, but a faster computer, a better Expander and more knowledge. My income last year was 4 times what I made each of my first 3 years when I started a dozen years ago.   I also work fewer hours to accomplish all of this.


Why all the gloom and doom?  Benefits are NOT a gift from the company, we pay the entire premium whether the company takes it out of our paycheck or not.  WE MAKE ALL THE MONEY FOR AN MT COMPANY and we always have.  Benefits are NOT free!!!!  Think about it, my benefits equal about $500 a month that doesn't come out of my paycheck, but it is compensation.  That is 500% MORE compensation that I received 10 yrs ago.  I am keeping a great deal more of the money I help to generate for the company, whether it is in my nice benefits, a paid vacation or in my paycheck.


To me, the picture is rosy and good.  Not only is my income 4 times what it was when I started (that is quadrupled in 11 years), I no longer pay self-employment taxes, I will have my very first paid vacation since I have been an MT and I have health benefits for the first time since being an MT.  I don't have it showing on my pay stub, but I KEEP what is on that stub insteading of working 3 jobs to pay my IC taxes.  If I get sick or need surgery, I don't have to wonder how I'll pay for it, that is a given.  I don't panic if I get sick, I just use my card and see the doctor.  I can have my teeth put into better repair this spring too. 


I feel blessed that I have more work than I can do on any given day and I am well compensated and happy. 


VR line rate
Try Precyse.  The line rate for VR is somewhere around 0.055 and they have a TON of VR available at the moment.
need better line rate

Is anyone willing to share a good company that pays 12 to 15 cents per line?  I am so tired of having experience and no one wants to pay?  Thanks


Line rate
$.095, $.10 and $.125 all as employee with benefits.
line rate?

Here's my situation.  I currently provide transcription for a clinic w/four docs.  My price hasn't changed for alomst 7 years.  I'm just curious what the going rate is per line?  I have to pick up microcassette tapes and deliver hard copies w/a 24 hour TAT.  Any info here would be greatly appreciated as I don't want to overcharge or be under paid!


Line rate
I have been with them 5 years, doing acute care, and make 8 cents per line. Pay rate has not changed in all that time. I do not recommend them because they outsource all the best work to India now and all we get are foreign doctors whose English is horrible. The sound quality is also horrible. You won't make any money here even if you type 200 wpm. I am looking for another company now.
line rate for VR?

Is the 9 cpl for straight typing and VR?  Usually VR is half, 3-5 cpl.  I would kill for 9 cpl on VR.  They contacted me also, and if this is what they pay for VR then I am testing asap!  Let me know please.  I love my FT job, but this would be a great PT gig.


Thanks,


Sue


70% of your non-ASR line rate. nm
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Line rate
My line rate is the same regardless if it is a holiday or not. 
Regarding line rate?

I know I probably should know this but is .005 cpl half of a penny, .01 cpl 1 penney or some type of tenth of a penny, also what about .015 cpl. 


Line rate
I found this in the archives: As of the recent AHDI/AAMT annual meeting, it appears that the method of line-counting known as VBC (visible black characters) is becoming a trend. All MTs should read the following report from Perspectives in HIM, February 14, 2007. http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_034023.html To summarize: counting by VBC results in a 31.5% reduction in line count, compared to the traditional 65-line (with spaces) count. Thus, to avoid a pay cut, any MT now earning 9 cpl should be
raised to 11.8 cpl if line counting is switched to VBC. This is a critical issue, and it does not appear that AHDI is taking any action to promote fair pay for MTs under VBC compensation plans.
Regarding your second question about the single spacing, IMO that depends on if you are a VA MT or not. VA requires 2 spaces and doesn't care a whit about the various editions of BOS.
70% of your line rate...for now. nm
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They do pay 70% of your line rate for VR. nm
Good luck. :)
They do pay 70% of your line rate for VR.
But I have heard they are not hiring now, although you should check. Good luck. :)