My apologies! Not line ... MINUTE!
Posted By: SM on 2008-01-24
In Reply to: JLG did work for our local hospital when I was there. - SM
We paid $3.50 per dictated minute for JLG to do the work. We paid our ICs $1.50 per dictated minute for a 2500+ minutes/month contract.
Whew!!
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Compare per minute with per line (sm)
I work for Scribes/Nightingale and I was told that per minute divided by 10 = per line rate. Any thoughts as to the accuracy of this comparison?
Regarding line-to-minute ratio (sm)
this is even difficult to calculate. Why? Because some physicians speak faster than others. On an ER account, I can get 2,000+ lines from 80 minutes of dictation. Transcribing, we'll say consults or discharge summaries, I may only get 1,200 lines from 80 minutes of dictation. There are so many variables.
if you are say $1.60 minute that does equate to about 16cents per line
which is really good at today's rates
RIPPED OFF AGAIN: line count per dictated minute
Was hired at 16 cpl per 65 character line for a rad acct in Cali. My check were meniscule and so I bought her line counting software and called her on my pay. She said she was paying me 16 cents per minute of dictation which was a complete switchover. You see these were reports with a lot of pasting and then adding different values. The only dictated minutes were the clinical history, pre and postop diagnosis and some values in the pasted normals.
She says the average dictated minute is transcribed in 1.5-2 minutes, HUH, where does she come from, it is more like 1 min of dictation is transcribed in 3-6 minutes, right???
Making 3 cents a line and loving every minute of it - LOL
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We could check our line counts up-to-the-minute with CTRL I inhouse n/m
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do you find being paid per the minute pays better than per line pay rate?
Thank you so much for your help!
1.70 regular minute, 2.25 stat per minute. sm
I do all cardiology.
My apologies...
First of all, I did not mean to upset you or anyone else.
I do not think MQ will go under. I think they will survive. I only wish they would do something about the morale issue and not just turn a blind eye. I have been through three sell outs with this company, so no I don't think they will go under. However, again, I do think that they should make a huge attempt in increasing the morale, we are what keeps the doors open. I think if morale were higher, then the negativity would go down.
I never knew this board existed until about a week ago. Since finding it, I have read everything in the archives and that has been posted since. I am in tears on a daily basis. We all know change is going to happen as it does with any company, that is a given. I know that since the change that the supervisors in my office (that just closed) are totally different. I do not feel that I can trust them. They were always so caring and treated me good, and now since the change, frankly I think the could care less about me or anyone else. That kind of change scares me. Again, I am sorry and I am just as scared as you are. I do think all will work out though. Can we call a truce here? I am not trying to be your enemy, after all - we are on the same team.
My apologies
for sounding less than respectful. I admit to not knowing the anonymous names (such as mine is) but assuming that such kvetching was coming from someone who'd not been doing this a hundred years. Changes are hard. I've been through many of them in 30 years. But if we fight them, we end up sitting outside looking in, or at our jobs going places we don't want them to go. Where people would love PTO, fair pay, and reasonable expectations.
DQS becomes more user friendly with time. I have old, tired hands, as well and prefer transcribing slower, even if it means I have to do it a little longer to bring home the bacon.
Group hug was a great idea.
My apologies
I understand that I may have been a pain in the butt - but business is business. I have left D&L so feel free to go back to work or continue if you enjoyed / enjoy it. I won't be bothering you anymore. I left D&L, I was not fired or let go, and my concerns are valid to me - does not matter to anyone else. so any problems they may have should be reevaluated by those applying. I do not see them going downhill - I have not heard anything negative, and personally - the people who work there the worker bees - are a great group of people that I would keep on my friends list. And they do have plenty of work, the pay is compatible. My personal feelings and opinions have nothing to do with the co-workers or the IC trans - or the work they offer. So again, I guess when I left I did them a favor and took the problems with me - or not. So now you all can get back to getting the scoop on the employer and not the employees.
My apologies
I misread your message and I am sorry. Looks like I will have to eat my words.
I guess I have just been a llitle upset about this but you did raise a valid point. Maybe I should be a little more careful.
Thanks!
my apologies. nm
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My apologies
I just went back to my email and discovered that somebody who works at MTs emailed me privately, although I still don't recall seeing anything posted publicly in answer to my questions.
Since I'm starting to get the idea based on that, that maybe they're not supposed to talk...????, I will therefore be general and vague.
The person's review of MTS to me was actually very positive. The owner of the company was a Transcriptionist herself, and the second-in-command also worked as a transcriptionist. That in itself goes a really long way toward giving the company big-time CREDIBILITY because it means it's not being run by suits who don't really understand the business.
Apparently they pay by the dictated minute, and apparently it works out to a reasonably fair arrangement. I do have questions about how that works out when you get a really fast-talker, but I suppose the fast-talkers are evened out by the slow-talkers. I hope anyway...
I personally never heard back from them, though my batting average would have been 1.000 without them - I got offers or serious (but too late) callbacks from everywhere else I applied.
My apologies -sm
Your post sounded like something mgmt. would say, which you're obviously not, judging from you 2nd post. Having said that, I'm in your ballpark. They do get annoying after a while, bragging about their bonuses which were offered at 1-1/2 lines for everybody before the hiring blitz in the spring, now it seems only a few, chosen ones are getting bonuses. 
Deepest apologies
I do know who you are because I've talked to you on the telephone. It has absolutely nothing to do with this board.
And yes, they do love people like you. People who do not mind getting a 25% reduction in their pay for headers and footers.
Enough said about Breitner, they are a waste of time - PERIOD!
As I stated in the msg above, I did not know you could use your own. My apologies. nm
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My apologies, thought you were a US MT
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My apologies...Geez
I hope it didn't appear as if I were biting your head off because I'd never do that to a fellow MT when we're in the same boat. I'm just exasperated and frustrated (and going broke now, lol!).
In all honesty, I was very offended by this morning's email when I know several of us have been emailing inquiring about where the work has gone, is there work available on another account, etc., only to have our cries for help fall on deaf ears.
I can't help but wonder if these new accounts are going to be VR accounts, which is why they're hiring a whole new crew since the last account they went to VR was met with such resistance by so many MTs.
Either that or perhaps the above poster is correct and they'd like to drive out the longer-term, higher-salaried MTs...But I don't want to believe that.
Anyway, my apologies if my response to your other post seemed abrupt. I just don't want anyone at MDI thinking if their work disappears that it's as simple as requesting a backup account, when the past month or so have made it painfully clear to those of us who have tried to get more work that it's not the case.
Good luck to ALL of us, not only at MDI but every other MT who is having their work disappear.
My apologies on moving the post (SM)
I moved this post originally to the Medquist board, by mistake.
This is not Medquist but a totally different company.
My apologies. I just assumed, which is horrible. sm
Do not base communication on your lead. If you are not happy, call Becky at the office. There have been changes and they are listening to suggestions, which is good. My lead is NOT the best but I have an easy account. I always call the office or email BB if I need something. The response is immediate. I bet you are on an account with my lead (HIM). Email if you want as I love to network with other strokers.
Apologies - my quote marks were deleted!?...nm
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SS owes everyong on this board her deepsest apologies!her
Your downright lies and underhanded business practices make you no nothing more than a con man. You have so many intricate schemes going that even you can't even keep them straight. Yes, you reap what you sew, and I agree with the other poster that stated that you have reaped havoc that you and you alone created! Welcome to your own personal hell, SS, may you suffer until you reflect upon what you have done and repent for your sins! You are the most pathetic human being I have ever met! That goes for Leo, too, or whatever his real.
A line is a line is a line. Doesn't matter if we are talking about radiology or acute care.
1600 is not a fair minimum requirement. Sure you can achieve 1600, it shouldn't be the required minimum.
Means a line is a line is a line, even if it only has one word on the line
it is considered a line.
per minute
I get paid per minute of dictation. $1.00 to 1.35 per minute. 100-120 minutes in an 8 hour shift is average or 16-20 minutes of dictation per hour.
pay by the minute
I also used to work this way. I worked in house by the hour and we had a quota of dictated minutes we were supposed to meet. Then we started doing it at home and were compensated by the minute. It was awesome! Unfortunately they went with voice recognition and it came to a tragic end. I still miss it. I get paid by the line now and make probably a third less at least than back then. So very sad. Anyone have any idea if this company is hiring for radiology and what they pay per minute? TIA.
minute nor
too heated.
If pay comes out to 1.00, or less per minute is very low...sm
1.25 and up would be good pay per minute... and 200 per day if quite a bit to get through on an average. Good luck!
Pay per minute...
I work for a hospital that pays us per minute of dictation. It is the entire dictation, whether the doc is sitting thinking, talking to someone else in the room or whatever, a 14 minute report is billed as a 14 minute report. The pay scale I make is $1.30 per minute after 450 minutes, under 450 minutes $1.25 per minute. I am sure the hospital itself charges more than that per minute, so I guess it would depend on whether you have your own account or are considering working for a hospital or other company.
Pay per minute...
It is absolutely more lucrative than by the line for me anyway. I almost went bankrupt working for 8 cpl.
More like $1.00 - to 1.25 per minute
Keep in mind the 3 x rule: For every minute of dictation, it takes roughly 3 minutes to transcribe. So if you want to earn $20/hr (example) you have to charge $1.00 per minute. If you factor in even 5 minutes and hour for taxes/interruption/breaks etc., you need to bump it to $1.25 to clear $20/hr.
It says pay is 0.85 per minute.
Seems kind of low to me.
By the minute vs. cpl.......
I was at a meeting the other day where 2 docs were discussing paying their MTs by the minute versus by the line. It was the first I, personally, had heard of such a thing. The more I thought about it, the more appealing it sounded to me to be paid by the minute, particularly after I had to listen to a resident literally eat their way through a 37 minute dictation, which ultimately yielded me only about 62 lines. I was furious! I would have at least been paid for my time on that report had I been paid by the minute to transcribe it. I am sure it all balances out in the end, whether one is paid by the line or the minute, considering some docs fly through their dictation without even taking a breath or bothering to enunciate or structure an intelligent sentence. I would love to hear from any MTs who are, in fact, being paid by the minute.
Pay per minute
I would appreciate information from anyone who is compensated per minute of dictation. Thank you.
$1.00 per minute
I have worked like this before. The operative reports you get will be between 0.9 to 2.0 minutes and there will be 30-40 lines for one report. You will go broke.
minute pay
I once worked for a company that paid by the dictated minute and I really liked it. Seemed like a good way to pay. The company had a pay scale so that the more minutes you typed per week, the more per minute you got. The bottom line, of course, is how much will we be paid per line or per minute. 
That's too low for per-minute pay.
Think about this: A 3-minute report, say you get 1-1/2 to 2 pages. They would pay you $3. There could be 50-80 lines, which at 8 cpl would be $4 to $6.40. A dollar a dictated minute is much too low.
Not at $1/minute.
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by the minute...
i do legal by the minute and it generally takes 2 to 3 times the amount of time. So if you get an hour of dictation, it's probably going to take you 2 1/2 to 3 hours to do it, depending on the dictator and sound quality. Could be more, but not usually less than double the time... hope this helps!
per minute pay
Try and figure it out this way....60 minutes of dictation will take apx 3-4 hours typing...so hopefully that will help figure out per hour.
That is low 1.00/minute is even low..
which would be 60.00 for an hour of dictation..
Hey wait a minute....
This all originally started way down below with a positive post about Transcend in answer to a question about the company. Then, the naysayers hop on and start blah blah blahing all over the place. So, I believe the trouble started at your door.
Pay by dictated minute.
What is a reasonable pay for dictated minute? What is reasonable to expect to be transcribed minutes of dictation in 8-hour shift? Anyone know?
Okay, wait a minute
Well, you know, now that I check out my first apology, I see I didnt apologize before to you, just JMO. I thought I had apologized to both of you. So, I am also sorry if I said anything that hurt your feelings. And thank you for your apology also.
Now wait a minute...
I am management remember? not an MT!
Radiology per minute
I get paid per minute and was wondering if anyone could tell me some companies that pay by the dictated minute for radiology and have benefits. I am happy with the amount of money I am making and the company but would really like a job with benefits.
Thanks
I'd hire you in a NY minute. nm
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What is the going rate per minute?
 I have no idea what to even charge! Can someone help? Thanks!!!!!!!!
Per minute rate
What is the pay range for per minute of transcription? I see more and more people are wanting to pay by the minute instead of the line. Thanks.
Maybe they meant PER MINUTE?
Otherwise - ?????
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