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15th is the same in Mich. as in Jersey. Figure U

Posted By: will be paid on Mon. following and no prob. nm on 2007-09-02
In Reply to: good but... - carol

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Wow,with MQ being in New Jersey that would be awful with the taxes in New Jersey.
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for Mich MT
Just curious; do you work for a Michigan company?

I, too, am from Michigan and struggling (and work for a MI company).
E&O insurance is not necessary. I bill on 1st and 15th.
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You must be from New Jersey office.
as an MT you'd have a different attitude.
Elizabeth New Jersey

4th quarter taxes are due on January 15th
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Same Day Transcriptions is based in New Jersey
The people who own Same Day live in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. I used to work for them and will again if I can find the time. Nice people. They pay well and on time.
I agree with Megan.
Married at 20, 15th anniv. in Oct...Lotsa ups and downs---but more ups than downsNM
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I meant hospital for 8 years (not months)...going on 15th year.
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I have been in the same boat since being transferred to Amherst. I have contacted New Jersey and
spoken with one of THOSE WOMEN and have gotten very little response other than oh we will see what we can do and things continue to just go on the way they were. I think it will take a lot of people calling Human Resources and emailing those 2 women or getting transferred or quitting that will change things MAYBE. Are many people quitting up there in Amherst. I know since my office has been transferred they are quitting now.
Has anyone heard of the company Trans-Scribe out of New Jersey
If so, any pro's or con's
I filed for an extension and paid nothing until August 15th. No penalty for that, just interest. nm
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how can it possibly make any difference if your check arrives on the 10th or the 15th
sheesh, you all are living literally paycheck-to-paycheck, that's for sure. Should be able to let your paycheck sit for a month without cashing it.
You can check the web sites of the major heart centers in the US, too, like Deborah in New Jersey,
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this is how I figure it

I took the work I did from Sept 1-15.

With spaces ... 16,492 lines x 0.095 = $1,566.74
Without spaces ... 13,967 lines x 0.095 = $1,326.87

Divide the high lines into the low dollar:
$1,326.87 / 16,492 = $0.084553


To answer your question ... just over 8 cpl.  


I figure it this way
My word processor is Works, which only counts characters. I then manually counted the spaces and found that apx 22% of the report was spaces. Take your 9.5 cpl and subtract 22% and you come up with the equivalent of 7.4 CPL. I work for MQ and, as far as I can tell, DO get paid for spaces because their line count is always about 22% more than my 'Works' count.
you and me both! I figure by then sm
there will be some kind of "robot" like thing I can program to do all that massaging, IV fluids and Foley for me. That along with putting on my support hose, hearing aid, denture cream, getting my pills, etc!
One way to figure this out is to

"switch places".  Pretend he's working at home, and you come home at the end of the day.  The important thing is - he's there and you're there.  You share a home and probably lots of other wonderful stuff.  It's hard, but sometimes you have to give a little even if you don't think it's fair.  I don't mean - be a doormat- just act out of love.  It seems like when you do that, it comes back to you.


Anyway, good luck and Happy Holidays to you and hubby.


me again... duh... trying to figure out SM

why after each of my exapansions the curser immediately goes to the line below after I expand. (instead of stopping like autocorrect would) so I could insert the next word.


I just noticed the little yelllow box that comes up that will prompt you to see the word you are about to expand.  I kinda like this!!! 


How do you figure

How do you figure you can do this from home when testimony is taking place in the court room; depositions are taking place in a lawyer's office across town; and 8:45s take place each morning at the speed of lightening in a court room.


Please!


 


When you figure out .....
what you are going to do - let me know. I have even considered going back to school for a year to learn coding. They are the ones making the money that we used to make.
Go figure. nm
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Figure it out
MT = 8-9 cpl   QA = 3-4 cpl  Overhead = 2-3 cpl  Benefits = 1-2 cpl  Mgmt = 3-5 cpl sp probably 20 cpl minimum
It took me a while to figure that out too.
:-) I love the easy fix problems.
When you figure it out..

Let me know how.


I've been doing this for years and it is very hard to keep focused.  The phone is always ringing, my brain is thinking about the pile of dishes in the sink...


Even now I should be working and I'm posting here.


 


Maybe we can help each other figure it out? (sm)
We could both do research and tell each other what we find out?
Maybe they figure...
An interesting experiment might be to submit a resume & say you have 2 years' experience.
Still trying to figure out...
what  "documentation by exception"  means.
She needs to figure out what her
account, factoring in all expenses, and then add in her profit margin, factoring in her wage, benefit costs, etc. If she does not, and just tries to charge what the "going rate" is, she may well end up losing money on the account.
thanks. I will try and figure that out!
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when I can't figure out the patient name (sm)

I just leave it blank because, like the other post said, I cannot get any feedback on what is protocol, so I make up my own.  I aint gettin' paid enough to fool around trying to figure out what the dumb doc is saying!


 


Wow, I think I have PMS or something..I don't usually gripe this much!


You can figure approximately a 4:1
transcription to dictation ratio on average.  There are many factors, as you know, typing speed, terminology, number of speakers, quality of dictation, etc.  I read somewhere that 10 minutes of dictation averages approximately 100 lines.  Again, it depends on the above factors.
I can't figure out what is causing this, but since DQS
my line count has never been the same -- some of which is due to being switched from account to account, which will slow ANY/ALL MT's down, but it is MORE THAN THAT ! DQS is hungry for MQ MT's lines somehow. We will never know, as we do not configure it ourselves, but it is done by others who will not reveal any such information. I just know from MedRite to DQS has not been a good experience for me as far as lines go. The software itself is okay -- not that at all, but where my lines are going is my struggle with DQS !!!
NOPE, can't figure it out.
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0.775 (?? how they figure it) and 0.8 (65-char w/ sp)
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Yes. I haven't been able to figure out
who The Carver is. I'm interested to find out. Enjoy the show!
Ah, a figure of speech. (sm)
Like a burden or baggage from a person that will not take the time to learn or understand?  One who doesn't want to fix it or get off his/her duff to understand?  One who generally doesn't care?  Anyway, I thought my original post was perfectly understandable and if they didn't understand it that is not my problem!
That was not my figure - they offered it and I took it. nm
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Yep, I can hear it, too. I had tried to figure

out if it was associated with a certain emoticon. I'm really glad to know somebody else is hearing it, too.


how hard is it to figure out what you want to buy?
I wouldn't ever lease. It's throwing money away without building equity.
Sit down and figure it out- how many gallons of gas - sm
a day and week would it be; what would that cost. Also do you really want to drive 4 hours a day??? Would you plan to move closer so you don't have such a long communte. I used to drive 50 miles one way to work; it would take 1 hour due to the horrendous traffic I had to deal with, sometimes longer depending on the weather. I got around some of the traffic by getting into work by 7 and leaving by 3, but that was not fun either. So figure out what you earn now versus what you would make at the new job minus gas and aggravation; then decide it if is worth it to you.
Still trying to figure out breakfast LOL
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No way! It took me forever to figure out how to get - sm
my DOS Smartype to work (MTSO still uses WP 5.1), couldn't imagine the nightmare of figuring that all out all over again. Every Windows has had tons of bugs, I'd rather wait 2 years until they are all worked out, plus it will cost a lot less then probably. I plan to avoid it all together if I can.
You better also figure out how to FTP before you leave.
Get the bugs worked out BEFORE you hit the road. Download an FTP program, install it and get the server, directory, user name, password for your account. Make sure you test it out and that it works. Nothing drives me nuts faster than someone who claims to know how to use FTP and then can't.
Figure out how many lines you do now - sm
and figure it out. Take your total daily work and run it through a line counting program, then x it by .08 and .10 and you will have your answer. If you make a good hourly rate though and are not a fast typist then I'd stay where you are. Also if this IC job is not Rad, then you will have a lot to learn if you are not used to other specialites. Another thing is they may hold you at .08 forever by saying they still have to check your work. Work generally slows down in the summer and at Christmas, though this is not the case everywhere. My 1 IC job we are always busy, rarely does it ever slow down, and then only for a day or two. If you are unsure, try doing both and then you really with have you answer.
Yes you can, took me forever to figure it out - sm
but I have my WP5.1 and Smartype on mine. Had to change a few things in a couple files and change a BIOS USB setting, but works great. PRD will work to, go to the Columbia website and they have it all mapped out there how to do it. You just have to do about 3-4 things and it will work.
I dont want MT trying to figure out what my dr.
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Figure out how many lines it would have
been on a page at the 12 cpl rate? I assume these are gross lines without counting the blank lines. If double spaced, you typically would have 15 lines on one page. At 12 cpl, that would come to $2.40 a page. Ask if they want the pages printed, and will you be supplying the paper, because then you have to buy paper and use up ink from your printer cartridge.

I would add a little more in that case, probably $2.50 to $2.75 a page. This would be the double spaced page. If not double spaced, then $5.00 to $6.00 a page would be charged.
Help me figure out if I am underpaid!
I am paid by the hour and not by the line and I have no idea how many lines I edit per hour, but I think I may be underpaid for my experience.  I have been a hospital Transcriptionist for 5 years, I edit VR 3/4 of the time and type 1/4 of the time. My paycheck after a full 40 hour week after taxes but before any deductions is $865.  To put things into perspective, I absolutely love my job, I work from home and love my shift, my boss is great, fantastic benefits and a ton of vacation time.  But, I have to pay the bills. When I look for other jobs paid by the line I have no idea how to tell if I will be making more or less money.  For those of you paid by the line...how does this biweekly paycheck match up?
Figure out what you average sm
hourly now.  Do you have any idea what the clinic's pay scale is?  Unfortunately, clothing and gas is not going to be a consideration on their end, but overhead (providing your space to work, etc. will be).  Figure your hourly rate now and try to work off of that in determining your negotiation point.
Normally figure anywhere from 3 to 5 mins
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