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How long does it take you??....600 lines...sm - Lolabug

Posted: Apr 12, 2010

How long does it take you to type 600 lines? I am considering taking an at-home position in addition to my in-house transcription position. The minimum line count for this company is 1800 lines a week and I'd like to not have to work more than three days a week for them, which would be 600 lines per day. I believe I'd be typing straight into Word, so the only quick-text I'd be using is the Microscoft AutoCorrect. I would be transcribing clinic notes with doctors that I am already familiar with. Just wondering how much time I should be prepared for in order to make the 600-a-day mark. TIA!

I can answer that--but my answer ONLY applies to me. - CrankyOldBroadOnTheBeach

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How many lines per hour one can type depends on many, MANY factors....

With my full-time job at Transcend, doing straight typing (as opposed to editing) I average upwards of 200 LPH, usually. This includes as much use of "normals" and copying and pasting from sample reports I've saved as I can possibly do. This job entails checking the demographics screens and sometimes adding bits of information to them; and occasionally looking up the patient in the database to pull in the demographics. My lines per hour calculation factors in all of that. It also includes all the research I might have to do (looking up unfamiliar doctors' names online, that sort of thing).

With my one remaining local account, a doctor's office where the work is very, VERY familiar, typing in Word and using a lot of expander shortcuts, the last time I actually timed myself and did the math, I hit 475 LPH. This job requires no demographic information lookup; only typing the patient's name and the date of the visit, and (occasionally) verifying the patient name spelling against the copy of the day sheet that's provided, if the dictator doesn't spell it for me (which he often does). This job also requires pretty much no research at all, since the doc never really throws out anything new, and I've worked in the local medical community for 38 years so the names are familiar.

The more expansions, shortcuts and other toys you can use, the faster you'll go.

I have been told over the years that I type frighteningly fast.... I have NO idea how many WPM I type, but I can ALMOST keep up with dictators who don't go at warp speed when they talk. Not quite, but almost.

So again... how many hours per week it will take you to type 1800 lines is impossible to answer. Do you have any way at your in-house job of calculating your average lines per hour, so you can at least get some point of reference to work with?

Makes me sad - anon

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I used to type "frighteningly fast," but since Speech Recognition, I spend so much time with my hands off the keys and on the arrows and mouse that my speed has gone bye-bye. So much for SR improving production.

How long does it take you now? Go from there... - nm

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2 to 2-1/2 hours. - NM

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2 1/2 hours- maybe 3 - RLee

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when I was working I could get 600 lines in approximately 2 1/2 to 3 hours. You stated you are familiar with the dictators so that is a plus. I have in the past typed into the Word program with just autotext and still had no problems. but you have to take into consideration if you have to research any unfamiliar places, words, etc. Good luck.

how long - fastfingers

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I think if you use your word expanders as well as the other poster does--create your own sample file and normals and then just cut and paste into your reports. You will probably take a little time to get up to speed but I'm sure you can do it.

It takes me about 4 hours, approximately - 150 LPH NM

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Yep takes me 4 hours on the "stuff" I get now. - anon

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