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I get paid by the minutes typed. Is there anyone else out there that gets paid by the minute. - Mel


Posted: Mar 01, 2012

I was curious if any other MTs are getting paid by the minute too. Replies are welcomed. I am required to get 131 minutes for an 8 hour shift. We get incentive if over. We also use VR, so that helps, and we have weighted doctors.

Thanks,

MeL

Paid by the minute - lm

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Yes,I get paid by the minute for general transcription.

Wow....weighted doctors.... - rainbow

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I worked for a large hospital system in San Antonio, Tex for over 12 years and we fought constantly for weighted doctors, with the only response from the powers that be....NO NO NO...

How did you find a place that pays more for difficult dictators....

Think we would all like to get paid by the minute - curious

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I would love to get paid by the minute. I do about 150 minutes per day. Care to disclose who pays by the minute?

wow never heard of this - apple

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That could be cool. I work for Transcend and I'm paid by the line. I can't even enter my exact time worked into my timesheet because they only want you to enter the time you type only and not time you have spent doing research. craziness!

PBM - Anonymous

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I used to get paid by minutes of dictation transcribed, it worked well. We had different rates of pay for different experience levels (3 tiers) and were paid a flat rate plus incentive.

double-edged sword - Jolly

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Being paid by the minute is not always what it's cracked up to be. It REALLY depends on the dictators. If you get Dr. TalksofastsoIcangetdone and his page and a half is 58 seconds, you really don't make much. OTOH, if Dr. IthinkwhileIdictate it can be okay. Most companies don't weight the dictators.

Doctors who talk fast or slow - Neesy

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How about Dr. Sorrycanyouchangethatlastsentence? (which he or she says about 10 times in one dictation.

We get paid for minutes too - Neesy

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We used to have to get 800 lines for a 7.5 hour shift but since January we have had to get 1 hour and 25 minutes. We do not have VR and I have no idea what weighted doctors are (?)


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