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required to do at least 15 minutes of audio per hour - Please

Posted: May 17, 2012

I recently started with a new company where I am paid per minute. I am required to do at least 15 minutes of audio per hour while in training and then at least 20 minutes of audio per hour after that point as the minimum requirements. The account that I am on has dictations that are mostly 1 minute or less, fast talkers and pulling in templates. Do you think that these minimums are attainable? I know that I can do that many audio minutes on average, but I'm not used to being paid by the audio minute and I'm not used to an account that has mostly short reports like that. I was thinking if the reports are all like 1 minute and I have to do 20 minutes an hour that would be like doing 1 of these reports every 3 minutes. I'm not sure if that is possible given that you have to enter the demographics info and look at schedules, etc. Just wondering what others thoughts are. I am just a little scared that I won't cut it, I guess. TIA!

dictated minute - rusty fingers

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I used to get paid by the dictated minute, actually way back in the good ole days, $1.50 per dictated minute and I could easily do 20 minutes an hour. Yes, that means $30.00/hr. or more when I was really going good! I am no where close to making that these days. For all of you who keep saying there are a bunch of bitter whiners here, you just haven't been in this business long enough to see what has happened to it!

Dictated minute - Anonymous

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I have been paid that way too, 15 minutes in an hour was our minimum for level 3 MTs and pretty easy to achieve. We entered a lot of demographics and were able to do it. I never made it to 20 minutes an hour but some of the faster MTs did. If you're working with templated information, it should be no problem to meet those goals.

dictated minute - me

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1 dictated minute = 3 minutes to transcribe.

That's the general rule. So they are giving you 4:1 while you are training and expect 3:1 when you are done. Doable.

(btw- to rusty fingers - been around a long time and i still think there are some bitter whiners here)

Thanks for the replies - Still not sure

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I know it makes sense and I know that I can totally do that. At my other job I did 29 mintues per hour straight typing this morning, but when I started the new job where I am paid per minute I can't meet the minimum and get 15 minutes per hour. There are a lot of short reports where the dictator will dictate the demographics and then request that you pull in a template. You have to put the demos in there, add required copies, change the worktype, change the location, etc. Some reports are a minute or two minutes long and the dictator will state to insert the standard template and then go through a bunch of different patients (5 this morning on a 2-minute file) where you have to put in the demos, add the copies, split the dictation multiple times, etc. If I was getting paid by the line I know I would be making out, but I just can't seem to get fast enough. I am still learning the platform, so maybe that will get better. I'm just worried I won't be able to make the minimums. My hands are beat from working as fast as I could today.

BTW-not trying to be a bitter whiner here, just wondering if I am really just way too slow or what is going on.

dictated minute - me

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I don't hear you as bitter or whining ;)

The thing about paid by the dictated minute, the thought process is supposed to be that the reports are neither too short nor too long, so you are averaging.

HOWEVER, with what you describe, I don't think I'd take the job. The account owner knows that templates are being pulled in, etc and therefore doesn't want to have to pay for characters (rationalized that you'd get "free" lines). Now, if all you had to do was throw in some demographics, pull up a template, make 1 or 2 additions and call it a day, I'd say that would be fine in the long run. (Remember you're new to this so you have to factor in learning curve.)

But I think this account thinks they are paying fair when in reality they are not. Not that it's the MTs business but I'd bet the account owner is not being paid by the dictated minute so they are benefitting from all those templates.

I think I'd pass on this "deal."

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