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Does it seem like the line counts are not accurate? SM - SBH


Posted: Jan 24, 2014

It seems like I am still working as hard and doing as many reports, but my line count is lower.  I was wondering if is just me?  Did they change the format or something?

Wondering if they mix up rates (sm) - Rose

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I've had dictators enter the wrong doctor ID code and it comes up as a doctor who is transcribed rather than edited. I wonder if I am paid the transcription rate, or still the editor rate. Anyone know how it works? Does the system know when something is transcribed and not just edited or does it go by the doctor code. If so, we are being ripped off every time this happens to a doc who normally is edited but we transcribe.

Does it seem like counts are not accurate? - Ex-Meridian

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That just happened to me Saturday when I transcribed 2 documents, but line count only counted 1!


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