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Best Way to Charge in 2014 - ICMT
Posted: Jul 21, 2014
Hi - I was just contacted by a neuropsychologist I worked for years ago in the office, about transcribing reports for him from home. I have scoured the boards and I did not see anything current about what to charge. I live in western PA. He says the reports are somewhat repetitive. If you charge by the page, does that mean half a page is the same price as a full page? I thought by the page would be simplest for calculating what they owe, but not sure. Setting up how to receive the reports is also something I need some advice on. Microcassettes would be pretty simple, but over the internet would be more convenient. Just not sure how to set that up. Thanks in advance for any help.
ICMT - MT
[ In Reply To ..]I currently work for a neuropsychologist as well. I charge him $25 per/hour. This is because he is constantly having me make changes and revisions, and I end up spending a lot of time on each report.
I also work for a psyed doctor and I charge him 11 cents per line. He does his own revisions.
It's much better if you can get the doctor to dictate into a handheld device and email you the voice files. The neuropsych I work for was initially using Dragon and I was editing that ... usually about four times to get it right. I convinced him it would save him money to just dictate the file and send it to me to transcribe.
Best of luck to you.
Thanks for the Reply! - ICMT
[ In Reply To ..]Really appreciate it. I just sent you an email.
Email - MT
[ In Reply To ..]This is going to sound like a silly question, but how do I get your email? Does it come through on the email account we posted or is it located somewhere on this website?
Thanks!
Choose Reply By Email - IMANMT2
[ In Reply To ..]If I understand the question right, instead of posting your reply to the board under the message it will send it to the poster's e-mail. You won't have their e-mail address unless they answer your e-mail.
It's kind of like replying to a job through the website and forwarding your resume that way.
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