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How many minutes of dictation can you do in an hour/day on average? - Just wondering

Posted: Feb 18, 2010

I was just wondering your best estimate of how many minutes of dictation you can do per hour/day. My manager is calculating that the average MT can do 100 minutes of dictation per day. This seems very low to me since I can usually do at least 20 minutes of dictation per hour with a mix of traditional typing and VR (more typing than VR). Am I just an anomaly?

industry standard is 3:1 ratio - MTSO

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140 minutes would be a good target for daily minutes, but there are many variables that then need factored in that is non-productive work such as difficult dictators, demographics, etc.

When I'm MTing, I can use the 3:1 rule but am always pleased when it's 2:1.

Minutes per day - camsvet

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I must do 100 minutes in an 8-hour shift. It really takes me 4-5 hours (depending on length, the longer the better) to get the 100 minutes. I've been doing this a long time and I don't really have to look up much so I am pretty quick. I'm pretty experienced and no dictator bothers me (except the lazy American ones). Other girls I work with struggle to get to the 100 in 8 hours, I know.

I average about 160 minutes per 8 hr day. - on average

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Minutes per day - itype2

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I think 100 minutes per day is low. The minimum requirement in my department for a level 3 MT is 120 minutes of straight transcription (no VR) per 8-hour shift, I generally do around 130. 100 minutes per day would be considered entry level.

100 min in 8-hour shift is a minimal requirement- If incentive is involved - a level 3 transcriptionist can do 150 minutes or m

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When I was in my prime, back in the 90s when MT'ing was lucrative, I transcribed 1800 to 2000 lines per day at 150 to 160+ minutes.

Thanks for the replies! - Just wondering

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My manager was using this 100 minutes per day of dictation as a gauge in which to hire MTs to staff our accounts. No wonder we are usually running out of work!

Minutes - Heavansfairy

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Call me crazy, but 100 minutes in 8 hours sounds like alot. My company only requires about 60 minutes/8 hr shift. Of course my company also places intraoperative photographs usually with captions and in our op notes, so there is a lot more involved than your standard dictation.

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