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Provider going to EMR -- hourly vs CPL? - midwestMT

Posted: Jun 08, 2011

One of my providers is going to switch over to EMR. I've looked into the program and it's got a similar document section to MS Word. However, with them going to EMR, I'm assuming I'll lose quite a bit of my bulk work (macros, etc) that I currently have with "straight typing."

So my question is this ... is it worth it to transcribe EMR for a CPL rate or is it better to renegotiate my "contract" and go hourly? I'm an IC/MTSO so get no benefits.

Would appreciate any serious input on this.

Try to go hourly - mt

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A lot of times (if you are going to be doing voice recognition) you end up putting more work into the document than you would just typing it outright, and the pay is half what you would make with straight typing. I can make about $15/hour production with typing and I'm lucky to hit $8.50/hour editing. And I'm considered a quick editor (400+ lph).

EMR - MT

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I charge per report. I don't know if that helps or not because all situations are different, but it takes very little time for me so actually charging by report/patient was much easier and more profitable in the long run. Occasionally, there are longer narrative sections, but that is rare for this provider so that also is a factor.

MidwestMT, I really think it depends on how fast - you are and what sort of copy your SR produces.

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You will make many new macros to do your corrections faster and, since you're presumably not focusing on training the system, you will still use your text insertions to replace entire standard areas instead of hopping around in them fixing little mistakes.

Hourly is dependable and you know where you are, but IF you can edit this stuff fast you may make more money working cents/line, perhaps significantly more, than you could negotiate as an hourly rate. However, as MT does with her clients, I'd seriously consider charging per report. That's something everyone can understand, and hopefully they might not pay too much attention to how much time it actually takes you to blow a lot of them out. Good luck, Pragmatist

Let me amend my answer - mt

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I work as an employee for an MTSO and get paid per line. I am also an IC for a psychologist and I charge per report, which makes me about $12 more per hour than the MTSO. You didn't ask about charging per report, and I just didn't think about it. I agree with the others. Charging per report is best.

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