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What would you charge per line for a doctor with - heavy accent. HELP


Posted: Jul 13, 2010

Is it legal to charge an hourly rate as an IC.  If I charged by the page, what would you charge?  I am thinking they are clinic notes.  I don't have a problem transcribing heavy accented dictators, but until I learn him, it will slow me down a bit.

Heavy accent - magsnfla

[ In Reply To ..]
You can charge by the hour - some MDs prefer that you do. It's legal as an IC. Whatever you and the client agree upon is OK. Keep in mind that it you have one dictator, no matter how heavy his accent, in a matter of a very few hours, you will have him down pat. ESL doctors usually say pretty much the same thing all the time, so get him licked and you're in like flint.
Congrats and good luck.


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