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Anybody mind a little production comparison? I mostly ASR and find - I have to do at least 40-50 reports to get 2000 li

Posted: Jul 13, 2011

and it is tough...I work doggedly to do this in the 8 hours I am allotted..not because it takes 8 hours, but because I have to do within 8 hours. If I was given a block of time, like it has been suggested, I could easily get this done with 6 hours (on and off) of editing and/or the little bit of typing I get.

Do you mind comparing? I like to know if I am in the average range of what I need to do.

By the way, in the old days, a full day for me was never more than 30 reports, usually averaged again to the magic 2000 lines I tried to hit (at 9 cpl), of course back then they were not character lines. I made at least 180/day, and it was so nice. Not to mention the great bonuses and incentives offered...I know I know..quit rehashing the olden times

Thanks!

Used to do 1600+ lines a day. Now with ASR - I bust my hump all 8 hours

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to get to the mandatory 1200 lines for 60% pay.

seriously?? Nobody will chime in with their daily production? - Why all the secrecy?

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I'm not just being nosy..really... I just am wondering if my experience is the same...am I average? am I doing more than most? I hear there are MTs out there routinely doing 3000 lines a day? I cannot fathom that!

I didn't understand your original - question

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I type 2500-3000 lines if they are good dictators, and mostly speech recognition. I don't know how many jobs per day on average because the length of the job varies widely for me. I've got a ton of long-winded dictators. On a "bad day" I type as low as 1600 lines per day, and that's usually a day filled with my more difficult dictators and mostly transcribed reports.

To boost your production, type nonstop in 2-hour increments, not stopping for the phone or the doorbell, or to eat or go onto your favorite websites. Set a goal in your head for what you want to produce in that 2-hour time frame, and at the end of it check it. If you reached or exceeded that goal, reward yourself with something small. If not, try it again in the next 2 hours.

Hope that helps.

I didn't understand your original - question - justryingtogetby

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I can't even imagine doing 2500-3000 lines a day, even with your suggestions (although they are good and I will try them). You must have some steady, good accounts to dictate for.

I get so many different clients lately that are new that I have to look up the CP on that it really slows me down, not to mention on the ESL dictators or just bad dictators.

Thanks for the suggestions though :)

The longer you type on - a single account

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the faster you will get. Also, when I get those really difficult dictators I used to have a tendency to procrastinate finishing the report. When I get them, I tell myself that I'll finish the report in x amount of time (usually 2x the length of the report). It gives me something to shoot for and it makes me work faster.

Whatever you do, don't forget you aren't in competeition with anyone else...just yourself. If you did 1200 lines per day on average this week, next week shoot for 1300 average. You can do this!!

The longer you type on - a single account - justtryingtogetby

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Thanks for the advice!

Do that and still don't get but 1200 doing clinics, - lots of letters, etc.

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Carbon copies, short reports. Only can do about 1200 now. Guess depends on the account.

Too many variables - to consider

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It depends on the account, the dictators, VR or straight transcription. You really can't compare your line count with anyone else's, unless they work for the same hospital or clinic.

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