Re: $1000/week?

From: Bam (dearcounselor_at_comcast.net)
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:29:36 -0500

BUT that would have been the "up front" agreement that you are REQUIRED to
use particular abbreviations....

See how convoluted and screwed up the thinking is??

"Su" <.@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:EuQ5d.56154$as2.26409@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
> How's about ... You shut off your expander and just transcribe the entire
> report like you normally do ... and then let the service expand things.
>
> tpia 25yowm waho chf, mi, and copd.
>
> It's really no different than not hitting the space key (an issue which
has
> been a hot topic here before).
>
> I believe it's called "turn around is fair play."
>
>
>
> "LizzieB" <blahblah@blahblahblah.com> wrote in message
> news:78L5d.65474$6h7.30397@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > Eliyahu Rooff wrote:
> >
> > > What difference should it make to the health care provider how you did
> > > the transcription
> >
> > To cut costs.
> >
> > If Someone A knows that Someone B actually typed "chf," and "congestive
> > heart failure" appeared magically on the paper, Someone A will not want
> > to pay for 34 characters (~1/2 line); they're going to want to pay for 3
> > characters (3/65 line).
> >
> > If the going rate is 16 cpl, they will be paying 8 cents for 34
> > characters and 7/10 cents, which is a savings of 7.3 cents for one
> > standard phrase that might be used six or seven times in a fairly
> > good-sized report.
> >
> > When you think about how many expanders even newbie MTs like me use (not
> > to mentioned the more experienced pros)...
> >
> > ...wow. I don't have that many fingers and toes put together.
> >
> > LizzieB.
>
>