Re: Salary Survey in ADVANCE for HIM

[Guest guest]

Is that $30,000 for an IC or in house? With benefits, it is not too bad. For

an IC, it would not be enough. Just my 2 cents.

-- Salary Survey in ADVANCE for HIM

The current ADVANCE arrived yesterday just as I was wrapping up the

semester, and I barely had time to check the TOC. One article of interest

compared salaries for several medical-record related jobs, based on a

survey. it's also on the website

(http://www.advanceforhim.com/common/editorial/editorial.aspx?cc=1233).

According to this survey, with 10 transcriptionists responding, the average

salary is about $30K. Coders, with 29 responding, earn an average of

$33.5K. Transcription managers (2 respondents) earn an average of

$43.4K. HIM directors (16) earn $49K.

There are too few respondents for me to draw the conclusion that the

results are definitive. Would anyone care to comment on that?

Valeria D. Truitt

Curriculum Coordinator and Lead Instructor

Medical Office Administration

Craven Community College

800 College Court

New Bern, NC 28562

Phone:

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[Guest guest]

That's probably a fairly good average (note I said average) for MTs who are

employees with benefits. It includes newbies at maybe $9 to $12 an hour and

also your experienced MTs at $15 to $20 an hour. So as an average, $30 probably

is about right.

That number, I believe would be higher for ICs (self only) and even for

subcontractors.

Just my gut feeling from observing the MT community for a couple of years.

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Salary Survey in ADVANCE for HIM

The current ADVANCE arrived yesterday just as I was wrapping up the

semester, and I barely had time to check the TOC. One article of interest

compared salaries for several medical-record related jobs, based on a

survey. it's also on the website

(http://www.advanceforhim.com/common/editorial/editorial.aspx?cc=1233).

According to this survey, with 10 transcriptionists responding, the average

salary is about $30K. Coders, with 29 responding, earn an average of

$33.5K. Transcription managers (2 respondents) earn an average of

$43.4K. HIM directors (16) earn $49K.

There are too few respondents for me to draw the conclusion that the

results are definitive. Would anyone care to comment on that?

[Guest guest]

<<Is that $30,000 for an IC or in house? With benefits, it is not too bad. For

an IC, it would not be enough. Just my 2 cents. >>

Because of insurance issues? What about an IC who had wonderful benefits

because of husband's insurance? But then, that might not help with retirement

would it? hmmm...gets me to thinkin.

Val

-- Salary Survey in ADVANCE for HIM

The current ADVANCE arrived yesterday just as I was wrapping up the

semester, and I barely had time to check the TOC. One article of interest

compared salaries for several medical-record related jobs, based on a

survey. it's also on the website

(http://www.advanceforhim.com/common/editorial/editorial.aspx?cc=1233).

According to this survey, with 10 transcriptionists responding, the average

salary is about $30K. Coders, with 29 responding, earn an average of

$33.5K. Transcription managers (2 respondents) earn an average of

$43.4K. HIM directors (16) earn $49K.

There are too few respondents for me to draw the conclusion that the

results are definitive. Would anyone care to comment on that?

Valeria D. Truitt

Curriculum Coordinator and Lead Instructor

Medical Office Administration

Craven Community College

800 College Court

New Bern, NC 28562

Phone:

TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe

[Guest guest]

Well, it would be real nice if my husband had insurance, but reality is that

we are both self-employed. We pay nearly $800 a month for health insurance

and it is killing us, but we are about 10 years from retirement and cannot

do without it. It is just too risky. Our reality is we get only long

weekends for vacations, have to pay out of pocket for health insurance and

union dues to get good insurance (or it WAS good insurance), and I work my

___ off to pay for everything. Would I go to work for anyone else to get

benefits? No. I like my independence. It does come at a price, but

independence to us is important.

-- Salary Survey in ADVANCE for HIM

The current ADVANCE arrived yesterday just as I was wrapping up the

semester, and I barely had time to check the TOC. One article of interest

compared salaries for several medical-record related jobs, based on a

survey. it's also on the website

(http://www.advanceforhim.com/common/editorial/editorial.aspx?cc=1233).

According to this survey, with 10 transcriptionists responding, the

average

salary is about $30K. Coders, with 29 responding, earn an average of

$33.5K. Transcription managers (2 respondents) earn an average of

$43.4K. HIM directors (16) earn $49K.

There are too few respondents for me to draw the conclusion that the

results are definitive. Would anyone care to comment on that?

Valeria D. Truitt

Curriculum Coordinator and Lead Instructor

Medical Office Administration

Craven Community College

800 College Court

New Bern, NC 28562

Phone:

TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe

[Guest guest]

That is so sad how expensive ins.is. My husband does have insurance and I am so

thankful because no one would insure me with MS and my MS med is $1350.00 a

month, but with ins. $15/mo.

Val

Salary Survey in ADVANCE for HIM

The current ADVANCE arrived yesterday just as I was wrapping up the

semester, and I barely had time to check the TOC. One article of interest

compared salaries for several medical-record related jobs, based on a

survey. it's also on the website

(http://www.advanceforhim.com/common/editorial/editorial.aspx?cc=1233).

According to this survey, with 10 transcriptionists responding, the

average

salary is about $30K. Coders, with 29 responding, earn an average of

$33.5K. Transcription managers (2 respondents) earn an average of

$43.4K. HIM directors (16) earn $49K.

There are too few respondents for me to draw the conclusion that the

results are definitive. Would anyone care to comment on that?

Valeria D. Truitt

Curriculum Coordinator and Lead Instructor

Medical Office Administration

Craven Community College

800 College Court

New Bern, NC 28562

Phone:

TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe

[Guest guest]

Val,

I know what you mean. I have had to drop our regular insurance. I'm using

AARP for my insurance now. I don't get a lot from them, but it is better than

my old insurance and the premiums are a lot lower. We are in the bracket of

between 50 and 65. My husband has acid reflux. One insurance guy stated that,

" we only give insurance to healthy people. " I always thought that insurance was

for people that have health problems. " What do I know? " It is getting worse

all the time. I just hope that I stay healthy for the next ten years.

Salary Survey in ADVANCE for HIM

The current ADVANCE arrived yesterday just as I was wrapping up the

semester, and I barely had time to check the TOC. One article of interest

compared salaries for several medical-record related jobs, based on a

survey. it's also on the website

(http://www.advanceforhim.com/common/editorial/editorial.aspx?cc=1233).

According to this survey, with 10 transcriptionists responding, the

average

salary is about $30K. Coders, with 29 responding, earn an average of

$33.5K. Transcription managers (2 respondents) earn an average of

$43.4K. HIM directors (16) earn $49K.

There are too few respondents for me to draw the conclusion that the

results are definitive. Would anyone care to comment on that?

Valeria D. Truitt

Curriculum Coordinator and Lead Instructor

Medical Office Administration

Craven Community College

800 College Court

New Bern, NC 28562

Phone:

TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe

[Guest guest]

And I am part time with social security disability. But I am blessed to be

able to live at mom's taking care of her so I don't have to worry about

rent and health insurance is medicare so I take what I can and add what I

can. I have to believe that God will take care of me. So, even though I

have SSD and MT pay it will never equal 30,000. If I have to downsize my

apartment living down the line, I will but...who really knows their future.

Aliceanne

At 05:19 PM 12/18/2002 -0700, Valpie wrote:

><<Is that $30,000 for an IC or in house? With benefits, it is not too bad.

>For an IC, it would not be enough. Just my 2 cents. >>

> Because of insurance issues? What about an IC who had wonderful

> benefits because of husband's insurance? But then, that might not help

> with retirement would it? hmmm...gets me to thinkin.

>

> Val

>

>

> -- Salary Survey in ADVANCE for HIM

>

> The current ADVANCE arrived yesterday just as I was wrapping up the

> semester, and I barely had time to check the TOC. One article of interest

> compared salaries for several medical-record related jobs, based on a

> survey. it's also on the website

>

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/www.advanceforhim.com/common/editorial/editorial.aspx?cc=1233).

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> According to this survey, with 10 transcriptionists responding, the

> average

> salary is about $30K. Coders, with 29 responding, earn an average of

> $33.5K. Transcription managers (2 respondents) earn an average of

> $43.4K. HIM directors (16) earn $49K.

>

> There are too few respondents for me to draw the conclusion that the

> results are definitive. Would anyone care to comment on that?

>

> Valeria D. Truitt

> Curriculum Coordinator and Lead Instructor

> Medical Office Administration

> Craven Community College

> 800 College Court

> New Bern, NC 28562

> Phone:

>

>

>

> TO UNSUBSCRIBE send a blank email to NMTC-unsubscribe

>

>

>