Within the transcription industry there are many different approaches to line counting. Various Line counting methods produce significantly different results and can dramatically affect the final Customer invoice. Comparing transcription fees per line, as bid by different companies can be Very misleading if competing companies use different line counting methods. Unfortunately, Hospital directors must search deeper and investigate both fees per transcribed line and which Line counting method is used. What initially sounds simple("We charge 12 cents per line" for instance) is complicated by:

	Visible keystrokes
	Hidden keystrokes, such as formatting with bold, underline, space bar, etc.
	Function keys
	Macro characters
	Headers
	Footers
	Any character on a line defines a line
	Total visible printed characters in any form divided by 65
	"Setup Fees" per report
	Other vague formulas, charges, or rates

We recommend examining all price quotations in detail. Healthcare facilities and transcription Service providers often misinterpret or adapt the closest attempt to an industry standard, the AAMT Line Counting Method. Our research when counting the exact same report using three Different methods shows that the total line count for the same report can vary by as much as 30%. Navtech Account Executive will gladly provide further detail.

Our Navtech Proven technology allows HIM managers to verify invoices based upon what is Actually printed on the transcribed documents. In fact, Navtech provides a report along with Invoice to managers to assist facilities in auditing our billing methodologies. Using our simplest Method, manually counting characters in a report and dividing by 65, will provide the number of billable lines.