SAMPLE
CONTRACT #2
TRANSCRIPTION
SERVICE AGREEMENT
PARTIES
The
parties to this service agreement are ______, hereinafter
referred to as “Client” and ____________ _______________,
hereinafter referred to as “Contractor.”
CONSIDERATION
The
parties agree as follows:
1.
The Contractor shall work
independently and shall maintain, at her own expense, all
equipment, office space, and supplies necessary to provide
services to the Client and shall pay all related expenses.
Special papers, such as letterhead or other forms unique
to the Client’s office shall be provided by the Client.
The Contractor shall otherwise use standard materials in
producing the work product.
Transcription will be from micro cassette tapes.
2.
Pickup and delivery of the materials needed to
complete this service will be made by the Contractor or her
appointed courier at the Client’s place of business at such
time agreed to by both parties.
3.
Turnaround for the transcription services of
reasonable and customary volume shall be within two business
days of Contractor’s receipt of materials from Client.
Turnaround of less than two business days will be
provided by the Contractor at the Contractor’s discretion.
4.
Neither party shall be
obligated to provide or accept a predefined volume of work.
5.
The Contractor shall be free to hire staff as
necessary and work for other businesses.
6.
The Client shall reimburse the Contractor in
accordance with the following schedule:
a)
Medical transcription services shall be billed at
__ cents per line for the first 90 days of this contract, and __
cents per line for the remainder of the contract and any
subsequent renewal contracts, with the exception of
________________________, which shall be billed at ____ per
_____.
b)
Rush services shall be defined as any work
requested by the Client to be completed in less than 48 hours
from the time of receipt of materials by the Contractor.
Rush services shall be billed at __ cents per line at the
discretion of the Contractor.
c)
Special work, including transcription of meetings,
designing forms, any non-transcription work or any irregular
transcription work (i.e. not patient reports, unscheduled
clinics, etc.) requested by the Client shall be contracted on a
per project basis at a rate agreed to by both parties.
Special work shall be undertaken solely at the discretion
of the Contractor.
d)
Printing duplicate copies of finalized reports or
other documents at the request of the Client shall be billed at
the rate of _____ per page.
This fee shall be waived when printing a duplicate copy
is requested to correct a typographical error caused by the
Contractor.
e)
The Contractor will provide an invoice of services
by the ____ day of each month.
Payment will be rendered within 10 days after receipt of
invoice. A late fee of 10% or $10.00, whichever is greater, per month
will be assessed on invoices paid later than 10 days after
submission.
CONFIDENTIALITY
The
Contractor agrees not to violate any confidence of the patient
or their family through indiscriminate discussion pertaining to
the patient, their treatment, diagnosis, or prognosis.
The Contractor agrees that all patient records and
patient information are strictly confidential and shall not make
any disclosures.
ERRORS
AND OMISSIONS
The
Client accepts full and final responsibility for content,
accuracy, and completeness of all reports, transcripts, or
documents and agrees that their providers shall proofread all
reports, transcripts, or documents prepared by the Contractor.
LIABILITY
Contractors
liability under this service agreement shall be limited solely
and exclusively to the correction of typographical errors.
The Client agrees to submit requests for changes due to
typographical errors within 30 days of delivery of final
document.
GOVERNING
LAW
Enforcement
of rights and responsibilities under this contract shall be
governed by the laws of the Stage of ________.
DURATION
AND RENEWAL
This
contract shall be effective beginning _____ to ______ and may be
renewed by mutual consent.
The terms of the previous contract will remain in effect
until that date.
TERMINATION
This
contract may be immediately terminated by either party for any
reason within 30 days of the date of this contract.
This contract may be terminated by either party for good
cause with 90 days’ notice after the first 30 days of the
contract.
MATTERS
NOT INCLUDED
This
document represents the entire agreement between the parties.
No other terms or conditions shall be implied or inferred
from the text or otherwise.
Any changes or amendments to this agreement shall be in
writing and shall be agreed to by both parties.
"PHYSICIAN
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEW OF ALL TRANSCRIBED DOCUMENTS BEFORE
SIGNING."
_____________________,
Client
_____________________,
Contractor
______________________
Date
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