FAQs

Being a private contractor allows you greater control over your job. You can dictate the types of cases you will abstract and the hours you will work. Traditional staffing agencies bill over $60 per hour and pay you only a fraction of what they charge. You work hard for your money; I think you deserve every penny. Don’t work for someone else, work for yourself.

I believe in the free market. This site increases the competition of contract labor and this pushes down the cost of labor. Besides lower labor costs, there is greater transparency on an individual contractor basis.

Individual abstractors can receive feedback of their individual performance and have it publically viewed on their profile. Traditional staffing agencies offer less transparency when it comes to the performance of abstractors on an individual basis. Contractors are incentivized to remain on this site.

Yes, specialization leads to increased efficiency. Increased efficiency reduces the cost of labor.

No, every potential user is vetted and can only remain on the site if they have more than 2 years of experience as a ODS. While real registry results LLC will attempt to ensure the credentials of every user, individual employers are ultimately responsible for ensuring staffing credentials.

In times of economic downturn hospitals often reduce contract labor first. If you elect to not renew your subscription you will not be permitted to rejoin at a later point. Any performance reviews of your work will be removed if you elect to not renew your annual subscription.

No, employers are expected to respect the fees contractors post. If a contractor submits documentation that your facility is pressuring contractors to take less than their listed fees, employers can be permanently banned from the site.