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Going USA rates for medical consent form translations
Thread poster: Adriana Johnston
Adriana Johnston
Adriana Johnston  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 01:53
English to Spanish
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Jun 30, 2010

Hello, I was looking for a similar threat but couldn’t find one.
I know that there are several kinds of medical forms and some could be short or lengthy, so I was wondering what are the going rates for Eng-Spa translations of medical forms and consents and if you would charge by the word or page in this case.
Thank you in advance for your responses.


[Edited at 2010-06-30 21:08 GMT]
 
Jeff Whittaker
Jeff Whittaker  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 02:53
Spanish to English
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Medical Consent Forms Jun 30, 2010

I charge US agencies an average of US$ 0.15 per word for the Spanish > English back translation of medical forms so I imagine that the cost of the original translation would be much higher.


Adriana Johnston wrote:

Hello, I was looking for a similar threat but couldn’t find one.
I know that there are several kinds of medical forms and some could be short or lengthy, so I was wondering what are the going rates for Eng-Spa translations of medical forms and consents and if you would charge by the word or page in this case.
Thank you in advance for your responses.


[Edited at 2010-06-30 21:08 GMT]


 
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)  Identity Verified
Thailand
Local time: 13:53
English to Thai
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Clinical trials Oct 8, 2010

For medical trial patient consent forms, I did many translations, back translations and translation of back translations. It is not easy to select good words among different cultural backgrounds. A relatively higher rate is recommended (as provisions for frequent revisions).

Soonthon Lupkitaro
 
Monica Colangelo
Monica Colangelo  Identity Verified
Argentina
Local time: 03:53
English to Spanish
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Awesome rates for backtranslation! Oct 13, 2010

To Jeff:

I worked for a well-known agency for two years and they paid me US$ .08 for English>
 
Marie-Hélène Hayles
Marie-Hélène Hayles  Identity Verified
Local time: 08:53
Italian to English
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Why should the rate for a BT be lower than the rate for the original translation? Oct 13, 2010

There's just as much work involved - why should the rate be less?
 


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