Keystrokes questions

• Keystrokes questions - lookin'
  • Answers - KS Lead
    • Thank you! - lookin'
  • Keystrokes - CaseyMT
    • Not true. I started at 9 cpl two weeks ago. sm - New Keystroker
      • Keystrokes - CaseyMT
        • same one I got too...I didn't stay long - yup
      • What you said is true - Daphne
        • I quit KS about 6 months ago. I have 22 years of - me
        • Keystrokes - CaseyMT
          • again, others are not being truthful on this board. - NM
  • Thank you to whoever emailed me!... - lookin'
  • Also would like info on med-scribe as well... - lookin'
    • Two great places - mt
      • Horseshit! - ex-MQer

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Hi,

Considering applying at Keystrokes: Do they provide the computer and foot pedal? How are they to work for in general? How flexibe are they with hours? Do you have to work a Tues. -Sat. or a Sun.-Thurs. schedule? Are you required to work any weekend hours?  How is their pay compared with other companies? Do they pay for spaces? What software do they use and is it user friendly?  Do they have benefits and if so do they have reasonable insurance? How often are they paid? Do they have a 401K or some type of retirement plan? What is their testing procedure?

I am looking to leave a well known national and am really afaird to make the jump, but saw their ad and good things on this board about them, so wanted to find out a little more before I applied. I just don't want to go from a frying pain into the fire, yuo know what I mean? Anyone out there who works for them at this time, please share your feelings and frustrations with me.

Thanks!

For all you Keystrokes MTs... What is the insurance coverage like?  Is it expensive?  How much PTO for FT?

Also, on their new ad for oncology and ortho MTs it says some are web-based, only need wav pedal... does it matter if you have Vista for these accounts?  Some of their other accounts state no Vista. How does the web-based platform work? 

Just wondering if anybody knows and would care to share before I contact them with these questions.  I hate to bother them when they busy starting new accounts, hiring new MTs, etc.  Any info is greatly appreicated.... TIA

I'm starting the job search process and am wondering about the company Keystrokes.  Can anyone answer some specific questions for me, please? 

1)  What platform do they work on?  Word, Wordperfect, internet-based?  How difficult/time consuming is the platform to work on?  Is there a separate demographics screen that may or may not be paid for?

2)  Do they use C-phones, Lanier, internet .wav files, etc.?

3)  Do they pay for spaces?  65-character or gross lines?

4) Do they do acute care, clinic accounts, Radiology, etc.?

5) PT/FT, IC/statutory status?

6) How flexible are they with scheduling?

I apologize for all these questions but I'm trying to narrow down some companies.  TIA

Keystrokes contacted me early last week about employment and sent me all the pertinent papers to sign and return.  I faxed everything back and was told they would be getting an ID for me for the account I'll be working on.  I haven't heard anything else.  Should I be concerned, or does it just take awhile for things to get moving? I realize there's been a holiday too which slows things down.

First ULD - be sure NOT to use ATT.  It is really not unlimited and ATT automatically changed me back to 10 cents a minute!  (Good thing I found out before typing all day).  You can use Charter or Com-Cast.  They did not have the other options in my area, so I can't speak to me.

Secondly, the hospital that required the report at the end of each day.  You put your minutes, mr#, and job# and e-mail it in to the person they gave you.  There is time consuming and hassle after working all day, but you just get used to it.  I have found no real easy way to do this.  At the end, just give total minutes, total reports, total lines.

I have not been here for awhile and just saw the posts down below.  Hope this helps.

I got an offer from Keystrokes and had some questions for others employed there. 

How is the family health insurance?  Expensive?

I will be working on the account that is 80% ESL, easy to meet line requirements?

When the recruiter talks about your 'liscense' please what does that mean?  I'm not entirely clear on that one.

I should be getting my paperwork in a couple days then getting started.  I'm looking forward to working with you all. 

to here goes...firstly, I don't know about the platform, only that it is Word based. Secondly, I have many years cardio, and thirdly, no the test was not hard. Still looking for any answers to my questions above. Thanks in advance.

small companies but another service owner told me that she heard that Keystrokes sold to Transcend.  Is this true? 

I posted this down below but meant to post it as a new thread.  Before I apply with them, I would like to know as I left Transcend a few months ago and do NOT want to get back into that mess.

I was there for the promises and guess what Keystrokes is making good on those promises. 

I get vacation time, 401K, and even AFLAC.  My pay is great, always on time as well as accurate. 

I have my main account and have been given back up accounts for which I have been fully trained and am comfortable typing on.  I have great leads, great tech support and plenty of work.

Am I biased???  Yes I am biased.  I am grateful everyday that I was given the opportunity to work for Keystrokes and their team.  I am grateful that my company's owner is a fellow Transcriptionist that goes home at the end of the day and works like the rest of us so she knows what a hard job I have and I know that she is working to make things better for me because unlike other companies I have worked for she understands what it is I do.

Please accept my apologies that you were unhappy with Keystrokes and chose to move on before all of the promises came to fruition but don't begrudge those of us that stayed loyal and are now reaping the benefits of a GREAT COMPANY WITH GREAT BENEFITS, LOTS OF WORK AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE GREAT THINGS TO COME!

I just want to say Thank you Lee, Jeff, Becky, Karyn, Martha, Annette, Paul and everybody else in the office for all that you do.

How is their pay?  What is considered full time?  How does the 401K work?  Is there any employer match?  Is the health and dental insurance good, and is it affordable?

Not so sure I want to go the route of employee again, considering it.  Just trying to weigh if I did whether it would be better to go with a hospital or with DRC or something similar.

Does anyone know anything about JLG transcription?????

Do you have to work weekends/holidays?  Do you stay on the same account or switched around?  Platform?  FTP or C-phone?

Thank you for any answers. 

Would 50 cents per link be considered good pay?

Also, wouldn't it make a difference to be paid 9 cents per gross line versus 65 characters for radiology?

Just a few questions about the company.  Do they offer part time?  Is the work typically consistent (amount and when received - time of day/schedule)?  Does the work end up being more 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift?  Thanks!

Audio through internet or C-phone?  If C-phone, how is sound quality?  Lots of ESLs on account?  Do you work on mainly one account or required to work on several?  Thanks for your input.  Looking for ''home'' with enough work on one account or possibly two, good sound quality, decent pay and appreciation for quality work.  Tired of many accounts, too many ESLs and suboptimal sound quality.

I'm interested in going the IC route after being a full-time employee.  I'm thinking of applying for a job with MDI and have the following questions:

1.  I've never worked as an IC, so I was wondering how you go about estimating and paying your quarterly taxes.  Also, can you clarify the process of how they pay half of your social security tax?

2.  I understand they use the Bayscribe platform.  Can you use your own word Expander program loaded on your computer or do you have to use the Bayscribe one within the platform.

3.  Does the company give you access to report samples from your account to help with difficult dictators? 

Thanks so much for any info you can share with me!

I understand about the whole flexibility thing. My current company allows me to work whenever. What I'm wondering is do they offer flexiblity as in you can work a few hours in the morning and a few at night? Also, do they allow you to work within a window of time or do you have to say I'll be on the clock from 4:45 to 6:30 or something similar? I know a few companies I've interviewed with said that you have to work your hours between 6a and 4p but that you could work them anytime in those hours. I'm just wondering all this because I have a toddler and he's very busy and his naps are inconsistent. I get up early in the morning and work but sometimes don't get to sit back down to work until around 7:00 at night when he goes to bed.

Also, how many hours on a holiday are required? How many hours on the weekend? How does their weekend rotation work? Do you have to work one weekend day every week? or what? Also, the site, when I went to test, said they are only hiring full time. Is that true? If so, because I'm looking for PT, should I even test?

Please help me find some answers!  Thanks ladies!

What are the OSi pay dates? Also, does anyone know the cost of medical insurance at OSI for one person?

Thanks.

Hey, guys. Are you over on WAHMs? I hang out there, and nobody posted an answer to this same question there. I'm interested. I think $50 is a little low for medical focus groups. But I'd be interested in working with him if I could find some good info.

Just out of curiosty, why not Ubiquis? I find I can get $80 audio hour with them. Not the most touchy feely guys in the world...

What are the pay dates, and what are the incentive line count requirements?

Thank you!