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• KS insurance - MI MT
  • KS insurance - Maria
    • A lot of things to be honest about - Samy
    • Lies lies lies - Eggo
    • I like the insurance they have now. It is cheaper than the one that my husband's company has. s - RadMT
      • Keystrokes Removes Posts - Samy
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  • I heard there would be a new insurance plan in place by 2/1 and 3/1 but so far nothing new (sm) - Another Ohio MT
    • I was told this morning that it is in the works, final paperwork signed last Friday. sm - KS MT
      • KS insurance - Spooked
        • They were denied four times for lack of participation. sm - KS MT
      • I didn't HEAR of it being over $500 each month..I see it taken out of my check every 2 weeks..(sm - Another Ohio MT
    • Goodness. I have coverage for a family of 4 for - me
    • They have been dangling "new insurance" carrot - in front of us for a long time. nm
      • health insurance - KSMT11
        • Keystrokes insurance - Spooked
          • Do not judge unless you have been in their shoes. I worked for another sm - KS MT
            • MAke that 499. I recently left KS and - ex
              • The requirement is 50% participation. It is actually harder for a larger company sm - KS MT
            • I have been promised things by KS that have yet to - come to pass. Who better to judge than me? nm
              • Why do you stay then? I am sure that if you went to your manager sm - KS MT

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nm means no message.   sm means see message.   if you call yourself nm, then people might not click to read the rest of your post. 

just trying to help.

ps. if the money is there, why does that particular person's balance say zero?

I just went through all the posts and read them about Keystrokes.  I am an ex-employee of KS.  I want to know why some of these MTs are being so degraded like they are by current KS employees.  There are 2 different types of negative posters.  There is the disgruntled employee who likes to stir the pot.  Then there is the ex-employee who had real issues and problems with a company and posts their experiences and opinions about such.  I see many ex-KSers posting about just that.  Their experiences.  The things that they know best about KS, the things that happened personally to them while working there.  Then I see current KSers being combative in their words, degrading, very unprofessional and I am shocked. 

A Keystrokes employee, maybe management, has come on here and publically named quite a few names as the owner's of these negative posts.  Naming names publically without any knowledge or proof that is the person that they are naming.  There is no evidence based on any one of these posts that points unwaveringly that it is any of these people whose names have been flamed.  No one at Keystrokes can possibly know who they belong to based on the content of the post, as many, many ex-KSers have had the same complaints over the years.  It is simply impossible.  I find this very unprofessional and unethical. 

Lee has posted on this forum many times, lashing out, being nice, getting on her "soapbox."  But I am quite sure given the history that she has also posted on here without placing her name with the post.  I know that a current KSer has stated that Lee always posts her name with her post so that everyone knows it is hers.  But as any simpleton would know, you could post anon just as easily.  I want to know why any current KSer, or anyone else for that matter, would be surprised to think that people are considering Lee as the owner of some of these current posts since we have all seen how Keystrokes maintains a history of flaming people publically in a dirty, under-handed way.  It is too far a stretch to imagine that she could post hurtful things, untruthful things without leaving her name? 

I am sure that there are a lot of MTs that have a good experience at KS and can understand their wanting to defend their company.  But this does not take away from the very real fact that many have had some terrible issues with this company.  It is evident in the pattern that has long since been set.  There are too many MTs that state the same complaints over too long of a period of time.  No amount of good publicity can deflect from this truth.

I do know that if I so happen to see my name publically expressed on this forum by anyone at KS in response to any of these posts, there will be some serious repercussions for KS.  I think that this needs to stop immediately and the staff and MTs at KS need to buckle down and cool off and remember what it is exactly that they are doing. 

This was the worst company that I have worked for in 30 years! Their platform is horrible! If you want to talk to Indians every day, then go work for them! This was not the company for me,

I could barely make 1300 lines per day, and I was on 4 accounts! Supervisor was like talking to a brick wall, I don't think she has ever transcribed a day in her life.

I tried to make it work, I really did, but when it came down to it, I have become acustomed to making enought money to afford bread and milk and wasn't going to be able to working at Heartland!  

I worked for Medquist in California, so I can't speak for you where you are working.  You are an MT right?  Medquist is currently offering huge sign on bonuses to try to attract qualified people.  They are begging for people, so I think if you are half way good they are going to try every way possible to keep you with them.  I think they need people badly.  Have you been doing this a long time?  There are just so many advertisements for MTs that believe me be you will get a job right away if you are willing to work for little.  That is the unfortunate fact of it as far as I can tell.  I am slowly rooting around, sifting through all the bull shit, trying to find a place that pays well and has a little integrity, i.e., provides medical insurance for a not too many lines and is not just a bunch of uncaring liars who want to waste my time.  I just quit MQ about two weeks ago after being at the same company for the better part of a decade, even if they were not always MQ.  I took a huge pay cut.  I was being paid by the gross line and they had me buy a computer and then started counting the lines differently.  I do not know how they were counting them.  I had no way to verify it and I was just so pissed off I couldn't stand to work for them any longer.  I think you need to go to the drug store and pick up some Benadryl (its harmless and it will make you sleepy) get a good night's sleep and if you are still nervous about losing your job at MQ start looking around and comparing.  You'll be just fine and you will like working at home a whole lot better than putting on make up, getting dressed, fighting traffic, etc., to get into the office.  Good luck and good night.

I didn't say it was a difficult program to use.  It isn't difficult.  It's just erratic.  I never know when it's going to be working or not working, and the voice quality is terrible.

It can't hold a candle to Voice Wave as far as sound quality.  BeyondTXT sound quality is terrible.

Everything the above poster said is true.  Every word of it.  A lot of misrepresentation goes on.  It can be great in the beginning, but that doesn't last long.  Be sure to document everything and don't ever delete what you document.  You might need it a week from now or a year from now.  Too many changes going on within that company and most of them are not good.  As the above poster said, if you ever are made to feel like you're getting special treatment, be very suspicious, and don't ever forget that today's favored one is walking around with a knife in her back tomorrow.  You're very wise to keep your other job. 

I'm not sure if I can put the website on here, so if you can email through this post (I can't tell if I have the email thingie, as I can never see it on my own posts), then I'll let you know.

If not, leave an email where I can reach you and I will respond.  Thanks!

Again, search Google.  Use words such as

medical transcription outsourcing india Ny

I finally went back in my files of saved e-mails from the office, found one that the office girl (cannot use names here) had sent that had all the transcriptionists e-mail addresses and did a reply all that also included that same office girls e-mail.  The good capt. does check that address for some reason and he even called me!!!  Not happy about my global email asking about a check and my question asking any of the local people about the office still being open or not.

Anyway, he did promptly send my check. That was about 3 weeks ago.  Good luck.

I have worked for Spheris for a few weeks. They provide all necessary equipment and software.  The pay is okay.  The benefits are great and very affordable.  Everyone who I have encountered have been nothing but kind, knowledgeable, and professional.  You can have a set 8 hour schedule or you can work your 8 hours during a 12 hour window. 

There has always been work availabe, so far.  They offer paid training to give you time to get used to your accounts. You are given a primary and secondary account.  QA has been great.  You are required to use the Instant Text expander, as far as I know.  This has been difficult for me however, this is the most professional company that I have ever worked for.  Of course, they have facilities overseas.  If you do not have a problem with this, I suggest you give them a try.  They are also interested in having their employees grow within the company. 

If you have further questions, email me.  The do have referral bonuses and I would love to get one.  By the way, all of the above information is true.  I'm not just fluffing things to get a referral bonus. I have truly had a great experience thus far.

Apparently, many companies have MTs who lie to them constantly.  I have been in a similar situation.  My supervisor seemed to think I was lying about my condition.  She actually interrogated me.  I even faxed an encounter form showing that I actually went to the doctor.  They also sought a replacement and released me a few weeks later.

Unfortunately, many MTs are liars and are not dependable.  These folks have basically ruined things for those of us who are honest and committed to our jobs.  I don't think that MTSOs don't care...I believe that they are very doubtful when an MT claims to be too ill to sit at home at their PC to work.  Please also keep in mind that MTSOs have to ensure that their work is done and submitted timely in order to keep their client happy. 

I'm sorry to hear of your situation and can definitely relate.  Just move on.  There are too many jobs out there for you to sweat this one.

I spent four weeks with guaranteed pay.  From what I understand, if you immediately start making the 1000+ line count at 98% accuracy, you will be moved onto production.  I chose to take my time on the account and typed only slightly more than the required (during training) line count each week.  I didn't even attempt 1000+ per day while in training.

I was also given 2 accounts from the beginning.  If you only have 1 account that is constantly out of work, you should talk to your supervisor.  You should also go to today.spheris and log in to read the policies about downtime that exceeds 2 hours.  If you are having this problem, why don't you say something to your supervisor...ask for a second account.

The first company I was hired with (MQ) stated 2 years acute care. I had worked in house about 6 months, but convinced the recruiter to test me anyway.  I passed with 98%.  Like I said, they started me on DS, then progressed from there.

I also worked for a small national.  I did everything, but ended up being mostly OPs.  But I know there were MTs on the account who only did DS, MTs who only did OPs, etc.  These MTs did limit themselves, especially in times of low work, but the company did allow them to do this.

Where I work now, we also have MTs who do everything, and others who are limited.  I am sure all companies are different, some may not work this way.  I think it would be best to find a company where you are only working on one account (or at least assigned a primary) so you can get used to the dictators.  Also one where you are not penalized for sending blanks to QA and one that has good QA communication so when you have a blank or a question you can get some feedback.

Don't give up.  Maybe lighten up your resume, just listing your years of experience, no details of what kind of work.  Then you will get some phone calls from recruiters.  I certainly am not suggesting you lie at all, but if you can talk to a person and explain your situation, they may be more likely to give you a chance. 

Yes, I did have a life, it wasn't that bad.  Just make sure you have an updated drug book and a good medical dictionary, at the very least.  I added resources as I felt necessary (i.e. specialty books), and there is always Google.  Since you have the basic medical background, you should be able to figure things out easily.