am on a Lanier by the line rad account with Keystrokes. sm
Posted By: fla gal on 2008-10-01
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really? by the line?? is it more than 6.5? i may have to apply with them
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I am on a Lanier by the line rad account with Keystrokes. sm
I love the account and using a Lanier, even though I know it is old-fashioned. I also have an account with them that is by the line but uses a wav pedal, and even though I am on that account less often, it has a lot of work.
Since they have a Lanier account, just how did you think you could get a test without a Lanier?
only by them doing a re-record to make the test file in .wav format so you could take the test? That's why the sound quality is so bad. In addition, you want a degree of poor quality in your test files. Because that weeds out the quitters.
I'm on a Lanier account
and we always have TONS of work!
Do you still need a second line to use their Lanier station? nm
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Any companies needing part time help on a Lanier account?
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Is all Keystrokes work done on Lanier or Cphone systems? Do they have any 'net accounts? Thx. nm
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Contact said you need a 2nd line and a Lanier, 950 lpd minimum, and that training was terrible. No
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I think Lanier is only compatible with Lanier; however, call a techie guy to be sure. sm
DAC and Dictaphone are compatible with Dictaphone, DVI and VDI systems. Lanier is a monster all of its own! Unless you rerecord from the Lanier and then use the Lanier VXP player, as the MT companies do.
Keystrokes has very few accts on line using ExText. Most use Cphones/2nd line. Lots of Rad
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Spaces are not taken into account with gross lines....a line is a line...sm
if there seven words on a line.
or two
one
or a full line of typing...all of the companies that I have worked for define a gross line as 1 inch margins, 12 pt courier font....does not matter what we type in margins or font.....we convert all reports to the 1 inch margins and courier 12 font and then count the lines. not the blank spaces between the lines.
Hope this helps.
the account I'm going to be on with Keystrokes...sm
will pay by the line at 8.5 cpl. I will need to make 1200 lines/day. Good luck to me huh?
Keystrokes ER account
Anyone out there who works on a newer ER account that is on ExText platform? At first we were on just one site and after we caught that up, we were placed on another site and told they were going to change us each week between the two. After about 3 weeks, the hospital sent KS an e-mail stating they did not have enough work for all of us and that a meeting would be held on Monday to find out what they were going to do. It wasn't until Monday afternoon that we were told we could work again. Is this a normal thing to happen for KS? By the way, we were never switched over to the first site which is a great account but have been left on the second site, which is not a great account. Do any of you know if this account is only an overflow account? It sure seems like that to me. Also do any of you have problems understanding some of the dictators, or is it just me? I would love to hear from any and all who would care to share their opinion about this. Thank you.
Keystrokes does. I am on an ortho account that is sm
busy, consistent and very well run. I know that they are getting more of the centers with this group. I have been there since February and plan on staying until I retire.
Keystrokes -ortho account
Does anyone have any info on Keystrokes ortho accounts? Have you worked on them or tested with them for an ortho position? What is the testing like? Thanks!
What platform is Keystrokes ER account?
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Keystrokes Docuscribe Account
Did anyone out there get hired a few weeks ago by KS for a new account that is on the Docuscribe platform (the same one that MQ uses)? If so, how do you like that platform and how is the account? I am very curious about this because it stated in the ad that they will be putting a lot of new accounts on that platform in the coming year. Please share your experience thus far. Thanks a bunch.
Keystrokes New Docuscribe Account
I asked this question last week and would like to check regarding if transcriptionists who were hired for this account feel any better about it yet? Last week there were a lot of negative posts stating too many ESL dictators that were very difficult and they were not able to produce a good line count. Has it improved any for you? Also, how do you like the Docuscribe platform?
I am on an internet account for Keystrokes. It is ortho but my
friend is on a clinic account that is internet for them.
Well then Keystrokes is getting some of MQ's account then. Won't be midsized for long.
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Add Keystrokes to the list. I have an account with ExText. nm
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how is PT account with Keystrokes? Thinking of applying..sm
I have many years of ortho, PT, and PM&R experience. Just curious in regard to KS's PT accounts... the number of dictators you are assigned and length of reports..are primary accounts available?? Thanks for any information.
Keystrokes occupational health account.
Anybody currently working on this account? Care to share your thoughts... Are there lots of ESLs? Any other comments are appreciated.
Keystrokes does not overhire. There has been so much work on my account sm
that they are begging for overtime (and paying 1-1/2 times normal rate for it which is better than other companies that I have worked for!). One thing that no one can say about Keystrokes is that they overhire. They make sure we all have enough work before hiring more on an account. Yes, I have talked the owner about it so I got that information direct.
Also, I think the above poster is right. I think Becky is one of the owner's right-hand persons, her and Karen both. They are both very helpful, as is Jen who answers the phones and a few others.
They could get rid of the IS manager and a lot of us would have a party. She is horrible to deal with but I think is related to Lee or Jeff because she has been there a long time!
Does anyone know if Keystrokes has a neurology account? I just wandered about this.
Thanks
I work on a Meditech account (not with Keystrokes)
and they have also prohibited cutting and pasting. Just because it looks okay on your screen doesn't mean it comes out okay on their end, I guess.
I work on an ortho account. Keystrokes is just wonderful! They will help you in every way possible
and seem to really care about each person. They have been very good to me and I am very thankful to have a job with such a great company!
Keystrokes just got an account with DocQScribe that starts in a few weeks. sm
I am set to apply there as the company I work for lost it to them. My supervisor was upset because she really tried to fix it but her boss did not care. So I am going to try to follow the account to keystrokes.
I am on a radiology account that is by the line because they have sm
a lot of newer radiologists who talk and talk and talk and talk. For the other account that I work for fill in, by the report is better but definitely by the line. They pay both ways. I make 0.10 per line for the account I am on. Hope this helps!
Some are by the line too. The account I am on is all MRIs and CTs, so it is sm
by the line. The line range is around 0.09-0.10 for most accounts from what I understand. For by the report, it is $0.80 to $1.50, again depending one th account and if it is Powerscribe editing or full transcription.
When they have a new account coming on-line
they way overhire and they hire too soon so that the new hires they stick on various accounts until their account comes on-line, so then there is less work for the people who have the account as a primary. I left a year ago, after 4 months with only 1 paycheck where I got in 40 hours. Even with 3 accounts and sitting in front of the computer for hours in case a job came through, and working my days off, I still couldn't get in 40 hours. They had so overhired that even when the account came on-line there wasn't enough work for everyone. I think 6 of us quit within a month and there still wasn't enough work for everyone, although some of the more challenging accounts had OT most every week, but despite asking to work on one of those accounts I was told no. For me quitting was the best thing I did. Now at least on the rare occasion there isn't enough work we get paid downtime.
Keystrokes--Ortho account IC status. Anyone know what the pay is?? Thinking of applying. Thanks
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I just started with Keystrokes full time and am on a Meditech account. sm
I would not call it my favorite platform by any means -- I think it is rather slow and cumbersome -- but with the addition of ShortHand and getting used to how things are done, I am picking up speed and hope to be at my normal level soon. One of the pluses to Meditech is that you can access the patient's chart and see other reports dictated, plus lab reports, x-rays, etc.
Keystrokes line count - see msg
I have read on this board that there are people who work at Keystrokes that are getting 2000 to 3000 lines per day. How is that possible? I am relatively new to Keystrokes and I struggle just to hit 1000 lines in 8 hours. I am not a slow typist and I use an expander. When I did transcription locally I did on average 350 lines an hour, going as high as 500 lines an hour with one of the doctors. Do you just not get the ESL docs? What I am doing wrong? 
Keystrokes Line Counts
Hi,
I am a new hire, while they are very friendly and nice to deal with, I don't understand the gross line counts, dividing totals by 65, I never done this and I have been transcribing for 20 years. This does not seem fair. Over the last 5 years, I was making $30.00 an hour and now I am making $11.00. This is ridiculous!
Keystrokes, line counts, etc.
I have worked for them for over 2 years and I couldn't be happier. They are the BEST company I have ever dealt with and over my 31 years as a transcriptionist, I have dealt with many, both as an in-house employee, an IC, and an at-home employee. So, that said....I have never had any problem with pay or line counts or anything like that. Everyone I have had contact with at KS are the kindest people I've met. I have worked for companies that the lines are calculated by dividing by 60, by 70, by 65, with spaces, without spaces. It's all over the board. Most of the time, they do the line counting themselves, yes, but I like doing my own calculating because then I have something to verify against, whereas when the companies do it themselves, how do I double check it?? I'd much rather do it this way.
Radiology by the line for one account and by the report sm
for another. I make more by the report though.
My account requires a second phone line (nm)
Does Keystrokes give line raises. If so, when and how much.
Very interested
$2.50/report own account - .17/line small MTSO
Rad pays by line and by report, depending on the account
I have had rad accounts at Keystrokes pay both ways. I haven't heard of one that pays for reports over 2 minutes, but it all depends on the client. Your starting rate typically depends on your experience. Everyone at Keystrokes is super-nice, you will like working with them. Agree with poster who said get a backup account from day 1. Getting IDs for your account can take quite a bit of time, so be prepared to wait. Good luck.
No. Teaching Hospital account, too many dictators = low line count = little $$$. nm
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I work on that account, NO problems with line counts or the requirements! sm
I have heard of putting the entire team on QA, I have had it happen before. I got released back after 24 hrs because I was fine.
There are issues with a couple of things on that account. It will likely come down to some of the MTs not being allowed to work on that account any longer, which leaves more work for the rest of us. The communication about the issues they are now addressing with 100% QA for all of us have been thorough and when I have not understood something I have asked for clarification. I have one concern that I feel certain they will call me on and that is fine because I can alter my ways and make sure it is right.
I don't know what is wrong with some of you. I suppose there are MTs who don't believe in doing the job 110%. If you are productive AND accurate, you can make very good money at TT, I certainly do. If you think the pay is low, move on...if you are good enough to find another job. TT is a CHOICE for me because when I was looking last fall, I had no fewer than 10 offers and entertained them all, but went to work for TT because I felt I would be happy there. No surprise to me, I am extremely happy.
The 100% QA is not something I am taking personally because it would seem to me that the only way to address the issues at hand is to do this very thing.
I miss YOG also! Good company, great line rate, and awesome account.
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QT gets my vote! I love it! Gross line pay, on time, 1 account, steady work! Great place!!!! nm
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I think it depends on experience, account hired for, etc. I was hired at .08 per line sm
but after 90 days went to 0.085 and then 0.09 about 90 days after that. I am now at 0.0925 and have been there a year. I have to point out that the line rate might not be the highest but I can verify my counts, have plenty of work, get paid on time and have a great manager. To me, leaving a bad national and the headaches that went with it was well worth the cut in pay I took. Funny thing is that I took a pretty sizable pay cut but make more money ?!?!
Lanier 219
Does anyone know if there is a way to adjust the amount of light in the display on this piece of equipment? In the small screen, I can see fine but in the larger screen there is not as much light, and it is really hard to read the numbers. Any help is appreciated.
If that is the same as DVI - now Lanier VXP nm
Lanier
I have several Lanier LX219 if u are interested in purchasing
LANIER 219
 Anyone know of any companies using the lanier voice writer ? Thanks for input.
There are a few job ads now for Lanier 219
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Are you using a Lanier or a DAC?
I have good quality with my DAC unit. My main account is Dictaphone and my first secondary is Lanier, both the same quality audio.
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