Programs can be set to count keystrokes,

• New Job - tynkerbelle
  • When I first started we were not allowed - mt2
    • Should have been if they don't want to pay - mt2
  • I would bet a lot - deenibeeni
  • You have a union contract? - Megan
    • i am an inhouse hospital transcriptionist who works at home - tynkerbelle
      • whatever you do don't lose that job! sm - MT30+
  • What company? Who would/could work - anon
    • $19 an hour and incentive too? - JM
      • nice to hear that I'm not the only MT making such little money at this - FlaMT
    • This is preposterous. sm - Ella (retired)
    • How would they know what abbreviations you used. (No message) - MT1
      • Programs can be set to count keystrokes, - not characters. (NM)
      • how would they know? - anon
        • Yeah, Anon, the dirty dogs!!! nm - Ella (retired)
        • If expanders are outlawed... - NightOwl
          • But what if the doctor says...sm - Ella (retired)
          • I don’t even know if I could transcribe - sm
            • It's what they're for! sm - Ella (retired)
          • expanders - anon
            • A monstrous crime indeed! nm - Ella (retired)
            • not using expanders is one of the dumbest things I can think of.. - Just Another MT
              • They want you to use expanders, just - anon
                • Then they could wipe it and kiss my foot! - Ella (retired)

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Viki,

I sent you some info via email.  Check your email.

Does anybody know about the company called Keystrokes Transcription Service, Inc out of Illinois?  Am thinking about working for them.

Hi: 

You want to know about Keystrokes.  Well I am currently on an account that requires 1200 lines/day.  It is a very difficult acount though and most cannot make this goal.  they are not at all flexible here, but there are many other accounts, so depends on where you are working.  If you would like more info, you can email me at above email address.

Hope this helps.

New to this site.  Read something a while ago about Keystrokes not hiring.  Does anyone know anything about them now?  How are they to work for and how do they pay?  Thanks for any information, good, bad or ugly.

I AM INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR A POSITION WITH KEYSTROKES.  CAN ANYONE PROVIDE ME WITH SOME INFORMATION ON KEYSTROKES?  DO THEY HAVE STEADY RADIOLOGY ACCOUNTS AND HOW IS THE STAFF?

THANKS FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE!!!-

Lots and lots of abbreviations, most if you think about it will are obvious -

nt - no text

KWIM  - know what I mean

ITA - I totally agree

HTH - hope this helps

Any information on Keystrokes radiology.  They have several adds with different formats.  One I might be interested in but afraid to take the plunge.  I have done work for the same two radiologists for 10 years and know what they are going to say before they say it.  What is their rate of pay and are there many ESL?

I transcribed radiology for Keystrokes, just watch your pay very close, the guy who does payroll tries to say he was given the wron information, etc!! They do NOT pay on time at all!! Just be aware of that if you decide to work for them.  They are not good at giving feedback either!  Of course you could look at it like no news is good news too!!

Control A     

Allows you to edit the copy (CC) list.  We don’t use this usually in this capacity as the CCs are predetermined by the attending physician’s profile.  However, if the dictating physician wants a physician added and you don’t know how to spell the name, you can Control A and enter the 1^st letter of the last name plus a question mark i.e., A?.  Al the physician’s with A as the beginning of the last name will come up.  I use this quite often to confirm spelling of physician names.

Control B

Bold

Control C

Copy.  You can highlight any text in any document and Control C to import it to a new document or duplicate it in an existing document.

Control F

Opens Word’s Find screen, which allows you to search the document for text, formatting, special characters, etc.  You may also access Find and Replace from this screen.

Control G

This allows you to change the routing for the report, which has been set up by the profile.  For example, when you leave a report for review, you would Control G and remove all the routing with the exception of Transcription Department.  That would allow it to print only here and nowhere else until we have completed the report.  Once you have printed the report with the new routing, the default routing reappears.

Control H

Puts a document on hold.  If you were transcribing a report and could not quite understand the physician’s H&P, you can Control H and then search for another H&P by that same physician to review.

Control J

Brings the TES screen up.  This comes in handy when you are typing a report, choose a date of transcription from the list of dates, and then find that the dictation is for another date.  Control J will bring up the TES screen, you then place a ? mark in the visit box and all of the visit dates for that patient will be displayed.  You can then select the correct visit date for which the physician is dictating.

Control N

Saves, spell checks, and distributes documents.

Control O

Opens a document that has been put on hold.

Control P

Pause session.

Control Q

Exits ExText without saving the document.

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Control R

Brings up any normals established for the client from which you may choose. 

Control S

Search for a document.

Control T

Cancels document without saving it.  Sends voice back to pool. 

Control V

Pastes any copied material to where you want it to go. 

Control W

Changes worktype.  When the TES screen comes up as an H&P and the doctor begins his dictation by saying he is typing an OP or Consult, you can make the change on this screen.  However, if the doctor does not say anything about the work type and you begin typing, and then realize that the H&P is actually a consult, then you can Control W and it will bring up a list of templates.  You identify the one you want, click on it, and it will import it into your document.  This will also change your footer to be the correct work type.  Remember to delete the original template from the document you are typing.

Control X

Allows you to cut something from one place and place in another place.  Unlike Control C, it does not duplicate the material, just moves the original.

I would like some information about the RadNet platform with Keystrokes.  Is it easy to learn?  Is it word-based?  Is it productive?

Thank you!

I keep hearing MTs talking about this book.  I guess I should get it.  Is there a downloadable version of this book so that I don't have to wait on it to get here?  Has it really helped you all improve your production?  Is it more than then just telling you how to make expansions with the ABCZ method? 

Thanks