I recommend Keystrokes also, good experience with them.
Posted By: gd1 on 2006-07-09
In Reply to: I recommend Keystrokes too. I make great money, have a lot of work and have sm - KS MT
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I would go with Keystrokes, had a good experience
with them, I left for my own reasons, nothing to do with them at all, they were great. Above poster is right, stay away from Landmark, I had the same experience with them.
I honestly hope you will have a good experience with Keystrokes
I'm sure that not all the supervisors were as hyper as the one I had - she drove me crazy, wanting me to work practically 24/7. The last couple of months I was there, during a 63-day period, I only had 3 real days off where I didn't work at least a couple of hours which ended up turning into five or six. Add that to working 10-12 hours during my 8-hour work days, and I just plain got burnt out.
But that was only one particular client (if you would like the name, please email me). I am sure there were other clients that she could have given me, but she kept assuring me that this was the best client she had.
So I would just say make sure your lead is 1) looking out foryou and 2) telling you the truth (the third time I caught mine in a lie, I quit).
Good luck!
I recommend Keystrokes.
I have worked for Keystrokes for three months, and they have been very easy to work with. I don't know about all their accounts/platforms, only the one I am on. It is an internet-based Word document using Express Scribe--very easy to use. I am assigned certain doctors and then have 48 hours (yes, 48!) for turnaround. Pay is based on a standard 65-character line. Hope this helps!
I recommend Keystrokes...
Never have worked for them but have heard really good things - the other three companies U mentioned have horrible reputations (especially Softscript). Don't know about them personally, just their awful reps. Good luck!
Keystrokes MTs - Do you recommend...
Just wondering which have the best, user-friendly platforms to use. Interested in line count potentials for both. Thank you.
Does anyone recommend a pretty good company that is good to work for, pay always on time and plenty
of work. I know that is asking a lot, but just curious?
I love Keystrokes..would recommend them to anyone...
Good luck with your decision...
Anyone have experience with Milner? Looking for a new job and had one person recommend them
so I thought I would come here to ask around before applying. Thank you
I recommend Keystrokes too. I make great money, have a lot of work and have sm
been around the block a time or two.
I have worked for them for 6 months but had worked for them previously (in 2003). I left for several reasons but all of them have been resolved. I think a big part of the improvement is due to direct deposit and the office. When I worked for them before, the owner ran things from her home office but now there is an office that has a lot (not sure how many) people in it and I can get answers and help quickly when I need it.
I think that they had some growing pains but resolved them. I know that they are still growing, even faster than ever from what my lead tells me. If you have a lot of hospital experience, they are hiring for two new accounts and need good MTs.
I could not in good faith recommend SS
to even my worst enemy. I was in QA, had some of the worst MTs because they could not get and keep good MTs and a warm body was better than nobody. Management changed frequently. The CEO was so slimy that I felt like I needed a shower after talking with him. I can't remember her position, but she was one step above QA manager would send out e-mails with new terms/medications and they would be incorrect. I've been in this business for 22 years. I do about 85% ESL. I can do some of the worst ESLs (don't like to, but I can), but the accounts I had were beyond horrendous. Between the horrible dictators and the sound quality there wasn't enough money to make me stay. They still call me about every 6 months and ask me to come back. Only if my kids were going hungry would I do that and I think I would try prostitution first. I believe in producing a quality product, but I also have bills to pay and I have a life outside of work. I was not willing to work 12+ hours a day and be stressed out every day over the crappy work. There is so much better out there. Unfortunately there aren't a lot of jobs available currently with the mergers, VR, and offshore work. SS is always hiring and there is a reason for that. I can assure you it isn't because they are getting a lot of new accounts.
If you spend time going through the archives you'll see posts where MTs didn't listen to the negative posts and accepted positions, only to come back within a month or so and say that all the negative stuff was absolutely true and they would apologize for not listening to us.
After that idiot that came on saying how they fired us because we weren't good enough, etc. I put SS lower on the list than they already were, which was hard to do when they were already at the bottom. That person was not there when I was, did not know who I was, did not know what position I held and anything they said was because they evidently weren't taking their meds and there was no shred of truth to it. This person attacked anyone who said anything negative about SS, not just me. I understand that person is no longer there though.
Why do so many of you recommend Amphion? Good points, please? Thx. nm
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Can anyone recommend a good reference book
for radiology. I just started on a rad account in training. I love it so far but would like a good radiology terminology book that especially contains terms for MRIs and CT scans. ALso, can anyone tell me what the average rate is per report for radiology? Thanks!
Know WedMedx,: Recommend. Good company. SM
Hi, Looking. Yes, you have to log in and out--good structure for people who'd love to earn more money if only they could keep their hands clicking. Very nice incentive scale for those who do. Good medical. Rest of benefit package slim, made up for by good earnings IMO.
Platform getting genuinely good now and continually improving; the old slowness people complains about seems to be gone.
Lots of ESL but simply not a problem for pros once familiar with dictators. Assigned accounts so you can get fast. Need more than one as they can empty out during those hours when a lot of people want to work.
Genuinely nice company to work for. Excellent support in a variety of areas. Very helpful education programs and groups to help develop skill levels, both medical knowledge and production. Study groups and monetary assistance getting certification, and more.
BTW, if you sign on, you now get to be called a Medical Content Specialist. Not sure what that means yet, but I'm newly impressed with myself anyway.
Bottom line: Good place for good workers.
I would recommend something other than Webmedx. If you can get good references regarding Transtech,
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Can someone recommend a good text expansion program? Thanks!
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No experience with Keystrokes, but SM
a veteran MT should be able to handle it.
My experience is that Keystrokes sm
pays me for everything on the page whether I typed it, pulled it up in a macro, expander, whatever. They pay for it all. But, all accounts are different and not all are on the same platform so I can only speak for myself.
Experience requirement for Keystrokes
I am just a few months shy of 3 years experience. Does anyone know if it is worth it for me to apply?
In my experience, the only deduction is for keystrokes already in the template.
That is how I am paid - only for the Keystrokes I actually make.
Over 9 years ortho experience and not even a callback from Keystrokes..
I can assume that they were swamped with applications or maybe I was just not want they were looking for. Oh well....other ortho accounts out there. I have enough acute care that I should find something.
I agree with Tasha...I am having a wonderful experience at Keystrokes...plenty of work...
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My experience with them has been good sm
Their expectations for style are given out and I have never had any problems with QA. I rarely have to send anything to QA and when I do on occasion, I never get direct feedback as you can check your reports at any time for what the blanks were. I guess if you are doing something incorrect that needs addressed they might do that, but I have never had any negative or nitpicky experiences with them.
Not a good experience
They will keep you on QA for as long as they can.. they even make up mistakes that they state you make.... not a good place to work.
my experience has been good
pay is on time, work is steady, everyone is nice - - some posts have been negative but you will get negative posts about any company you ask about on this board, GOOD LUCK!
I ddi not have a very good experience either sm
Pay was average, but at least on time. Lots of times not enough work. You have to be on IM all day and it is very disruptive. MT World is in my opinion outdated. There is much better out there. JMHO
Good experience with them
so far. Lots of work where I am, not saturated with foreign dictators. Platform easy, lines good so far. Lead MT is extremely nice, very down to earth person. I received a welcome card, a really nice personal touch goes a long way.
I have had a good experience...sm
with Webmedx. I have not received the emails threatening to offshore like the other employee mentioned. My account always has more work than we can handle...thus the overtime (been on account about 4 months). As well, I have a secondary account.
I don't dislike the platform. There are some days when some functions are slower than others, but it has not seemed to have affected my line count.
Full time is 35 hours a week, and handbook states that you will loose benefits if you do not work 35 hours. You know that going in, and I don't think that is unreasonable. You'd be expected to work 40 hours if you worked at a job on site. IMHO, they seem to fair all the way around. Things might change, but today I am happy. :) Hope this helps.
Not a good experience for me at all.
I tried working for them. Nice people to work with. The problems I encountered was that they used EXText, which was extremely slow running for me and I have a high-speed cable modem. The pay was only 3 cpl and they expected 100% QA. With the pay being so low and spending more time sitting there waiting for things to download and open, I wasn't even making minimum wage. I had no choice but to quit with wages that low. Apparently, EXText utilizes a VPN connection, which my Cable internet technician told me was probably overloaded with people trying to work all at once, which was the reason everything ran so slowly. He said there was nothing wrong with my internet speed at all.
My experience has been very good!
I have been with Focus Infomatics for just over a year, and I like it very much indeed. Pros are good, flexible, knowledgable supervisors, direct deposit (has never been late), Escription platform (best I've used), flexible schedule, good feedback, fair QA'ing. Only con I can think of is sometimes the work flow is slow, but by asking for more work I almost always have all I need. I recently converted from IC to full-time to qualify for health insurance (their BCBS plan is excellent). When I started there I was told the editing/transcription ratio is about 80/20, which is about right, though it varies from day to day, of course. Again, the Escription platform is very easy to use. My supervisor is great; polite, helpful. I realize Focus may not be right for everyone, but then again, everyone is not right for Focus. BTW, I have been an MT for over 20 years and this is the best company I've ever worked for.
I did not have a good experience with them. sm
I went backwards to archaic ways with phone lines and lanier stations. There was never enough work on my huge account. Never work on my secondary or third accounts either. Tried the on-line accounts, and no work there either.
When I did get a few reports, the line count was terrible on Bayscribe and the spellchecker sucked!
I gave it a couple of weeks, was off QA the first 5 reports; however, I knew in the first day or two, this was not going to work out. But, I gave it a chance and it was not a good experience.
I could not stand all the no so positive e-mails daily either.
This was just my experience. Not a good fit for me!
My experience was not good...sm
I agree with the OP that most companies have good and bad points. I enjoyed most of the people I worked with/for at KS during the 9 months I was there. But when the work on my account slowed down I then started getting one backup account after another where the work would last only briefly. I was trained on 4 different platforms while there. There was some dishonest communication, and while the intentions may have been good, intentions don't cut it when a person has bills to pay. Once it became clear that they were not being up front with me about workload/accounts, I chose to leave, and I wouldn't go back. I have since dealt with 3 other companies, all of whom were more straightforward with me (even when the work ran low) than KS was. Just my 2 cents. Wishing you the best of luck.
Good experience sm
I did some IC work on a Urology account about 3 to 4 years ago. Dictators were good. Pay was on time. Good communication.
Overall good experience
The platform I am on is good to very good with regard to audio.
my experience has been good
I've been there less than 6 months. Before working for them, I'd held only one job. On that job there was no platform - we used Word/WP. This was a local group of doctors. Since I have no experience with any other platform than Inscribe, I have no comparisons. I don't find it slow, though.
As well, I have a very competent and courteous account manager. She is polite, as friendly as an AM should be, and never rude or contradicting.
Good for Keystrokes
I am disabled and am so grateful for companies that are sensitive. MQ was not (what a surprise). What platform does Keystrokes use?
It's a good place for experience, IMO
But not for $$ or benefits. They do hire a lot of newbies and they don't hassle you if you haven't reached your goals (unlike other companies I have read about).
However, I do think it is somewhat of a sink or swim situation. Not a lot of handholding here, if that's what you need. I don't even know if they do any clinics. I have all acute care, almost all ESL, and lots of ops. I personally don't find the audio on my accounts to be bad; it's usually the dictators and background noise that are bad. By comparison, I did 3 months for MQ simultaneously, and while the dictators were better, the audio was crap and you couldn't use your own wav player. I was doing stinky derm and ENT clinics - yuk - and when they finally put me on acute care, I never got the same dictator twice.
SS has started to provide a breakdown by job of line counts, which is a good thing. Constant changes in supervisory/management personnel. In summary, if you can do without the $$ and benefits and can jump in with both feet, SS is a good place to get experience.
Rapidtranscript..did not have good experience with them
lack of communication and support, I quit the first day!
Does experience make a good MT?
I am so confused right now. I am a newbie trying to get a foot in the door. I finally was accepted in a mentor program for a national. In the mentor program you must reach 516 with 98% accuracy before you are allowed to become full time. I am unable to make the line count because there is never enough work. I am happy for this opportunity, but I feel because there is never enough work, I will never make the line count. I have been offered a full time position to do operative reports and discharge summaries. I am doubting my abilities and do not know if I can do the operative notes. Should I go for the full time position or do I need experience before I am a good MT? How do you know you are good enough to take on a job doing operative notes. I want to go for it because the mentor program never have enough work to meet my goals, but what if I am not good enough yet? helpful advise is appreciated. Thanks
I had a good experience with Transcend
I had to leave for personal reasons. I can say though the training was adequate. The people were very nice and communicative. The pay was not bad at all and actually better than most companies. Unfortunately I am not allowed to discuss what the pay was because it is not allowed to be discussed. I would say so go for it. The recruiter was really nice and answered all of my questions. If she did not know the answer, she got it fairly quickly. I dont' have a bad thing to say. They do pay on time. 
Good for newbie experience
I know an employee making less than stated by MslaMT for Escription. It is apparently different rates for different accounts. They will decided the difficulty level for you, the MT, doing the work. Maybe not a career move, but certainly a good place for good newbie experience.
Amen, I had the same experience, not good, and
I absolutely noticed that the line counter was jacked. Even besides that, I would check and the paycheck was always a little short. I had to call the person who was in charge of that every single pay period and every single time she was annoyed. One time she told me to hold on, and then she dropped the phone on her desk and I listened to her type whatever she was typing. It was really rude. She wanted to finish what she was typing. Well then don't answer the phone. I guess she didn't look at her caller ID to see that it was only me calling again about another shorted pay check.
As for that Karen person, I felt the exact same way as you. That person smelled insincere from the first time I read her post. I thought it was someone who works for MedScribe trying to improve their image. Every time someone asked about MedScribe, the same Karen would chime in about how great it was. Since I worked there for a year, I knew that nobody in their right mind would chime in about how great they were and so Karen had to be a fake.
I started to make more money after I left there also.
The other thing I absolutely hated was all the emails all day long, scolding people. It depressed me. I even asked them to only send me emails that apply to me. They were so lazy that if one person did something wrong, they would email the whole crew and berate them. They told me if it doesn't apply to me to just ignore it.
10 years experience... that is good for 8.5 cpl. YUP, thats it.
yes, I did a couple yrs ago. I had a good experience
..good co to work for, liked my supervisors, no prob with pay.
Is Keystrokes a good company to
work with. I read about negative notes, but it sounds like they were all coming from the same person. Need serious feedback.
Keystrokes - good, bad, and ugly
Would anyone be so kind as to give me some insight into this company? In the past everything I've read about it was pretty good, but I'm not really able to pull up anything recent. Thanks a bunch.
Keystrokes, need info. Good? Bad?
Any info would be appreciated.
Keystrokes definitely a good one - work there now
Had a nightmare experience with TT. Have heard DeVenture is a good one but no personal experience.
Keystrokes - good news!
I was so excited and wanted to share my good news. I've read many helpful posts on this board about Keystrokes and what a good company it is, so I decided to apply. I tested with them over the weekend and heard back from her in a matter of hours, asking to set up a phone interview with me about a job offer. Yay!
well Keystrokes isn't a fit for everyone so good luck wherever you go....:)
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Transcend? Keystrokes? Good or bad?
 Does anyone know anything about this company? Keystrokes?
Keystrokes is a good one...I love it there...
and only employee positions...
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