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#8938 - 11/21/03 09:46 PM a little info...
lwilday Newbie Gabber Registered: 11/20/03 Posts: 5 Loc: Schenectady, NY	Hello...I have a crazy question. What is the difference between an MT and an IC?
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#8939 - 11/22/03 12:29 AM Re: a little info...
kkb Pinnacle Gabber Registered: 07/24/99 Posts: 1466 Loc: Maine	An MT is a medical transcriptionist. An MT can be an employee or self-employed. An IC is an independent contractor. In our case it is a medical transcriptionist who is self-employed and has to pay his/her own taxes, Social Security, equipment, etc. _________________________ kkb, who considers herself a newbie after 18 years and still remembers what it was like to be a newbie!
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#8940 - 11/22/03 10:48 PM Re: a little info...
lwilday Newbie Gabber Registered: 11/20/03 Posts: 5 Loc: Schenectady, NY	kkb, Thanks for the reply. I am a Medical Secretary/MT in a Nursing Home and just recently joined this forum. The initials had me stumped. I appreciate the help.
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