Please define
Posted By: EmmaMT on 2008-12-23
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what an MT is/does.
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Define IC, please
How do companies manage to constantly advertise they are looking for ICs for specific hours and days? When I was an IC, I told them when I would be working, what days of the week, etc. 
Do you know how they define a line?
I have not worked as an IC, but it doesn't sound too far off if the details are right. Do they pay for spaces? Headers? What software? What report types? Have you heard the dictators yet?
I don't have all the answers, but those who will will probably need more info.
You define yourself as being in business.
My 2 cents - strictly my thoughts: 1) License? Probably not needed - in my state of Indiana (or maybe just county) when I checked on this years ago they informed me a license was required for retail type business, selling a product, not a service. May need a DBA (doing business as) registered with your county recorder(?) if you take on a business name. Requirements vary from state and counties. That's all it takes. 2) When are you In Business??? As soon as you desire to be -- and believe you are! 3) How many accounts? One! That's enough sometimes to get started. I believe being in business or even freelance is a mindset. If you think you're in business, you are. But no one else might see you that way. Besides, most medical offices I've ever transcribed for (10+ years) I don't think really saw me as being in business. Early on in my so-called business career as an MT, while waiting to pick up a tape in his waiting room one morning, I overheard the doctor talking to the receptionist, asking her: is that the typing girl. That gave me a perspective real fast! After that, I realized that while I might see myself as in business, most accounts saw the transcription business I offered was simply a necessary evil they had to pay for, and that I charged too much anyway--no matter what I quoted. It's a strange way to make a living. They need you but don't really want you. At least I think that's how the docs see us. So, if you want to give it a try, simply Declare that you have a small business and go for it. You define it for yourself. Best of luck to you.
Define desperate
I think it depends on how desperate you are for the experience. I worked for a company out of North Carolina at an extraordinarily low line rate, but they were the only company who would hire me with no practical experience whatsoever. I knew I had to suck it up and deal with less than minimum wage for a while and just put my time in. Fortunately I had backup money so my mortgage did not go unpaid during this time frame. If you are just trying to get anyone to hire you, then you might want to take it at least for a while. Horrible is better than nothing, sometimes.
define strung along - guess I just don't get it
I personally was never treated badly by anyone there, the only surprise being how quickly office closed.
Can you define "some exceptions?"...
In your response you said it was for radiology in general although there are some exceptions. I've heard from 2 HIM transcriptionists who have been with the company for several years that they were notified that their line rates would be changed to the new hire rates & they were given less than a week's notice on this.
Define affordable? What may be affordable to one person may not be to another. nm
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