W/C and Ortho
Posted By: dumdum on 2007-06-01
In Reply to: Any MTs out there w/Workers' Comp. (sm) - MT
I have five years experience in both; work done is for the state of CA, although I do not live there. Every specialty has its own terminology, etc. It should not be too difficult a transition, but it could be challenging to make lines until you become familiar with it.
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