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How we stack up.
Honest, side-by-side comparisons with the staffing partners practices most often consider.
COMPARE THE TRUE COST
The $10/hr you were quoted isn't the $10 you'll pay.
Competitors advertise low headline rates, then bill setup, replacement, management, and coverage gaps separately. Add them up and the real cost climbs toward the same $14 we quote you up front, flat and all-in. Estimate it yourself.
Published rate
Optional add-ons - enable and adjust amounts as needed
One-time setup / recruiting fee
amortized over 12 months
Replacement / re-match fee
per year ÷ 12
Account management fee
per month
HIPAA security & monitoring fees
per month - “secured facility,” “advanced remote,” behavioral monitoring
Coverage gap (PTO / no-shows)
hours/year - valued at advertised rate
Software / timekeeping platform fee
per month - time tracking, portal, or tech fees billed separately
DocVA
Advertised rate $10.00/hr
~$15.64/hr effective
Still not priced in: shared-pool staffing on entry tiers, generalist (not specialty) training, turnover downtime, QA you run yourself - and the HIPAA-compliance risk some contracts shift to you if you decline their paid security add-ons.
Staffing For Doctors
$14.00/hr - flat, all-in
DocVA's true cost runs about $283/month more than our flat rate
Estimate only. Advertised rates are each company's published rates as of the date shown. Add-on amounts are adjustable estimates of fees commonly billed separately in the industry - the security-fee default reflects line items from an actual 2026 vendor client order form (“secured facilities” $280, “facial & behavioral monitoring” $30, and “advanced remote” $17.50, each per assistant every two weeks, ≈ $710/month combined), whose terms state that declining the recommended security options means the services “may not meet all HIPAA security requirements.” Amounts are not confirmed figures for every named company. Your actual costs may vary.
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Traditional Staffing Agencies
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HelloRache
Generalist healthcare VA with shared assistants at $9.50/hr.
MEDVA
Philippines-based medical VA with tiered pricing.
Virtual Medical Staffing
Quote-based healthcare VA agency advertising up to 70% savings and ~2-week placement, with HIPAA-trained remote staff.
My Mountain Mover
General industry VA with healthcare services.
Portiva
Healthcare VA staffing with custom-build teams.
MedVirtual
Virtual medical receptionist services.
DocVA
Virtual assistant placements for clinics.
Abridge
AI-only ambient scribe that generates the note and stops there.
Suki
AI-only voice assistant for note generation, no admin coverage.
Heidi
Free-tier AI ambient scribe for note drafts and nothing else.
Freed.AI
AI ambient scribe for solo and small practices, note only.
Wishup
General-purpose VA platform with 120+ tools training and fast 60-minute onboarding.
Pearl Talent
Premium global talent placement across multiple industries including healthcare.
Nuance DAX
AI-only ambient documentation tool from Microsoft, clinical note generation only.
DeepScribe
AI ambient scribe with highest KLAS spotlight score, documentation-only scope.
Nabla
AI medical assistant for clinical notes with 20+ EHR integrations and multilingual support.
Ambience Healthcare
Enterprise-grade AI ambient documentation platform validated across 80+ clinical areas at health systems.
Stellar Staff
Multi-industry VA agency with 0.1% acceptance rate and 40+ hours of vetting, placing general-purpose assistants with healthcare VA services.
CareVMA
Virtual medical assistants at $9–$10/hr with 48-hour onboarding on a shared-pool staffing model.