A practical Medical VA role for the work that slows practices down.
From scheduling and intake through eligibility, prior authorization tracking, inbox cleanup, and billing-adjacent admin, MVAs help reduce front-office and patient-access workload while keeping the work inside your existing systems. Clinical judgment, medical advice, and licensed work remain with the provider and licensed clinical team.
Choose a Medical VA seat by the complexity of the role.
Each seat is a dedicated associate who works inside your systems under your direction. Choose Core or Executive by experience level, and add a Supervisor seat if you want QA review and reporting.
Core Medical VA
Best for practices with defined SOPs that need reliable full-time scheduling, intake, inbox, and administrative support.
- Full-time dedicated Medical VA
- Scheduling and appointment reminders
- Patient intake and demographics
- Records, fax, and inbox queues
- EHR data entry
- Front desk support
- Annual HIPAA training
- BAA included
- Client interview and approval before placement
Executive Medical VA
Best for higher-complexity roles that span front office, patient access, and payer communication and need a more experienced associate.
- Everything in Core
- Senior Medical VA
- Eligibility and prior authorization work
- Phone, email, and fax workflow support
- Suited to multi-provider or multi-location practices
- Works to the productivity standards you set
Supervisor Seat
OptionalFor practices that want QA review and reporting on their Medical VA's work. Priced separately and added on top of a Core or Executive seat.
- QA review of your associate's work
- Reporting on the work
- Added to Core or Executive seats
- Quoted after a strategy call
Every seat includes a dedicated associate for up to 40 hours per week, and part-time seats start at 20 hours per week. Staff follow your U.S. holiday calendar. Specialty-specific roles, bilingual workflows, and billing-heavy scopes may be quoted separately based on complexity. Request a Medical VA →
What a seat includes, what is priced separately, and how it compares to a U.S. hire: see the 2026 rate breakdown →
- No setup fees
- 90-day pilot, then month to month
- BAA signed before any PHI access
- Fixed rate, never a % of collections
What every Medical VA seat includes, and what a Supervisor seat adds.
| Feature | Core | Executive | Either + Supervisor seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated Medical VA, full or part time | Included | Included | Included |
| Annual HIPAA training | Included | Included | Included |
| BAA | Included | Included | Included |
| Client interview and approval | Included | Included | Included |
| Recruiting, onboarding, and offboarding | Included | Included | Included |
| Performance management and basic oversight | Included | Included | Included |
| Device management | Included | Included | Included |
| Scheduling, intake, inbox, and EHR admin | Included | Included | Included |
| Associate experience level | Standard | Senior | Core or Executive |
| Daily direction and productivity standards | Set by you | Set by you | Set by you |
| QA review and reporting | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Replacement if your VA leaves | No charge | No charge | No charge |
| Coverage during absences | Add a second seat | Add a second seat | Add a second seat |
Four ways to hire a medical VA in the Philippines, and what you trade at each.
The right model depends on how much you value healthcare screening, compliance, and replacement support versus the lowest possible headline rate.
| Model | Best for | Watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Freelance VA | A few hours of overflow admin. | You verify healthcare experience, coverage is inconsistent, and HIPAA training, security, and continuity are usually absent. |
| General VA marketplace | Generic administrative tasks. | Healthcare and U.S. payer familiarity vary widely, associates often rotate, and PHI handling is rarely structured for healthcare. |
| Dedicated healthcare staffing (RCM Staff) | Ongoing front-office and patient-access work you want to own. | Confirm the associate is dedicated to you, screened for healthcare experience, and covered by a BAA and documented HIPAA training. |
| General offshore BPO | Very large, undifferentiated call volume. | Healthcare depth and individual accountability can get lost at scale; verify who actually sits in your workflows. |
Healthcare virtual assistants, not generic offshore admin labor.
Our talent standard is built around healthcare experience, revenue cycle knowledge, communication quality, and professional accountability, so your associate can fit the realities of a U.S. healthcare practice.
A simple, concierge staffing process.
We handle the sourcing, screening, and matching. You stay in control of who joins your team.
Tell us the role you need
Share the workflows, systems, schedule, and patient-facing responsibilities you are looking for. We help you scope the role.
Choose the right seat
Pick Core or Executive based on the complexity of the role, and add a Supervisor seat if you want QA review and reporting.
We screen and match
We source, screen, and shortlist healthcare-trained candidates against your role using our talent standard.
You interview and approve
You meet the matched candidates and approve the person who fits your team. You stay in control of the decision.
Your dedicated Medical VA starts
Your associate onboards into your systems, follows your SOPs and the productivity standards you set, and works as a dedicated member of your team.
We support the relationship
We stay involved with basic oversight and performance management, and replace your associate at no charge if they leave.
Integrated administrative support without operational disruption.
Every engagement includes a signed BAA and structured HIPAA onboarding before access begins. See how we protect client data → Our HIPAA approach →
Healthcare professionals, proud of the work they do.
The people behind RCM Staff are skilled Filipino healthcare professionals, not gig workers passing through. We hire for healthcare background and U.S. experience, invest in their growth, and treat them as career team members. That shows up in how they represent your practice.
See the standard every associate is held to in our careers and talent approach →
Common questions about hiring a medical VA in the Philippines.
What is a medical virtual assistant in the Philippines?
A medical virtual assistant is a non-clinical, remote administrative professional who supports a U.S. healthcare practice from the Philippines, working inside the practice's own EHR, phone, portal, and scheduling tools. The work is front-office and patient-access support, not clinical judgment or licensed care, which stays with the provider and licensed clinical team.
How much does a medical virtual assistant in the Philippines cost?
A full-time Core Medical VA is $400 per week or $1,600 per month. An Executive Medical VA, a more senior associate, is $720 per week or $2,880 per month. Part-time seats start at 20 hours per week. Specialized, bilingual, or billing-heavy roles may be quoted separately, and a Supervisor seat for QA review and reporting is quoted on top of either seat.
What is the difference between a VA hourly rate and the price I pay?
On a freelance marketplace you pay an hourly rate directly to an individual and take on screening, training, security, and coverage yourself. With a dedicated staffing model, the weekly price covers a screened healthcare associate, HIPAA training, a signed BAA, device management, basic oversight, and a no-charge replacement if a specialist leaves. The headline rate can look lower on a marketplace while the total cost of managing it is higher.
How is this different from a general VA marketplace?
A general marketplace connects you with an individual for generic tasks and leaves screening, HIPAA, security, and coverage to you. RCM Staff provides a dedicated, healthcare-screened associate with a BAA, documented HIPAA training, device management, basic oversight, and a no-charge replacement if a specialist leaves. QA review and reporting are available through an optional Supervisor seat. The model is healthcare-specific staff augmentation, not generic VA outsourcing.
What is the difference between Core and Executive?
Core is for practices with clear SOPs that need full-time front-office and administrative support. Executive is a senior seat: a more experienced associate for higher-complexity roles that span scheduling, patient access, payer communication, and multiple providers or locations. Both seats work under your direction and include the same HIPAA training, BAA, device management, and replacement terms.
Is the assistant dedicated to my practice or shared?
Each associate is dedicated to your practice for up to 40 hours per week. They are not shared across unrelated clients. They work inside your systems, follow your workflows, and integrate with your team like an in-house team member.
Can your team work in U.S. time zones?
Yes. Associates are available across East Coast, Central, Mountain, and Pacific schedules so they can match your front-office and operating hours.
How do you handle HIPAA and patient information?
Every engagement includes a signed Business Associate Agreement, structured HIPAA onboarding, and annual HIPAA training with documented completion before access to patient information begins. Associates use MDM-managed or client-approved devices, unique credentials with role-based access, and written incident escalation procedures, and they work only through approved systems that follow the client's privacy and security requirements.
Which systems and phone tools do medical VAs work in?
Associates work inside your existing EHR, practice management system, scheduling, phone, and portal tools rather than requiring a platform change. Common environments include eClinicalWorks, TherapyNotes, IntakeQ, WRS Health, AdvancedMD, and standard VoIP phone systems. No migration is required.
Can a medical VA do medical billing tasks?
A Medical VA handles administrative and patient-access work: scheduling, intake, communication, eligibility checks, prior authorization tracking, and EHR updates. Full billing production, coding, and claim-level work belong to a dedicated medical biller or coder. Many practices staff a Medical VA alongside a biller so the front end stays clean and the biller focuses on claims.
Which Medical VA seat should a practice choose?
Core is usually the starting point when your workflows are documented and your internal team can direct day-to-day work. Executive fits roles with more complexity or that need more independent judgment. If you want QA review and reporting on the work, add a Supervisor seat to either one. If you need coverage when your associate is out, add a second seat.
What does an Executive Medical VA add over Core?
A more senior associate with deeper experience across front-office, patient access, and payer workflows, suited to higher-complexity or cross-functional roles. Executive is an experience tier, not a managed service: your practice still directs the work, and QA review and reporting come only with a separately priced Supervisor seat.
What do Medical VAs not do?
Medical VAs handle administrative and revenue cycle support work. They do not make clinical decisions, provide medical advice, diagnose patients, prescribe treatment, or replace licensed clinical staff.
How quickly can a Medical VA start?
Timelines depend on the role, seat, system access, and candidate approval. Most seats move from approved candidate to go-live within 7 to 10 days, but we confirm a realistic start date during the staffing call.
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Revenue Cycle Management Guide
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Read the RCM guide →Medical Billing Philippines
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