Side by side · every figure sourced
Healthcare Virtual Assistant vs Virtual RNS
Both companies publish a rate, so they can actually be compared. Everything below is quoted from each company’s own website with the date we read it. Blank means the company publishes nothing on that point — click ⓘ to see which pages we checked.
1/12Healthcare Virtual Assistant publishes
5/12Virtual RNS publishes
| Healthcare Virtual Assistant | Virtual RNS | |
|---|---|---|
| Published rate | $9.00/hr Verified i$9.00/hr comes from this sentence on their site: “Our Helathcare Assistant Staring From $9/HR” | $12.00/hr Verified i$12.00/hr comes from this sentence on their site: “A clinically trained Virtual Registered Nurse will cost just $12/hour.” |
| Setup fee | Not disclosed Not stated i | Not disclosed Not stated i |
| Minimum commitment | Not disclosed Not stated i | Not disclosed Not stated i |
| Free trial | Not disclosed Not stated i | Not disclosed Not stated i |
| Replacement guarantee | Not disclosed Not stated i | Not disclosed Not stated i |
| Assistants based in | Not disclosed Not stated i | Not disclosed Not stated i |
| Qualifications held | Not disclosed Not stated i | registered nurses Verified iregistered nurses comes from this sentence on their site: “All of our virtual associates and virtual registered nurses hold certificates in HIPAA training” |
| Dedicated or shared | Not disclosed Not stated i | Not disclosed Not stated i |
| Works your time zone | Not disclosed Not stated i | Not disclosed Not stated i |
| Background checks | Not disclosed Not stated i | Yes Verified iYes comes from this sentence on their site: “We also require that each of our virtual associates obtain an NBI clearance, the Philippine equivalent to an FBI background check.” |
| Fastest stated start | Not disclosed Not stated i | Not disclosed Not stated i |
| Cover when assistant is out | Not disclosed Not stated i | Not disclosed Not stated i |
| The BAA is between | Not disclosed Not stated i | With the individual assistant — not with the provider Stated iWith the individual assistant — not with the provider is what this company states, in these words: “We also recommend that you have the virtual registered nurse sign a Business Associate Agreement just as you would any other contractor that may have access to PHI” |
| Claims HIPAA training | Not disclosed Not stated i | Yes Stated iYes is what this company states, in these words: “All of our virtual associates and virtual registered nurses hold certificates in HIPAA training and are bound by the Data Privacy Act of 2012” |
| EHR systems named | Not disclosed Not stated i | Not disclosed Not stated i |
We do not pick a winner. We have no commercial relationship with either
company, we are not paid by either, and we are not qualified to say which suits your
practice. What we can do is put their own published claims next to each other, dated,
so the differences are visible without sitting through two sales calls.
Before you decide
- Ask both for the actual Business Associate Agreement, not a sentence about one.
- Ask what happens on a sick day — the answer varies far more than the price does.
- Ask which EHR, by name, and for how long.
- If a figure here is out of date, tell us and we will re-check it within a day.