Last updated: 2026-08-12
Honest Taskers, Hello Rache, and MedVA lead this year's shortlist of virtual medical assistant companies for ultrasound centers, thirteen healthcare-focused staffing firms ranked on how they carry an imaging practice's administrative load, and from ultrasound appointment scheduling and prior authorization where a payer requires it to benefit verification, all in your time zone and under a signed BAA. The companies here staff your center with remote people, not scheduling software or AI phone bots. Below we set out what gets verified before a scan is booked, which claim gets denied without it, how these companies price, whether a provider has scheduled against benefit checks, and which booking to verify first.
Disclosure: Honest Taskers publishes this list and appears at position 1. We're judged on the same five published criteria as every other company here.
At a glance
- 1Honest Taskers
- 2Hello Rache
- 3MedVA
- 4HelpSquad Health
- 5Portiva
- 6Pearl Talent
- 7CareVMA Health
- 8My Mountain Mover
- 9Wishup
- 10Omega Healthcare
- 11Virtual Nurse Rx
- 12VMeDx
- 13Staffingly
How we chose the best virtual medical assistant companies for ultrasound centers
We ranked these companies on five facts, each checked at the provider's own website on August 12, 2026. Those facts are healthcare specialization, talent location, published hourly pricing, the ultrasound-center tasks they say they cover, and HIPAA posture. Ultrasound-center work means appointment scheduling, prior authorization where a payer requires it, insurance and benefit verification, new-patient intake, referral coordination, administrative results routing, and patient portal messages, so we weighted firms that name those tasks. Blank facts read "not publicly listed" instead of a guess, and we flag any company that bundles software or devices, since that's a different purchase.
Best virtual medical assistant companies for ultrasound centers compared
The table ranks all 13 on the same columns, Honest Taskers first because we publish the list. Rates were checked August 12, 2026 and change often, so treat them as a starting point, not a quote.
| Company | Healthcare focus | Talent location | Published hourly rate | Ultrasound center support (as stated) | HIPAA posture (as stated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honest Taskers | Yes | US clients; recruiting in the Philippines, Latin America, India and Pakistan | $10.00–$12.65/hr | Scheduling, prior authorization, benefit verification, intake, results routing | HIPAA-trained; compliance verified by Accountable; BAA when PHI; SOC 2 audit-ready |
| Hello Rache | Yes | Philippines | $9.50/hr flat | Scheduling, patient calls, intake | HIPAA-trained |
| MedVA | Yes | Philippines | Not publicly listed | Scheduling, prior authorization, patient communication | HIPAA-trained; SOC 2-monitored systems |
| HelpSquad Health | Yes (plus general) | Philippines and India; US-managed | $8–$13/hr by role | Scheduling, insurance verification, intake | Company-level BAA; HIPAA virtual desktop |
| Portiva | Yes | Philippines | $10/hr | Scheduling, insurance verification, front-office support | HIPAA-trained |
| Pearl Talent | Yes (plus general) | Latin America and Philippines | $9.95/hr, or from $3,000/mo | Patient intake and coordination | Compliance managed |
| CareVMA Health | Yes | Not publicly listed | From $9/hr | Scheduling and front-office support | HIPAA-trained (company-reported) |
| My Mountain Mover | Yes | Not publicly listed | Not publicly listed | Managed front-office support | Signed BAA; in-house HIPAA officer |
| Wishup | General, with a healthcare option | India-primary; US option | $1,299–$1,999/mo | Scheduling and general admin | HIPAA and PHI-trained |
| Omega Healthcare | Yes | Boca Raton, Florida headquarters; career locations US, Philippines, India, Colombia | Not publicly listed | Revenue cycle and care coordination (as stated) | Not stated; cites a 97.8/100 KLAS performance score, February 2026 |
| Virtual Nurse Rx | Yes (RN-staffed) | US-served | ~$12–$15/hr | RN-staffed patient calls, scheduling, coordination | HIPAA-trained |
| VMeDx | Yes | Philippines | $10/hr | Scheduling, records, insurance verification (as stated) | HIPAA-trained |
| Staffingly | Yes (healthcare BPO) | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria | $399/week per assistant at 45 hrs | Scheduling, insurance verification, prior authorization support (as stated) | Annual HIPAA training; BAA before day 1; SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001 (company-reported) |
A pattern shows up fast. Most staff imaging front-office support from the Philippines at $9 to $13 an hour, a few add Latin America for daytime US scheduling coverage, and only a handful name prior authorization or put a signed BAA on the record for the staff who touch patient records.
1. Honest Taskers
Best for: ultrasound centers that want one healthcare-trained assistant covering scheduling, prior authorization, and benefit verification, staffed by people including licensed nurses.
Pricing: $10.00–$12.65/hrLocation: US clients; PH, LatAm, India and Pakistan recruitingModel: Managed staffingFirst hire: Two-week working trial
Honest Taskers is a healthcare-focused virtual staffing company that runs the administrative side of US medical, imaging, dental, mental health, and specialty practices. Its virtual medical assistants handle ultrasound appointment scheduling, prior authorization where a payer requires it, insurance and benefit verification, new-patient intake, referral coordination, and administrative results routing to the ordering provider inside your EHR, radiology information system, and scheduling tools. Candidates are trained on HIPAA and data privacy under a dedicated compliance officer, work in your time zone, and sign a Business Associate Agreement when they'll access PHI, with HIPAA compliance verified by Accountable. The talent pool includes licensed nurses and physicians, rates begin around $10 per hour and range up to about $12.65 depending on role, background, schedule, and location, and every client gets a Customer Success Advocate plus a two-week working trial with their first hire. Honest Taskers reports 99.6% average monthly retention, so the person managing your imaging schedule stays consistent. See the full virtual medical assistant service for role details.
Limitation: not the lowest hourly rate on this list.
2. Hello Rache
Best for: solo and small imaging practices that want a flat, low-cost assistant from nurse-background staff.
Pricing: $9.50/hr flatLocation: PhilippinesModel: Dedicated/managedTrial: Not publicly listed
Hello Rache staffs dedicated healthcare virtual assistants from the Philippines, many of them licensed nurses, for administrative work like patient scheduling, calls, and intake. Pricing is a flat $9.50 an hour with no contracts and cancel-anytime terms, and assistants complete HIPAA training and stay paired with the same practice rather than rotating, which helps continuity on a busy ultrasound schedule.
Limitation: the Business Associate Agreement isn't described publicly, so confirm it in writing.
3. MedVA
Best for: centers that want a managed team covering scheduling and prior authorization rather than a self-serve hire.
Pricing: Not publicly listedLocation: PhilippinesModel: Managed + account managerTrial: Not publicly listed
MedVA was founded by physicians and places medical virtual assistants for scheduling, prior authorization, and patient communication across many specialties. Its assistants are HIPAA-trained and work inside what the company calls SOC 2-monitored systems, with a dedicated account manager on every relationship.
Limitation: no public pricing.
4. HelpSquad Health
Best for: centers that want a US-held BAA for the staff verifying benefits and handling intake.
Pricing: $8–$13/hr by roleLocation: PH + India; US-managedModel: Managed staffingTrial: Not publicly listed
HelpSquad Health runs managed virtual assistants with US oversight from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, staffing patient-facing roles from the Philippines. Scheduling, insurance verification, and patient intake run about $8 to $13 an hour by role, and every rate includes a company-level BAA held with HelpSquad plus a HIPAA virtual desktop.
Limitation: 20 hours a week minimum on a three-month term.
5. Portiva
Best for: centers that want to test an administrative hire at a flat $10 an hour.
Pricing: $10/hrLocation: PhilippinesModel: Managed/offshoreTrial: 7-day (company-reported)
Portiva places HIPAA-trained remote staff from the Philippines for scheduling, insurance verification, and front-office support at $10 an hour. It's one of the few here to advertise a short trial, a company-reported 7 days with no long-term contract, and its assistants are background-checked with HIPAA training certificates.
Limitation: offshore-only staffing from a single country.
6. Pearl Talent
Best for: centers that want Latin America time-zone overlap for daytime scheduling and intake.
Pricing: $9.95/hr or $3,000/moLocation: Latin America + PhilippinesModel: Managed servicesTrial: Not publicly listed
Pearl Talent staffs patient intake specialists and coordinators from Latin America and the Philippines, with strong US time-zone overlap from the Latin America pool for daytime phone and scheduling coverage. Pricing starts around $9.95 an hour, or from $3,000 a month on a managed model that covers payroll and compliance, and candidates go through medical terminology assessments before placement.
Limitation: it also serves non-healthcare clients, so confirm healthcare depth.
7. CareVMA Health
Best for: centers that want a fast administrative match at a low entry rate.
Pricing: From $9/hrLocation: Not publicly listedModel: Fully managedTrial: Not publicly listed
CareVMA Health provides fully managed virtual assistants from $9 an hour for scheduling and front-office support, and advertises a match in about 48 hours. Its assistants are described as trained on common EHR platforms, which the company says shortens ramp time.
Limitation: talent location isn't stated publicly.
8. My Mountain Mover
Best for: centers that want a signed BAA and a named compliance owner on the account.
Pricing: Not publicly listedLocation: Not publicly listedModel: ManagedTrial: Not publicly listed
My Mountain Mover places managed medical virtual assistants for front-office support across clinics, dental, and behavioral health. Its compliance posture stands out, with a signed Business Associate Agreement for every healthcare client and an in-house HIPAA compliance officer.
Limitation: neither pricing nor talent location is published.
9. Wishup
Best for: centers that need scheduling plus general admin from one assistant.
Pricing: $1,299–$1,999/moLocation: India-primary; US optionModel: ManagedTrial: Not publicly listed
Wishup is a general virtual assistant company with a healthcare option, so its HIPAA and PHI-trained assistants can cover scheduling and intake alongside general business admin. Healthcare plans run roughly $1,299 a month for 80 hours up to $1,999 for a full 160 hours, with a US-based option at a higher rate and a dedicated VA manager.
Limitation: it's a generalist, not a healthcare-only firm.
10. Omega Healthcare
Best for: ultrasound centers buying revenue cycle capacity rather than a placed assistant
Pricing: Not publicly listedLocation: Boca Raton, with US, Philippines, India and Colombia deliveryModel: Outsourced revenue cycleTrial: Not publicly listed
Omega Healthcare states RCM, care coordination, health data curation, payer operations and drug access work for providers, payers, life sciences and health tech. It is the only firm here that publishes a third-party performance score, a 97.8 out of 100 from KLAS dated February 2026.
Limitation: scale figures on its own site render as placeholders, so size claims cannot be read from source
11. Virtual Nurse Rx
Best for: centers that want registered-nurse background staff handling patient calls and exam prep questions.
Pricing: ~$12–$15/hrLocation: US-servedModel: Managed staffingTrial: Not publicly listed
Virtual Nurse Rx staffs assistants who are registered nurses, which suits centers whose phone work runs into exam prep instructions and the questions patients ask before a scan. Assistants complete HIPAA training and work in the practice's systems in real time, covering scheduling and coordination while interpretation and diagnosis stay with your radiologist or sonologist.
Limitation: the highest hourly rate here, at roughly $12 to $15.
12. VMeDx
Best for: centers that want a healthcare-only firm at a flat, published $10 an hour.
Pricing: $10/hrLocation: PhilippinesModel: Managed/offshoreTrial: Not publicly listed
VMeDx places HIPAA-trained medical virtual assistants from the Philippines at $10 an hour, so it's easy to size a part-time or full-time desk against your exam volume. Its assistants take administrative work including scheduling, records, and insurance verification (as stated), so ask about prior authorization experience in the interview if payers gate the advanced imaging you run.
Limitation: offshore-only staffing from a single country.
13. Staffingly
Best for: centers that want a BAA signed before day 1 and weekly per-assistant pricing instead of an hourly rate.
Pricing: $399/week at 45 hrsLocation: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, NigeriaModel: Healthcare BPOTrial: Two-week (company-reported)
Staffingly is a healthcare BPO that prices by the week rather than the hour, at $399 per assistant for 45 hours, dropping to $349 each at five or more and $299 each at ten or more. Its compliance materials list annual HIPAA training, a Business Associate Agreement signed before day 1, and SOC 2 Type II plus ISO/IEC 27001 (company-reported), and it advertises a two-week trial (company-reported).
Limitation: no Philippines or Latin America talent pool, with delivery centers in South Asia and Nigeria.
What does an ultrasound center virtual medical assistant verify before a scan is booked?
The benefit and the prior authorization, alongside the scheduling itself, and none of it needs anyone in the room. An in-house medical assistant earned about $45,690 a year, roughly $21.97 an hour before benefits, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data for medical assistants, while the offshore-focused firms here run $9 to $15 an hour. A standalone scheduling or answering service only books slots and takes messages, and it doesn't work in your EHR or chase a prior authorization, and an AI phone bot can't verify a benefit or route a finished report. Don't hire a virtual medical assistant company if you only need overnight message-taking, since a dedicated answering service is cheaper for that narrow job. The reason imaging centers delegate this work is administrative load, and the American Medical Association's work on prior authorization documents how much staff time authorizations and payer follow-up pull away from patient-facing work.
Which ultrasound claim gets denied when a virtual medical assistant missed the authorization?
The whole study, which is why a missed authorization sits beside PHI exposure, turnover and patient experience as the four to settle.
- PHI in records and results. Ask for the signed BAA and the device and network controls, since an assistant reads orders, benefits, and finished reports all day.
- Prior authorization gaps. Ask how the company tracks payer rules and pending authorizations, because a scan performed without a required auth becomes a denied claim.
- Turnover and continuity. Ask about retention, since a new assistant every few months resets your scheduling and payer knowledge.
- EHR and RIS fit. Ask which candidates have used your systems, such as Epic, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, or your radiology information system.
- Clinical scope. Ask how the company keeps the assistant to administrative work, since reading images and diagnosis stay with your radiologist or sonologist.
How do virtual medical assistant companies price their services?
Virtual medical assistant companies price their services three main ways, by a flat hourly rate, a managed monthly plan, or a custom quote. Hourly staffing on this list runs from CareVMA at $9 and Hello Rache at $9.50, up to Virtual Nurse Rx at roughly $12 to $15 for registered nurses, with managed monthly plans like Wishup's landing near $1,300 to $2,000 for full-time hours (rates checked August 2026). Honest Taskers sits mid-range, beginning around $10 per hour and reaching about $12.65 depending on role, background, schedule, and location. Compared with an in-house medical assistant salary near $45,690 a year plus benefits, a remote assistant is the lower-overhead option, and price tracks talent location, hours of coverage, and the level of managed oversight. For the role's day-to-day scope, see virtual medical assistant duties and responsibilities.
Has the ultrasound center virtual medical assistant company scheduled against benefit checks?
Ask how it sequences the two, then weigh healthcare specialization, HIPAA posture and pricing you can budget against.
- Imaging workflow experience. A firm that names scheduling, prior authorization, benefit verification, intake, and results routing, such as MedVA or Honest Taskers, ramps faster than a general agency. See how a virtual assistant handles prior authorization to scope the work.
- HIPAA posture in writing. Look for HIPAA training plus a signed Business Associate Agreement when the assistant handles records and results, and ask each company to put its safeguards in writing.
- Your EHR and RIS stack. Confirm experience with your practice management system and radiology information system.
- Time-zone and hours coverage. Know whether staff work your patients' clock, and whether you need bilingual coverage.
- Dated, published pricing. A rate with a date beats a vague promise of savings.
Which ultrasound booking should a virtual medical assistant verify first?
The next unverified one, because a scan performed without authorization is a claim you will not win.
- List the tasks to delegate first, such as ultrasound scheduling, prior authorization, benefit verification, and intake.
- Shortlist firms whose imaging workflow experience, talent location, and HIPAA posture fit your center.
- Interview one or two candidates and confirm EHR and radiology information system experience.
- Sign a Business Associate Agreement before anyone touches patient data.
- Run a trial, then onboard with clear scheduling rules, payer checklists, and escalation paths.
For a fuller walkthrough, read how to hire a virtual medical assistant.
Methodology and sources
We verified each company at its own website on August 12, 2026, recording healthcare focus, talent location, published pricing, stated ultrasound-center support, and HIPAA posture. Wage context is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and administrative-load context is from the American Medical Association's published work on prior authorization. Hourly rates are volatile and were captured as dated points, not permanent quotes, so re-check before you buy. Where a company didn't publish a fact, we marked it "not publicly listed"; self-stated claims are labeled company-reported.
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