MedHire vs. Deel
Deel is an excellent Employer of Record — they make it easy to legally employ someone you've already found. MedHire is the opposite end of the workflow: we source, certify, equip, and manage the person, then deliver them ready to work in your practice.
MedHire is not Deel.
What Deel gives you
Deel handles the paperwork once you've found a hire, but the sourcing, vetting, EHR training, equipment, HIPAA setup, and ongoing performance management all stay on your plate. If the person leaves, you start the whole search over.
What MedHire gives you
MedHire delivers a named professional already certified on your PMS or EHR, sitting in a secure campus on company equipment, with a relationship manager owning performance. One monthly invoice covers the entire stack.
Deel is a great EOR if you already know who you want to hire. If you don't, MedHire gives you the candidate, the workspace, the compliance, and the manager — not just a payroll wrapper.
Side-by-side
| Feature | MedHire | Deel |
|---|---|---|
| Sources the candidate | Yes — pre-vetted, certified | No — you bring the hire |
| Role certification | MedHire Academy on your EHR/PMS | None |
| Workspace & equipment | Secure campus, enterprise hardware | Hire's home office |
| HIPAA infrastructure | Built-in (BAA, VPN, training, audit) | Your responsibility |
| Dedicated relationship manager | Yes, named | No |
| Replacement guarantee | $0, 7-day target | Find the next person yourself |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly, all-inclusive | EOR fee on top of salary |
What you actually get for the money
all-inclusive: salary, benefits, equipment, campus, HIPAA, RM
EOR fee on top of full salary, equipment, software, and your own management time
Add the salary you'd pay through Deel plus your time sourcing and managing the role, and the total cost typically lands well above a fully-managed MedHire seat — without the certification, campus, or replacement guarantee.
Common objections
But Deel is cheaper per month.
Per-line, yes. But Deel only handles employment — you still pay the full salary, you still buy equipment, you still run sourcing and management. MedHire's flat fee is total spend, not a fee on top of spend.
We already have someone in mind.
Then Deel is genuinely a great fit. MedHire only makes sense when you want a vetted, certified, ready-to-work professional delivered — not when you've already done the hiring work.
The structural differences
Secure campus, not a home office
Your hire works from a MedHire campus with badge entry, dedicated workstations, backup power, and dual ISP — not a kitchen table.
Fluent on your EHR before day one
MedHire Academy puts every candidate through a role-specific certification on the exact PMS or EHR you use. Only a small share pass.
Named, dedicated, yours
You interview and pick the person. They work only for your practice — they learn your schedulers, payers, and providers.
HIPAA built into the infrastructure
Locked-down equipment, encrypted VPN, signed BAA, and ongoing privacy training — not an add-on line item.
Career path, not a revolving door
Salaries, benefits, and growth tracks mean people stay. That's why our 12-month retention sits at 92%.
A real relationship manager
Every account has a dedicated RM — not a shared inbox. One person owns performance, scheduling, and escalations.
What practices typically see
60–70% lower cost than U.S. hiring
A U.S. medical biller fully loaded runs $5–6k/month. A MedHire professional doing the same work averages ~$1.9k/month — same output, dramatically lower spend.
Cleaner claims, fewer denials
Dedicated billers who work only on your panel catch payer-specific patterns. Practices typically see denial rates drop 15–25% in the first quarter.
Faster A/R cycles
When one named person owns follow-up end-to-end, claims get worked sooner and A/R days shrink — most teams report ~40% faster resolution within six months.
Replacement risk removed
Every seat carries a $0 replacement guarantee with a 7-day target and structured knowledge transfer, so a single departure never stalls your front or back office.
Want to see your specific numbers?
Run the MedHire ROI Calculator to estimate annual savings for your practice.
Open ROI CalculatorFrequently asked questions
Do I get to pick the person?+
Yes. We shortlist pre-vetted, certified candidates against your role profile and EHR/PMS. You interview and approve who joins your team.
How does HIPAA actually work?+
Hires sit in a MedHire campus on company-issued equipment, connected through an encrypted VPN. We sign a BAA, run annual privacy training, and audit access. There is no personal-device or home-Wi-Fi path into your systems.
What if the hire doesn't work out?+
Our guarantee covers a free replacement, with an average 7-day turnaround and a documented knowledge handover. You're never stuck paying for a seat that isn't performing.
Is there a long contract?+
No multi-year lock-in. Most clients run month-to-month after the initial onboarding period.
Your team. Not a marketplace.
Get a dedicated, certified medical or dental professional working exclusively for your practice — at a fraction of in-house cost.