Physician Focused is a US-based virtual assistant company that was started by a group of busy physicians. The service aims to help other physicians free up some time by having a VA available to send requests too.
The company was founded in 2016 and their headquarters are in Omaha, Nebraska.
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About Physician Focused
The company was founded by five physicians; Sydni, Erin, Caleb, Kristen, and Jake.
Working as busy doctors, they shared the pain of not having enough time to balance their work and personal lives. Worse, they couldn’t find an assistant service they felt catered for physicians in particular.
So, they decided to start Physician Focused.
Their model works like a typical virtual assistant relationship. With their plans you buy a number of hours’ worth of time per month, then email or text your requests to your assistant to be completed.
The interesting thing about their service is that all the examples they give are personal assistant-types of tasks. I was a little surprised by that, expecting them to offer more doctor-specific tasks.
How Physician Focused Works
Once you’ve signed up for one of their plans you can start sending requests to your assistant.
There is a simple 3-step process:
- Send your task requests by SMS, phone call, email, or chat box.
- Your personal assistant will respond within 24 hours (or 12 hours with the premium plan) letting you know they are working on your request.
- Once your request is fulfilled, you’ll get a message back with all the details.
Services
Physician Focused is geared toward personal tasks rather than business tasks. There is some crossover with arranging travel plans, booking conferences, and so on, but the core of their service is freeing up more of your personal time.
Some of the examples Physician Focused give as typical requests include:
- Making travel or dinner reservations
- Arranging for a baby sitter
- Taking care of a speeding ticket
- Purchasing gifts, groceries, and more.
You’re not limited to these kinds of requests, however.
As long as you’re requesting something that can be done remotely, I’m sure your assistant will be more than happy to help.
Plans and Pricing
Physician Focused currently have three different pricing plans to choose from. Their plans start at $99 per month for 10 hours of tasks per month and scale upwards from there.
Their plans are:
- Personal Assistant – $99 per month for 10 hours of tasks.
- Personal Assistant Pro – $199 per month for 25 hours of tasks.
- Personal Assistant Premium – $399 per month for unlimited hours of tasks.
With the Personal Assistant Premium plan, requests are replied to within 12 hours, as opposed to 24 hours with the other plans. You also work with a dedicated assistant.
It’s worth mentioning that although the plan states you have unlimited hours’ worth of tasks per month, this is bottlenecked by only being able to request one task at a time.
If you’re interested in their service but aren’t sure if it’s for you, they do offer a 5-hour free trial.
Physician Focused also say that if you’re not happy with their service for any reason they’ll refund your first month and you can walk away.
Physician Focused Alternatives
A company operating with a similar business model of sending requests via SMS is Magic. They are quite a bit more expensive, but they’ve been operating a lot longer so it’s worth comparing their services.
If you’re looking for a more traditional VA-client relationship to help handle some of your day-to-day business tasks, then I recommend getting a quote from Time ETC or Boldly for US-based assistants.
For task-based support from a dedicated assistant, you might also consider OkayRelax.
Your Turn
Have you worked with Physician Focused? If so, please leave a brief review of your experience below to help others with their decision.