South helps growing companies find, hire, and pay top Latin American talent. Build high-performing teams in 21 days or less.
.svg){kind=logo}
A Medical Data Entry Specialist enters patient demographics, insurance details, billing codes, and clinical notes into EHR systems with high accuracy and full HIPAA compliance. They reconcile data across intake forms, lab results, and provider notes, flag missing information, and support billing and claims teams downstream. The role demands the same discipline as general data entry plus working knowledge of medical terminology, coding (ICD-10, CPT), and patient privacy law.
An average U.S. Medical Data Entry Specialist earns $3,600 per month compared with an average Latin American salary of $1,800 per month, creating potential savings of up to 50%. LatAm specialists with EHR experience and bilingual capability work well for U.S. clinics serving Hispanic patient populations.
Yes, with appropriate HIPAA controls. South contracts the specialist locally, runs payroll and compliance, and bills you monthly. They sign your BAA, work on a hardened device, and access your EHR through your VPN or secure portal. The role works well remote because the work is auditable and the systems already require strict access controls.
Typing speed and accuracy (60+ WPM, sub-1% error), working knowledge of medical terminology, ICD-10 and CPT code familiarity, EHR navigation, and HIPAA compliance discipline. Ask them to walk through how they'd handle a record with conflicting birth dates across intake form and insurance card. The right answer is verify, never assume.
Major EHR platforms (Epic, Cerner, Athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, Kareo), practice management systems (DrChrono, Practice Fusion), Microsoft Excel and Word, secure messaging tools (TigerConnect, Spruce), and claims clearinghouses (Availity, Change Healthcare). HIPAA training certification is required.
A Data Entry Specialist transcribes structured information into the EHR (demographics, vitals, prescriptions, charges already coded). A Medical Coder reads provider notes and assigns the ICD-10 and CPT codes themselves, which requires AAPC or AHIMA certification and deeper clinical knowledge. Coders are usually more expensive and harder to find. Many small practices have their specialist do light coding work, but the moment you hit revenue cycle complexity, separate the roles.
South vets LatAm candidates through structured interviews, paid work samples, and reference checks. You see a shortlist in seven to ten days, run your own interviews, and onboard inside two to three weeks. South handles the contract, monthly payments, and a replacement guarantee if the hire is not a fit. Schedule a free call here to get started!
The region has the perfect mix of everything you want in remote employees: English skills, shared time zones, hard-working, and depth of talent. They are already accustomed to working remotely for top US startups and Fortune 500 companies.
Absolutely! The US and Latin America have basically the same time zones. No Latin American city is more than two hours ahead of EST.
Every hire is sourced based on your exact needs. They will arrive ready to support your business right away. They can do basically any tasks done remotely, but we recommend starting them as support so your team has more bandwidth for high-value strategic tasks.
All types of roles - customer service, executive assistant, sales, accounting, email marketing, lead generation, content writers, operations, social media marketing, and more!
You can pay directly through us (most popular) or we can connect you with one of our payroll partners.
You don't have to deal with any American labor laws / taxes when hiring full-time remote contractors. They aren't US-based, so no visas or sponsorships to deal with either.
We recommend market pay which varies for each role. See our salary guide and success stories for some ideas.
Then, we have two different models:
Staffing (most popular) - We charge a small monthly fee for each employee's monthly salary to make the process hassle-free. The fee covers sourcing, recruiting, admin, payroll, compliance, ongoing support, and a free replacement if necessary at any point. There are no cancellation fees or minimum commitments. You only pay if you make a hire.
Headhunting - A one-time simple fee once we've found the perfect candidate. This comes with a 120-day replacement guarantee.
For both options, you only pay something if we find you someone great that you want to hire.
Yes, we only recruit for full-time and we strongly recommend full-time hiring if you can. Stability (full-time & long-term) is highly sought after abroad. The top caliber candidates are only looking for full-time work.
You're also going to spend time training and getting them up to speed on your processes. It would be a waste to do that over and over again with new people all the time.
We recommend training new hires on one thing at a time.
For example, once they get up to speed on lead generation, you can add the next role writing blog posts or whatever you'd like. You can definitely overlap roles until you have enough work for multiple people.
The cost of living is much less in Latin American countries. Many of our employees are able to own homes, raise families, provide for their parents, and have in-home help of their own with their salaries.
If you aren't happy with your hire in the first 120 days, we will work with you to conduct a second round of search for the same role for free.
Just email us at Hello@HireInSouth.com and we will get back to you with an answer as soon as possible.
