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Best Healthcare & Medical Link Building Services — 2026 Ranked

Rhino Rank leads our 2026 healthcare ranking on combined strength, while LinkGathering and Reporter Outreach hold the deepest medical-publisher fit. Compare clinical review, channels, approval rights and engagement terms before price.

Published: 2026-09-06Updated: 2026-09-06Evidence cutoff: 2026-09-06Methodology: M1.3

Rhino Rank is the best healthcare and medical link building service for 2026. Its evidence is unusually concrete: a two-year campaign for a United States healthcare practice that paired curated placements with guest posts, run through a managed programme with placement review, twelve-month replacement cover and a capped first-order refund. Practices that want a managed mixed-unit campaign without building clinical-publisher relationships themselves should start here.[7][8][9]

The healthcare specialists divide by method. LinkGathering, Reporter Outreach, Stellar SEO and Digital Third Coast sell medical-publisher editorial and digital PR with clinical or compliance review; PressHERO, Stan Ventures and Linkifi sell faster listicle, guest-post and journalist-request placements; uSERP and JBH sell broader search or digital PR programmes in which links are one part.[1][3][4][10][11][13][14][15][16]

Only Reporter Outreach publishes current monthly packages, from $3,000 for seven placements to $12,000 for thirty-two on a three-month minimum; the remaining scopes are quoted per campaign. Where this page prints no figure, the provider publishes packages without a verifiable number or prices only a general retainer, so compare channels, approval and remedies before money.[6][12][13]

Comparison

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RankProviderOfficial siteProfilePBSSFSOSBest forHealthcare deliveryCurrent price / scopeCommitmentPlacement controlTimingLink remedy
1Rhino RankHomepageProfile76.558.366.8

Healthcare practices buying mixed curated campaigns[7][8]

Curated links plus guest posts; optional managed strategy[7][8]

Exact current managed price unpublished; case budget was $1,500 a month[7][8]

Rolling monthly managed subscription[8]

Managed placement review; site pre-approval is available if asked in advance of the order[8]

Healthcare first-placement timing unpublished[7][8]

12-month replacement; capped first-order refund[9]

=2LinkGatheringHomepageProfile63.268.065.6

Clinics needing medical-publisher editorial placements[13]

Credentialed contributor outreach to medical publishers[13]

Exact public price unavailable pending render[13]

Monthly delivery after audit; scope terms unpublished this round[13]

Monthly editorial brief approval and client legal sign-off[13]

Ranking FAQ suggests about nine months for YMYL movement; first-link timing unpublished[13]

Removal-rate replacement within twelve months stated on the healthcare page[13]

=2Reporter OutreachHomepageProfile62.567.965.2

Credentialed clinicians pitching health publications[11]

Expert-quote digital PR on health publications[11]

$3,000 a month Starter for seven placements[12]

3-month minimum, then 30 days notice[12]

Credentialed spokesperson required; insertions allow approved anchors[11]

Placements delivered through the month; undelivered roll over[12]

Rollover of undelivered placements[12]

4Stellar SEOHomepageProfile64.664.864.7

Hospitals wanting association and university links[1]

Specialty-mapped outreach; guest-post units available[1]

Per-link guest-post cards published; healthcare retainer unpublished[1][2]

Quote-led healthcare; guest posts orderable per link[1][2]

Healthcare-page approval unpublished[1]

Guest posts about 30 days[2]

Guest-post refund and replacement terms not re-read in full this round[2]

5PressHEROHomepageProfile67.359.463.2

Practices buying health listicle mentions[14]

Health listicles and contextual backlinks; no medical advice produced[14]

Per-link figures published; amount not verified this round[14]

On-demand or managed; managed notice not established this round[14]

On-demand or fully managed[14]

First placements in 14 days[14]

12-month replacement[14]

=6Digital Third CoastHomepageProfile57.467.362.1

HIPAA-aware health-system digital PR[10]

Earned health-publication coverage and backlinks[10]

Quote only[10]

Unpublished[10]

Brand and compliance alignment; site approval unpublished[10]

Unpublished[10]

Unpublished[10]

=6LinkifiHomepageProfile59.865.362.5

Clinics pitching experts into news coverage[16]

Journalist-request digital PR for health clinics[16]

Exact current package price unavailable this round[16]

Package picker; maximum deadlines not fully established this round[16]

Routine pitch approval unavailable on SEO Digital PR[17]

30 days to first live placements on most clinic engagements[16]

Undelivered-link refund at maximum deadline per prior terms[17]

8Stan VenturesHomepageProfile65.957.961.7

Healthcare sites ordering guest posts and niche edits[3]

Guest posts and niche edits for healthcare sites[3]

Custom proposal; exact price unavailable[3]

Unpublished on the healthcare page[3]

Unpublished[3]

Unpublished[3]

Unpublished on the healthcare page[3]

=9JBHHomepageProfile56.362.059.1

Health brands commissioning data-led digital PR[15]

Hero campaigns, press office and SEO link building[15]

Quote only[15]

Unpublished[15]

Unpublished[15]

Unpublished[15]

Unpublished[15]

=9uSERPHomepageProfile57.361.859.5

Telehealth brands pairing content with editorial links[4][5]

Full-stack healthcare SEO including editorial link building[4][5]

General link retainers published; healthcare page unpriced[4][6]

Initial 3-month engagement, then 30-day notice[6]

Unpublished for healthcare placements[4]

Form Health case ran six months; first-link timing unpublished[5]

Unpublished on the pages read[4]

Detailed reviews

Rank 1

Rhino Rank

PBS 76.5SFS 58.3OS 66.8Trustpilot 4.8/5 from 185 reviews, as of 03/09/2026
Rhino Rank logo
Best for

Healthcare practices buying mixed curated campaigns[7][8]

Introduction

Rhino Rank is a link building provider whose inspectable healthcare work is a two-year campaign for a United States healthcare practice, mixing curated placements with guest posts. You engage through its managed service, a rolling monthly programme built around audit, research and reporting, with proposed placements available for review before they go live. The differentiator is campaign concreteness: specified link units, twelve-month replacement cover and a capped first-order refund, set against an anonymous case with no published medical review.[7][8][9]

What they do

The healthcare case combined Curated Links Package 2, fifteen links banded by referring-domain strength, with three guest posts across ascending authority tiers. The current managed service sells ongoing link acquisition with strategy and monthly reports rather than one-off placements. Outcomes in the case are provider-reported traffic and keyword-count lifts for an unnamed practice.[7][8]

Our verdict

We recommend Rhino Rank first for most healthcare practices and agencies that want a managed, mixed-unit campaign without building clinical-publisher relationships themselves. The specified curated and guest-post units, placement review (site pre-approval is available if asked in advance of the order), twelve-month replacement and a capped first-order refund make these the clearest commercial terms here. The trade-off we accept in that recommendation: the case client is anonymous and no medical-review or association-targeting step is published, so buyers whose priority is credentialed clinical oversight should weigh LinkGathering or Reporter Outreach instead.[7][8][9]

Strengths

  • Specified mixed curated and guest-post units on an inspectable healthcare campaign.[7]
  • Rolling managed option with published placement review and twelve-month replacement cover.[8][9]
  • Current terms honour the niche, topical or editorial relevance agreed in the description or brief.[9]

Limitations

  • Anonymous case; medical review and association channels are unpublished.[7]
  • The managed starting figure read this round is crawler text, so we publish no current managed price.[8]

Price and engagement

The historical healthcare campaign budget was $1,500 a month, split across a curated package and three guest-post tiers; those are case figures, not a current public SKU.[7]

The managed service is rolling monthly with no setup fee and cancellation with the current period fulfilled; no rendered current price was verified this round.[8]

Every delivered link carries twelve-month replacement cover, and the first order in any service is refundable up to the lesser of the amount paid or US$550 within 14 calendar days after full delivery.[9]

Read the case as a campaign template

Treat the healthcare case as proof that curated existing-page links and 750-word guest posts can be bought together for a practice, with easy-win and money keywords guiding targeting. The reported traffic and keyword-count lifts are provider-reported, so use them as a shape of what is sold, not as a forecast.[7]

Order through the managed programme

Ask for the managed proposal, confirm the relevance wording in the brief, and request site pre-approval before ordering so the review right is agreed up front. The managed route adds the audit, research and reporting the case campaign was built on.[8][9]

Lean on the written terms, not the case outcomes

The enforceable parts are the twelve-month replacement on every delivered link and the capped first-order refund inside its fourteen-day window. Later orders carry conditional remedies for missed metrics or commitments rather than refunds.[9]

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Tied at rank 2

LinkGathering

PBS 63.2SFS 68.0OS 65.6
LinkGathering logo
Best for

Clinics needing medical-publisher editorial placements[13]

Introduction

LinkGathering sells YMYL-grade editorial placements for healthcare through a dedicated industry page, with clinical review behind every piece. Named publisher examples include KevinMD, Healio, MedPage Today and the JAMA Network, and generic guest-post farms are refused outright. The differentiator is medical-publisher exclusivity paired with process control: monthly editorial brief approval, clinical-accuracy and medical-claim screening, and client legal sign-off before publication.[13]

What they do

Managed delivery pairs a paid audit with monthly editorial placements produced through contributor outreach to medical publishers. Separate playbooks cover medical practices and health technology, with local reputation work specified for practices. The buyer keeps legal sign-off while the agency screens copy; the agency is not a law firm.[13]

Our verdict

We recommend LinkGathering first for clinics whose priority is clinical credibility over campaign breadth. The medical-publisher-only outreach, clinical-accuracy review with medical-claim screening, and monthly brief approval with legal sign-off are the deepest healthcare controls on this page. The trade-off we state plainly: the claimed case library was not inspected for this ranking, and no public price is render-verified, so confirm both the proof and the package in writing before committing.[13]

Strengths

  • Medical-publisher-only outreach with clinical and medical-claim screening.[13]
  • Monthly editorial brief approval plus client legal sign-off.[13]

Limitations

  • The claimed eighteen healthcare case studies were not opened this round.[13]
  • Dollar figures on the healthcare page are not render-verified, so we publish no current price.[13]

Price and engagement

The healthcare page shows dollar figures for an audit and monthly placements, but rendering was not verified this round and an earlier profile treated public price as unavailable; treat the engagement as quote-to-confirm and agree the package in writing.[13]

Confirm the publisher set for the specialty

Ask which titles in the KevinMD, Healio, MedPage Today and JAMA set are actually in scope for the buyer’s specialty. Medical-publisher exclusivity only helps if the agreed titles reach the buyer’s patients.[13]

Run approval as a monthly discipline

Use the monthly editorial brief approval and legal sign-off as the control point for claims, contributors and destinations. Keep final legal responsibility with the practice, since the agency screens copy but does not replace counsel.[13]

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Tied at rank 2

Reporter Outreach

PBS 62.5SFS 67.9OS 65.2
Reporter Outreach logo
Best for

Credentialed clinicians pitching health publications[11]

Introduction

Reporter Outreach sells healthcare digital PR and link building through credentialed-expert quotes placed on health publications. Coverage spans mental health, telehealth, specialty clinics, senior care, med spa and health technology, each mapped to target publications. The differentiator is the spokesperson model: licensed clinicians whose credentials editors check, engaged through monthly packages with defined placement quotas rather than one-off orders.[11][12]

What they do

The team monitors journalist requests, prepares expert quotes from the buyer’s clinician, and earns contextual body links on health titles such as Healthline, Verywell Mind and Forbes Health. Current monthly packages carry placement quotas of seven, fifteen and thirty-two with undelivered placements carried over. Lower-priced a la carte insertions are described as best suited to software, technology and ecommerce, so healthcare buyers should not assume those units apply.[11][12]

Our verdict

We recommend Reporter Outreach where a brand can put a licensed clinician forward for Healthline-class quotes. The vertical-mapped publications, pre-vetted pitches and published quotas with rollover give our reviewers a concrete engagement to assess. The trade-off we flag openly: no named healthcare client could be inspected this round and the placement mock uses a placeholder brand, so ask for a live healthcare example in the buyer’s specialty before signing.[11][12]

Strengths

  • Credentialed-clinician sourcing mapped to specific health publications by vertical.[11]
  • Published monthly quotas with rollover and three-month then thirty-day-notice terms.[12]

Limitations

  • No named healthcare client could be inspected; the placement mock uses a placeholder brand.[11]
  • A la carte insertions are described as best suited to software, technology and ecommerce, not healthcare.[12]

Price and engagement

Current packages are Starter at $3,000 a month for seven placements, Growth at $6,000 for fifteen and Elite at $12,000 for thirty-two, each on a three-month minimum before thirty-day rolling notice with undelivered placements carried over.[12]

A la carte insertions are tiered by authority and traffic; the page scopes them to software, technology and ecommerce rather than healthcare.[12]

Field a quotable clinician

Supply a licensed clinician biography, headshot and professional profile, since editors are said to check licensure before quoting. Claims are pre-vetted against peer-reviewed sources, so bring the studies the spokesperson can defend.[11]

Buy the packages, not the insertions

Commission the monthly digital PR packages for healthcare coverage and confirm the quota, minimum term and rollover in writing. Do not assume the a la carte insertion units transfer to health campaigns.[11][12]

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Rank 4

Stellar SEO

PBS 64.6SFS 64.8OS 64.7
Stellar SEO logo
Best for

Hospitals wanting association and university links[1]

Introduction

Stellar SEO sells healthcare link building for pharmaceutical companies, hospital networks and private practices, and states business-associate experience with HIPAA and FDA advertising awareness. Campaigns are mapped by clinical specialty, with association, university and local healthcare publishers as the named acquisition channels. The differentiator is that specialty entity mapping: a cardiology example shows topical clusters planned before outreach, while per-link guest-post units sit on a separate page for buyers who want defined placements.[1][2]

What they do

Entity and competitor analysis feeds a specialty link-acquisition plan aimed at associations, universities and local healthcare publishers. Guest-post SKUs on a separate page supply authority-tiered dofollow units with United States-based writing. The healthcare programme itself is quote-led through a contact form, with healthcare-specific retainers unpublished.[1][2]

Our verdict

We recommend Stellar SEO for hospital and practice teams that want specialty-mapped association and university outreach rather than generic health placements. The entity-cluster planning, named medical-publisher channels and published compliance language give our reviewers more to inspect than most healthcare offers here. The trade-off: no named healthcare client could be inspected, and buyer site or article approval is unpublished on the healthcare offer, so confirm both in the proposal before committing.[1][2]

Strengths

  • Specialty entity mapping plus association, university and local healthcare publisher targeting.[1]
  • Published HIPAA, FDA and business-associate healthcare compliance language.[1]

Limitations

  • No named healthcare client could be inspected.[1]
  • Buyer site or article approval is unpublished on the healthcare offer.[1]

Price and engagement

Per-link guest-post cards are published on the guest-post page with authority tiers and dofollow delivery in about 30 days; rendering was not verified this round, so we repeat no amount here.[2]

The healthcare programme is quote-led via the contact form, with healthcare-specific retainers unpublished.[1]

Brief clinical entities first

Supply the clinical entities, competitor health systems and topical gaps before outreach starts, following the cardiology-cluster example. The mapping step is where the specialty targeting is won or lost.[1]

Lock channels into the scope

Name the associations, universities and local healthcare publishers in the agreed scope rather than accepting generic health placements. Confirm the business-associate position in writing where patient data could pass through the campaign.[1]

Keep the two pages apart

The authority-tiered guest-post cards and their dofollow promise sit on the guest-post page, not the healthcare page. Price the units there and scope the healthcare strategy separately.[1][2]

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Rank 5

PressHERO

PBS 67.3SFS 59.4OS 63.2
PressHERO logo
Best for

Practices buying health listicle mentions[14]

Introduction

PressHERO sells editorial placements on health and business media for health systems, private specialty practices, telehealth platforms and healthcare software brands. The offer centres on listicles and contextual backlinks, including best-specialty-in-city placements, with first placements stated at fourteen days. The differentiator is low-commitment entry: on-demand or managed brand mentions with twelve-month replacement, from a firm that states plainly it does not produce medical advice.[14]

What they do

Listicle and link-building units place brand mentions and contextual backlinks on health, wellness, business and news publications with a stated authority floor. Delivery is on-demand or fully managed rather than retainer-only. Medical advice is explicitly out of scope, so placements promote the brand without making clinical claims.[14]

Our verdict

We recommend PressHERO for practices that want listicle and brand-mention authority rather than clinician-authored medical content. The health-listicle focus, fourteen-day first placements and twelve-month replacement suit buyers who value speed and defined units. The trade-off we emphasise: the firm does not produce medical advice, and the result modules shown this round were non-healthcare brands, so clinical buyers needing reviewed medical content should choose a medical-publisher specialist instead.[14]

Strengths

  • Published entry-level listicle and link products with twelve-month replacement.[14]
  • Explicitly accepts hospitals, private practices and telehealth.[14]

Limitations

  • The firm does not produce medical advice.[14]
  • The result modules on the healthcare page this round were non-healthcare brands.[14]

Price and engagement

The healthcare page publishes per-link figures with first placements in fourteen days and a twelve-month replacement promise; rendering was not verified this round and currency is unconfirmed, so we repeat no amount here.[14]

Match the product to the goal

Fit is brand mentions and listicles, not clinician-authored medical explainers. Buy where provider pages, service descriptions and best-in-city visibility are the goal.[14]

Hold the stated timing and cover

Confirm the fourteen-day first-placement target and the twelve-month free-replacement promise in the order. Check the authority floor on the agreed units before comparing against guest-post alternatives.[14]

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Tied at rank 6

Digital Third Coast

PBS 57.4SFS 67.3OS 62.1
Best for

HIPAA-aware health-system digital PR[10]

Introduction

Digital Third Coast sells HIPAA-aware healthcare digital PR that earns health-publication placements and backlinks, stating healthcare work since 2007 for hospitals, medical practices and healthcare innovators. Named publication types include WebMD, Healthline, medical journals and local media, pursued by a team that includes former journalists. The differentiator is compliance-first earned coverage: brand, mission and compliance alignment with no patient-specific information at intake.[10]

What they do

Campaigns run a specified workflow from compliance strategy and health-story development through E-E-A-T content, media outreach, backlink acquisition and performance reporting. Objectives name service-related keywords, physician profiles and patient enquiries. Delivery is earned coverage in health publications rather than placed guest posts.[10]

Our verdict

We recommend Digital Third Coast for hospitals and practices that need HIPAA-aware earned coverage in health publications. The named WebMD, Healthline and journal channels with a compliance-led workflow suit buyers whose legal teams read every campaign. The trade-off we note: engagement is quote-led with no public price, and the dermatology ranking result is a provider report rather than an inspected outcome, so ask for a comparable medical proof point at scoping.[10]

Strengths

  • HIPAA-aware healthcare digital PR with named medical publishers.[10]
  • Service-line and physician-profile ranking objectives stated explicitly.[10]

Limitations

  • No public healthcare price is published.[10]
  • The dermatology ranking result is a provider report, not an independent test.[10]

Price and engagement

Healthcare digital PR is quote-led through a free consultation form; the exact public price is unavailable.[10]

Start with the compliance intake

Expect HIPAA, brand-guideline and no-patient-information alignment before any story work begins. Bring the compliance reviewer to the first call so mission and guideline fit is settled early.[10]

Judge the channel mix, not the pitch volume

Weigh the health-news, journal and local-media mix against generic blog outreach when comparing proposals. Ask which of the named publication types are actually in play for the specialty and market.[10]

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Tied at rank 6

Linkifi

PBS 59.8SFS 65.3OS 62.5
Linkifi logo
Best for

Clinics pitching experts into news coverage[16]

Introduction

Linkifi sells health-clinic digital PR that earns expert-led coverage for primary care, urgent care, specialist clinics and related settings. The process runs from package choice through clinician-expert identification and journalist-request pitching to live-placement reporting. The differentiator is the journalist-request engine with a named clinician behind every pitch, although routine pitch approval is unavailable on the SEO Digital PR product and the featured case is a cosmetic-dental clinic.[16][17]

What they do

Clinics pick a package, nominate a physician, clinician or practice leader, and the team pitches journalist requests across news and health titles while reporting placements in real time. The SEO Digital PR line promises high-authority editorial links on United States and United Kingdom news while refusing low-tier blogs. First live placements arrive in thirty days on most clinic engagements.[16][17]

Our verdict

We recommend Linkifi for clinics that can field a named clinician for journalist-request coverage. The clinic-type breadth across primary, urgent and specialist care with national-plus-local delivery suits multi-site groups as well as single practices. The trade-off we put plainly: the featured inspectable case is cosmetic dental rather than medical, and routine pitch approval is unavailable on the SEO Digital PR product, so confirm the approval position before ordering.[16][17]

Strengths

  • Clinic-type coverage includes primary care, urgent care and specialist clinics, not only med spa.[16]
  • Journalist-request process fronted by a named clinician expert.[16]

Limitations

  • The featured inspectable case is a cosmetic-dental clinic.[16]
  • Routine pitch approval is unavailable on the SEO Digital PR product.[17]

Price and engagement

The health-clinic page works by package choice with first live placements on most engagements in thirty days; exact clinic-page amounts were unpublished in the extract.[16]

The SEO Digital PR package table was truncated this round, so the exact current package price is unavailable for public copy; agree the volume and the maximum deadline in writing.[17]

Scope clinic types, not the featured case

Primary-care and urgent-care clinic types are in scope on the service page even though the featured case is cosmetic dental. Brief treatment, service and near-me searches with map-pack support stated as the goal.[16]

Settle approval before paying

Do not expect pitch-by-pitch approval on the SEO Digital PR product. Confirm what review, if any, applies to the chosen package so the clinician’s time is priced correctly.[17]

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Rank 8

Stan Ventures

PBS 65.9SFS 57.9OS 61.7Trustpilot 4.8/5 from 91 reviews, as of 03/09/2026
Best for

Healthcare sites ordering guest posts and niche edits[3]

Introduction

Stan Ventures runs a dedicated healthcare industry page offering done-for-you backlink services with a custom proposal for healthcare providers. The named methods are guest posting and niche edits placed on healthcare websites, with local healthcare link building described alongside national guest posts. The differentiator is productisation: defined guest-post and niche-edit units for hospitals and clinics, although the inspectable named example is the dental practice Restore Dental.[3]

What they do

Done-for-you guest posting and niche edits are offered to healthcare providers, covering hospitals, clinics and multi-specialty settings. Local directories and community sites appear alongside the national guest network. Engagement starts with a custom strategy and pricing proposal promised within 24 hours.[3]

Our verdict

We recommend Stan Ventures only where a healthcare buyer specifically wants productised guest posts or niche edits rather than editorial or digital PR coverage. The defined units and the hospital-and-clinic fulfilment route suit buyers who know the placements they want. The trade-off we weigh against that convenience: the named delivery example is dental, which sits outside this ranking, and no medical-review workflow is published, so clinical buyers should look to the medical-publisher specialists instead.[3]

Strengths

  • Explicit hospital, clinic and healthcare guest-post fulfilment route.[3]
  • Local healthcare link building described alongside national guest posts.[3]

Limitations

  • The named delivery example is dental, which is a separate vertical from this ranking.[3]
  • Medical review is unpublished.[3]

Price and engagement

The healthcare page invites a custom strategy and pricing proposal within 24 hours; the exact public healthcare price is unavailable.[3]

Confirm medical scope, not dental

Confirm the campaign targets medical, clinic or hospital demand before treating Restore Dental as an analogue for delivery. Ask for a medical or hospital placement example at proposal stage.[3]

Use guest posting as the done-for-you route

Guest posting is the specified fulfilment route where the healthcare buyer does not want to run outreach directly. Niche edits suit pages with existing authority that need a contextual insertion rather than a new article.[3]

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Tied at rank 9

JBH

PBS 56.3SFS 62.0OS 59.1
Best for

Health brands commissioning data-led digital PR[15]

Introduction

JBH sells healthcare digital PR through hero campaigns, an always-on press office and SEO link building for healthcare brands. Named clients include Delamere, ReSound and Radar Healthcare, with coverage examples across Healthline, Men’s Health and The Telegraph. The differentiator is research-led storytelling: data and survey stories built for lifestyle and health media, backed by bespoke dashboards rather than placement-count selling.[15]

What they do

Hero research campaigns earn coverage in medical, lifestyle and mainstream titles, while the press office supplies always-on commentary and expert positioning. Links point at service pages, expert-led hubs and blog content for clinics and digital-health brands across the United Kingdom, United States and Europe. Engagement starts with a quote-led discovery call.[15]

Our verdict

We recommend JBH for health brands that want research-led digital PR into lifestyle and health media. The hero-campaign plus press-office pairing, with named rehab-clinic and hearing-technology clients, suits buyers with stories worth surveying for. The trade-off: engagement is quote-led with no published price, term or approval workflow, and one named client sells governance software rather than care, so confirm the clinical analogue and the commercial terms before committing.[15]

Strengths

  • Named rehab-clinic, hearing-technology and healthcare-software clients.[15]
  • Research-led hero campaigns plus an always-on press office.[15]

Limitations

  • No published price, term or approval workflow.[15]
  • The named Radar Healthcare client is governance software, not a clinic.[15]

Price and engagement

Engagement is quote-led through a discovery call offered within one business day; the exact public price, term and remedy are unavailable.[15]

Commission stories, not placements

Hero campaigns are research and data stories while the press office handles always-on commentary; buy JBH where the brand can fund a survey or dataset. Ask how links to service pages are secured from coverage, since dashboards report the outcome.[15]

Check the clinical analogue

The named clinic analogue is Delamere, a rehabilitation clinic, rather than a general hospital system. Confirm which coverage titles and story formats transfer to the buyer’s setting before scoping.[15]

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Tied at rank 9

uSERP

PBS 57.3SFS 61.8OS 59.5
uSERP logo
Best for

Telehealth brands pairing content with editorial links[4][5]

Introduction

uSERP’s healthcare SEO page names programmes for Hims and Hers, HenryMeds, Form Health, Advocate and Fusion Medical Staffing, pairing digital PR with editorial link building. The programme wraps service-line, location and provider pages in coordinated content and links rather than selling placements alone. The differentiator is page-level targeting inside a full-stack retainer, shown by the Form Health telemedicine case aimed at both the homepage and a named product page.[4][5]

What they do

Healthcare programmes combine technical SEO, content, digital PR and editorial link building around service-line, location and provider pages. Form Health, described as an online medical weight-loss clinic with telemedicine options, received a six-month programme reported at scale. Delivery is a coordinated campaign, not a standalone link order.[4][5]

Our verdict

We recommend uSERP for telehealth and digital-health brands that already run a content programme and want editorial links built into it. The named telemedicine delivery with page-level targeting fits brands whose service and location pages must rank together. The trade-off: healthcare SEO here is a full-stack retainer rather than a standalone link SKU, and no medical-review workflow is published, so buyers wanting placement-only buying or credentialed clinical oversight should look elsewhere.[4][5][6]

Strengths

  • Named telemedicine clinic delivery with page-level targeting.[5]
  • Healthcare programme coordinates content and editorial links to commercial health pages.[4]

Limitations

  • The healthcare page sells a full-stack SEO retainer, not a standalone link SKU.[4]
  • The medical-review workflow is unpublished.[4]

Price and engagement

The general pricing page publishes monthly link-building retainers with an initial three-month engagement followed by thirty-day notice; rendering was not verified this round and billing currency is unconfirmed, so we repeat no amount here.[6]

The healthcare SEO page itself displayed no price in the extract read this round, so do not treat the general retainer figures as a healthcare-only minimum.[4]

Buy the programme, not the links

Expect a coordinated content and link programme in which digital PR supports the same service-line and location pages the content targets. Form Health shows that shape with links aimed at a telemedicine product page as well as the homepage.[4][5]

Scope service lines at briefing

Bring the condition, treatment, location and provider pages to the first scoping call, since the programme is built around those destinations. Confirm the minimum term and the healthcare-specific price in the proposal, because neither sits on the healthcare page.[4][6]

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Buyer guide

Why healthcare link building is a YMYL purchase

Health content is Your Money or Your Life content: search engines hold it to a higher standard because readers act on what they read, and that standard passes straight through to links. A recommendation from a medical publisher or an association carries a weight that a generic blog placement cannot borrow.[1][13]

Author credentials decide whether health coverage reads as advice or promotion. Pages that pass clinical review with a named medical reviewer give editors something quotable; unsigned placements on unrelated sites give them a reason to decline.[11][13]

Buy credibility per placement, not placements per month. Association links, university health pages and local health news each cost more effort than bulk guest posts, and that effort is what the buyer is paying for.[1][10]

Clinics, hospitals, health systems and telehealth

This ranking covers medical practices and clinics alongside hospitals, health systems and telehealth brands. Providers qualify by naming healthcare delivery on their own pages, from Digital Third Coast’s hospital work since 2007 to uSERP’s telemedicine programmes.[4][10]

Dental-only demand belongs on the separate dental ranking. The dental examples inside this field, such as Stan Ventures’ Restore Dental work and Linkifi’s cosmetic-dental case, show those firms can deliver placements, not that dental results transfer to medical campaigns.[3][16]

Cosmetic and med-spa work counts here only where the same offer also serves medical clinic settings, as Linkifi’s clinic page does across primary, urgent and specialist care. If the brief is purely aesthetic, say so at scoping so the publisher list matches the buyer.[16]

Realistic acquisition channels

The credible channel set is small: medical publishers such as KevinMD, Healio and MedPage Today, association sites, university health pages, journals and local health news. LinkGathering names that set explicitly and refuses generic guest-post farms; Digital Third Coast adds former-journalist outreach into WebMD and Healthline-class titles.[10][13]

Credentialed expert quotes open doors that pitches alone cannot. Reporter Outreach maps clinician spokespeople to health publications by vertical, and Linkifi runs journalist requests through a named physician or practice leader.[11][16]

Single-location clinics should weight local and regional health outlets over national trophies. Stellar SEO pairs national association targeting with local healthcare publishers, and Linkifi pairs national features with city-level link building for near-me demand.[1][16]

What to ask a provider before commissioning

Ask who reviews clinical claims before outreach, and whether that reviewer is credentialed. LinkGathering screens copy for clinical accuracy and medical claims with client legal sign-off; Stellar SEO describes medical review boards and prior business-associate work.[1][13]

Ask which publishers and associations are actually in play for the specialty, not the whole client list. A cardiology practice needs heart journals and heart associations, and only an entity-mapped plan such as Stellar SEO’s cardiology example answers that question.[1][13]

Ask what approval looks like and whether patient information changes the paperwork. Rhino Rank’s managed programme reviews placements before they go live, and site pre-approval is available if asked in advance of the order; Digital Third Coast runs HIPAA-aware intake with no patient-specific information, and Stellar SEO’s business-associate experience sets the follow-up question on whether the scope needs that agreement.[1][8][10]

Budgets and engagement shape

Quote-led digital PR and productised links are different purchases. JBH and Digital Third Coast scope campaigns by consultation, while PressHERO sells listicle and link units and Stellar SEO sells guest-post units alongside its quoted healthcare programme.[1][2][10][14][15]

Reporter Outreach is the exception with published monthly packages: Starter at $3,000 for seven placements, Growth at $6,000 for fifteen and Elite at $12,000 for thirty-two, each on a three-month minimum before rolling notice, with undelivered placements carried over.[12]

uSERP publishes general link-building retainers while its healthcare page itself carries no price, so treat the general figures as retainer context rather than a healthcare minimum. Where this page prints no amount for a provider, ask for the package in writing rather than relying on figures quoted elsewhere.[4][6][13]

Compliance boundaries

Never build outreach around an identifiable patient without a lawful basis for using their story. Digital Third Coast excludes patient-specific information at intake; keep that exclusion even when a story would make the pitch stronger.[10]

Medical claims in outreach copy answer to advertising and medical-claim rules, not to editorial enthusiasm. LinkGathering screens claims against clinical standards with the buyer’s legal sign-off; the agency is not a law firm, and final responsibility stays with the practice.[13]

Keep compliance review inside the campaign, not after it. Stellar SEO’s healthcare language covers HIPAA and FDA advertising awareness, but the buyer’s own clinical and legal reviewers still sign off before anything goes live.[1]

How to brief service-line URLs

Condition, treatment, location and provider pages need links more than the homepage does. uSERP’s Form Health work aimed at the homepage and a named product page together, and Digital Third Coast reports against service keywords, physician profiles and patient enquiries.[5][10]

Match specialty entities rather than generic health anchors. Stellar SEO maps cardiology entity clusters before outreach, and Rhino Rank’s case targeted profitable service keywords rather than branded terms alone.[1][7]

FAQs

Do medical practices and clinics belong on this ranking?

Yes. This ranking covers medical practices and clinics alongside hospitals, health systems and telehealth, while dental-only demand sits on the separate dental ranking.[3][16]

Stan Ventures’ named example is a dental practice and Linkifi’s featured case is a cosmetic-dental clinic, so read those as delivery analogues rather than medical proof.[3][16]

What makes healthcare link building different from other industries?

Health content is held to a higher standard because readers act on it, so publisher credibility and author credentials decide outcomes more than volume does.[1][13]

The realistic channels are medical publishers, associations, university health pages and local health news, reached through credentialed experts rather than bulk placements.[1][11][13]

Should a clinic buy generic high-DR guest posts?

A medically credible source outweighs a high raw authority score when the publisher has no health standing.[2][13]

Productised guest posts still work where the site is health-relevant and the claims are reviewed, which is why Stellar SEO’s authority-tiered units and Stan Ventures’ healthcare guest posts belong inside a mapped plan rather than as a standalone buy.[2][3]

Do I need a clinician on the account?

For expert-quote coverage, yes in practice. Reporter Outreach pitches credentialed clinicians whose licensure editors check, and Linkifi runs journalist requests through a named physician or practice leader.[11][16]

PressHERO is the exception: it states plainly that it does not produce medical advice, selling brand mentions and listicles instead.[14]

Did any provider independently prove patient-growth results?

No. Every growth figure on this page is a provider report: Rhino Rank’s traffic and keyword lifts, uSERP’s backlink totals for Form Health, and the ranking claims from JBH and Digital Third Coast all come from the providers themselves.[5][7][10][15]

Treat them as delivery signals, not as tested promises.[5][7]

Is telehealth included?

Yes. Reporter Outreach names telehealth as a vertical, PressHERO accepts telehealth platforms, and uSERP’s named Form Health programme is an online medical weight-loss clinic with telemedicine options.[5][11][14]

Brief virtual-care scope directly so the publisher list matches remote delivery.[4][11]

How this ranking is built

This ranking compares 10 providers.

Two assessments produce this ranking: the Provider Buyer Score from our M1.3 methodology, and the Service Fit Score from this page’s fixed healthcare rubric — specialty and publisher relevance 0.18, editorial review and credentials 0.16, publisher and association channels 0.14, campaign deliverable 0.12, demonstrated delivery 0.12, destination alignment 0.10, local and multi-site fit 0.10, placement control 0.08. Overall Score is the geometric mean of the two: sqrt(Provider Buyer Score × Service Fit Score). Every provider fact comes from the provider’s own current pages, read on 6 September 2026. Full method: /methodology/.[18]

The full method is on the methodology page.

Summary

Provider Buyer Score (PBS) is the sum of the eight weighted buyer criteria. Service Fit Score (SFS) is the sum of the exact production contributions shown for this page. Overall Score is sqrt(PBS × SFS). Rank and tie status come from the production store.

Criteria and weights

Provider Buyer Score criteria

CriterionWeight
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.25 (25%)
B2 — Value for money0.2 (20%)
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.15 (15%)
B4 — Customer reviews0.15 (15%)
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.1 (10%)
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.07 (7%)
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.05 (5%)
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.03 (3%)

Service Fit criteria

CriterionWeight
H1 — Medical specialty and publisher relevance0.18 (18%)
H2 — Medical editorial review and credentials0.16 (16%)
H3 — Healthcare publisher and association channels0.14 (14%)
H4 — Healthcare campaign deliverable0.12 (12%)
H5 — Demonstrated healthcare delivery0.12 (12%)
H6 — Service-line and destination alignment0.1 (10%)
H7 — Local practice and multi-site health-system fit0.1 (10%)
H8 — Medical placement control and approval0.08 (8%)

Score calculations

Rhino Rank — Rank 1

PBS 76.5SFS 58.3Overall 66.8

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2564.3216.08
B2 — Value for money0.210020
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1565.89.87
B4 — Customer reviews0.159514.25
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.1737.3
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.07634.41
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0554.42.72
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0363.351.9005

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 76.5305 → displayed 76.5

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
H1 — Medical specialty and publisher relevance0.18700.656311.34
H2 — Medical editorial review and credentials0.16500508
H3 — Healthcare publisher and association channels0.14550.4527.28
H4 — Healthcare campaign deliverable0.12800.6569.58.34
H5 — Demonstrated healthcare delivery0.12600.6556.56.78
H6 — Service-line and destination alignment0.1700.65636.3
H7 — Local practice and multi-site health-system fit0.1500505
H8 — Medical placement control and approval0.08750.6566.255.3

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 58.34 → displayed 58.3

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(76.5305 × 58.34) = 66.8190793860556 → displayed 66.8

LinkGathering — Tied at rank 2

PBS 63.2SFS 68.0Overall 65.6

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2573.518.375
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1566.59.975
B4 — Customer reviews0.15507.5
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.1777.7
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0763.754.4625
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0566.253.3125
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0362.251.8675

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 63.1925 → displayed 63.2

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
H1 — Medical specialty and publisher relevance0.18800.6569.512.51
H2 — Medical editorial review and credentials0.16850.6572.7511.64
H3 — Healthcare publisher and association channels0.14900.657610.64
H4 — Healthcare campaign deliverable0.12850.6572.758.73
H5 — Demonstrated healthcare delivery0.12500506
H6 — Service-line and destination alignment0.1700.65636.3
H7 — Local practice and multi-site health-system fit0.1750.6566.256.625
H8 — Medical placement control and approval0.08800.6569.55.56

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 68.005 → displayed 68.0

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(63.1925 × 68.005) = 65.5546029085678 → displayed 65.6

Reporter Outreach — Tied at rank 2

PBS 62.5SFS 67.9Overall 65.2

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2576.8519.2125
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1561.259.1875
B4 — Customer reviews0.15507.5
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.173.757.375
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0757.754.0425
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0565.53.275
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.03651.95

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 62.5425 → displayed 62.5

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
H1 — Medical specialty and publisher relevance0.18850.6572.7513.095
H2 — Medical editorial review and credentials0.16850.6572.7511.64
H3 — Healthcare publisher and association channels0.14850.6572.7510.185
H4 — Healthcare campaign deliverable0.12800.6569.58.34
H5 — Demonstrated healthcare delivery0.12500506
H6 — Service-line and destination alignment0.1750.6566.256.625
H7 — Local practice and multi-site health-system fit0.1800.6569.56.95
H8 — Medical placement control and approval0.08700.65635.04

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 67.875 → displayed 67.9

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(62.5425 × 67.875) = 65.1542184935097 → displayed 65.2

Stellar SEO — Rank 4

PBS 64.6SFS 64.8Overall 64.7

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2578.519.625
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1571.2510.6875
B4 — Customer reviews0.15507.5
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.1767.6
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0755.53.885
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.05683.4
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.03641.92

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 64.6175 → displayed 64.6

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
H1 — Medical specialty and publisher relevance0.18800.6569.512.51
H2 — Medical editorial review and credentials0.16750.6566.2510.6
H3 — Healthcare publisher and association channels0.14850.6572.7510.185
H4 — Healthcare campaign deliverable0.12800.6569.58.34
H5 — Demonstrated healthcare delivery0.12550.4526.24
H6 — Service-line and destination alignment0.1750.6566.256.625
H7 — Local practice and multi-site health-system fit0.1700.65636.3
H8 — Medical placement control and approval0.08500504

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 64.8 → displayed 64.8

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(64.6175 × 64.8) = 64.7086856612001 → displayed 64.7

PressHERO — Rank 5

PBS 67.3SFS 59.4Overall 63.2

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.257719.25
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1578.7511.8125
B4 — Customer reviews0.15507.5
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.1848.4
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0773.255.1275
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.05653.25
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0364.51.935

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 67.275 → displayed 67.3

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
H1 — Medical specialty and publisher relevance0.18700.656311.34
H2 — Medical editorial review and credentials0.16450.6546.757.48
H3 — Healthcare publisher and association channels0.14750.6566.259.275
H4 — Healthcare campaign deliverable0.12750.6566.257.95
H5 — Demonstrated healthcare delivery0.12500506
H6 — Service-line and destination alignment0.1700.65636.3
H7 — Local practice and multi-site health-system fit0.1700.65636.3
H8 — Medical placement control and approval0.08650.6559.754.78

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 59.425 → displayed 59.4

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(67.275 × 59.425) = 63.2282917292568 → displayed 63.2

Digital Third Coast — Tied at rank 6

PBS 57.4SFS 67.3Overall 62.1

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2566.216.55
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.15517.65
B4 — Customer reviews0.15507.5
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.167.66.76
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0757.13.997
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.05663.3
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0354.51.635

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 57.392 → displayed 57.4

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
H1 — Medical specialty and publisher relevance0.18800.6569.512.51
H2 — Medical editorial review and credentials0.16800.6569.511.12
H3 — Healthcare publisher and association channels0.14850.6572.7510.185
H4 — Healthcare campaign deliverable0.12800.6569.58.34
H5 — Demonstrated healthcare delivery0.12600.6556.56.78
H6 — Service-line and destination alignment0.1800.6569.56.95
H7 — Local practice and multi-site health-system fit0.1750.6566.256.625
H8 — Medical placement control and approval0.08650.6559.754.78

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 67.29 → displayed 67.3

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(57.392 × 67.29) = 62.1442489696352 → displayed 62.1

Linkifi — Tied at rank 6

PBS 59.8SFS 65.3Overall 62.5

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2566.2516.5625
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.15669.9
B4 — Customer reviews0.15507.5
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.166.256.625
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0760.254.2175
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.05603
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.03672.01

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 59.815 → displayed 59.8

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
H1 — Medical specialty and publisher relevance0.18800.6569.512.51
H2 — Medical editorial review and credentials0.16700.656310.08
H3 — Healthcare publisher and association channels0.14800.6569.59.73
H4 — Healthcare campaign deliverable0.12800.6569.58.34
H5 — Demonstrated healthcare delivery0.12550.4526.24
H6 — Service-line and destination alignment0.1800.6569.56.95
H7 — Local practice and multi-site health-system fit0.1850.6572.757.275
H8 — Medical placement control and approval0.08550.4524.16

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 65.285 → displayed 65.3

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(59.815 × 65.285) = 62.4901774281367 → displayed 62.5

Stan Ventures — Rank 8

PBS 65.9SFS 57.9Overall 61.7

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2572.418.1
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1555.98.385
B4 — Customer reviews0.159514.25
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.170.77.07
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0746.83.276
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0557.52.875
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0364.751.9425

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 65.8985 → displayed 65.9

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
H1 — Medical specialty and publisher relevance0.18700.656311.34
H2 — Medical editorial review and credentials0.16500508
H3 — Healthcare publisher and association channels0.14700.65638.82
H4 — Healthcare campaign deliverable0.12750.6566.257.95
H5 — Demonstrated healthcare delivery0.12550.4526.24
H6 — Service-line and destination alignment0.1550.4525.2
H7 — Local practice and multi-site health-system fit0.1700.65636.3
H8 — Medical placement control and approval0.08500504

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 57.85 → displayed 57.9

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(65.8985 × 57.85) = 61.743244367299 → displayed 61.7

JBH — Tied at rank 9

PBS 56.3SFS 62.0Overall 59.1

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2568.817.2
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1552.47.86
B4 — Customer reviews0.15507.5
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.158.25.82
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0748.83.416
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0546.72.335
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0371.42.142

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 56.273 → displayed 56.3

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
H1 — Medical specialty and publisher relevance0.18750.6566.2511.925
H2 — Medical editorial review and credentials0.16550.4528.32
H3 — Healthcare publisher and association channels0.14800.6569.59.73
H4 — Healthcare campaign deliverable0.12800.6569.58.34
H5 — Demonstrated healthcare delivery0.12600.6556.56.78
H6 — Service-line and destination alignment0.1750.6566.256.625
H7 — Local practice and multi-site health-system fit0.1700.65636.3
H8 — Medical placement control and approval0.08500504

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 62.02 → displayed 62.0

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(56.273 × 62.02) = 59.0766574883854 → displayed 59.1

uSERP — Tied at rank 9

PBS 57.3SFS 61.8Overall 59.5

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2567.216.8
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1557.98.685
B4 — Customer reviews0.15507.5
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.162.86.28
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0753.73.759
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0555.62.78
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0349.31.479

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 57.283 → displayed 57.3

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
H1 — Medical specialty and publisher relevance0.18750.6566.2511.925
H2 — Medical editorial review and credentials0.16550.4528.32
H3 — Healthcare publisher and association channels0.14700.65638.82
H4 — Healthcare campaign deliverable0.12800.6569.58.34
H5 — Demonstrated healthcare delivery0.12600.6556.56.78
H6 — Service-line and destination alignment0.1850.6572.757.275
H7 — Local practice and multi-site health-system fit0.1700.65636.3
H8 — Medical placement control and approval0.08500504

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 61.76 → displayed 61.8

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(57.283 × 61.76) = 59.4793920614527 → displayed 59.5

Rules and dates

  • Ties: providers are grouped when their Overall Score gap from the group leader is below 0.5; tied providers are ordered alphabetically. Rank and tie status above are store-derived.
  • Conflicts: the most buyer-favourable specific current public promise that would reasonably form part of the purchase is credited. The conflict is recorded unless the versions can be reconciled; the same promise is not counted twice.
  • Display rounding: PBS, SFS, and Overall Score are calculated from unrounded production values and displayed to one decimal place.
  • Evidence cutoff: 2026-09-06. Page last updated: 2026-09-06.

Editorial standards and corrections

Every provider fact on this page cites that provider’s own current pages, read on 6 September 2026 and dated in the source list. Where a provider has not published a term, the comparison says so directly — an absent term is not a bad term.

Close results share a rank when the gap to the group leader is under half a point, with alphabetical display inside the group. Evidence closes on 6 September 2026; prices and terms change, so treat every figure as dated.

Spot an error? Every provider profile on this site carries a "Request a change" form, and anyone — provider or reader — can submit evidence through it. We acknowledge within 5 working days and respond substantively within 20. Successful corrections produce a corrected record and a dated public correction note.

Rhino Rank’s current terms honour the niche, topical or editorial relevance promised in the service description or approved brief, and every delivered link carries twelve-month replacement. The first order in any service is refundable up to the lesser of the amount paid or US$550 when requested within 14 calendar days after full delivery; note that site pre-approval is available if asked in advance of the order.[8][9]

Reporter Outreach’s lower-priced a la carte insertions are described as best suited to software, technology and ecommerce. Healthcare buyers should commission the monthly digital PR packages instead, and confirm placement counts in writing.[12]

uSERP’s published retainer figures sit on its general pricing page while the healthcare page itself carries no price; confirm the healthcare scope and minimum before comparing. Linkifi’s SEO Digital PR product states that routine pitch approval is unavailable, so confirm the approval workflow before ordering.[4][6][17]

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  2. 2Stellar SEO Guest Posting Serviceshttps://stellarseo.com/guest-post-service/Checked 2026-09-06
  3. 3Stan Ventures Link Building for Healthcarehttps://www.stanventures.com/industries/link-building-for-healthcare/Checked 2026-09-06
  4. 4uSERP Healthcare SEO Agencyhttps://userp.io/healthcare-seo-agency/Checked 2026-09-06
  5. 5uSERP Form Health case studyhttps://userp.io/case-study/generating-1-2k-backlinks-in-6-months-a-form-health-userp-case-study/Checked 2026-09-06
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  8. 8Rhino Rank Managed Servicehttps://www.rhinorank.io/managed-service/Checked 2026-09-06
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  13. 13LinkGathering Healthcare SEO & Link Buildinghttps://linkgathering.com/industries/healthcareChecked 2026-09-06
  14. 14PressHERO Healthcare Link Building Agencyhttps://presshero.io/solution/for-healthcare/Checked 2026-09-06
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