At a glance: Telemedicine Accelerator is AIR Physician Academy's self-paced, accredited CME telemedicine course for physicians who are considering a career shift or want to incorporate telemedicine into their practice. Its 11 asynchronous, audio-enabled modules cover clinical care, compliance, and the business of telemedicine, with live office hours and an online community of physician peers taking the course.
Clinical experience is the foundation of good telemedicine, but virtual care has its own clinical toolkit and its own business side. Telemedicine Accelerator teaches both, and it's the best of both worlds: an asynchronous course you complete when it works for you, with live support from experienced telemedicine physicians along the way. Here's a look at what you'll learn.
Clinical Application and the Business Side, in One Course
Clinical skill is only part of practicing telemedicine well. Physicians also need to understand how a virtual practice is licensed, billed, insured, and run. Telemedicine Accelerator covers both, so you learn how to care for patients virtually and how the practice behind that care works.
The course modules below are organized around three areas that bring those two sides together: delivering quality virtual care, navigating compliance, and the business of telemedicine.
For a broader look at the skills that set effective telemedicine physicians apart, read Dr. Daniel Montville's Telemedicine Training for Physicians: What You Actually Need.
Delivering Quality Virtual Care
The Telemedicine Accelerator course modules focus on evaluating patients remotely, understanding when telemedicine is the appropriate setting, and delivering safe care across both synchronous and asynchronous models. Course content includes:
- The clinical case for telemedicine
- The evidence on access and outcomes, and an evidence-based framework for deciding when a visit belongs online or in person, so you can choose the right care setting and modality for each patient and know when to escalate.
- Clinical adaptation and reducing error
- Communication techniques, gap analysis, and cognitive load strategies for safe, accurate virtual care, plus quality improvement tools like the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle.
- Asynchronous care
- Store-and-forward workflows, smart intake design, triage and escalation, and how to vet a platform before you join.
- Synchronous care
- Consent, prescribing rules, patient engagement, and quality monitoring for live video visits.
Navigating Compliance
Licensing, prescribing, documentation, and malpractice work differently in virtual care. These modules help you stay compliant and protect your patients and your professional standing. Some of the topics you'll learn include:
- Multi-state licensing
- Malpractice in telemedicine
- Where virtual-care risk differs from in-person practice, how to verify your coverage, and what to do if a medical board contacts you.
- Clinical compliance
- Delivery models, state-specific consent, controlled-substance prescribing, and the red flags that require in-person care.
The Business of Telemedicine
Practicing telemedicine well also means understanding how a virtual practice runs. These modules cover the workflows, technology, billing, and business operations behind virtual care, and the leadership and ownership roles telemedicine opens up. In the course, you'll gain an understanding of:
- Workflow for safety and performance
- Time management, documentation shortcuts, and AI-assisted charting that reduce administrative burden without cutting corners.
- Billing compliance and fraud prevention
- CPT codes, modifiers, and payer rules across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers, plus how to run a self-audit and correct a compliance gap.
- Telemedicine infrastructure
- Workspace, hardware, and software setup, HIPAA safeguards, backup plans, and working with virtual assistants.
- Non-traditional telemedicine roles
- The governance and oversight duties of collaborating physician, medical director, and professional corporation (PC) owner roles.
"When people hear telemedicine, all they think about is doing a video visit with a patient and prescribing a medication. But telemedicine has so many different types of opportunities that include leadership opportunities, collaborations with mid-level providers, ownership opportunities as a PC owner, and even clinical opportunities."
Mikela Yarawamai, MD, Telemedicine Physician and NVP Medical Director
The Best of Both Worlds: An Asynchronous Course With Live Support
Most self-paced courses leave you to learn on your own. Telemedicine Accelerator pairs asynchronous, audio-enabled modules with live support, so you can move through the curriculum when it works for you and still bring real questions to experienced telemedicine physicians. The course includes:
- 11 self-paced, audio-enabled modules with video, slides, and audio narration you can listen to on the go
- Scenario-based knowledge checks built from real telemedicine cases
- Live monthly office hours with experienced telemedicine physician advisors, with recordings available if you miss a session
- An online community of physician peers where you can chat directly with other physicians taking the course and Telemedicine Accelerator advisors
- The AIR Resource Hub, with career tools and helpful guides on licensing, compliance, clinical practice, and business operations
- CME credit and 12 months of access
Well Suited for Many Specialties
Physicians in emergency, family, and internal medicine, as well as psychiatrists and OB-GYNs, are especially well suited to the types of patient cases seen in telemedicine. Physicians in specialties that require in-person care, such as surgery and anesthesiology, can also build successful telemedicine careers if they're open to exploring new roles. For example, telemedicine opens up opportunities for board-certified physicians of many specialties to pursue certifications in growing fields such as obesity medicine and functional medicine. The knowledge you gain from this course will give you insight into the opportunities available in telemedicine and how they fit with your career.
How Telemedicine Accelerator Was Developed
Telemedicine Accelerator was designed by Drs. Suneer Chander and Takashi Nakamura, physicians who practice telemedicine themselves and have spent years training over 250 physicians across specialties to do the same. They lead AIR Physician Academy's live synchronous training, AIR Elite, supporting doctors who want to transition into telemedicine careers within a year.
Drs. Chander and Nakamura are board-certified emergency physicians licensed in all 50 states and DC and in addition to leading AIR's training for physicians, hold leadership roles at prominent telehealth companies. They also co-founded and run Network of Virtual Physicians (NVP), a staffing agency that matches AIR Elite program graduates with telehealth positions.
In the founders' words, Telemedicine Accelerator is "the foundational course we wish we'd had: the clinical, legal, and business essentials every physician needs before practicing virtual medicine."
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is Telemedicine Accelerator?
Telemedicine Accelerator is AIR Physician Academy's self-paced, ACCME-accredited telemedicine course for physicians. Its 11 modules cover the clinical, compliance, and business foundations of virtual care.
Is Telemedicine Accelerator Self-Paced or Live?
Both. The modules are asynchronous and audio-enabled, with no required live attendance, and the course includes optional monthly live office hours with telemedicine physician advisors, with recordings available, plus an online community of physician peers.
Does Telemedicine Accelerator Offer CME?
Yes. Telemedicine Accelerator offers 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 12 months of access to the course.
Who Is Telemedicine Accelerator Designed For?
Physicians who want to learn how to expand their practice into telemedicine, whether their goal is to add virtual care to an existing practice or build a telemedicine career. Physicians in emergency, family, and internal medicine, psychiatry, and OB-GYN are especially well suited for telemedicine. This self-paced course is perfect for physicians who want to explore before making a bigger move. AIR Physician Academy's AIR Elite program is a better choice for physicians ready to fully transition their career into telemedicine now.
What Will I Learn in Telemedicine Accelerator?
Telemedicine Accelerator teaches you how to evaluate patients remotely, the differences between delivering synchronous and asynchronous care, and how to stay compliant with licensing, prescribing, and documentation rules. The course also covers the business side of telemedicine: billing and coding, malpractice risk, HIPAA-compliant infrastructure, and leadership roles like medical director.
Do Physicians Need Special Training to Practice Telemedicine?
Physicians practice telemedicine under their existing medical license and clinical training, but virtual care adds its own requirements, including licensure in the state where the patient is located, state-specific consent and prescribing rules, and telemedicine billing codes. Telemedicine Accelerator covers these requirements in one self-paced course, with live support from experienced telemedicine physicians.
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By: Ileana Street
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