TeleGastroenterology: Building a High-Performance Telehealth Clinic
A comprehensive 6-month certificate to launch, operate, and scale a TeleGastroenterology practice with integrated TeleCardiology collaboration. Blending clinical excellence, operational expertise, and regulatory compliance, the program culminates in a fully functional telehealth clinic ready for immediate implementation.
Program Overview
This 6-month (24 weeks) blended program combines self-paced modules with live workshops for a commitment of 6–8 hours per week. The curriculum is designed for a wide audience, including physicians, advanced practitioners (NPs/PAs), pharmacists, nurses, dietitians, and practice managers looking to specialize in virtual GI care.
Core Competencies
Regulatory Excellence
Master telehealth safety, billing, and tech standards.
Virtual Clinic Design
Operationalize a HIPAA-ready clinic with remote diagnostics and RPM.
Data-Driven Practice
Use analytics and AI-assisted pathways to improve outcomes.
Curriculum Snapshot
Module A: Foundations
Master the telehealth landscape, technology stack, and core regulatory and risk management principles.
Module B: Clinical Core
Learn virtual GI assessment, remote diagnostics, chronic care pathways, and pharmacotherapy via telehealth.
Module C & D: Collaboration
Gain essential skills in TeleCardiology collaboration for cardio-metabolic conditions and integrate holistic care.
Module E & F: Operations
Design clinic workflows, manage revenue cycles, and build a comprehensive compliance program (HIPAA, OIG, OSHA).
Module G & H: Launch
Finalize financials, explore futuristic technologies (AI, Digital Twins), and complete your capstone project.
Clinical Core: GI & Cardiology
The clinical curriculum focuses on adapting gastroenterology and cardiology skills to the virtual environment, managing a wide spectrum of conditions using remote diagnostics and monitoring.
Tele-Gastroenterology Conditions
- Upper & Lower GI: GERD, dyspepsia, H. pylori, IBS (all subtypes), functional diarrhea/constipation, and CRC screening navigation.
- Inflammatory & Hepatology: IBD flare protocols and biologic monitoring, microscopic colitis, celiac disease, NAFLD/NASH, and viral hepatitis.
- Specialized Care: Pediatric GI, women’s GI health, and post-procedure follow-up pathways.
Tele-Cardiology Collaboration
- Risk & Prevention: Hypertension RPM, dyslipidemia management, and ASCVD risk calculations.
- Arrhythmias & HF: AFib/Flutter management, remote ECG patch workflows, and Heart Failure RPM with diuretic protocols.
Operations and Compliance
This module provides the essential business and legal knowledge to run a compliant and successful specialty telehealth practice.
Compliance Framework
- HIPAA, HITECH, & Cures Act: Privacy & Security Rules, risk analysis, BAAs, and information blocking rules.
- OIG & FWA: The 7 elements of compliance, Anti-Kickback/Stark laws, and avoiding fraud, waste, and abuse.
- Billing & Coding: Mastery of Tele-E/M, eVisits, RPM/RTM, and CCM/PCM codes.
Business Operations
Learn to design scheduling architecture, manage patient acquisition, optimize the revenue cycle, and track key performance indicators (KPIs) like no-show rates and patient lifetime value (LTV).
High-Demand Specialty Service Lines
Learn to structure and market effective service lines that meet patient needs and drive practice growth.
GI Services
- CRC Screening Navigation
- IBD Biologic Monitoring Clinic
- NAFLD/NASH Tele-Metabolic Program
- SIBO Breath-Test Kit Service
Cardiology Services
- Hypertension RPM Program
- AFib Clinic with Patch ECG
- Home-Based Cardiac Rehab
- Virtual Lipid Clinic
Futuristic Topics & Innovation Lab
Prepare for the future of medicine by exploring emerging technologies and their application in GI and cardiology.
AI & Advanced Computing
Utilize AI for triage and personalized pathways, and understand the potential of Digital Twins for modeling GI motility.
Next-Gen Diagnostics
Explore smart-toilets, home biosensors for microbiome analysis, and robotically controlled capsule endoscopy.
Data Science & New Models
Learn about federated learning, privacy-preserving analytics, and blockchain for secure patient consent.
Enrollment, Fees, and Policies
Program Investment: $1,969
This all-inclusive fee covers everything from application to certification and placement support.
Payment Options
- Full Payment: $1,969 at enrollment.
- Split Payment: $899 at enrollment, balance at completion.
- Installments: Flexible plans available upon consultation.
Enrollment Process
- Submit Online Application with credentials.
- Complete Eligibility Verification call.
- Select Payment Option to confirm your seat.
- Begin Technology Setup & Orientation.
Contact admissions at info@telehealth.school or call (848) 233-3332.
Career Outcomes & Earning Potential
Graduates are equipped with a career-assured skill set for specialty telehealth roles, with pathways for both employment and independent practice.
Illustrative Annual Revenue Scenarios (200 encounters/month)
Minimum
$228,000 / year
($95 avg. encounter)
Blended
$540,000 / year
($225 avg. encounter)
Maximum
$1.68M / year
($700 avg. encounter)
Figures represent gross revenue before operating costs and depend on payer mix, coding, and service portfolio.
Sample Case Studies
Positive FIT Navigation
A nurse navigator and NP tele-visit leads to colonoscopy within 14 days, adenoma removal, and closed-loop follow-up, improving screening metrics.
IBS-D Multidisciplinary Care
A combination of low-FODMAP diet, peppermint oil, and gut-directed CBT reduces IBS-SSS by 120 points and diarrhea by 70%.
AFib Remote Detection
A wearable alert triggers a patch monitor, confirming AFib. A DOAC and beta-blocker are started via a rapid, patient-centric tele-pathway.
Capstone Deliverables & Support
The capstone project ensures you graduate with a "practice-in-a-box," ready for immediate launch.
Clinic Compliance Binder
Includes HIPAA/HITECH policies, an OIG program framework, and OSHA telework safety protocols.
Business Development Package
A complete marketing/referral toolkit, a payer pitch deck, P&L projections, and KPI dashboards.
Post-graduation support includes 6 months of implementation consulting, regulatory updates, and access to the alumni network.