A sports medicine clinic can add a telehealth referral line by sharing a QR code or personal link that sends interested patients to a separate, licensed telehealth service. When a referred person completes an online intake, an independent licensed provider reviews it (not everyone qualifies), and a licensed pharmacy fulfills, ships, and refills any medication. The clinic earns a fixed monthly marketing fee for each active referred customer, with no prescribing, no inventory, and no clinical work of its own.

How a sports medicine referral line works

Your clinic already sees people focused on movement, recovery, and long-term health. Some of them ask about weight management or metabolic support, and today you may have nowhere to send them. A telehealth referral line gives you a simple, compliant answer.

The flow is straightforward:

  • You display a QR code at the front desk or share a personal link in follow-up messages.
  • A patient scans or clicks and lands on the licensed telehealth platform, not on your clinic's system.
  • They complete an intake with an independent licensed provider, who decides whether care is appropriate. Not everyone qualifies.
  • If approved, a licensed pharmacy handles fulfillment, shipping, and refills directly with the patient.
  • For each referred person who becomes and stays an active customer, you receive a fixed monthly marketing fee, paid to your bank.

You are introducing a resource. The clinical decisions and the logistics sit entirely with licensed professionals on the other side of that link. For a plain-language overview of the model, see what a telehealth partner program is.

The clear separation between the clinic and the independent telehealth provider

This separation is the point, and it protects your clinic. MedStands is a referral platform, not a medical practice. It does not prescribe. The independent licensed providers who review each intake are responsible for their own clinical judgment, and the licensed pharmacies are responsible for dispensing and shipping.

Your sports medicine clinic never becomes the prescriber, the dispenser, or the party giving medical advice about these medications. You do not review charts, you do not manage doses, and you do not influence who gets approved. That clean line is what lets a clinic participate without taking on the obligations of running a weight-loss program in-house. If you want the reasoning spelled out, read how to offer weight loss without becoming a medical practice.

What the clinic does not do

It helps to be explicit about everything that stays off your plate. As a referring clinic, you do not:

  • Prescribe, recommend, or suggest any specific medication or dose.
  • Hold, store, or ship any product.
  • Perform intakes, review medical history, or make approval decisions.
  • Handle refills, billing for the medication, or clinical follow-up.
  • Give medical advice about the telehealth service.

Your role is limited to making patients aware that a licensed option exists and letting them decide for themselves. Everything past the referral is handled by licensed providers and pharmacies.

Why it is a fixed marketing fee, not a share of prescription revenue

The payment is a marketing fee, set in advance, for referring and helping create awareness. It is not a commission, not a percentage of anything a patient spends, and not a cut of prescription revenue. You are paid a fixed amount each month for each active referred customer, for as long as that person keeps using the platform.

This framing matters. Tying pay to a fixed marketing fee keeps the arrangement clean: you are compensated for marketing, not for a clinical outcome, and never for steering a provider's decision. The fee does not rise or fall with doses, order sizes, or what anyone is charged. It is predictable, recurring, and unrelated to the medical care itself.

First steps

Getting started is low-risk because there is nothing to buy. It is free to join: no setup fee, no monthly fee, and nothing to stock.

  • Confirm your clinic wants to offer patients a licensed telehealth option as a convenience.
  • Sign up and get your QR code and personal referral link.
  • Place the code where patients naturally see it and share the link in normal follow-up.
  • Let the licensed provider and pharmacy handle intake, approval, and fulfillment.
  • Track your active referred customers and receive your monthly marketing fee.

Sports medicine is one of many fields that fit this model. To see other businesses that add a referral line the same way, browse the industries overview, or learn how clinics become MedStands partners. It is a way to serve patients who ask about metabolic health while keeping your clinic focused on what it already does best.