Table 1 Input parameters and distribution

Input	Base case estimate	Distribution	Distribution parameter(s)
eConsult
Transition probabilities (%)
New patient	96.2%	Beta	ɑ: 125; β:5
DNA face to face attendances	6%	Beta	ɑ: 6; β:94
Subsequent face to face attendance
New patients	15.2%	Beta	ɑ: 19; β:106
Review patients	14.3%	Beta	ɑ: 1; β:6
Time for eConsult
Administration (min)
New patient	20	Gamma	ɑ: 16.00; ƛ:0.8
Review patient	10	Gamma	ɑ: 16.00; ƛ:1.6
Specialist time (min)
- Subsequent face to face attendance
New patient	16.32	Gamma	ɑ: 1.60; ƛ:0.09
Review patient	8.00	Gamma	ɑ: 1.78; ƛ:0.22
- No subsequent face to face attendance
New patient	28.82	Gamma	ɑ: 2.71; ƛ:0.09
Review patient	13.00	Gamma	ɑ: 22.53; ƛ:1.73
Cost for staff ($/min)
Administration officer	0.72	Normal	µ: 0.72;σ: 0.07
Specialist	3.59	Normal	µ: 3.59;σ: 0.36
Subsequent outpatient clinic cost
Scale relative to traditional pathway	1.00	Normal	µ: 1.00; σ: 0.25
Traditional
Transition probabilities (%)
Face to face attendance
New patient	77.9%	Beta	ɑ: 106; β:30
Review patient	84.9%	Beta	ɑ: 1; β:28
Video attendance
New patient	6.7%	Beta	ɑ: 298; β:53
Review patient	7.5%	Beta	ɑ: 4; β:49
Outpatient clinic cost
Face to face
New patient	638.50	Gamma	ɑ: 3.835; ƛ:0.006
Review patient	319.69	Gamma	ɑ: 2.629; ƛ:0.008
Video
New Patient	574.75	Gamma	ɑ: 1.061; ƛ:0.002
Review patient	276.07	Gamma	ɑ: 2.075; ƛ:0.008
Telephone
New patient	282.61	Gamma	ɑ: 2.439; ƛ:0.008
Review patient	239.47	Gamma	ɑ: 2.821; ƛ:0.012

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