Appendix A. Compilation of all survey questions.

Telehealth in general
What best describes your practice?	A. Private practice  B. Academics  C. Privademics  D. Hospital employed
During the coronavirus pandemic, once you had a telemedicine platform up and running, what percentage of patients would you and your physician extenders evaluate via telemedicine?	0–100%
How much time do you think you devoted to a telemedicine appointment compared with a similar in person appointment? (1—Much less time … 10—Much more time)	0–10
How satisfied have patients seemed to be with the telehealth visits (1—Not happy, 10—Extremely happy)	0–10
To what degree were you frustrated by connectivity or technical problems (1—Not at all frustrated … 10—Extremely frustrated)	0–10
What percentage of patients still needed an office visit to be scheduled shortly after the telemedicine visit (i.e., limited utility, not much was gained by the telemedicine visit)?	0–100%
What was the most common scenario where the telemedicine was of limited utility?	Free response
Telehealth platform specifics
What telemedicine platform do you use? (telephone only, FaceTime, Zoom, Webex, etc.)	Free response
How likely are you to recommend this platform to a fellow hand surgeon? (1—Not at all; 10—Absolutely)	0–10
How easy is your telehealth platform to use? (1—Extremely difficult … 10—Extremely easy)	0–10
From the feedback you have gotten from your patients, how easy is the telehealth platform for them to use? (1—Extremely difficult … 10—Extremely easy)	0–10
What is the most beneficial feature of the specific telehealth platform you are using?	Free response
What is the most unfriendly feature of the specific telehealth platform you are using?	Free response
Can you show your patient imaging through your telehealth platform?	Yes No
How well does it integrate into your EMR? (1—Not at all, 10—Seamless)	0–10
Can you collaborate with your telehealth visit, or in other words can you add in another MD, case manager, a third party to the virtual visit?	Yes No
Compared with an in-office visit  How difficult is it to accomplish the following with telemedicine compared with regular outpatient visits? (1—Much easier … 5—Just as easy … 10—Exceedingly harder)
Taking a history	0–10
Conducting a physical exam	0–10
Providing patient education	0–10
Answering questions	0–10
Setting a treatment plan	0–10
Documentation	0–10
Incorporating telehealth in the future  Once there are no contract restrictions, your practice volume is back to normal, and assuming reimbursement remains the same:
To what degree are you planning on implementing telehealth for your own patient encounters? (1—Not at all … 10—Major implementation)	0–10
To what degree are you planning on implementing telehealth for your allied health provider's (PA, NP) patient encounters (1—Not at all … 10—Major implementation)	0–10
How likely are you to apply telehealth in the following settings? (1—Not at all; 10—Very frequently)
New patient evaluations, elective	0–10
New patient evaluations, trauma	0–10
Postoperative visits	0–10
Fracture care follow-up	0–10
Injection follow-up	0–10
Communication of imaging/study results	0–10
How likely are you to schedule telemedicine appointments in the following ways during your work week? (1—Not at all … 10—Very likely)
Early morning before clinic starts	0–10
Interspersed during a normal clinic day	0–10
Late day after clinic ends	0–10
On a surgical day	0–10
Separate time set aside for just an allied provider (PA/NP) to see the patient	0–10

Abbreviation: EMR, electronic medical record.