biostudies-literatureUnknown17(2)Marshall VShared medical appointments (SMAs) offer a means for providing knowledge and skills needed for chronic disease management to patients. However, SMAs require a time and attention investment from health care providers, who must understand the goals and potential benefits of SMAs from the perspective of patients and providers. To better understand how to gain provider engagement and inform future SMA implementation, qualitative inquiry of provider experience based on a knowledge-attitude-practice model was explored. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 health care providers leading SMAs for heart failure at three Veterans Administration Medical Centers. Rapid matrix analysis process techniques including team-based qualitative inquiry followed by stakeholder validation was employePloS onee0263498https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8820643biostudies-literatureHealthcare providers experiences with shared medical appointments for heart failure.PMC8820643Cohen LDev SGee JStevenson LLaForest SHearns RSchaub KWu WCParent MJewett-Tennant JShell-Boyd JBarrette AOliver KMarshall VBall SLTaveira THfalseHealthcare providers experiences with shared medical appointments for heart failure.Shared medical appointments (SMAs) offer a means for providing knowledge and skills needed for chronic disease management to patients. However, SMAs require a time and attention investment from health care providers, who must understand the goals and potential benefits of SMAs from the perspective of patients and providers. To better understand how to gain provider engagement and inform future SMA implementation, qualitative inquiry of provider experience based on a knowledge-attitude-practice model was explored. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 health care providers leading SMAs for heart failure at three Veterans Administration Medical Centers. Rapid matrix analysis process techniques including team-based qualitative inquiry followed by stakeholder validation was employe2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-04T08:58:39.359Z2025-04-04T08:58:39.359ZS-EPMC88206433513032010.1371/journal.pone.0263498