PURPOSE Shared medical appointments (SMAs) are becoming popular, but little is known
about their association with patient experience in primary care. We performed an exploratory …

Abstract Background Shared medical appointments (SMAs), or group visits, are a healthcare
delivery method with the potential to improve chronic disease management and preventive …

Abstract The Affordable Care Act has extended coverage for uninsured and underinsured
Americans, but it could exacerbate existing problems of access to primary care. Shared …

Although research has shown many benefits of Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) or
group visits, uptake by physicians has been quite limited. The objective of this study was to …

Objective To examine the characteristics of patients participating in a shared medical
appointment (SMA); to what extent SMAs fulfil patients' needs; to evaluate if patients are …

Abstract Background Shared medical appointments (SMAs) are doctor-patient visits in which
groups of patients are seen by one or more health care providers in a concurrent session …

Improving access to care, health outcomes, and patient satisfaction are primary objectives
for healthcare practices. This article outlines benefits, concerns, and possible challenges of …

The most successful health care systems offer ready access to high-quality primary care—an
approach that is embedded in the fundamental design of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care …

Objective To synthesise the published literature on practitioner, patient and carer views and
experiences of shared medical appointments (SMAs) for the management of long-term …

Background: Shared medical appointments (SMAs) are comprehensive medical visits
conducted with groups of patients. We have previously discussed the potential and …