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Two-way texting (2wT), an mHealth platform, engages clients in post-operative care and triages those with complications to in-person review. 2wT was found to be safe, effective, and efficient. In South Africa, to understand provider perspectives on 2wT and potential for expansion, 20 key informant interviews were conducted with management, clinicians, data officials and support staff involved in 2wT scale-up. Interviews were analyzed using rapid qualitative methods and informed by two implementation science frameworks: the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework and the Pragmatic, Robust, Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM). Participants shared mixed and multi-faceted feedback, including that 2wT improves monitoring and evaluation of clients and clinical outcomes while also reducing follow-up visits. Challenges included duplicative routine and 2wT reporting systems and perceptions that 2wT increased workload. To improve the likelihood of successful 2wT scale-up in routine VMMC settings, participants suggested: further 2wT sensitization to ensure clinician and support staff buy-in; a dedicated clinician or nurse to manage telehealth clients; improved dashboards to better visualize 2wT client data; mobilizing 2wT champions at facilities to garner support for 2wT as routine care; and updating VMMC guidelines to support VMMC telehealth. As attendance at follow-up visits may not be as high as reported, implementing 2wT may require more effort but also brings added benefits of client verification and documented follow-up. The transition from research to routine practice is challenging, but use of RE-AIM and PRISM indicate that it is not impossible. 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