JACCP: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY
The “ POWERS ” Heuristic: Key Considerations for Enhancing Implementation Readiness in Pharmacy Practice and Beyond
ABSTRACT Effective implementation of pharmacist‐delivered patient care interventions requires systematic, careful pre‐launch planning, which includes assessing and building readiness of the health care setting embracing this change. A health care team needs to be both willing and able to deliver the selected service. Despite its recognized importance, implementation readiness has rarely been operationalized into a usable system for pharmacy practice. The present article introduces the “POWERS” heuristic, which outl …