PRISM Intervention Characteristics

PRISM is interested in perceptions of intervention characteristics at both the organizational level and beneficiary (e.g., patient or community member) level. They are based on a combination of Diffusions of Innovations, Chronic Care Model, RE-AIM, and Model for Improvement.

Organizational perspective:

It is important to consider the specific program or intervention elements from the perspective of the organization and staff to be targeted. We recommend you assess:

• the organizational readiness for the program
• the strength of the evidence-base for the clinical target area and proposed implementation strategy
• whether or not the program addresses the barriers of frontline staff,
  the need for coordination across departments and specialties 
• the burden the program presents (complexity and cost), 
• the program usability (ease of use and perceived usefulness) and adaptability to local settings,
• the ability to try the program (trialability) and reverse course (reversibility) if indicated, and the ability to see program results (observability).