Telehealth In Health Centers: Key Adoption Factors, Barriers, And Opportunities.

Telehealth services have the potential to improve access to care, especially in rural or urban areas with scarce health care resources. Despite the potential benefits, telehealth has not been fully adopted by health centers. This study examined factors associated with and barriers to telehealth use by federally funded health centers.

Qualitative Perspective on the Learning Health System: How the Community Health Applied Research Network Paved the Way for Research in Safety-Net Settings.

Background: Safety-net populations are underrepresented in health research networks. To address this deficit, the Community Health Applied Research Network (CHARN) was created to promote integration of research in health centers (HCs). CHARN embodies a learning health system (LHS) model to advance the evidence base for improved care in safety-net settings.

Examining the FDA's oversight of direct-to-consumer advertising.

Our analysis examined the effects of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) 1997 draft guidance regarding advertisements for prescription drugs broadcast directly to consumers. We found that although direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising spending by pharmaceutical companies has increased, more than 80 percent of their promotional spending is directed to physicians. DTC advertising appears to increase the use of prescription drugs among consumers.