HIV self-test app connects users to care, FDA proposes De Novo update, and more digital health news briefs

De Novo rule proposal published for review. The FDA has published a new proposal for revisions to the De Novo regulatory pathway for devices without a predicate. The rule, which is currently available for public comment, aims to provide additional structure, clarity and transparency to the process, and outlines how the agency processes and gauges… Read More »

Integrating in Health Care: 6 Tools for Working Across Boundaries

By REBECCA FOGG  Today’s health care providers face the formidable challenge of delivering better, more affordable and more convenient care in the face of spiraling care costs and an epidemic of chronic disease. But the most innovative among them are making encouraging progress by “integrating”—which in this context means working across traditional boundaries between patients… Read More »

Moody's maintains continued negative outlook for nonprofit healthcare sector but signals inkling of stability

As challenges persist in the nonprofit healthcare sector, Moody’s Investor Service announced its 2019 outlook will remain negative for the next 12-18 months despite some small indications of emerging stability. THE IMPACT The investor service said operating cash flows would be flat or would drop by up to 1 percent during the outlook period, and… Read More »