News, Events & Public Meetings

FreeDOM Clinic in Ocala held a two-day mega-clinic in July where it provided FREE medical, dental and eye care using volunteers to over 1,500 patients. Community Health Workers collaborated with MyHealthStory Technology Evolution Specialists to help patients register for MyHealthStory on iPads at the event. Patients who registered will be able to receive online, securely and privately, their health information from the FreeDOM Clinic visit. They are also now connected to over 11,000 doctor-approved patient health education videos and other educational media to help them […]

Over 60 healthcare professionals and their guests attended CommunityHealth IT’s free Health IT Boot Camp sponsored by Measure Up Marion. The boot camp was approved for 2.5 contact hours of CE by Suwannee River Area Health Education Center. At the boot camp, the Agency for Health Care Administration taught attendees how they can maximize payments from Medicaid and Medicare by leveraging health technologies available in Marion County. MyHealthStory—a […]

Steering Committee Members are encouraged to invite two community members to participate in in the Forces of Change Assessment on Monday, August 15th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th St., Gainesville. Please RSVP to Lindsey Redding with the names and contact information for each community member. Also, be sure to complete the worksheets required for the upcoming meeting and submit them to Lindsey by noon on […]

The Health Resources and Services Administration is teaming up with Florida Health and Montana DPHHS to present the webinar “Money Matters in Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT): Increase Your Reimbursement.”

The webinar is designed to help healthcare professionals who furnish DSMT, billers and claim coders, finance, administrative personnel and quality management personnel. 

Mary Anne Hodorowicz, RD, MBA, CDE, Certified Endocrine Coder, will present on Medicare’s most current coverage guidelines with emphasis on areas that create the most confusion including beneficiary eligibility criteria for Medicare DSMT, additional reimbursement rules for […]

Diabetes Self‐Management Education (DSME) Mini‐Grant Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) FY 2016 ‐ 2017:

DSME funding applications were due on August 8,2016. 

DSME mini-grant funding awards will be on September 9, 2016.

Download a PDF of this article DSME Mini-Grant Funding Opportunity

Please find answers to common questions here: http://www.wellflorida.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DSME-QA-Final.pdf

WellFlorida Council will be facilitating four (4) focus groups next week for the Children’s Services Needs Assessment. The focus groups are open to parents/guardians of children 5 years old and younger living in Alachua County. Participants will receive a $20 stipend for their time. To RSVP and for more information, please call 352-313-6500 ext. 120. Please see the schedule below for focus group dates, times and locations:

Monday, July 25, 2016, 4-6 PM
Library Partnership, 1130 NE 16th Avenue, Gainesville, FL […]

Diabetes Self‐Management Education (DSME)
Mini‐Grant Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) FY 2016 ‐ 2017
Deadline for application: August 8, 2016

Download a PDF of this article DSME Mini-Grant Funding Opportunity

Please find answers to common questions here: http://www.wellflorida.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DSME-QA-Final.pdf

Physicians and practice managers: Is your practice ready for Medicare Payment Reform (MACRA)? Do you know the newest info on Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program and data exchange? If not, join us for the Health IT Boot Camp! CommunityHealth IT and partners are presenting a concentrated course on what you need to know about the EHR Incentive Program and MACRA, the Florida Health Information Exchange, and practical local solutions […]

Central Healthy Start and Healthy Start of North Central Florida have released the Summer 2016 issue of A Healthy Start. Readers can expect to learn valuable information on topics such as the different stages of pregnancy, breastfeeding and immunizations. Designed for pregnant women and mothers of children up to three years old, the bulletins are published twice a year by WellFlorida Council and Healthy Start. Bulletins will be distributed to pediatricians, hospitals and clinics across 16 counties. There is also a Spanish version available. PDF versions […]

Alachua County parents and guardians of children age 5 and under are invited to take a survey about services for children in the county. Parent/guardian survey participants will have the opportunity to win a $50 VISA gift card. The survey takes approximately 10 minutes. Healthcare providers, day care workers and other organizations and businesses that provide services to children age 5 and under are also encouraged to take a survey to help determine the needs of children in Alachua County and how they are currently being met. The […]