1. Office of Data Dissemination and Communication Updates

2. The 2018 Advisory Council Chair and Vice Chair Election Results are:
Chair - Kim Streit
Vice Chair - Dr. Karen van Caulil

3. Community and Primary Care Services Grants were complete as of September 30th of this year
The Specific Appropriation 187A, provided $28.5M on nonrecurring General Revenue funds with a goal of:
1) Increasing access to primary care services in the state
2) Reducing and preventing unnecessary emergency room visits
3) Reducing and preventing unnecessary inpatient hospitalizations
The Agency awarded 90.7% of the funds to 61 different Recipients, with 92.4% of the awarded funds claimed, and 7.6% of the funds not utilized.

4. Total Number of ED Visits/Inpatient Hospitalizations Prevented
The Three Grant Goals Were Tracked By The Monthly Status Questionnaires Submitted By Recipients
No.
Questions
No. Patients
Total Number of ED Visits/Inpatient Hospitalizations Prevented 1
The grant Increased access to primary health care services
230,844 2
The grant reduced and prevented unnecessary emergency room visits
157,982
279,670 3
The grant reduced and prevented unnecessary inpatient hospitalizations
121,688
***Overall this grant increased access to more than 230,844 patients and prevented a combined total of more than 279,670 unnecessary ER visits and inpatient hospitalizations.***

5. Agency’s Websites
The newly redesigned FloridaHealthFinder.gov website went live on November 16th.
The new FloridaHealthPriceFinder website went live on November 28th.
Both launches were very successful thanks to Beth Eastman, ISC, HCCI and our AHCA team.
Following a brief demonstration of the FHF website, and an introduction to the FHPF website, HCCI will present the methodology behind our new consumer pricing website.

6. Rule 59E-9.010 Claims Data Collection Update
This rule is set to go to Proposed early December, and we anticipate to complete final adoption by early 2018.

7. Pediatric Cardiology Technical Advisory Panel (PCTAP or Advisory Panel)
The Advisory Panel went into effect on July 1st.
The first meeting was held on November 2nd.
The next meeting is scheduled for December 4th.

8. Questions?
State Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council