Florida Healthy Liver Program™

In just the first six months of its pilot project, the Florida Healthy Liver Program™ illustrated how prevalent liver disease is — and, most importantly, how identifying it early in a primary care setting leads to less invasive treatment and a better quality of life for patients. 

 

The Florida Healthy Liver Program™ began when Mayo Clinic Florida donated an Echosens Fibroscan to FSU PrimaryHealth™, an FSU Health clinical practice located in an area of southwest Tallahassee, Florida, that was considered a “health care desert” before the clinic opened in 2019. 

 

Since primary care settings are usually the first line of defense for patients, the goal of the program is to scale the pilot to six other clinics — and private support is vital to make this happen. The program will further define the role and benefits of primary care liver disease screening, to include treatment of earlier stage disease with gastroenterologists and promote multidisciplinary management. 

 

The Florida Healthy Liver Program™ will prove effective in broader population screening for liver fibrosis in primary care and will expand its scope by further engaging federal, industry and legislative support to protect the health of our communities.