Program areas at ARCW
Following a successful merger with Kansas city thrive in Kansas city, Missouri, Vivent Health now operates in Colorado, Missouri, Texas and Wisconsin. Across all locations, Vivent Health now serves more than 11,200 patients and clients. In fy 2022, Vivent Health provided $13,651,215 worth of uncompensated care, and provided 20,547 medical care appointments, 9,295 dental appointments, 9.295 behavioral Health and wellness appointments and filled more than 243,280 prescriptions. More than 90% of patients rate the care they receive as good or very good. The Vivent Health hiv medical home provides patients with the following: medical care that includes medical management of hiv disease, primary care for general Health conditions, diagnosis and treatment of other chronic and co-morbid conditions, psychiatry, including telepsychiatry for the patients living considerable distances from their mental Health provider, medication adherence counseling including drug interaction and side effect counseling, hiv prevention education and counseling including pre exposure prophylaxis for hiv-negative individuals, and referrals and close monitoring for needed specialty care; dental care services that include preventative and restorative care, oral Health education, cleanings, fillings and dental prosthetics, partial and full dentures and oral surgery; behavioral Health care services that include mental Health screenings and treatment, neuropsychological testing, alcohol and other drug treatment and individual and group counseling and wellness programs; medical case management that assures successful Health outcomes by enrolling patients into care, identifying and securing Health care payer sources when available, providing medication and appointment adherence counseling, ensuring patient referrals to specialty care are completed, conducting hiv prevention counseling and assisting patients in accessing other needed services; the Vivent pharmacy dispenses medications and medication adherence counseling is available to all hiv patients, regardless of ability to pay through the integrated Vivent pharmacy medication assistance program. Health care providers are also able to utilize the expertise of Vivent Health pharmacists in providing care to their patients. In 2021, vh also expanded access to pre-exposure prophylaxis - a biomedical intervention that is more than 95% effective at preventing hiv uptake- to more than 1,311 patients.
In all locations, Vivent Health provides aggressive, targeted education, prevention and testing services--including the provision of more than 5,000 hiv tests to individuals at highest risk for contracting hiv. In fy 2022, Vivent Health provided more than 90,000 hiv prevention contacts utilizing hiv and std prevention and risk reduction counseling for men who have sex with men,people who inject drugs, and others at-risk for hiv and sti, including the distribution of more than 500,000 condoms, through personal interventions, the internet and social media; hiv and hepatitis c counseling and testing services for injection drug users and their partners; syringe access services (more than 5,350,000 syringes were distributed and more than 2,160,000 syringes were safely disposed of)--where legal--and risk reduction counseling for injection drug users; opiate overdose prevention education; prevention and testing services for women and youth at-risk for hiv and hiv awareness, education, and referral services.
Vivent Health provides social services including social work case management, legal services, housing programs, rent and utility assistance and access to food pantries that are integrated with the Health care services provided to hiv patients. Vivent Health offers integrated social services to help hiv patients overcome serious social determinants of Health that are often the difference between successful disease management and a long, healthy life or rapid disease progression. In fy-2022, Vivent Health handled more than 850 legal matters, provided more than 404,000 meals to hiv patients and ensured individuals with hiv received more than 82,600 safe housing overnight stays. By helping patients overcome barriers to Health care related to poverty, discrimination, homelessness and hunger, Vivent Health social services allows patients to focus on successfully adhering to complex treatment regimens that afford them the best opportunity for Health. In all locations, Vivent Health partners with other organizations to avoid unnecessary duplication of services.