Turner House Clinic, Inc. dba Vibrant Health
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
There are inequities in health that are avoidable, unnecessary and unjust. These inequities are the result of systemic policies and practices at local, state and national levels that create an unequal distribution of money, power and resources among communities based on race, class, gender, place and other factors. To assure that everyone has the opportunity to attain their highest level of health, we must not only prevent and treat illness, we must address social determinants of health and support social justice reforms.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Primary Medical Care for Children and Adults
Vibrant Health provides culturally appropriate, person-centered preventive and acute care services and chronic disease management
for patients of all ages. Services include: Preventive exams and immunizations;
Urgent/Acute Care; Women's Health Services including including well woman exams with Pap smear tests, breast exams, and mammograms; pregnancy care (before, during and after pregnancy); sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment; family planning; and teen health counseling; Early Childhood Development Screening; Chronic Disease Management; Lab Services; Prescription
Assistance; Care Coordination including referrals for dental care and
behavioral health care services provided by Vibrant Health and external
referrals for specialist care and social services; plus Medicaid Enrollment
Assistance. Patients are assigned a primary care provider and care team to
improve continuity of care and nurture long-term relationships. Urgent/acute care time
is reserved during each clinic session for same-day appointments for children
and adults to treat illnesses and injuries. Interpreters are provided for
patients/patient families who are proficient in a language other than English.
Vibrant Health uses an electronic health record system to record patient data and measure patient-specific and health-population specific outcomes. The
system integrates medical, dental and behavioral health information into a patient-specific
health record.
Preventive and Restorative Dental Services for Children and Adults.
Dental hygiene and dental restorative services are provided in a 3-chair dental clinic along with patient/patient family education. Vibrant Health also provides preventive oral health services through a school-based outreach program. Vibrant Health has specialist referral relationships with (1) dental providers for procedures outside the dentist’s scope of care, requiring patient sedation and/or emergency care; (2) orthodontic services; (3) oral surgery services; (4) periodontal services. Vibrant Health uses an electronic health record system, with integrated medical-dental-behavioral health records. For patient families proficient in languages other than English, interpreter services are provided.
Mental Health/Behavioral Health Care for Children and Adults
Vibrant Health screens for and diagnoses children and adults
with behavioral health issues; provides brief intervention treatment to
patients with mild or moderate conditions; and manages referral of patients
with severe conditions or patients with chronic, long-term needs. Behavioral
health services are provided at the Vibrant Health clinic sites; through a
school-based outreach program; and through other community-based outreach
initiatives. Patients are self-referred; referred from their primary care
provider or dentist at Vibrant Health; or referred by a school or other
community provider. During the initial behavioral health visit, the Behavioral
Health Specialist evaluates the patient for diagnosis and determines with
patient and as appropriate family input, a desired plan for care. Our
Behavioral Health Specialists use a variety of interventions that are evidenced
based, such as: Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization
Reprocessing Therapy, and the Family Systems and Strengths Based Approach. Interpreters are provided for
patients/patient families who are proficient in a language other than English.
Vibrant Health uses an electronic health record system to record patient data
and measure patient-specific and health-population specific outcomes. The
system integrates medical, dental and behavioral health information into a
patient-specific health record.
Where we work
Accreditations
Patient Centered Medical Home 2020
Awards
Federally Qualified Health Center 2019
HRSA
Affiliations & memberships
Patient Centered Medical Home 2020
External reviews

Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To improve community health by reducing health disparities and increasing access to care among the most needy in Wyandotte County and surrounding areas.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Vibrant Health's strategic priorities are to improve access to quality primary medical, behavioral health, dental and enabling services in the community, regardless of socio-economic barriers, and to improve health outcomes through a patient-centered medical home practice model in conformance with requirements of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Vibrant Health's greatest strengths are its capacity to evolve the organization and transform the delivery of care to best meet the needs of the vulnerable populations served; improve health outcomes by adopting evidence based models of care, such as the Patient-Centered Medical Home practice model; and recruit and retain key staff and Board leadership with the vision, compassion, expertise and stamina required to purse the mission and achieve strategic goals. Among Wyandotte County safety net clinics, only Vibrant Health provides integrated primary medical, dental and behavioral health services in 55.5 clinic hours each week, including weekday evenings and Saturday mornings; is governed by a highly engaged, consumer-majority Board; and convenes an Advisory Community Board to ensure input from and responsiveness to residents and civic leaders.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Turner House Clinic, Inc. received FQHC-LAL designation effective January 1, 2018, concurrent with the merger of KU Health Partner’s Silver City Health Center and UKHS’ Pediatrics Clinic at Children’s Campus Kansas City into Turner House operations and the rebranding of the merged organization as Vibrant Health. As a result of the FQHC-LAL designation, Vibrant Health is reimbursed at the higher FQHC rates of reimbursement for patients insured by Medicaid or Medicare, helping to improve revenue and financial sustainability. For 2018, the number of unique patients increased by 54% and total patient visits increased by 43% as compared to Turner House’s 2017 performance. Specifically, medical visits increased by 41%, dental visits by 21% and behavioral health visits by 237%. The dramatic patient volume growth in 2018 is attributable to a significant increase in personnel. As a merged organization, Vibrant Health went from approximately 30 to 50 employees. New clinical staff included nurse practitioners, behavioral health specialists, a family practice physician, and a dental hygienist. Also, the growth in patient visits was made possible by Vibrant Health's training of care teams to leverage patient workflow and EHR system efficiencies, enabling all providers to practice at the top of their licenses. Vibrant Health is an active member of the Health Access Planning Committee formed to pursue the priority strategies identified in the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for Wyandotte County. At the request of the Public Health Department, Vibrant Health is serving as the lead agency to implement the Health Access portion of the CHIP, in collaboration with other stakeholders. To support our goals, Vibrant Health will pursue marketing to new and existing patients; collaborating with community partners; engaging more volunteers and donors in our mission; integrating trauma-informed care practices in our patient and employee policies and interactions; managing growth to ensure long-term sustainability; and designation as a full, grant-funded FQHC.
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Turner House Clinic, Inc. dba Vibrant Health
Board of directorsas of 12/09/2020
Mr. Mike Heckman
Cerner Corporation
Term: 2017 - 2019
L.A. Gast
Black & Veatch
Term: 2010 - 2011
Mindy McDermott
The Miller Group
Jae Bennett
CAVU Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Joyce Butler
Community Volunteer / Consumer
Jesus Holguin
Community Volunteer / Consumer
Randall Johnson
Community Volunteer / Consumer
Sally Maliski
Nurse, KU School of Nursing
Steven Stites
Physician, KU Health Systems
Claudia Vasquez-Puebla
Community Volunteer / Consumer
Mike Heckman
Cerner
Tracy Lockton
Entrepreneurial Mentor
Deryl Wynn
Lawyer
Pha Thao
Unbound
Amanda McGannon
MVP Law
John Rios
Retired Educator
Cynthia Finter
Consultant
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