Better Immunization Management for Patient Safety
Better Immunization Management for Patient Safety
4 PagesBetter Immunization Management for Patient Safety “We decided to implement a set of standards that is widely used by industry – here in the U.S. as well as around the world.” — W A RRE N W IL L I A M S , Team Lead, Immunization Information Systems Support Branch, CDC CHALLENGE Millions of vaccines are given each year by hundreds of thousands of healthcare providers (clinicians) across the U.S. To promote patient safety, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 requires that providers record specific information about the administered vaccine and Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) in patient medical records. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wanted to help providers improve efficiencies and accuracy when recording critical vaccine and VIS inform
