Laurie L. Duran, APRN Lorne McCoy, IM Program Officer Adverse Events Case Management Tracking: The Vaccine Healthcare Centers (VHC) Network Vaccine Adverse Events Clinical System (VAECS) Laurie L. Duran, APRN Lorne McCoy, IM Program Officer

Adverse Events Case Management Tracking: The VHC Network VAECS Goals of VHC Case Management Provision of quality health care along a continuum Decreased fragmentation of care across settings Enhancement of the client’s quality of life Accurate reporting of vaccine adverse events

Flow of VHC cases

Adverse Events Case Management Tracking: The VHC Network VAECS Requirements for VAECS (Clinical) Tool for documentation that was “standardized” and HIPAA compliant Interface with Immunization record and VAERS form Enhance flow of patient management Tracking data and capturing Capturing workload

Summary Functional requirements of VAECS Benefits of VAECS