HHS Introduces Department-Wide Effort to Improve Vaccine Injury Research, Reporting, and Patient Care

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NIH opened a clinic on October 5 to evaluate and treat patients reporting health problems after vaccination while integrating patient care with scientific research.
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CMS proposed reimbursing physicians for time spent reporting suspected vaccine-related injuries to VAERS, aiming to reduce barriers to reporting.
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HHS health information technology standards will require electronic health records to document vaccine-related adverse events.
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CDC is modernizing VAERS to simplify reporting, enable mobile access, and improve tools for investigating potential safety signals.
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HHS said the department-wide measures will connect patient care, reporting, medical records, research, and federal vaccine safety monitoring.

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