Establishes a national computable-guideline framework for cancer screening recommendations.
The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to establish a national computable-guideline framework for cancer screening recommendations. This framework will be publicly available in machine-readable screening logic, ensuring interoperability and accessibility for health information technology. The framework will be based on data and statistics such as age, sex, and high-risk factors, established in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force and the National Cancer Institute.
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