Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute research, pilot projects, implementation activities, and dissemination efforts

Section 1181(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320e(d)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Research, pilot projects, implementation activities, and dissemination efforts The Institute may support research, pilot projects, implementation activities, and dissemination efforts that advance the use of interoperable health information technology to improve patient-centered outcomes through the translation of evidence-based preventive care recommendations into clinical practice. Such activities may include the development, testing, evaluation, and implementation of computable clinical guidelines, clinical decision support tools, patient-facing decision aids, and interoperable technologies that facilitate evidence-based cancer screening recommendations, shared decision-making, and identification of individuals who may be eligible for preventive services or clinical research..