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This bill, the Improving Data Accessibility Through Advancements in Public Health Act (also known as the Improving DATA in Public Health Act), aims to enhance public health data availability and access. Key provisions include: 1. Requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate data and technology standards to improve the exchange of electronic health information, such as for electronic case reporting, syndromic surveillance, vital statistics reporting, and laboratory test orders and results reporting. 2. Directing the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to conduct a study on the use of standards for electronic ordering and reporting of laboratory test results. 3. Facilitating the development of data use agreements within the Department of Health and Human Services and with external entities to improve access, exchange, and use of public health data during public health emergencies. 4. Authorizing the Secretary to require the reporting of public health and healthcare data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with state, local, and tribal health departments, and ensuring timely access to this data. 5. Establishing a Public Health Information Sharing and Availability Advisory Committee to advise on the implementation of public health and healthcare data reporting and sharing. 6. Providing grants to entities to identify, develop, and disseminate best practices for improving the quality and completeness of data, including demographic data, collected for public health purposes and to address health disparities.

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