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The 21st Century Cures Act was signed into law in 2016 with what primary purpose?
  1. Accelerating the transfer of medical records and improving EHR
  2. Bringing innovation and advances to patients who need them more quickly and more efficiently and accelerating the development of medical products.
  3. Bringing innovation and advances to healthcare facilities and third-party vendors who have not been blocked from obtaining technology to support their business practices.
  4. Decelerating regulatory burdens and litigation for EHR vendors who are advancing electronic healthcare recordkeeping
Explanation
Answer: B - The primary purpose of the 21st Century Cures Act was to bring innovation and advances to patients who need them more quickly and more efficiently and to accelerate the development of medical products.
 
The Act’s provisions aimed to accelerate innovation in the medical field while reducing the regulatory burden, increasing medical and scientific research efforts, and improving patients’ involvement in the research and development of medical products.
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