This week, the federal government continued its interoperability efforts, revealing initial plans for its interoperability roadmap and approving a set of recommendations from the JASON Task Force that calls for the establishment of an orchestrated architecture based on public APIs as the foundation of interoperability.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2014--GCI Health, a leading healthcare-focused global public relations agency, today announced the rollout of Patients at the Center, an initiative aimed at uncovering the most innovative, effective ways of putting patients at the forefront of communication strategies within the healthcare industry.

Advancing interoperability is a complex topic that will require prioritization, said Erica Galvez, manager of the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT’s interoperability and exchange portfolio. She presented during a joint meeting of the Health IT Policy and Standards Committees on Oct. 15.

The Health IT Policy Committee and the Standards Committee formally approved a set of recommendations from the JASON Task Force that calls for the establishment of an orchestrated architecture based on public APIs as the foundation of interoperability.

A national nurses’ union is accusing Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas of putting healthcare workers at risk in its handling of the U.S. Ebola case, according to USA Today.

The second healthcare worker from Dallas who contracted Dallas had taken an airline flight from Cleveland to Dallas the day before she reported symptoms of the disease, reports The New York Times.

Sunquest Information Systems and Partners HealthCare in Boston are expanding their long-running partnership to accelerate genomics-based medicine.

Google is piloting a feature that offers live video chats with medical professionals to searchers researching certain medical conditions, reports several news sources.