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June 18, 2012 -- DeOna Bridgeman, M.D., a family practitioner at Davies Clinic in Canby has a lesson or two she’s learned lately about health information technology. And at the invitation of the White House today, she’s sharing how her clinic and colleagues have helped further Oregon’s reputation as an “early adopter” state in the new, digital world of health care.

June 18, 2012 —The National College of Natural Medicine today announced that it has signed a transfer of net assets agreement with Women in Balance (WIB) Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating women and health professionals about the health impact of hormone imbalance as women age. The medical college assumes immediate ownership of the Kansas-based organization and its assets.

June 18, 2012 — In recognition of its achievements in medication safety, Kaiser Permanente Northwest was awarded the Pharmacy Quality Alliance’s annual quality award today. The award was presented at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.Kaiser Permanente Northwest was honored for safe use of medications for its Medicare patients. The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) bases its awards on the star quality ratings of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency overseeing the health care program that insures 43 million Americans age 65 and older.

June 14, 2012 – At the end of a meeting that lasted more than four hours, the bulk taken up by public testimony, TriMet's board of directors voted Wednesday to adopt the last draft of its budget – which was released in April.

June 14, 2012 – In 2010, 1,676 Oregon seniors and were found to be victims of abuse or neglect – with the majority of abuses happening at the hands of direct caregivers.While that number accounts for a small percentage of total abuse reports, advocates have declared June 14 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in hopes of raising awareness about the issue.