Health News 2001

JANUARY | 2001

• OSHA Revises Recordkeeping Regulations
• National Academy of Sciences Releases Long–Awaited Study on Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Lancet Study Finds that Glucosamine May Halt Cartilage Destruction in Osteoarthritis

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FEBRUARY | 2001

• HEALTHSOUTH Signs Letter of Intent to Sell Occupational Medicine Division to U.S. HealthWorks
• Under EEOC Pressure, Railroad Drops Genetic Testing for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• US Supreme Court Rules that ADA Does Not Apply to State Workers

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MARCH | 2001

• OSHA’s Ergonomic Standard is Dead.

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APRIL | 2001

• Bush Administration Supports Medical Privacy Regulations
• Supreme Court to Rule Whether Repetitive Strain Injuries are Covered by ADA
• US HealthWorks Completes Acquisition of HealthSouth’s Occupational Medicine Clinics

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MAY | 2001

• Florida Backs Away From Mandatory Managed Care in Workers Compensation

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JUNE | 2001

• New England Journal of Medicine Releases Three Important Lyme Disease Studies Early

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JULY | 2001

• Drug Testing: Collectors and MROs Face New Training Requirements on August 1

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AUGUST | 2001

• October 1 is the Deadline for Commenting on the Proposed Insulin–Using Driver Waiver

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SEPTEMBER | 2001

• Drug Test Positivity Increases in General Workforce Reversing Decade Long Decline
• Occupational Medicine Clinics Integrating New DOT Physical Forms in Preparation for November 6 Deadline
• U.S. Public Health Service Updates and Consolidates Guidelines for Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens

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OCTOBER | 2001

• OSHA Delays Provisions of Recordkeeping Rule Relating to Hearing Loss and Musculoskeletal Disorders

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NOVEMBER | 2001

• US Supreme Court to Decide Important ADA Hiring Issue

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DECEMBER | 2001

• Changing Fortunes of Internet Companies Affecting Occupational Medicine
• Delay Granted in HIPAA Transaction Set Compliance
• Discovery of Unexpected Ibuprofen-Aspirin Interaction will Force a Change in Ibuprofen Prescribing

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