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Thursday roundup: Chiropractors and sleep apnea tests, Rhode Island throws parking bone to truckers
Road report from owner-operator Joe Bielucki on a recently-reopened Rhode Island truck rest area on I-95, and a view on the Medical Review Boardâs recent apnea screening/testing recommendation: Should chiropractors be able to order retesting?
October 27, 2016
Voices
Truckers with high BMI would be forced into apnea screening under FMCSA committee recommendations, drivers respond
The committees recommend FMCSA require certain truckers to be screened for sleep apnea based on their BMI and other risk factors. Truckers with a BMI of 33 or higher would also be subject to screening if they meet three other qualifiers, a list that includes being male and being older than 42 â a large demographic among truckers.
October 26, 2016
Business
Sleep apnea guidelines quiz: Find out if you would be referred for apnea testing
If you didnât take this quiz/survey prior to Overdriveâs recent reporting on results relative to the Medical Review Boardâs draft sleep apnea screening protocol, answer the questions to find out whether or not you would be screened for testing if the protocol was in place.
October 24, 2016
Business
Debatable accuracy of hard-fast sleep-apnea screening protocol
Overdrive research suggests that false-positive and -negative screening for apnea has been the case for more than a third of readers whoâve experienced the screening.
October 19, 2016
Business
Apneaâs wakeup call: Survey results show growing testing incidence, potential impacts of new protocol
A new Overdrive analysis suggests at least one in four owner-operators would be screened for sleep apnea testing under proposed guidelines.
October 18, 2016
Channel 19
False-positive / -negative screens and sleep apnea
Screening criteria like the recently discussed procedures are set so broadly to refer individuals for testing that to a lot of observers it looks like a gold mine for false-positive-type situations â at once, false negatives can occur, too, underscoring the importance of having a good doctor outside the medical certification proccess.
September 22, 2016
Voices
POLL: Whatâs been your experience with apnea screening, testing and treatment?
This poll probes incidence of false-positives and/or -negatives among those whoâve been screened for sleep apnea testing during DOT physicals. Which of these scenarios best describes your experience?
September 21, 2016
Business
FMCSA medical board to make sleep apnea rule recommendations this month
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration later this month will take the next step toward a rulemaking governing the screening and treatment of truck drivers suspected of having moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.
August 8, 2016
Business
Credit for clean: âFinishing the jobâ on violation-free inspections
Mississippi far exceeding all states when it comes to helping truckers by issuing clean inspections. According to state officials, that could change with some more precise targeting in the future.
August 2, 2016
Business
DOT physicals among health offerings at GATS
A new feature for the Landstar Health and Wellness Pavilion this year will be U.S. Department of Transportation physicals conducted by AccuScreen. The physicals will be available for $59.
July 13, 2016
Business
Sleep apnea research: Truck operators must spend average of $1,200 for testing when apnea suspected
In wake of three federal listening sessions, ATRIâs driver survey on apnea drops data on high costs. New data from readers also show the incidence of screening, testing and treatment has continued to rise in recent years.
May 26, 2016
Business
Truckers to FMCSA: Make sure medical examiners are on same page relative to sleep apnea
âFMCSA should get out of the medical field and leave it to the doctors,â Curl said. âDoctors should be the only ones deciding if drivers are fit to be on the road.â
May 26, 2016
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