Dr. Ronald H. Kienitz, DO, is a board-certified provider of occupational and preventive medicine. Since 1986, he has served as the medical director of Concentra Medical Centers in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Ronald H. Kienitz, DO, also helps corporate clients maintain effective drug-free workplace programs as a certified medical review officer. Question: What do medical review officers do? Answer: Medical review officers handle laboratory results stemming from workplace drug and alcohol tests. They maintain the integrity and transparency of such tests by ensuring the accuracy and confidentiality of results. Question: Who can be a medical review officer? Answer: Only licensed physicians may become medical review officers in the United States. However, physicians are not limited to the states where they hold medical licenses and may act as medical review officers in other states and jurisdictions. Question: How do physicians become certified medical review officers? Answer: Multiple organizations offer certification, primarily the Medical Review Officer Certification Council and the American Association of Medical Review Officers. Physicians are required to complete specialized training and pass a qualifying examination to become certified. The medical director for the Concentra Medical Centers in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dr. Ronald H. Kienitz, DO, possesses more than two decades of experience in medicine and has treated over 30,000 work-related injuries over the course of his career. Dr. Ronald. H. Kienitz, DO, also maintains certification with the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME) as a Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME). Recognition as a CIME grants physicians and medical professionals a place in the ABIME’s national directory of qualified medical examiners. Designed to test the skills and knowledges of independent medical examiners, the CIME certification serves as an indicator of the recipient’s ability to perform medical and impairment evaluations according to high professional standards. Furthermore, certification marks individuals as reliable physicians for case managers, employers, insurance claims adjusters, and other health professionals. Physician candidates for CIME status must possess an unrestricted medical license and remain in good standing with their state medical board in order to qualify for certification. In addition to meeting continuing medical education requirements, they must pass a rigorous written examination and have at least 10 years of experience in medical practice or a recognized medical concentration. Furthermore, disciplinary action will disqualify physicians from directory listing. To learn more about the CIME certification, visit abime.org. As medical director for more than three decades of the Concentra Medical Centers in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dr. Ronald H. Kienitz, DO has treated more than 30,000 work injuries, overseen numerous programs benefiting employees, and has also served as an expert medical witness as part of numerous cases governed throughout the various courts of the archipelago state. Outside of his professional obligations, Dr. Ronald H. Kienitz, DO supports charitable programs, including Hawaii Public Radio. There’s a new president and general manager of Hawaii Public Radio. According to Pacific Business News, Jose Fajardo joined the organization in May and completely took over the position in June when the former holder of the position, Michael Titterson, officially retired. Fajardo’s career spans 30 years. He first dreamed of working in the radio and broadcasting industry as a young boy living in Puerto Rico on a military base at the age of about 12 or 13. He’s led at least two other public radio stations before, holding the management positions of CEO and executive vice president, prior to accepting the role in Hawaii, where the public station uniquely broadcasts from two stations streaming different content. Dr. Ronald H. Kienitz, DO, is a board-certified occupational medicine practitioner. In his current position as the medical director at Concentra Medical Centers in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dr. Ronald H. Kienitz, DO consults with patients and employers about Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation issues as well as injury prevention in heavy and light industry. Occupational medicine is the study of health and safety within the workplace. Guidelines are developed and implemented by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in order to ensure that workers and employers are aware of workplace hazards and injury prevention strategies. On May 11, 2016, OSHA issued a new rule that requires employers to submit workplace safety information electronically. This will allow the public to have access to occupational safety data. The new rule also states that employers are prohibited from retaliating against workers who report incidents. The new rule is intended to encourage employees to report incidents that threaten their safety. The new rule was set because of concerns over workers who do not report safety hazards because employers provide incentives that discourage them from doing so. Dr. Ronald H. Kienitz, DO has an extensive medical background. His longest-running position is heading the medical team at Concentra Medical Centers in Honolulu, Hawaii. Before assuming his current responsibilities, he started his career in emergency services clinics and hospital emergency departments. One of those establishments was the Johnston Atoll Dispensary where Dr. Ronald H. Kienitz, DO dealt with toxicological emergencies associated with chemical munitions.
Chemical munitions are also sometimes referred to as chemical weapons. Usually, chemical munitions are delivered through explosions using bombs or missiles, causing injuries and death through reactions that can include asphyxiation, nerve damage, blistering, and blood poisoning, among others. Chemical weapons can be destroyed through two processes: incineration and neutralization. Incinerating the chemicals is done by using extreme heat to turn the chemicals into ash, water vapor, or carbon dioxide. The JACAD project on Johnston Atoll was an example of this. Neutralization, on the other hand, breaks down chemical agents using water and caustic compounds like sodium hydroxide. |
AuthorAs medical director of Concentra Medical Centers in Honolulu, Hawaii, Ronald H. Kienitz, DO, focuses on the care and prevention of workplace injuries as well as on the treatment of travelers' medical emergencies. Archives
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