Tag: Glenn Steinke
WOPD: Stakeholders still seek clarification on key issues
February 7, 2014Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
BALTIMORE - CMS began enforcing the written order prior to delivery (WOPD) requirement on Jan. 1, and providers, for the most part, say they're on top if it.“We started moving ahead with that last July because we knew it was coming,” said Carter Fuller, vice president of business development for Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Professional Respiratory and Medical. “It was all about educating out in the community and getting in front of it.”CMS in December announced that it would...
Glenn Steinke: HME News 'made me famous'
January 26, 2010Liz Beaulieu, Editor
BISHOP, Calif. - Provider Glenn Steinke wants all of you to know that he made the accreditation deadline and that he thanks you for all of your phone calls.
We published a story about Steinke, the owner of Airway Medical, in our September 2009 issue. The story, "I don't know what the hell I am going to do," detailed his fear that he wouldn't be able to get accredited before Sept. 30, even though he submitted his application by Jan. 31.
"You made me famous--I got about 15 phone calls from providers...