Michael Schuster Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Review of medical record to determine appropriateness of hospitalized patients, discharge reviews and planning, utilization of appropriate resources congruent w/ various regulatory guidelines. Communications with physicians, hospital departments, payment sources, aftercare providers, patients and families and medical providers on an ongoing continuous basis.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Telephonic evaluation of members at high risk for increased episodes of care related to complex diagnosis and co-morbidities. Health teaching, provision of educational opportunities and coordination of referral to more comprehensive care and disease management.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Telephonic care management of average case load of 150 clients receiving services in home health setting. Knowledge required of 8-10 different health plans and authorization to agency standards. Managed transition projects and served as Medicare Eligibility Specialist for agency.

Nationwide

Telephonic Disease Management for people with chronic conditions with main focuses on pain control, Diabetes, CHF, CAD, COPD and /Asthma.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Case Managed Hospice patients in homecare setting and served as hospice agency’s Admissions Nurse. Staff nurse in clinic setting serving patients with SMI diagnoses. Case Managed patients returning to the community from state hospitals in Minnesota by identification of functional needs of adults with serious and persistent mental illness and coordination of services to support treatment. Spent first seven years of nursing career as staff nurse in Med-Surg, Ortho Rehab and Mental Health… Show more Case Managed Hospice patients in homecare setting and served as hospice agency’s Admissions Nurse. Staff nurse in clinic setting serving patients with SMI diagnoses. Case Managed patients returning to the community from state hospitals in Minnesota by identification of functional needs of adults with serious and persistent mental illness and coordination of services to support treatment. Spent first seven years of nursing career as staff nurse in Med-Surg, Ortho Rehab and Mental Health float pools of large community hospitals in Twin Cities learning and practicing a wide variety of nursing skills. Show less

Associate Of Science, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Nursing Science