Medical Staff Peer Review: Motivation and Performance in the Era of Managed Care, Revised - JB Printing (J-B AHA Press) - Softcover

DANIEL A. LANG, a board-certified internist with 20 years of private practice experience, is the medical director of the Health care Association of Southern California (HASC) and of the National Health Foundation in Los Angeles. He is a senior physician consultant to Pacific Health Services Group, management services division. Dr. Lang is also a consultant to the Medical Staff Survey Committee of the Institute for Medical Quality. He serves as the medical director of the Southern California Health Policy Research Consortium.Dr. Lang is a nationally recognized expert in peer review and medical staff management. He is a frequent consultant and lectures on medical staff and hospital reorganization, bioethics, quality improvement, risk management, and hospital-medical staff relations. He provides consultation to medical staffs and hospital boards regarding accreditation, licensure issues, and HCFA certification. He has held 15 years of experience as medical director or vice president for medical affairs in several large Los Angeles community hospitals. He serves as a consultant to the California Medical Association (CMA) Committee on Wellbeing of Physicians and participated in the most recent revision of the CMA guidelines for medical staff well-being committees. He is the editor of the Medical Staff Newsline, a newsletter of the HASC.Dr. Lang is the author of several books, including The Disabled Physician: Problem-Solving Strategies for the Medical Staff; Medical Staff Peer Review: A Strategy for Motivation and Performance; and Managing Medical Staff Change Through Bylaws and Other Strategies.