Douglas Metz

As chief health services officer and executive vice president at American Specialty Health (ASH), Dr. Douglas Metz oversees quality improvement initiatives, clinical services management, health services and outcomes research, clinical quality management and health quality improvement, wellness quality assurance, health affairs, health guideline and policy development, and accreditation functions of the organization. Dr. Metz is instrumental in supporting the development of numerous new products, research activities, and evidence-based quality initiatives at ASH—serving as lead health professional in support of developing the company’s clinical managed care and wellness and fitness programs. He has served in a senior clinical management role at ASH for more than 22 years.

During his 30-year career, Dr. Metz has served on many health industry organization boards and committees, including over 18 years on the URAC Health Standards Committee (6 years as chairman). He has also served on the Wellness Standards Development Committee for URAC, the Outcomes Measurement Committee of the Disease Management Association of America, the Research Advisory Committee for the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO), the Corporate Health Improvement Program (CHIP), and the Chief Medical Officer’s Committee of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).

Dr. Metz regularly contributes to articles published in various health journals including the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Health Affairs, Archives Internal Medicine, and others.

Dr. Metz graduated from the National College of Chiropractic, Lombard, Ill., where he received a bachelor’s degree in human biology and a doctor of chiropractic degree.