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I N T E R v I E w Interview With Kenneth R. White, PhD, FACHE, Associate Dean for Strategic Partnerships and Innovation and the University of Virginia Medical Center Professor of Nursing, University of Virginia School of Nursing K enneth R. White, PhD, APRN-BC, FACHE, FAAN, associate dean for strategic partnerships and innovation at the University of Virginia (U.Va.) School of Nursing, holds the University of Virginia Medical Center Professorship in Nursing. In addition to honorary faculty appointments at U.Va.'s Darden School of Business and the McIntire School of Commerce, he is a visiting professor at LUISS Guido Carli University Business School in Rome, Italy, and at the University of Lugano in Switzerland. From 1994 to 2013, Dr. White was a faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where he directed health administration graduate programs between 1994 and 2008. At VCU, he also served as the Charles P. Cardwell, Jr., Professor of Health Administration and the Sentara Healthcare Professor. Between 1980 and 1993, Dr. White was a senior executive in marketing, operations, and international healthcare consulting with Mercy Health Services. A widely published author, Dr. White cowrote The Well-Managed Healthcare Organization and Reaching Excellence in Healthcare Management with John R. Griffith, LFACHE (both published by Health Administration Press). He holds undergraduate degrees in biology and nursing, master's degrees in health administration and nursing administration, and a PhD in health services organization and research. He is also an adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner with a specialization in palliative care. Dr. White is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Academy of Nursing as well as a former ACHE Regent and member of ACHE's Board of Governors. Dr. O'Connor: Your background has provided you with a unique opportunity to view and experience healthcare from many perspectives and to work with some of the best thinkers in the field. What change strategies do you see as essential for ensuring the delivery of highvalue healthcare? Dr. White: This question offers me a great opportunity to reflect on the people I have worked with and how they have influenced my thinking. For any change strategy to be effective, it must include a viable approach to changing the organization's 3

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Journal of Healthcare Management - January/February 2014

Journal of Healthcare Management - January/February 2014
Contents
Interview With Kenneth R. White, PhD, FACHE, Associate Dean for Strategic Partnerships and Innovation and the University of Virginia Medical Center Professor of Nursing, University of Virginia School of Nursing
Team-Based Care at Mayo Clinic: A Model for ACOs
The Management Springboard: Eight Ways to Launch Your Career as a Healthcare Leader
The Role of a Public–Private Partnership: Translating Science to Improve Cancer Care in the Community Donna M. O’Brien and Arnold D. Kaluzny
The Value of Patients’ Handwritten Comments on HCAHPS Surveys John W. Huppertz and Robert Smith
Can Inbound and Domestic Medical Tourism Improve Your Bottom Line? Identifying the Potential of a U.S. Tourism Market
Success Factors for Strategic Change Initiatives: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Administrators’ Perspectives

Journal of Healthcare Management - January/February 2014