Kenneth R. White, Ph.D., FACHE
Professor

Department of Health Administration
School of Allied Health Professions
Virginia Commonwealth University
PO Box 980203
1008 East Clay Street, Room 230
Richmond, VA 23298-0203

804.828.8651 (V)
804.828.1894 (F)
Email Address: krwhite@vcu.edu

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University

Ph.D., Health Services Organization and Research
M.S. in Nursing Administration

University of Oklahoma

M.P.H. in Health Administration

Faculty Bio

Dr. White has over thirty-five years experience in healthcare organizations in clinical, administrative, governance, and consulting capacities. Thirteen years were with Mercy Health Services as senior executive in marketing, operations, and international healthcare consulting. From 1995 - 2001, Dr. White served as the Associate Director of the MHA and MSHA Programs at VCU and from 2001 - 2008, he served as the Director of the MHA Program. He served as the first Charles P. Cardwell, Jr., Professor of Health Administration from 2006 - 2009. Dr. White is a Registered Nurse, Fellow and former member of the Board of Governors of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He holds a joint appointment as Professor of Nursing at VCU and Visiting Professors of the Luiss Guido Carli School of Business in Rome, Italy, and the Swiss School of Public Health, in Lugano, Switzerland.

Publications

White, K.R., & Begun, J.W.  (2009). “The Evolution of Healthcare Management Education:  How Can Programs Become More Patient-Centric?”  Journal of Health Administration Education, in press. 

White, K. R., & Dandi, R. (2009). "Intrasectoral Variation in Mission and Values: The Case of the Catholic Health Systems."  Health Care Management Review 34(1), 68-71.

White, K. R. & Cassel, J. B. (2009). “The Business Case for a Hospital Palliative Care Unit:  Justifying its Continued Existence” in Practice of Evidence-Based Management, Kovner, T., Fine, D., & D’Aquila, R. (Eds.), Chicago: Health Administration Press, pp. 171-180.

White, K.R., & Vetrovec, L.A. (2008). “Recruitment and Selection of Graduate Health Administration Students: Opportunities and Strategies.”  Journal of Health Administration Education 25(4), 355-368.

White, K. R., Clement, D. G., & Stover, K.G. (2008). “Healthcare Professionals” in Human Resources in Healthcare:  Managing for Success, 3rd Ed. Chicago: AUPHA/Health Administration Press, (Eds.) Fried, B., & Fottler, M., pp. 71-97.

White, K. R. & Gerardo, M.F. (2008). “Managed Care and Its Impact on the PACU,” in Perianesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care Approach, Drain, C.B. & Odom-Forren, J. (Eds.). 5th Ed. W.B. Saunders, Co., 72-81.

Begun, J.W., & White, K.R. (2008). “The Challenge of Change: Inspiring Leadership.” in C. Lindberg, S. Nash, and C. Lindberg (Eds.). On the Edge: Nursing in the Age of Complexity, Allentown, NJ: Plexus Institute, pp. 239-262.

Mick, S.S., & K.R. White (2007). “Health Care Professionals” in Introduction to Health Services, 6th Ed. Albany, NY: Delmar Press, eds. Williams, S.J., & P.R. Torrens, pp. 266-294.

Griffith, J.R., & White, K.R. (2007). The Well-Managed Healthcare Organization. (6th Ed.). Chicago: Health Administration Press.

White, K.R., Clement, D.G., & Nayar, P. (2006). Evidenced-Based Healthcare Management Competency Evaluation: Alumni Perceptions. Journal of Health Administration Education, 23(3), 249-264.

White, K.R., Stover, K.G., Cassel, B., & Smith, T. (2006). Nonclinical Outcomes of Hospital-Based Palliative Care. Journal of Healthcare Management 51(4), 260-274.

White, K.R., Begun, J.W., & Tian, W. (2006). Hospital Service Offerings: Does Catholic Ownership Matter? Health Care Management Review 31(3),

Begun, J.W., Tornabeni, J., & White, K.R. (2006). Opportunities for Improving Patient Care through Lateral Integration: The Clinical Nurse Leader. Journal of Healthcare Management 51(1), 9-15.

White, K.R., & Begun, J.W. (2006). Preceptor and Employer Evaluation of Health Administration Student Competencies. Journal of Health Administration Education, 23(1), 53-68.

White, K.R., Bazzoli, G.J., Roggenkamp, S.D., & Gu, T. (2005). Does Case Management Matter as a Hospital Cost-Control Strategy? Health Care Management Review, 30(1), 32-43.

Griffith, J.R., & White, K.R. (2005). The Revolution in Hospital Management. Journal of Healthcare Management, 50(3), 170-190.

Roggenkamp, S.D., White, K.R., & Bazzoli, G.J. (2005). Adoption of Hospital Case Management: Institutional and Economic Influences. Social Science and Medicine, 60(11), 2489-2500.

Legg, J.S., Clement, D.G., & White, K.R. (2004). Are Women with Self-Reported Cognitive Limitation at Risk for Underutilization of Mammography? Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 15(4), 688-702.

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Personal Interests

Travel and Italy
Old homes
Chopin and Gershwin
Foreign films
Good food and wine
The Bloomsbury Artists

WWW Links of Interest

Health Administration Department

Well-Managed Health Care Organization

Guam

Luiss Guido Carli School of Business

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