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I N T E R V I E W Interview With Charles R. Evans, FACHE, President of the International Health Services Group and Senior Advisor at Jackson Healthcare C harles R. Evans, FACHE, is president of the International Health Services Group (IHSG), based in Alpharetta, Georgia, and senior advisor at Jackson Healthcare, in Atlanta, Georgia. IHSG is a social enterprise he founded in 2007 to support health services development in underserved areas of the world. Its mission is to work with established organizations to enhance their healthcare management and development capabilities as they seek to attain their broader missions. Jackson Healthcare is a consortium of companies that provide physician and clinician stafﬁng, anesthesia management, and healthcare information technology solutions. Mr. Evans's previous professional experience includes positions at HCA (Hospital Corporation of America), where he managed a number of company divisions and, in 2004, was named president of HCA's Eastern Group. Prior to his work at HCA, he held executive positions in a number of not-for-proﬁt community hospital settings. A Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) since 1999, Mr. Evans served on ACHE's Board of Governors from 2004 to 2007 and as its ChairmanElect, Chairman, and Immediate Past Chairman from 2008 to 2011. He currently serves on the organization's Counselors Committee. In 2014, he received ACHE's Gold Medal Award in the nondelivery healthcare organization category. The Gold Medal Award is the highest honor bestowed by the American College of Healthcare Executives on outstanding leaders who have made signiﬁcant contributions to the healthcare profession. Mr. Evans, a native of West Virginia, earned an undergraduate degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College; he received his MA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and his MBA from Indiana University. Dr. O'Connor: Congratulations on winning the Gold Medal Award! You have had an exceptional career. Tell us about your beginnings and what attracted you to the ﬁeld of healthcare management. Mr. Evans: My early career was in community mental health services and programming for emotionally disturbed children. I directed the Columbia-MontourSnyder-Union Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Drug and Alcohol Program, a four-county board of county commissioners in rural central Pennsylvania (the term mental retardation in the commission's name has since been changed to intellectual disability). In that role I worked closely with Geisinger Medical Center, which 241

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Journal of Healthcare Management - July/August 2014

Journal of Healthcare Management - July/August 2014
Contents
Interview With Charles R. Evans, FACHE, President of the International Health Services Group and Senior Advisor at Jackson Healthcare
The Most Effective Leadership Style for the New Landscape of Healthcare
Exploring Obstacles to Success for Early Careerists in Healthcare Leadership
Decisions Through Data: Analytics in Healthcare
Sustainable Competitive Advantage for Accountable Care Organizations
Hospital Characteristics Associated With Achievement of Meaningful Use
The Effect of Professional Culture on Intrinsic Motivation Among Physicians in an Academic Medical Center
Abstract from the Academy of Management

Journal of Healthcare Management - July/August 2014