The Pennsylvania State University
Health Policy and Administration
504U Ford Building
University Park,
PA
USA
16802
Email:
dxs62@psu.edu
Biographical Sketch:
Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development, The
Pennsylvania State University, July 2004-present
Visiting Associate Professor of Health Administration & Policy, College of Health Professions, The
Medical University of South Carolina, August 2005-June 2006
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development, The
Pennsylvania State University, July 1998-June 2004
Research Interests
Consumer information and health care markets, health insurance and HMO plan performance, measurement of quality, and minority health outcomes.
Teaching Interests
Health Economics, Principles of Managed Care, Econometrics, Overview of the Health Care System.
Selected Publications
Hurley, R.E., Keenan, P., Martsolf, G., Maeng, D.D. and Scanlon, D.P. (2009). “Early Experiences With Consumer Engagement Initiatives To Improve Chronic Care.” Health Affairs. 28(1), 277-283.
Scanlon, D.P., Lindrooth, R., and J.B. Christianson. (2008). “Steering Patients to Safer Hospitals? The Effect of a Tiered Hospital Network on Hospital Admissions.” Health Services Research. 43(5 Pt 2):1849-68
Scanlon, D.P., Swaminathan, S., Lee, W., & Chernew, M. (2008). “Does Competition Improve Health Care Quality?” Health Services Research. 43(6), 1931-1951.
Chernew, M., Gowrisankaran, G., & Scanlon, D.P. (2008). “Learning and the Value of Information: Evidence from Health Plan Report Cards.” Journal of Econometrics. 144(1), 156-174.
Swaminathan, S., Chernew, M., & Scanlon, D.P. (2008). “Persistence of HMO performance measures.” Health Services Research, 43(6), 2033-2049.
Scanlon, D.P., Hollenbeak, C., Beich, J., Dyer, A.M. Gabbay, B. and A. Milstein. (2008). “The Financial and Clinical Impact of Team-Based Treatment for Persons with Diabetes in a Federally Qualified Health Center.” Diabetes Care. 31(11).
Scanlon, D.P., Christianson, J.B., and E. W. Ford. (2008). “Hospital Responses to the Leapfrog Group in Local Markets.” Medical Care Research & Review, 65(2), 207-231.
Ford, E.W., and D.P. Scanlon. (2007). “Promise and Problems with Supply Chain Management Approaches to Health Care Purchasing.” Health Care Management Review, 32(3):192-202.
Nalli, G. A., Scanlon, D. P., and D. Libby. (2007). “Developing a Performance-Based Incentive Program for Hospitals: A Case Study From Maine.” Health Affairs, 26(3), 817-824.