Matthew C. Scanlon, MD

Titles
Pediatric critical care specialist, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; associate professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care), Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Critical Care

Research interests
Health services

Study interests
Bar coding, engineering, epidemiology of pediatric critical care, human factors, patient safety, quality improvement, quality measurement, systems design, technology assessment, usability.

Education
Medical degree, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, 1988-1992; residency, Pediatrics, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, 1992-1995; chief resident, Pediatrics, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, 1995-1996; fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1996-1999; patient safety leadership, American Hospital Association, National Patient Safety Foundation, 2003-2004.

Representative publications

  • Scanlon M, Gosbee J. Computer Physician Order Entry and the Real World: We're Only Humans. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety. 2004; (30)6:342-346.
  • Sedman A, Harris M, Schulz K, Schwalenstocker E, Remus D, Scanlon MC, Bahl V. Patient Safety Indicators in Pediatric Care in Children's Hospitals from 1999-2002. Pediatrics. (In press).
  • Kurachek SC, Newth CJ, Quasney MW, Rice T, Sachdeva RC, Patel NR, Takano J, Easterling L, Scanlon M, Musa N, Brilli RJ, Wells D, Park GS, Penfil S, Bysani K, Nares MA, Lowrie L, Billow M, Chiochetti E, Lindgren B. Extubation Failure in Pediatric Intensive Care: A Multiple-center Study of Risk Factors and Outcomes. Critical Care Medicine. 2003; 31(11): 2657-2664.
  • Kwok MY, Scanlon MC, Slyper AH. Atypical Presentation of Shock from Acute Adrenal Insufficiency in an Adolescent Male. Pediatric Emergency Care, in press.

Grants

  • Effects of Bar Coding Technology on Medication Errors, Workflow and Working Conditions, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, PA-00-111, co-principal investigator.
  • Medical Injuries in Children of Parents with Limited English Proficiency and the Impact of Interpreter Services, Cyracom, Inc., co-principal investigator.

Contact
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
PO Box 1997
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997
Phone: (414) 266-2498
Fax: (414) 266-3563
E-mail: mscanlon@mcw.edu

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