J. Mick Tilford
Profesor
Also affiliated: Oklahoma State University (1999); New York State Department of Health (2006); Arkansas Children's Hospital (1995–2011); American College of Gastroenterology (2005); Medical University of South Carolina (2017); The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (2005); University of Pittsburgh (2007); ITMO University (2003); University of California, San Francisco (2001); Wayne State University (2007); Health Resources and Services Administration (1998–2007); University of Michigan (2019); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2015); Southwestern Educational Society (2003); Stamford Hospital (2003); Massachusetts General Hospital (2017); Arkansas Cardiology (2001); Auguste-Viktoria-Klinik (2007); Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (2005); Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2009); Southeast Nebraska Cancer Center (2021); Institute on Aging (2009); Babcock & Wilcox (United States) (1969–1970); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2000–2005); Arkansas Department of Health (2005–2025); University of San Francisco (2001); Augustana College (2007); Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2001); Immersion (United States) (2003)
Faculty Researcher
Health Policy & Management, College of Public Health
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
J. Mick Tilford's research focuses on health policy and management, with a particular emphasis on health disparities, economic evaluations, and the application of advanced analytical methods to public health challenges. He has investigated the financial performance of rural hospitals concerning telehealth technology and explored racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity using Bayesian network analysis. His work also includes the economic impact of caregiving, such as the labor market participation and productivity costs for female caregivers of minor male children with specific genetic disorders.
Tilford has examined the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and mortality due to ischemic heart disease and has developed predictive models for pediatric severe asthma exacerbations using administrative claims data. His research extends to optimizing weight loss treatment delivery through artificial intelligence and analyzing birth outcomes, including preterm birth and low birthweight rates across racial and ethnic populations. He also leads a research group and has secured federal funding for pre-doctoral research training programs focused on health disparities.
With an h-index of 38 and over 4,550 citations across 140 publications, Tilford is recognized as a highly cited researcher. His key collaborators include Mandana Rezaeiahari, Anthony Goudie, Akilah A. Jefferson, and Arina Eyimina, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom he has co-authored numerous publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 38
- Publications: 140
- Citations: 4,576
Selected Publications
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Universal Free School Meals and Medicaid Spending: Evidence from Linked Education and Claims Data in Arkansas (2026)
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Variation in Rates of ADHD Diagnoses Across Public Schools in Arkansas (2026)
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Burden Tree – a conceptual framework for the burden associated with pediatric infectious diseases: a Delphi approach (2026)
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Comparing Social Determinants of Health Indices: Mapping Asthma-Related Adverse Events in Arkansas (2026)
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Trends in Z-Code Utilization to Capture Social Determinants of Health among Children with Asthma in Arkansas (2026)
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Healthcare Utilization in the Year Before Death By Suicide: A Multinomial Approach (2025)
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Pediatric asthma population risk stratification using k-means clustering (2025)
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Association of Chronic Diabetes with 42-Day Readmission after Delivery Hospitalization (2025)
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Exploring telehealth adoption and financial outcomes for rural hospitals during the COVID‐19 public health emergency (2025)
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Financial Performance of Hospital Telehealth Adopters, Nonadopters, and Switchers: A Rural-Urban Comparison (2025)
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Associations Between Food Allergy and Adverse Event Outcomes Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Asthma (2025)
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Fairness in Low Birthweight Predictive Models: Implications of Excluding Race/Ethnicity (2025)
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Association of Allergy Specialty Care and Asthma Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children (2024)
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Risk of adverse infant outcomes associated with maternal mental health and substance use disorders (2024)
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In-Hospital Mortality by Race and Ethnicity Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Using Data From the US National COVID Cohort Collaborative (2024)
Federal Grants 1 $212,716 total
Arkansas Center for Health Disparities T32 Pre-doctoral Research Training Program
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile. Federal awards with verified records are shown above.
- Arkansas Prevention Research Center for Cardiovascular Risk (HTN) Reduction NIH Co-Investigator
- Using Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Delivery of Weight Loss Treatment - Resubmission NIH/Nat. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases via Drexel University Principal Investigator
- Center for Research, Health and Society NIH Co-Investigator
- Family Bases Contingency Management for Adolescent Alcohol Abuse NIH/Nat. Inst. on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism via Dartmouth College Co-Investigator
- The Impact of School Meal Delivery on Behavioral Disorders among Children in Health Disparity Populations NIH/Nat. Inst. of Mental Health Principal Investigator
- QUALITY &COST CONTAINMENT IN PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE NIH Principal Investigator
- Economic Evaluation of Intensive Care Services for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Patients DHHS - Administration for Children & Families Principal Investigator
- Remote food photography for the real-time measurement of children's food intake NIH/Nat. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases via Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Principal Investigator
- DP24-004, PRC, Core: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers NIH Co-Investigator
- Mapping Clinical Outcomes to Preference-based Measures from the NDAR Database NIH Co-Investigator
- ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE AND THE DEMAND FOR MEDICAL CARE NIH Principal Investigator
- Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Disabilities (LEND) Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
- Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention NIH Principal Investigator
- Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD): An NIMHD COE NIH Co-Investigator
- Measuring quality adjusted life years in children with autism spectrum disorders NIH Co-Principal Investigator
- Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD): An NIMHD Exploratory COE NIH Co-Investigator
- Data to Clinical Action: Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Care of Veterans with Opioid Use Disorder VA HSR&D Co-Investigator
- Expanding Translational Research in Arkansas NIH Co-Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Rates Of Preterm Birth And Low Birthweight: An Analysis Of Racial And Ethnic Populations
- Association of the COVID-19 pandemic and dying at home due to ischemic heart disease
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Understanding racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity using Bayesian network analysis
- Identification of racial/ethnic disparities associated with severe maternal morbidity using the Arkansas All‐Payer Claims Database (2013‐2017)
Showing 5 of 19 shared publications
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Understanding racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity using Bayesian network analysis
- Identification of racial/ethnic disparities associated with severe maternal morbidity using the Arkansas All‐Payer Claims Database (2013‐2017)
- Asthma Quality Measurement and Adverse Outcomes in Medicaid-Enrolled Children
- Comparing Outcomes between HEDIS Persistent Asthma Definition and a Non-Restrictive Model
Showing 5 of 15 shared publications
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Asthma Quality Measurement and Adverse Outcomes in Medicaid-Enrolled Children
- Racial differences in vaccine acceptance in a rural southern US state
- Cost-benefit analysis of home visiting to reduce infant mortality among preterm infants
- Comparing Outcomes between HEDIS Persistent Asthma Definition and a Non-Restrictive Model
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Asthma Quality Measurement and Adverse Outcomes in Medicaid-Enrolled Children
- Comparing Outcomes between HEDIS Persistent Asthma Definition and a Non-Restrictive Model
- Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- 169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Asthma Quality Measurement and Adverse Outcomes in Medicaid-Enrolled Children
- Comparing Outcomes between HEDIS Persistent Asthma Definition and a Non-Restrictive Model
- Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- 169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Asthma Quality Measurement and Adverse Outcomes in Medicaid-Enrolled Children
- Comparing Outcomes between HEDIS Persistent Asthma Definition and a Non-Restrictive Model
- Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- 169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- Association of the COVID-19 pandemic and dying at home due to ischemic heart disease
- Risk of adverse infant outcomes associated with maternal mental health and substance use disorders
- Racial differences in vaccine acceptance in a rural southern US state
- Racial differences in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Arkansas
- Fairness in Low Birthweight Predictive Models: Implications of Excluding Race/Ethnicity
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- 169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- Association of Allergy Specialty Care and Asthma Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children
- Associations Between Food Allergy and Adverse Event Outcomes Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Asthma
- Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- Association of Allergy Specialty Care and Asthma Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children
- Associations Between Food Allergy and Adverse Event Outcomes Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Asthma
- Pediatric asthma population risk stratification using k-means clustering
- Association of copayments with healthcare utilization and expenditures among Medicaid enrollees with a substance use disorder
- In-Hospital Mortality by Race and Ethnicity Among Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients Using Data from the Us National Covid Cohort Collaborative
- In-Hospital Mortality by Race and Ethnicity Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Using Data From the US National COVID Cohort Collaborative
- Financial performance of rural hospitals persistently lacking or having telehealth technology
- Exploring telehealth adoption and financial outcomes for rural hospitals during the COVID‐19 public health emergency
- Financial Performance of Hospital Telehealth Adopters, Nonadopters, and Switchers: A Rural-Urban Comparison
- Financial performance of rural hospitals persistently lacking or having telehealth technology
- Exploring telehealth adoption and financial outcomes for rural hospitals during the COVID‐19 public health emergency
- Financial Performance of Hospital Telehealth Adopters, Nonadopters, and Switchers: A Rural-Urban Comparison
- Financial performance of rural hospitals persistently lacking or having telehealth technology
- Exploring telehealth adoption and financial outcomes for rural hospitals during the COVID‐19 public health emergency
- Financial Performance of Hospital Telehealth Adopters, Nonadopters, and Switchers: A Rural-Urban Comparison
- Financial performance of rural hospitals persistently lacking or having telehealth technology
- Exploring telehealth adoption and financial outcomes for rural hospitals during the COVID‐19 public health emergency
- Financial Performance of Hospital Telehealth Adopters, Nonadopters, and Switchers: A Rural-Urban Comparison
- Association of the COVID-19 pandemic and dying at home due to ischemic heart disease
- Healthcare Utilization in the Year Before Death By Suicide: A Multinomial Approach
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