J. Mick Tilford

Federal Grant PI High Impact

Profesor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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38 h-index 139 pubs 4,426 cited

Research Areas

Health disparities and outcomes Healthcare Policy and Management Economic Evaluations Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Child and Adolescent Health SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Health and Medical Research Impacts Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

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J. Mick Tilford's research agenda investigates the economic and health-related impacts of various societal factors, with a particular focus on disparities and resource allocation. His work addresses the financial performance of rural hospitals concerning telehealth technology adoption and explores the economic burden associated with caregiving for children with specific health conditions, such as Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies. Tilford has also examined the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and mortality patterns, specifically concerning dying at home due to ischemic heart disease. His research extends to analyzing racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity and preterm birth rates, employing sophisticated analytical methods like Bayesian network analysis. He leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and has been recognized as a highly cited researcher, holding an h-index of 38 with over 4,400 citations from 139 publications. His scholarship is supported by federal grants, including an NIH award totaling $210,228 for pre-doctoral research training in health disparities. Tilford collaborates extensively with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Mandana Rezaeiahari, Anthony Goudie, Akilah A. Jefferson, and Arina Eyimina.

Metrics

h-index: 38
Publications: 139
Citations: 4,426

Selected Publications

Healthcare Utilization in the Year Before Death By Suicide: A Multinomial Approach (2025) DOI
Pediatric asthma population risk stratification using k-means clustering (2025) DOI
Association of Chronic Diabetes with 42-Day Readmission after Delivery Hospitalization (2025) DOI
Exploring telehealth adoption and financial outcomes for rural hospitals during the COVID‐19 public health emergency (2025) DOI
Financial Performance of Hospital Telehealth Adopters, Nonadopters, and Switchers: A Rural-Urban Comparison (2025) DOI
Fairness in Low Birthweight Predictive Models: Implications of Excluding Race/Ethnicity (2025) DOI
Association of Allergy Specialty Care and Asthma Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children (2024) DOI
Risk of adverse infant outcomes associated with maternal mental health and substance use disorders (2024) DOI
In-Hospital Mortality by Race and Ethnicity Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Using Data From the US National COVID Cohort Collaborative (2024) DOI
169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program (2024) DOI
Association of copayments with healthcare utilization and expenditures among Medicaid enrollees with a substance use disorder (2024) DOI
Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program (2024) DOI
The Carer QALY Trap and Altruism in Economic Evaluations (2023) DOI
Economic Report of General Inpatient Hospice in an Academic Medical Center (2023) DOI
Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model (2023) DOI