John M “Mick” Tilford, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management and Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Phone: (501) 526-6642

Dr. Tilford is an Associate Professor of health economics with appointments in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and the UAMS College of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management. Dr. Tilford specializes in the application of economic evaluation methods to pediatric health services. His research focuses on 1) the cost and consequences of treatment variations among children admitted to intensive care units, 2) the outcomes of children with disabilities and their impact on caregivers, and 3) the benefits of improved technology in the treatment of critically ill children. Dr. Tilford has led studies of children with traumatic brain injuries, children with spina bifida, deaf and hard of hearing children, and caregivers of children with craniofacial anomalies. He is currently serving as a Co-Principal Investigator on a research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. He also has served as a principal investigator on research sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Findings from his research have been used to guide policies on the expansion of health insurance for children, referral patterns for pediatric intensive care services, and the implementation of guidelines for the treatment of children with traumatic brain injuries..

Grosse SD, Flores AL, Ouyang L, Robbins JM, Tilford JM. Impact of Spina Bifida on Parental Caregivers: Findings from a Survey of Arkansas Families. Journal of Child and Family Studies Published online: 13 February 2009

Tilford JM, Grosse SD, Goodman AC, Li K. Labor Market Productivity Costs for Caregivers of Children with Spina Bifida: A Population-Based Analysis. Med Decis Making. 2009; 29: 23-32.

Tilford JM, Aitken ME, Goodman AC, Adelson PD. Measuring the cost-effectiveness of technologic change in the treatment of pediatric traumatic brain injury. The Journal of Trauma. 2008; 63:S113-S120.

Tilford JM, Aitken ME, Goodman AC, Fiser DH, Killingsworth JB, Green JW, Adelson PD. Child health-related quality of life following neurocritical care for traumatic brain injury: an analysis of preference-weighted outcomes. Neurocritical Care. 2007: 7:64-75.

Tilford JM. Cost-effectiveness analysis and emergency medical services for children: Issues and applications. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2002; 2:330-336.

Tilford JM, Grosse SD, Robbins JM, Pyne JM, Cleves MA, Hobbs CA. Health state preference scores of children with spina bifida and their caregivers. Quality of Life Research. 2005; 14(4):1087-1098.

Tilford JM, Aitken ME, Anand KJS, Green J, Goodman AC, Parker J, Killingsworth J, Fiser D, Adelson D. Hospitalizations for critically ill children with traumatic brain injuries: A longitudinal analysis. Critical Care Medicine. 2005; 33(9):2074-2081.

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