J Mick Tilford
Biographic Data
| ID | 149758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Mick Tilford |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Mick |
| FAMILY NAME | Tilford |
| SIGNATURE | TILFORD J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3759-1644 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exploring telehealth adoption and financial outcomes for rural hospitals during the Covid‐19 public health emergency
PURPOSE: To examine factors associated with rural hospital telehealth adoption during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), and evaluate its relationship with rural hospital financial performance before and during the PHE. METHODS: This panel study used retrospective data (2017-2021) from the American Hospital Association Annual Survey, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Healthcare Cost Report Information Systems, and the Area Hea…
Association of Chronic Diabetes with 42-Day Readmission after Delivery Hospitalization
Fairness in Low Birthweight Predictive Models
Quality Performance of Rural and Urban Home Health Agencies
PURPOSE: To examine the differences in quality performance among agencies in urban areas and those in high utilization, low population density, and all other rural areas, defined in the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA). METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study using 2015 data: the Home Health Compare, the Home Health Agency Utilization and Payment Use, the Provider of Services, and the Area Health Resources Files, and a file with rural categories i…
Improving quality of life assessments for high-need adult Medicaid service users with mental health conditions
Geographic Hotspots for Low Birthweight
This study evaluated persistency in county-level rates of low birthweight outcomes to identify "hotspot counties" and their associated area-level characteristics. Administrative data from the National Center for Health Statistics Birth Data Files, years 2011 to 2016 were used to calculate annual county-level rates of low birthweight. Counties ranking in the worst quintile (Q5) for ≥3 years with a neighboring county in the worst quintile were iden…
How Have Hospitals in the Mississippi Delta Fared Under the 2019 Revised Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
In 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (2013 HRRP), which financially penalized hospitals if their 30-day readmissions were higher than the national average. Without adjusting for socioeconomic status of patients, the 2013 HRRP overly penalized hospitals caring for the poor, especially hospitals in the Mississippi Delta region, one of the poorest regions in the U.S. In…
County-level Variation in Low Birthweight and Preterm Birth
BACKGROUND: Rates of low birthweight and prematurity vary 2-fold across states in the United States, with increased rates among states with higher concentrations of racial minorities. Medicaid expansion may serve as a mechanism to reduce geographic variation within states that expanded, by improving health and access to care for vulnerable populations. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify the association of Medicaid expansion wi…
Do Insurance Mandates Affect Racial Disparities in Outcomes for Children with Autism
Impact of Economic Constraints on Public Health Delivery Systems Structures
Objectives. We estimated the effect of economic constraints on public health delivery systems (PHDS) density and centrality during 3 time periods, 1998, 2006, and 2012. Methods. We obtained data from the 1998, 2006, and 2012 National Longitudinal Study of Public Health Agencies; the 1993, 1997, 2005, and 2010 National Association for County and City Health Officials Profile Study; and the 1997, 2008, and 2011 Area Resource Files. We used multivar…
Measuring health and well-being effects in family caregivers of children with craniofacial malformations
Associations of Family-Centered Care with Health Care Outcomes for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Health state preference scores for children with permanent childhood hearing loss
Attenuation of Racial Differences in Health Service Utilization Patterns for Previously Uninsured Children in the Delta
CONTEXT: A school-based health insurance program for children of the working poor was conducted in 2 isolated, rural communities in the Lower Mississippi Delta region. The larger of the 2 communities had an array of locally available health care providers, whereas the smaller community did not. In response to this lack of available care, the project designed and delivered outreach programs, including transportation to providers. PURPOSE: The purp…
Health state preference scores of children with spina bifida and their caregivers
The Effects of Mental Health Factors on Ambulatory Care Visits by Rural Teens
This study sought to determine the effects of mental health variables on rural adolescents' use of ambulatory health care services and whether these effects varied across common outpatient settings. Using a cross‐sectional survey design, 2,297 adolescents who attended public schools in grades 7 through 12 in one isolated rural Mississippi River Delta county were assessed via a standardized health behavior survey. This self‐report measure inquired…
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The Effects of Mental Health Factors on Ambulatory Care Visits by Rural Teens
This study sought to determine the effects of mental health variables on rural adolescents' use of ambulatory health care services and whether these effects varied across common outpatient settings. Using a cross‐sectional survey design, 2,297 adolescents who attended public schools in grades 7 through 12 in one isolated rural Mississippi River Delta county were assessed via a standardized health behavior survey. This self‐report measure inquired…
Attenuation of Racial Differences in Health Service Utilization Patterns for Previously Uninsured Children in the Delta
CONTEXT: A school-based health insurance program for children of the working poor was conducted in 2 isolated, rural communities in the Lower Mississippi Delta region. The larger of the 2 communities had an array of locally available health care providers, whereas the smaller community did not. In response to this lack of available care, the project designed and delivered outreach programs, including transportation to providers. PURPOSE: The purp…
Health state preference scores of children with spina bifida and their caregivers
Health state preference scores for children with permanent childhood hearing loss
Associations of Family-Centered Care with Health Care Outcomes for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Measuring health and well-being effects in family caregivers of children with craniofacial malformations
Impact of Economic Constraints on Public Health Delivery Systems Structures
Objectives. We estimated the effect of economic constraints on public health delivery systems (PHDS) density and centrality during 3 time periods, 1998, 2006, and 2012. Methods. We obtained data from the 1998, 2006, and 2012 National Longitudinal Study of Public Health Agencies; the 1993, 1997, 2005, and 2010 National Association for County and City Health Officials Profile Study; and the 1997, 2008, and 2011 Area Resource Files. We used multivar…
Do Insurance Mandates Affect Racial Disparities in Outcomes for Children with Autism
Quality Performance of Rural and Urban Home Health Agencies
PURPOSE: To examine the differences in quality performance among agencies in urban areas and those in high utilization, low population density, and all other rural areas, defined in the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA). METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study using 2015 data: the Home Health Compare, the Home Health Agency Utilization and Payment Use, the Provider of Services, and the Area Health Resources Files, and a file with rural categories i…
Improving quality of life assessments for high-need adult Medicaid service users with mental health conditions
Geographic Hotspots for Low Birthweight
This study evaluated persistency in county-level rates of low birthweight outcomes to identify "hotspot counties" and their associated area-level characteristics. Administrative data from the National Center for Health Statistics Birth Data Files, years 2011 to 2016 were used to calculate annual county-level rates of low birthweight. Counties ranking in the worst quintile (Q5) for ≥3 years with a neighboring county in the worst quintile were iden…
How Have Hospitals in the Mississippi Delta Fared Under the 2019 Revised Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
In 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (2013 HRRP), which financially penalized hospitals if their 30-day readmissions were higher than the national average. Without adjusting for socioeconomic status of patients, the 2013 HRRP overly penalized hospitals caring for the poor, especially hospitals in the Mississippi Delta region, one of the poorest regions in the U.S. In…
County-level Variation in Low Birthweight and Preterm Birth
BACKGROUND: Rates of low birthweight and prematurity vary 2-fold across states in the United States, with increased rates among states with higher concentrations of racial minorities. Medicaid expansion may serve as a mechanism to reduce geographic variation within states that expanded, by improving health and access to care for vulnerable populations. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify the association of Medicaid expansion wi…
Exploring telehealth adoption and financial outcomes for rural hospitals during the Covid‐19 public health emergency
PURPOSE: To examine factors associated with rural hospital telehealth adoption during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), and evaluate its relationship with rural hospital financial performance before and during the PHE. METHODS: This panel study used retrospective data (2017-2021) from the American Hospital Association Annual Survey, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Healthcare Cost Report Information Systems, and the Area Hea…
Association of Chronic Diabetes with 42-Day Readmission after Delivery Hospitalization
Fairness in Low Birthweight Predictive Models
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