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Anthony Goudie, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine

Anthony Goudie, PhDResearch Overview

Dr. Goudie joined ACRI in 2011. His primary research home is in the Center for Applied Research and Evaluation and in 2015 he assumed the role of Director of Research and Evaluation at the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. His current research is focused on building and using linked longitudinal databases to answer big data and life course research questions requiring modern methods, including predictive modeling and microsimulation. He is the lead evaluator on a Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver studying the implications of using premium assistance to expand Medicaid in the Arkansas adult population. In this capacity, he has been an invited speaker at numerous national symposia and conferences studying the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordably Care Act. He is also lead evaluator on the UAMS Project for Adolescent and Child Evaluations (PACE) compiled for the Arkansas Department of Youth Services  and the Community-Based Autism Liaison and Training (CoBALT) project in Arkansas.

Phone: 501-364-3337

Featured Publications

  • Dynan L, Goudie A, Brady PW. Pediatric Adverse Event Rates associated with Inexperience in Teaching Hospitals: A Multi-level Analysis. J HealthC Qual 2017 (in press).
  • Collins RT, Chang D, Sandlin A, Goudie A, Robbins JM. National In-hospital Outcomes of Pregnancy in Women with Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease. Am J Cardiol 2017 Apr 1;119(7):1106-1110.
  • Robbins JM, Onukwube J, Goudie A, Collins RT. How often is congenital heart disease recognized as a significant comorbidity among hospitalized adults with congenital heart disease? Int J Cardiol 2017 May 15;42-48.
  • Nabaweesi R, Robbins JM, Goudie A, Onukwube J, Bowman SM, Aitken ME. A Cross-Sectional Study of Emergency Department Visits by Children After All-Terrain Vehicle Crashes, Motor Vehicle Crashes, and Sports Activities. Pediatr Emerg Care 2016 Jul 2. [epub ahead of print].
  • Adams DJ, Eberly MD, Goudie A, Nylund CM. Rising Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Infections in Hospitalized Children in the United States. Hosp Pediatr 2016  Jul;6(7):404-11.
  • Goudie A, Dynan L, Brady PW, Fieldston E, Brilli RJ, Walsh KE. Costs of Venous Thromboembolism, Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection, and Pressure Ulcer. Pediatrics 2015 Sep;136(3):432-9.
  • Kuo, DZ, Melguizo-Castro M, Goudie A, Nick TG, Robbins JM, Casey PH. Variation in Health Care Utilization by Medical Complexity. Maternal Child Health J 2015;19(1):40-48.
  • Kuo DZ, Goudie A, Cohen E, Houtrow A, Agrawal R, Carle A, Well N. Inequities in Health Care Needs for Children with Medical Complexity. Health Affairs 2014 Dec;33(12):2190-8.
  • Goudie A, Dynan L, Brady PW, Rettiganti MR. Attributable Cost and Length of Stay for Central-Line Associated Blood Stream Infections. Pediatrics 2014 Jun;133(6):e1525-32.
  • Goudie A, Narcisse MR, Hall DE, Kuo DZ. Financial and Psychological Stressors Associated with Caring for Children with Disability. Families, Systems, and Health 2014 Apr 7 [epub].
  • Goudie A, Havercamp S, Jamieson B, Sahr T. Assessing Functional Impairment in Siblings Living With Children With Disability. Pediatrics 2013 Aug;132(2):e476-83.
  • Dynan L, Goudie A, Smith R, Fairbrother G, Simpson, LA. Differences in Quality of Care Among Non-Safety-Net, Safety-Net, and Children’s Hospitals. Pediatrics 2013;131(2):304-11.
  • Nylund CM, Goudie A, Garza JM, Crouch G, Denson LA. Venous Thrombotic Events in Hospitalized Children and Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2013; 56:485-491.
  • Muething SE, Goudie A, Schoettker PJ, Donnelly LF, Goodfriend MA, Bracke PM, Brady PW, Wheeler DS, Anderson JM, Kotagal UR. Quality improvement initiative to reduce serious safety events and improve patient safety culture at an academic children's hospital. Pediatrics 2012;130(2):e423-31.
  • Goudie A, Carle AC. Ohio study shows that insurance coverage is critical for children with special health care needs as they transition to adulthood. Health Affairs 2011;30(12):2382-2390.
  • Fairbrother G, Madhavan G, Goudie A, Watring J, Sebastian RA, Ranbom L, Simpson LA. Reporting on continuity of coverage for children in Medicaid and CHIP: what states can learn from monitoring continuity. Acad Pediatr 2011;11(4):318-25.
  • Lannon C, Peterson LE, Goudie A. Informing the use of measures for the care of children with otitis media with effusion. Pediatrics 2011;127(6):e1490-7.
  • Nylund CM, Goudie A, Garza JM, Fairbrother G, Cohen MB. Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized children in the United States. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2011;165(5):451-7.
  • Kappelman M, Crandall W, Colletti R, Goudie A, et al. Short pediatric Crohn's disease activity index for quality improvement and observational research. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2011;17(1):112-7.
  • Brady P, Conway P, Goudie A. Length of inpatient intravenous antibiotic therapy and treatment failure in infants hospitalized with urinary tract infections. Pediatrics 2010;126(2):196-203.