Jeffrey Michael Ferranti

Jeffrey Michael Ferranti
Professor of Pediatrics

Data Warehousing and Health Analytics
- Healthcare Business Intelligence Methodologies
- Healthcare Data Warehousing
- Health Analytics
- Healthcare Information Exchange and Interoperability Standards
- Computerized Physician Order Entry Implementation and Analysis for Quality Improvement
- Web Services and Distributed Computing in Healthcare

Pediatric Informatics
- Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)in Pediatrics
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR) in Pediatrics
- Emerging Technologies in Neonatology
- Heathcare Data Standards and Taxonomies

Computerized Patient Safety Initiatives
- Voluntary Reporting Systems
- Computerized Adverse Drug Event (ADE) Surveillance
- Quality improvement metrics
- Patient Safety Event Ontologies

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics 2016
Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments 2016
Professor in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Basic Science Departments 2018

Contact Information

2424 Erwin Road - Hock Plaza, 12th Floor Room 12026, Durham, NC 27710
2424 Erwin Road - Hock Plaza, Box 2718, Durham, NC 27710
ferra007@mc.duke.edu (919) 668-0521

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Neonatology Fellowship, Pediatrics, Duke University 2003 - 2006
- Pediatric Internship & Residency, Pediatrics, Duke University 2000 - 2003
- M.D., McGill University (Canada) 2000
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor in the Department of Community & Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments 2013 - 2016
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics 2013 - 2016
- Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments 2010 - 2014
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics 2009 - 2013
- Medical Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics 2007 - 2009
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Pediatrics 2006 - 2007
Recognition
In the News
- SEP 13, 2013
  
  A Step Forward: Duke Takes Medical Records Online
Research
Selected Grants
- Pioneering Health Information Quality (K99) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2015
- Automated Adverse Drug Event Detection and Intervention awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2004 - 2008
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Castleberry, Anthony W., Bryan M. Clary, John Migaly, Mathias Worni, Jeffrey M. Ferranti, Theodore N. Pappas, and John E. Scarborough. “Resident education in the era of patient safety: a nationwide analysis of outcomes and complications in resident-assisted oncologic surgery.” Ann Surg Oncol 20, no. 12 (November 2013): 3715–24. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-013-3079-2.
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  - Ferranti, Jeffrey M., William Gilbert, Jonathan McCall, Howard Shang, Tanya Barros, and Monica M. Horvath. “The design and implementation of an open-source, data-driven cohort recruitment system: the Duke Integrated Subject Cohort and Enrollment Research Network (DISCERN).” Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : Jamia 19, no. e1 (June 2012): e68–75. https://doi.org/10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000115.
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  - Shaw, R. J., and J. Ferranti. “Patient-Provider Internet Portals-Patient Outcomes and Use.” Computers, Informatics, Nursing : Cin, June 2011. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCN.0b013e318224b597.
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  - Horvath, Monica, Janet Levy, Pete L’Engle, Boyd Carlson, Asif Ahmad, and Jeffrey Ferranti. “Impact of health portal enrollment with email reminders on adherence to clinic appointments: a pilot study.” J Med Internet Res 13, no. 2 (May 26, 2011): e41. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1702.
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  - Horvath, Monica M., Stephanie Winfield, Steve Evans, Steve Slopek, Howard Shang, and Jeffrey Ferranti. “The DEDUCE Guided Query tool: providing simplified access to clinical data for research and quality improvement.” Journal of Biomedical Informatics 44, no. 2 (April 2011): 266–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2010.11.008.
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  - Ferranti, Jeffrey M., Monica M. Horvath, Jeanette Jansen, Patricia Schellenberger, Tres Brown, Christopher M. DeRienzo, and Asif Ahmad. “Using a computerized provider order entry system to meet the unique prescribing needs of children: description of an advanced dosing model.” Bmc Medical Informatics and Decision Making 11 (February 21, 2011): 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-11-14.
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  - Maldonado, Ramiro S., Sharon F. Freedman, C Michael Cotten, Jeffrey M. Ferranti, and Cynthia A. Toth. “Reversible retinal edema in an infant with neonatal hemochromatosis and liver failure.” J Aapos 15, no. 1 (February 2011): 91–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2010.11.016.
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  - Cozart, Heidi, Monica M. Horvath, Andrea Long, Julie Whitehurst, Julie Eckstrand, and Jeffrey Ferranti. “Culture counts--sustainable inpatient computerized surveillance across Duke University Health System.” Quality Management in Health Care 19, no. 4 (October 2010): 282–91. https://doi.org/10.1097/qmh.0b013e3181fa0680.
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  - Long, Andrea L., Monica M. Horvath, Heidi Cozart, Julie Eckstrand, Julie Whitehurst, and Jeffrey Ferranti. “Tailoring adverse drug event surveillance to the paediatric inpatient.” Quality & Safety in Health Care 19, no. 5 (October 2010): e40. https://doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2009.032680.
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  - Whitehurst, Julie M., Heidi Cozart, Dave Leonard, John Schroder, Monica Horvath, Susan Avent, and Jeffrey Ferranti. “Tailoring "best-of-breed" safety classification for patient fall voluntary reporting.” Journal of Patient Safety 6, no. 3 (September 2010): 192–98. https://doi.org/10.1097/pts.0b013e3181f1252c.
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  - Ferranti, Jeffrey M., Matthew K. Langman, David Tanaka, Jonathan McCall, and Asif Ahmad. “Bridging the gap: leveraging business intelligence tools in support of patient safety and financial effectiveness.” J Am Med Inform Assoc 17, no. 2 (March 2010): 136–43. https://doi.org/10.1136/jamia.2009.002220.
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  - Long, Andrea L., Lisa Bendz, Monica M. Horvath, Heidi Cozart, Julie Eckstrand, Julie Whitehurst, and Jeffrey Ferranti. “Characteristics of ambulatory anticoagulant adverse drug events: a descriptive study.” Thrombosis Journal 8 (February 18, 2010): 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-9560-8-5.
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  - Eckstrand, Julie A., Ashraf S. Habib, Abbie Williamson, Monica M. Horvath, Katherine G. Gattis, Heidi Cozart, and Jeffrey Ferranti. “Computerized surveillance of opioid-related adverse drug events in perioperative care: a cross-sectional study.” Patient Saf Surg 3, no. 1 (August 11, 2009): 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-3-18.
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  - Horvath, Monica M., Heidi Cozart, Asif Ahmad, Matthew K. Langman, and Jeffrey Ferranti. “Sharing adverse drug event data using business intelligence technology.” Journal of Patient Safety 5, no. 1 (March 2009): 35–41. https://doi.org/10.1097/pts.0b013e31819aa951.
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  - Harris, S. W., D. Hessl, B. Goodlin Jones, J. Ferranti, S. Bacalman, I. Barbato, F. Tassone, P. J. Hagerman, H. Herman, and R. J. Hagerman. “Autism profiles of males with fragile X syndrome.” American Journal of Mental Retardation : Ajmr 113, no. 6 (November 2008): 427–38.
  - Ferranti, J., M. M. Horvath, H. Cozart, J. Whitehurst, J. Eckstrand, R. Pietrobon, D. Rajgor, and A. Ahmad. “A multifaceted approach to safety: The synergistic detection of adverse drug events in adult inpatients.” Journal of Patient Safety 4, no. 3 (September 1, 2008): 184–90. https://doi.org/10.1097/PTS.0b013e318184a9d5.
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  - Xiong, G. L., J. Ferranti, and M. H. Leamon. “Toxic interaction between valproate and oxcarbazepine: a case detected by the free valproate level.” Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 28, no. 4 (August 2008): 472–73. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCP.0b013e31817ea9e6.
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  - Ferranti, Jeffrey, Monica M. Horvath, Heidi Cozart, Julie Whitehurst, and Julie Eckstrand. “Reevaluating the safety profile of pediatrics: a comparison of computerized adverse drug event surveillance and voluntary reporting in the pediatric environment.” Pediatrics 121, no. 5 (May 2008): e1201–7. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2007-2609.
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  - Nowicki, S. T., F. Tassone, M. Y. Ono, J. Ferranti, M. F. Croquette, B. Goodlin Jones, and R. J. Hagerman. “The Prader-Willi phenotype of fragile X syndrome.” Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics : Jdbp 28, no. 2 (April 2007): 133–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.DBP.0000267563.18952.c9.
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  - Ferranti, Jeffrey M., R Clayton Musser, Kensaku Kawamoto, and W Ed Hammond. “The clinical document architecture and the continuity of care record: a critical analysis.” J Am Med Inform Assoc 13, no. 3 (May 2006): 245–52. https://doi.org/10.1197/jamia.M1963.
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  - Hagerman, R. J., B. R. Leavitt, F. Farzin, S. Jacquemont, C. M. Greco, J. A. Brunberg, F. Tassone, et al. “Fragile-X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) in females with the FMR1 premutation.” American Journal of Human Genetics 74, no. 5 (May 2004): 1051–56. https://doi.org/10.1086/420700.
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  - Paris, J. J., J. Ferranti, and F. Reardon. “From the Johns Hopkins Baby to Baby Miller: what have we learned from four decades of reflection on neonatal cases?” The Journal of Clinical Ethics 12, no. 3 (January 2001): 207–14.
  - Paris, J. J., and J. Ferranti. “The changing face of medicine: health care on the Internet.” Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association 21, no. 1 (January 2001): 34–39. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7200489.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

In the News

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Recent Courses