Scholars@Duke
Jeffrey Michael Ferranti

Jeffrey Michael Ferranti

Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Neonatology
ferra007@mc.duke.edu
2424 Erwin Road - Hock Plaza, Box 2718, Durham, NC 27710
2424 Erwin Road - Hock Plaza, 12th Floor Room 12026, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Resident education in the era of patient safety: a nationwide analysis of outcomes and complications in resident-assisted oncologic surgery.

Journal Article Ann Surg Oncol · November 2013 BACKGROUND: Complex, oncologic surgery is an important component of resident education. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of resident participation in oncologic procedures on overall 30-day morbidity and mortality. METHODS: A retrospective cohort an ... Full text Link to item Cite

The design and implementation of an open-source, data-driven cohort recruitment system: the Duke Integrated Subject Cohort and Enrollment Research Network (DISCERN).

Journal Article Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · June 2012 ObjectiveFailure to reach research subject recruitment goals is a significant impediment to the success of many clinical trials. Implementation of health-information technology has allowed retrospective analysis of data for cohort identification a ... Full text Cite

Patient-Provider Internet Portals-Patient Outcomes and Use.

Journal Article Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN · June 2011 An important emerging information technology tool is the electronic health record with a patient-provider Internet portal. Patient-provider Internet portals offer a venue for providing this patient access to personal health data. In this study, we conducte ... Full text Cite

Impact of health portal enrollment with email reminders on adherence to clinic appointments: a pilot study.

Journal Article Journal of medical Internet research · June 2011 BACKGROUND: Internet portal technologies that provide access to portions of electronic health records have the potential to revolutionize patients' involvement in their care. However, relatively few descriptions of the demographic characteristics of portal ... Full text Cite

The DEDUCE Guided Query tool: providing simplified access to clinical data for research and quality improvement.

Journal Article Journal of biomedical informatics · April 2011 In many healthcare organizations, comparative effectiveness research and quality improvement (QI) investigations are hampered by a lack of access to data created as a byproduct of patient care. Data collection often hinges upon either manual chart review o ... Full text Cite

Reversible retinal edema in an infant with neonatal hemochromatosis and liver failure.

Journal Article J AAPOS · February 2011 We present a case of bilateral severe retinal edema with subretinal fluid in an infant diagnosed with neonatal hemochromatosis and liver failure. A macular cherry-red spot in each eye mimicked the clinical appearance of many metabolic storage diseases. Bot ... Full text Link to item Cite

Using a computerized provider order entry system to meet the unique prescribing needs of children: description of an advanced dosing model.

Journal Article BMC medical informatics and decision making · February 2011 BackgroundIt is well known that the information requirements necessary to safely treat children with therapeutic medications cannot be met with the same approaches used in adults. Over a 1-year period, Duke University Hospital engaged in the chall ... Full text Cite

Tailoring adverse drug event surveillance to the paediatric inpatient.

Journal Article Quality & safety in health care · October 2010 Featured Publication IntroductionAlthough paediatric patients have an increased risk for adverse drug events, few detection methodologies target this population. To utilise computerised adverse event surveillance, specialised trigger rules are required to accommodate ... Full text Cite

Culture counts--sustainable inpatient computerized surveillance across Duke University Health System.

Journal Article Quality management in health care · October 2010 Featured Publication PurposeThe authors report on the managerial and logistical details of deploying a computerized adverse drug event surveillance system that was at first a grant-funded research project and ultimately was changed to a sustained safety-monitoring app ... Full text Cite

Tailoring "best-of-breed" safety classification for patient fall voluntary reporting.

Journal Article Journal of patient safety · September 2010 ObjectiveVoluntary safety event reporting often produces poorly defined data points, which complicate data analyses across health care settings. Such data should be restructured into a standard patient safety language translatable within and outsi ... Full text Cite

Characteristics of ambulatory anticoagulant adverse drug events: a descriptive study.

Journal Article Thrombosis journal · February 2010 Featured Publication BackgroundDespite the high frequency with which adverse drug events (ADEs) occur in outpatient settings, detailed information regarding these events remains limited. Anticoagulant drugs are associated with increased safety concerns and are commonl ... Full text Cite

Bridging the gap: leveraging business intelligence tools in support of patient safety and financial effectiveness.

Journal Article J Am Med Inform Assoc · 2010 Featured Publication Healthcare is increasingly dependent upon information technology (IT), but the accumulation of data has outpaced our capacity to use it to improve operating efficiency, clinical quality, and financial effectiveness. Moreover, hospitals have lagged in adopt ... Full text Link to item Cite

Computerized surveillance of opioid-related adverse drug events in perioperative care: a cross-sectional study.

Journal Article Patient Saf Surg · August 11, 2009 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Given the complexity of surgical care, perioperative patients are at high risk of opioid-related adverse drug events. Existing methods of detection, such as trigger tools and manual chart review, are time-intensive which makes sustainability ch ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Sharing adverse drug event data using business intelligence technology.

Journal Article Journal of patient safety · March 2009 Featured Publication IntroductionDuke University Health System uses computerized adverse drug event surveillance as an integral part of medication safety at 2 community hospitals and an academic medical center. This information must be swiftly communicated to organiza ... Full text Cite

Autism profiles of males with fragile X syndrome.

Journal Article American journal of mental retardation : AJMR · November 2008 Autism, which is common in individuals with fragile X syndrome, is often difficult to diagnose. We compared the diagnostic classifications of two measures for autism diagnosis, the ADOS and the ADI-R, in addition to the DSM-IV-TR in 63 males with this synd ... Cite

A multifaceted approach to safety: The synergistic detection of adverse drug events in adult inpatients

Journal Article Journal of Patient Safety · September 1, 2008 OBJECTIVES:: Adverse drug event (ADE) detection is a national priority. This study compares results from 2 ADE detection systems, voluntary reporting and computerized surveillance, at a large academic medical center. We analyze the medications most likely ... Full text Cite

Reevaluating the safety profile of pediatrics: a comparison of computerized adverse drug event surveillance and voluntary reporting in the pediatric environment.

Journal Article Pediatrics · May 2008 Featured Publication ObjectivesChildren are at exceptionally high risk for adverse drug events. At Duke University Hospital, computerized adverse drug event surveillance and voluntary safety reporting systems work synergistically to identify adverse drug events. Here ... Full text Cite

The Prader-Willi phenotype of fragile X syndrome.

Journal Article Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP · April 2007 The Prader-Willi phenotype (PWP) of fragile X syndrome (FXS) is associated with obesity and hyperphagia similar to Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), but without cytogenetic or methylation abnormalities at 15q11-13. Thirteen cases of PWP and FXS are reported her ... Full text Cite

The clinical document architecture and the continuity of care record: a critical analysis.

Journal Article J Am Med Inform Assoc · 2006 Featured Publication Health care provides many opportunities in which the sharing of data between independent sites is highly desirable. Several standards are required to produce the functional and semantic interoperability necessary to support the exchange of such data: a com ... Full text Link to item Cite

Fragile-X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) in females with the FMR1 premutation.

Journal Article American journal of human genetics · May 2004 We describe five female carriers of the FMR1 premutation who presented with symptoms of tremor and ataxia and who received a diagnosis of definite or probable fragile-X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS). Unlike their male counterparts with FXTAS, n ... Full text Cite

The changing face of medicine: health care on the Internet.

Journal Article Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · January 2001 Featured Publication Full text Cite

From the Johns Hopkins Baby to Baby Miller: what have we learned from four decades of reflection on neonatal cases?

Journal Article The Journal of clinical ethics · January 2001 Featured Publication Full text Cite