
Joseph A Colorafi MD
Clinical Informatics
Clinical Faculty | UW Medicine VP Data Science Officer, Translational Health nfp
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- Deception ShoresAnacortes, WA 98221 
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Summary
- Joseph Colorafi, MD is a pulmonologist based in Anacortes, WA with a subspecialty in Clinical Informatics. He underwent his fellowship in Pulmonary/Cc at Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix from 1984 to 1987 and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital from 1981 to 1984. He is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, class of 1981, and also holds a Masters in Healthcare Information Science. He has contributed to the field through his publication on sepsis outcomes and process improvement in Mhealth, which has been cited by other publications.
Education & Training
 Healthcare Information ScienceMasters, Healthcare Information Science, 2003 - 2006 Healthcare Information ScienceMasters, Healthcare Information Science, 2003 - 2006
 Banner-University Medical Center PhoenixFellowship, Pulmonary/Cc, 1984 - 1987 Banner-University Medical Center PhoenixFellowship, Pulmonary/Cc, 1984 - 1987
 Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984 Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
 Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1981 Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
 AZ State Medical License 1984 - Present AZ State Medical License 1984 - Present
 WA State Medical License 2016 - 2026 WA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
 American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
 American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsInfluencing outcomes with automated time zero for sepsis through statistical validation and process improvementKaren Colorafi, Ferrell Ken, Alyson D'Andrea, Colorafi Joseph
 Mhealth. 2019-09-17
Press Mentions
 Near-Real-Time Sepsis Monitoring and Alerting System to Help Reduce Hospital Readmission RatesJanuary 11th, 2023 Near-Real-Time Sepsis Monitoring and Alerting System to Help Reduce Hospital Readmission RatesJanuary 11th, 2023
 9 Big Ideas in Healthcare InnovationJuly 22nd, 2020 9 Big Ideas in Healthcare InnovationJuly 22nd, 2020
 Dignity Health Fights Sepsis with Natural Language Processing, Targeted AlertsMay 4th, 2017 Dignity Health Fights Sepsis with Natural Language Processing, Targeted AlertsMay 4th, 2017
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