Francesco Petracca
Lecturer
Biography
Francesco Petracca is a Lecturer of the Government, Health & Not for Profit Knowledge Group at SDA Bocconi School of Management. He is a Research Fellow at CERGAS (Centre for research on health and social care management) Bocconi and an Academic Fellow at the Department of Social and Political Science of Università Bocconi. At SDA Bocconi he was Teaching Assistant of the Master in Healthcare Management (MiMS) between 2016 and 2020.
His research activities focus on digital technologies in the health care sector, with a specific focus on mobile health and mHealth applications, their evaluation methodologies and their impact on chronic disease management. Other areas of interest include: institutional and organizational arrangements in the Italian National Health Service; community and primary care; disease management models. He previously participated in the EU-funded project COMED EU-H2020. He is the author of several articles on his subjects of interest. His main works have been published in NPJ Digital Medicine, Health Economics, BMJ Open, Journal of Medical Internet Research, and JMIR mHealth uHealth.
He earned an MSc in Economics and Management of Public Administration and International Institutions from Università Bocconi.
Recent Publications
- 2025
Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Challenges and opportunities in policy and management
COMPAGNI, A., F. PETRACCA - "Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Challenges and opportunities in policy and management" - 2025, Egea, Milano, Italy - 2025
A mobile supportive care app for patients with metastatic lung cancer: the Lung Cancer App (LuCApp) randomized controlled trial
PONGIGLIONE, B., M. CUCCINIELLO, F. PETRACCA, O. CIANI, S. NOVELLO, M. MIGLIORINO, P. PEDRAZZOLI, F. AGUSTONI, G. LO RUSSO, R. TARRICONE, E. CAPELLETTO, "A mobile supportive care app for patients with metastatic lung cancer: the Lung Cancer App (LuCApp) randomized controlled trial", Supportive Care in Cancer, 2025, vol. 33, pp. 641 - 2025
Adoption of artificial intelligence applications in clinical practice: Insights from a Survey of Healthcare Organizations in Lombardy, Italy
ARDITO, V., G. CAPPELLARO, A. COMPAGNI, F. PETRACCA, L. M. PRETI, "Adoption of artificial intelligence applications in clinical practice: Insights from a Survey of Healthcare Organizations in Lombardy, Italy", Digital Health, 2025, vol. 11 - 2025
Harnessing financial incentives for health promotion: A scoping review of prevention programs implemented in upper-middle and high-income countries
PETRACCA, F., V. ARDITO, F. SALA, G. BERTOLASO, L. MENICHELLI, R. VECCHIO, R. TARRICONE, "Harnessing financial incentives for health promotion: A scoping review of prevention programs implemented in upper-middle and high-income countries", Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 383, pp. 118499 - 2025
Artificial intelligence in the ward: Two paths to adoption in clinical practice - Intelligenza artificiale in corsia: due vie per l’adozione nella pratica clinica
CAPPELLARO, G., V. ARDITO, A. COMPAGNI, F. PETRACCA, L. M. PRETI, "Artificial intelligence in the ward: Two paths to adoption in clinical practice - Intelligenza artificiale in corsia: due vie per l’adozione nella pratica clinica", SDA Bocconi Insight, 29 September 2025 - 2025
LuCApp and cancer patients: Benefits and limits of digital technologies - LuCApp e pazienti oncologici: benefici e limiti delle tecnologie digitali
CIANI, O., M. CUCCINIELLO, F. PETRACCA, R. TARRICONE, "LuCApp and cancer patients: Benefits and limits of digital technologies - LuCApp e pazienti oncologici: benefici e limiti delle tecnologie digitali", SDA Bocconi Insight, 22 September 2025 - 2025
Classification grid and evidence matrix for evaluating digital medical devices under the European union landscape
BOERS, M., A. ROCHEREAU, L. STUWE, L. S. MIGUEL, J. KLUCKEN, F. MEZEI, J. FABIANO, S. BOULET, A. PERCHANT, R. TARRICONE, F. PETRACCA, B. HOEFGEN, C. COLLIGNON, S. ZOHAR, "Classification grid and evidence matrix for evaluating digital medical devices under the European union landscape", npj Digital Medicine, 2025, vol. 8, pp. 304 - 2025
Il processo di digitalizzazione delle aziende sanitarie verso la conclusione del PNRR: opportunità tecnologiche e risposte organizzative
BOSCOLO, P. R., G. CINELLI, E. GIORDANI, F. GUERRA, R. LORUSSO, F. PETRACCA, P. PETRALIA, N. PINELLI, G. MIGLIORE, "Il processo di digitalizzazione delle aziende sanitarie verso la conclusione del PNRR: opportunità tecnologiche e risposte organizzative", Mecosan, 2025, no. 132, pp. 137-146 - 2025
La trasformazione dell'ASST GOM Niguarda: verso un ospedale digitale e data-driven
COCCHI, E., S. BONAVITACOLA, L. CAVALLARO, F. PETRACCA, "La trasformazione dell'ASST GOM Niguarda: verso un ospedale digitale e data-driven", Mecosan, 2025, no. 132, pp. 147-158 - 2024
Therapeutic innovation in high-prevalence chronic diseases: Challenges and opportunities for specialist care models
TOZZI, V., P. R. BOSCOLO, G. CINELLI, L. FERRARA, F. PETRACCA, A. ZAZZERA, "Therapeutic innovation in high-prevalence chronic diseases: Challenges and opportunities for specialist care models", Health Services Management Research, 2024, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 29-33
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