Rosanna Tarricone

Associate Professor
Knowledge groupGovernment, Health and Not for Profit
Research domainsHealth Economics and HTA
Teaching domainsHealth Technology Assessment, HTA Governance Systems, Medical Devices and Healthcare Programs, National and International Health Regulation, Economic Evaluations of Drugs
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Rosanna Tarricone

Biography

Rosanna Tarricone is Associate Dean of the SDA Bocconi School of Management - Government, Health and Non-Profit Division and Associate Professor at the Department of Social and Political Sciences, Università Bocconi. She graduated in Business Administration at Università Bocconi and continued her studies at the University of London - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where she obtained an MSc in Health Services Management and a PhD in Public Health and Policy. Rosanna has over 100 publications in the areas of health policy, health management, economic evaluation and Health Technology Assessment (HTA). In the last 10 years Rosanna has won over 10 competitive research grants from international organisations such as the European Union, the Swiss Bridge Award and InHealth (USA). She is leader of HEU-EFS, a large, multi-year, international, EU-funded research project that aims to develop a programme of Early Feasibility Studies for the European Union. Rosanna is among the experts collaborating with DG Research and DG Health of the European Commission. She facilitated the exchange of experience and harmonisation of methods and procedures between the HTA Agencies of the EU Member States that joined EUnetHTA (European network of HTA Agencies). Since 2022 Rosanna has been a member of the AGENAS Working Group on Telemedicine, is a member of the European Task Force on Digital Technologies and collaborates with the National Observatory on Antibiotic Resistance. She contributed to designing and developing the National HTA Programme of Medical Devices for the Ministry of Health and since 2024, she is part of the Steering Committee of the National Plan for High Technology Agriculture (PNHTA). Between 2005 and 2010 Rosanna held the position of Director of Economic Affairs of Medtech Europe (the European association of medical technology companies) and helped develop research programmes and generate solid evidence on medical devices through the launch of the European Health Technology Institute for Socio-Economic Research, a partnership between European universities (Università Bocconi, London School of Economics and Technische Universität Berlin) and policy makers (European Commission, WHO). Rosanna is an active member of ISPOR - International Society of Health Economics and Outcome Research (HEOR) and served on the Board of Directors during 2016-2018. She led the Publications Management Advisory Board (MAB) in 2018-2019 and developed the scientific programme for the international conference in New Orleans in 2019 "Rapid. Disruptive. Innovative: A New Era in HEOR".

Recent Publications

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  • 2026
    Clinical and functional outcomes after endolaparoscopic stapled repair of rectus abdominis diastasis combined with midline defects: A multicentric prospective observational cohort study
    CARRARA, A., G. SOLIANI, N. VETTORETTO, G. SCUDO, T. N. COSTA, M. CATARCI, V. BARTOLOTTA, F. GABELLA, V. TRAPANI, E. ERDAS, M. PICCOLI, M. MOTTER, E. LAURO, G. TIRONE, R. PERTILE, R. TARRICONE, C. ROGNONI, "Clinical and functional outcomes after endolaparoscopic stapled repair of rectus abdominis diastasis combined with midline defects: A multicentric prospective observational cohort study", Surgery, 2026, vol. 190, pp. 109923
  • 2026
    Design Strategies in Public Services
    CUCCINIELLO, M., G. NASI, G. PORUMBESCU, R. TARRICONE - "Design Strategies in Public Services" - 2026, Cambridge University Press
  • 2026
    The relationship between trust and compliance in the Italian NHS: Results of the People's Voice Survey
    TARRICONE, R., P. ARMENI, C. ARSENAULT, M. E. KRUK, "The relationship between trust and compliance in the Italian NHS: Results of the People's Voice Survey", Health Policy, 2026, vol. 165, pp. 105544
  • 2026
    Totally implanted ports and peripherally inserted central catheters for chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical outcomes and economic evaluations
    ROGNONI, C., B. MUSSA, R. TARRICONE, "Totally implanted ports and peripherally inserted central catheters for chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical outcomes and economic evaluations", Expert Review of Medical Devices, 2026, pp. 1-13
  • 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
    A strategic framework for synergizing managed entry agreement efforts to access pharmaceutical products in Saudi Arabia—results from a multi-stakeholder workshop
    AL-OMAR, H. A., A. A. ALMUHSIN, L. H. ALMUDAIYAN, A. H. AL-NAJJAR, L. C. ABU ESBA, H. ALMODAIMEGH, E. S. ALTAWIL, C. C. YOUSEF, M. A. KHAN, K. AL-YAHYA, J. ALAMRE, F. MARAIKI, J. ESPÍN, R. TARRICONE, P. KANAVOS, "A strategic framework for synergizing managed entry agreement efforts to access pharmaceutical products in Saudi Arabia—results from a multi-stakeholder workshop", Journal of Medical Economics, 2025, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 753-765

Grants & Honors

  • Servizio di ricerca e sviluppo per la realizzazione del progetto “Sanità 2.0” - Direzione Generale della Programmazione Sanitaria, Ministero Della Salute, 2019

  • Valutazione dell’impatto in termini organizzativi ed economici dell’upgrade di classificazione dei dispositivi medici a seguito dell’applicazione delle nuove regole previste dai Regolamenti (UE) 2017/745 e 2017/746, in relazione alla peculiare configurazione del settore produttivo italiano - - Direzione Generale dei Dispositivi Medici e del Servizio Farmaceutico, Ministero Della Salute, 2018

  • Valutazione dell’impatto organizzativo ed economico delle nuove esigenze di programmazione, progettazione e conduzione delle indagini cliniche sui dispositivi medici, a seguito dell’applicazione del Regolamento (UE) 2017/745 - Direzione Generale dei Dispositivi Medici e del Servizio Farmaceutico, Ministero Della Salute, 2018

  • Valutazione di impatto delle attività derivanti dagli adempimenti previsti dai nuovi Regolamenti 745 e 746 del 2017 a carico degli operatori economici, degli sponsor di indagini cliniche, degli operatori sanitari e dell’autorità competente per i dispositivi medici. Individuazione di metodologie di analisi al fine della valutazione di determinanti sui costi dei dispositivi medici - Direzione Generale dei Dispositivi Medici e del Servizio Farmaceutico, Ministero Della Salute, 2018

  • Individuazione di metodologie di analisi degli eventi avversi, sia in fase pre-market che in fase post-market, utilizzando le nuove classificazioni sviluppate nell’ambito del “International Medical Device Regulators Forum- IMDRF” al fine della valutazione di determinanti della variabilità dei costi - Direzione Generale dei Dispositivi Medici e del Servizio Farmaceutico, Ministero Della Salute, 2018

  • H2020 – COMED Pushing the boundaries of cost and outcome analysis of medical technologies. Leading coordinator, European Commission, 2018

  • IMPACT – HTA Improved methods and actionable tools for enhancing HTA. WP Co-leader, European Commission, 2018

  • Teaching Excellence Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2016

  • Teaching Excellence Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2014

  • MAPPING NCDs: Mapping Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases Research Activities and their Impact. WP Coordinator, European Commission, 2013

  • FP7 - MedtecHTA: Methods for Health Technology Assessment of Medical Devices: A European Perspective, Project Leader, European Commission, 2013

  • Best Instructor of Specialised Masters Award - Masters Division, SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2013

  • Teaching Excellence Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2013