Digital health, powered by a range of technologies such as computing platforms, connectivity, software, and sensors, has become a critical driver in transforming healthcare delivery. Its applications range from apps that help patients manage their own health to AI algorithms that assist healthcare professionals with diagnosis and treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the shortcomings of traditional healthcare methods, pushing many regions to adopt digital health technologies (DHTs) and virtual care. However, true digital transformation goes beyond mere technological digitisation—it involves integrating these tools into organisational, managerial, and professional practices to enhance performance and improve health outcomes. Achieving this requires policy changes, new management practices, and skill development among healthcare
workers. This module will focus on equipping health professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to harness, effectively implement, and evaluate DHTs.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Gain an understanding of digital healthcare transformation, including current trends and frameworks.
• Learn how to use AI, big data, and digital tools to enhance patient care and healthcare

Video Content & Faculty

1. Digital health transformation, current trends and frameworks – Patrizio Armeni, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi School of management
2. How to implement digital health services in various care settings – Lucia Ferrara, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi School of management
3. Digital tools to enhance patient care and outcomes – Patrizio Armeni, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi School of management

The One Health approach recognises that human, animal, and environmental health are interconnected. It aims to design and implement programs, policies, legislation, and research in which multiple sectors communicate and work together to achieve better public health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for a unified approach to address health threats arising from the imbalance between human activities and increased stress on our ecosystems. The One Health approach can help to sustainably balance and optimise the health of humans, animals, plants, and the environment. Despite the experience of multiple health challenges, disease outbreaks, and epidemics, investment in the One Health approach is limited, fragmented, and unsustainable. To prevent, prepare for and respond to emerging health challenges, all relevant sectors must collaborate in an integrated manner that breaks down the silos between sectors and disciplines. Greater collaborative dialogue and joint actions are required between human, animal, plant, and environmental health organisations, as well as the financial sector, in order to secure the long-term investment needed. This module aims to empower healthcare professionals to understand the concept of One Health at different levels and to collaborate across disciplines in developing solutions that address the intersection of these areas. It will strengthen the knowledge and competencies needed to understand One Health, and the interventions necessary to address its challenges, which require multidisciplinary approaches. It will also showcase examples of recent One Health initiatives.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Grasp the principles and significance of the One Health approach.
• Develop skills to collaborate across sectors (human, animal, environmental) for better health outcomes.
• Design and implement interventions that support One Health principles within their healthcare environment.
• Develop knowledge and competencies for preventing, predicting, detecting and responding to global health threats such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Video content & Faculty

1. Introduction to the one health approach – jointly developed by Viviana Mangiaterra, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi and Guglielmo Pacileo, Affiliate professor, SDA Bocconi School of management
2. Global health challenges and strategies – jointly developed by Viviana Mangiaterra, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi and Guglielmo Pacileo, Affiliate professor, SDA Bocconi School of management
3. Design and implement intervention that support a one health approach. A managerial perspective – jointly developed by Viviana Mangiaterra, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi and Guglielmo Pacileo, Affiliate professor, SDA Bocconi School of management Guglielmo Pacileo, Affiliate professor, SDA Bocconi School of management

Value-based healthcare aims to deliver better health outcomes for patients while optimising resource use. However, the current system for structuring, reimbursing, and measuring health care delivery often remain misaligned with this goal. Therefore, achieving significant improvements in value will require major strategic and organisational changes in how healthcare is delivered, measured, and financed. The module is designed to inspire new thinking with the ultimate goal of motivating and informing changes in actual practice and to guide participants in transitioning from volume-based care (focused on the quantity of services) to value-based care (focused on the quality of outcomes). It will focus on aligning healthcare services with patient[1]centered goals while enhancing overall system efficiency and sustainability. Participants will explore the fundamentals of value, quality and cost measures, value-based care delivery, payment models, and decision-making models.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the framework and benefits of value-based healthcare.
• Learn how to measure and track patient outcomes to inform service improvements.
• Develop strategies to create value-driven care models that improve patient satisfaction and health outcomes.

Video content & Faculty

1. Value-based healthcare: an introduction – Patrizio Armeni, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi School of management
2. Measure and track patient outcome and patient perspective – Oriana Ciani, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi School of management
3. Developing and implementing value-driven care models – Lucia Ferrara, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi School of management

Innovation procurement involves acquiring new, innovative goods, services, or solutions that are often not yet widely available in the market. This approach requires a more flexible and strategic focus on outcomes rather than just cost, and considering the long-term benefits of innovation. It is essential for ensuring that healthcare systems adopt cutting edge solutions to enhance service delivery and patient care. This module will equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge to navigate frontier health policies to manage innovation and understand the key types of innovation procurement. It will cover the importance of innovative procurement practices, from acquiring medical technologies to implementing digital health tools, and provide guidance on identifying, implementing, and evaluating new solutions that meet the evolving needs of healthcare systems.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the processes of innovation procurement and its significance in healthcare.
• Learn how to source, evaluate, and implement innovative healthcare solutions.
• Develop a framework for integrating innovation procurement into strategic planning for healthcare services.

Video content & Faculty

1. Innovative procurement: definition and significance in health care – Giuditta Callea, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi School of management
2. Frontier policies to manage innovation procurement – Giuditta Callea, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi School of management
3. Accelerating access to high-quality, affordable health innovation – Oriana Ciani, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi School of management

Healthcare organisations are among the most complex, given their professional nature, reliance on advanced technology, significant social impact, and close ties with the political system. The Covid 19 pandemic has placed immense pressure on the healthcare workforce, exposing the limitation of siloed work, professionalism, and lack of professional integration. Coupled with issues such as skill mix imbalances, workforce shortages, and aging staff, these challenges have greatly affected both professional wellbeing and the quality of care provided. This module will address professional dynamics, leadership, and personnel management, offering strategies for managers to address or mitigate staff distribution imbalances and the professional factors influencing workplace choice.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Understand professionalism in healthcare and its implication
• Learn strategies to enhance people management and support personnel growth
• Develop policies and programs that promote a healthier, more resilient healthcare workforce.

Video Content & Faculty

1. Professional dynamics in healthcare organisation and their implication, Marco Sartirana, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi School of management
2. People management and leadership, Giorgio Giacomelli, Associate professor of practice, SDA Bocconi School of management
3. Enhancing Healthcare Worker Resilience and Mental Health, Elisabetta Trinchero, Researcher, SDA Bocconi School of management