REGGIO EMILIA LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
“ Population analytics really showed its power during the pandemic . It was impressive to have the capability of analysing data as soon as it was produced and watching the time and geographic distribution of new cases ” MARCO FORACCHIA CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER , REGGIO EMILIA LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
Data-driven analytics and management After many years working around the world as a biomedical engineer , Foracchia is relishing the fact he has returned home to focus on a healthcare system which is driven by data analytics . “ Suddenly my job to take care of my grandparents and my community is now the focus of my everyday job , which is great ,” he said .
“ As I have an international perspective I am able to bring new ideas and connections from the outside to a local level , so I always try to keep my eyes open . I ' m really interested in technologies that analyse data and population analytics which really showed its power during the pandemic . It was impressive to have the capability of analysing data as soon as it was produced and watching the time and geographic distribution of new cases .”
The health authority has always been data driven but this was accelerated during the pandemic due to the speed at which it
EXECUTIVE BIO
MARCO FORACCHIA
TITLE : CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER INDUSTRY : HEALTHCARE LOCATION : ITALY
Marco Foracchia is the Chief
Information Officer at the Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia ( network of six public hospitals , with approximately 1,600 beds and public health services ).
Foracchia has been visiting scholar at the Resource Facility for Population Kinetics at the University of Washington ( Seattle , USA ) within the R01 GM-60021 NIH funded project . He has worked in R & D for private companies .
He earned a Master ’ s Degree in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering from Università degli Studi di Padova ( Padua , Italy ) and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Image Analysis from the Politecnico di Milano ( Milan , Italy ).