Americo Cicchetti
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, University of the Sacred Heart
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64
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About
Americo Cicchetti is a leading health economist and health technology assessment (HTA) scholar whose work focuses on the economic evaluation and organizational adoption of robotic-assisted surgery. His research bridges health economics, innovation diffusion, and surgical practice, with particular emphasis on understanding how professional networks influence the adoption of medical technologies and how to accurately assess the value of robotic surgical systems. Cicchetti’s most influential work, with 32 citations, quantifies the operating room times and resource utilization of Telelap ALF-X robotic hysterectomy, providing critical cost data for hospital decision-makers. He has also contributed to international consensus-building, leading an expert panel that developed best practice considerations for HTA of robotic surgical platforms. His research on professional networks and medical innovation adoption, cited 18 times, demonstrates how physician relationships shape technology uptake. More recently, Cicchetti has advanced the methodology of cost analysis by applying time-driven activity-based costing to robotic liver surgery. His work is essential for policymakers and hospital administrators seeking evidence-based approaches to evaluating and implementing costly surgical innovations.
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