Milena Vainieri

Milena Vainieri is a Full Professor of Management at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, leading the Management and Healthcare Laboratory since 2019. She serves as the scientific coordinator of Tuscany’s healthcare performance evaluation system (since 2014) and the interregional network (since 2019). Her work focuses on healthcare governance mechanisms, patient-reported outcomes/experiences, and organizational performance. She advises the European Commission, OECD, and Italian Ministry of Health on health policy, including pandemic preparedness and international collaborations like the PaRIS project.

Her research spans healthcare innovation, digital strategies, gender diversity effects on healthcare performance, and cost allocation in medical malpractice claims. She has contributed to global health initiatives, such as low-cost simulation training programs with Ethiopia. Publications emphasize patient-centered care, equity, and evidence-based policy design. Awards and recognitions are not explicitly listed in the text.