How Novant Health’s CDIO Is Scaling AI and Future-Proofing Healthcare

Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)

Transforming healthcare through digital innovation and AI.
In this episode, Peter High speaks with Onyeka Nchege, EVP and Chief Digital and Information Officer at Novant Health, a $10B healthcare network with over 900 locations across the southeastern United States. Onyeka shares how his team is building a future-ready digital infrastructure to scale operations, improve patient care, and expand access through cloud migration, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence.

He also highlights Novant Health’s Institute for Innovation and AI, explains how they embed responsible AI practices, and outlines the vision for the hospital of the future including virtual care, virtual nursing, and a data-driven approach to personalized healthcare. Onyeka also speaks to the culture he’s fostering within the IT organization, his lessons from five previous CIO roles, and how the right leadership bench powers transformation.

Key topics include:

• Creating a $30B scalable health system through cloud and EMR strategy

• Building AI governance through the Institute for Innovation and AI

• Expanding virtual care: telestroke, virtual nursing, menopause clinics

• Fostering IT culture, mentorship, and leadership development at scale