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HL Shorts: How New Technology Needs to Answer the Right Questions

Analysis  |  By Eric Wicklund  
   January 02, 2026

Cherodeep Goswami, Chief Information & Digital Officer at Providence, wants to be sure new tools and ideas solve a problem, not add to it.

Cherodeep Goswami has very specific ideas for how new technology, like AI, should prove value.

As Chief Information and Digital Officer at Providence, he says innovative tools and ideas need to address specific problems in healthcare – not just for patient care, but also for clinicians. Introducing something for the sake of saying ‘We have this new technology’ won’t solve anything, and might create even more friction.

Listen to this episode of HL Shorts to learn how Goswami looks for the right technology.

 

Eric Wicklund is the Associate Content Manager and Senior Editor for Innovation and Technology at HealthLeaders.


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