HealthsystemCIO.com November 4, 2025
Adnan Hamid, VP/Regional CIO, CommonSpirit Health, says the next phase of “transforming care through innovation” begins with financial realism: health systems must preserve access for communities while confronting persistent cost pressure. In California, he helps support nearly 30 hospitals and more than 600 clinics inside one of the nation’s largest faith-based systems serving many underserved patients, a mission that requires disciplined prioritization as technology options proliferate.
Hamid said the core challenge is: “No margin, no mission, and no mission, no margin.” He links that equation to a practical planning horizon, noting that organizations—large and rural alike—are reworking strategies to keep doors open amid cuts in aid and rising expenses. Competing priorities are constant, he said, and leaders need credible business...
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