Welcome to day two of the Health Dimensions Group National Summit! Last night, Summit attendees enjoyed themselves at a welcome reception. Please click here to see a video of the fun had by event participants and sponsors. The sponsors featured in the video include: Gold Sponsors Stanley Healthcare Solutions, IT Solved – VCPI; Silver Sponsors American HealthTech, McKesson, A’viands, PointClickCare, Clinical Resources LLC, A F P I; and Bronze Sponsors SmartLinx Solutions, HealthMEDX, SCA/Tena, Welsh and Select Rehabilitation. For additional sponsor information, please click here.

Today, the Summit began with a breakfast with sponsors, a warm welcome from Craig Abbott, CEO of Health Dimensions Group (HDG) and a keynote presentation by Kathleen Griffin, National Director of Post Acute and Senior Services at HDG. Her presentation included information about the acute and post-acute continuum, and how to drive success in a post-reform world.

The day continued with refreshments and a break with the event sponsors, followed by a presentation by Neal Peyser, Senior Vice President of Consulting at HDG.  The afternoon included a panel session about Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). This discussion was led by Preston Gee, Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Marketing at Trinity Health, Terry Carroll, Senior Vice President for Transformation and CIO of Fairview Health Services, and John DiCola, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Catholic Health Initiatives. Then the participants were provided an option to learn about one of several topics over a “lunch and learn” session, followed by an afternoon and evening of activities and dinner.

Tomorrow will also be an exciting information-filled day, including presentations and panel discussions led by Doug Busch, David Classen, Ken Coburn, Janet Tomcavage, Robert Palmer, Mark Enger and Audrey Weiner. Check back here for recaps throughout the conference. If you are joining us live at the event, please share your experience on Twitter by clicking here and using hashtag #hdgsummit.

Good evening! Tomorrow marks the beginning of Health Dimension Group’s second annual National Summit, Building the Continuum Essential for Success in Post-Health Care Reform, which will take place February 1-3. Providing practical strategies for hospitals, health systems, post-acute and long-term care providers to create partnerships and programs necessary for success, the Summit features presenters that are nationally recognized experts in the field. Please see below for a list of the speakers and a brief summary of his/her presentation. You may click here for a full biography of each speaker, and click here for a full agenda.

Doug Busch – Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Intel-GE Care Innovations™

Plenary Session – Technology in the Care Continuum 

Terry Carroll PhD – Senior Vice President for Transformation and CIO at Fairview Health Services

Panel Session – Accountable Care Organizations: It’s More Than Acute Care

David Classen MD, MS – Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah

Plenary Session – Technology in the Care Continuum

Ken Coburn MD, MPH – CEO and Medical Director of Health Quality Partners

Plenary Session – Care Pathways Across the Continuum 

John DiCola – Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Catholic Health Initiatives

Panel Session – Accountable Care Organizations: It’s More Than Acute Care 

Mark Enger – Vice President and COO of Kaiser Permanente Northwest

Panel Session – The Post Acute Continuum with an ACO or Integrated Delivery System

Preston Gee – Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Marketing at Trinity Health

Panel Session – Accountable Care Organizations: It’s More Than Acute Care

Kathleen Griffin PhD – National Director of Post Acute and Senior Services at Health Dimensions Group

Opening Keynote – Acute-Post Acute Continuum: Driving Success in a Post-Reform World

Robert M. Palmer MD, MPH – Director of the Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology at Eastern Virginia Medical School

Panel Session – The Post Acute Continuum with an ACO or Integrated Delivery System

Neal Peyser MA, MBA – Senior Vice President of Consulting at Health Dimensions Group

Plenary Session – Hospital and Health System Focus on Post Acute Care: National Survey Results on Current Status and Trajectory

Janet Tomcavage RN, MSN – Vice President of Health Services at Geisinger Health Plan

Panel Session – The Post Acute Continuum with an ACO or Integrated Delivery System 

Audrey Weiner DSW, MPH – President and CEO of Jewish Home Lifecare

Panel Session – The Post Acute Continuum with an ACO or Integrated Delivery System