Good afternoon! Welcome to the first day of the Health Dimensions Group National Summit. This evening, the attendees will attend a welcome reception and get to know each other and the event sponsors.  

Tomorrow morning, Neal Peyser, senior vice president of consulting at Health Dimension Group (HDG), will speak about the hospital and health system focus on post acute care, and present the results of HDG’s national survey, revealing the current status and trajectory of post acute care. The HDG research represents opinions of more than 150 healthcare executives throughout the United States, and the fascinating results show that post acute services have emerged as a new, competing resource priority. Watch for a full white paper following the conference. 

Tomorrow will also be filled with many other activities, including presentations and panel discussions led by Kathleen Griffin, Preston Gee, Terry Carroll and John DiCola. 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.