Good afternoon and welcome to the first of the conference updates from Health Dimension Group’s second annual National Summit, Building the Continuum Essential for Success in Post-Health Care Reform. The Summit will take place February 1-3, and will address practical strategies for hospitals, health systems, post-acute and long-term care providers to create partnerships and programs necessary for success.

The Summit will once again feature speakers and panelists that are nationally recognized experts in the field. They will summarize and discuss a variety of strategies, including the new regulations and relationships with insurers and how providers are responding; national survey results on current and trajectory status of hospital and health systems focus on post-acute care; overview and update on leading organizations initiatives as they advance the development and implementation of their continuum of providers under health care reform; technology in the care continuum from delivery system to home; designing and implementing patient-centered coordination mechanisms across the health system continuum; and keys to successful partnerships for continuum development and operations.

The Health Dimensions Group consulting team has been working with post-acute providers, and through keynote presentations, offline discussions with hospital executives and physician attendees, and ongoing dialogue, they have designed the Summit to jumpstart the process of care transformation through a focused learning experience for health care leaders and executives.

Check back here for updates about the Summit, speaker information and daily summaries. Download a full conference brochure and registration form, or for more information contact HDG at 763.746.5567 or national.summit@hdgi1.com.

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