Annual Summit Features Nationally Recognized Presenters

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