Good morning and welcome to the first of our conference updates from Health Dimensions Group’s National Summit: Transforming Hospital, Post-Acute and  Long-Term Care Delivery Systems for Health Care Reform. Our topics today focus on care transition processes and accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Craig Abbott, CEO

Health Dimensions Group CEO Craig Abbott has welcomed our conference attendees and turned the stage over to our four dynamic, nationally recognized presenters, beginning with Kathleen Griffin, PhD. Watch for presentation recaps throughout the morning today and again tomorrow. If you are joining us live at the event and sharing your experience on Twitter, please use the conference hash tag, #acosummit.