Accretive Health may farm out debt-collection work

Accretive Health Inc. is in little danger of losing any more of its customers and is considering doing away with its hospital debt-collection services, the company's chief executive said Wednesday. Accretive Health Inc. is in little danger of losing any more of its customers and is considering doing away with its hospital debt-collection services, the company's chief executive said Wednesday. The practice has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks after Minnesota's Attorney General released a blistering report, accusing the company of unsavory tactics that may have violated debt-collection laws.