Financial counseling at the bedside; IT guidance for ACOs;

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> The Via Christi hospital system in Kansas is using a proactive way to collect patient debt: Financial counseling at the bedside, FierceHealthFinance reported. Article

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> The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has released a 42-page IT framework to help organizations as they shift to accountable care organizations, FierceHealthIT reported. Article

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