Accretive Health, Inc. announced the continuation of a corporate restructuring plan originated last year. This plan is designed to allow the company to more effectively and efficiently allocate necessary resources for innovation, growth and enhanced client service. Specific changes include optimizing the company's current geographic footprint by transitioning certain corporate functions currently housed in Chicago to locations where the company can optimize costs and customer service and to markets where there are established operations, such as Detroit, Mich.

The plan is part of an ongoing restructuring process to reduce corporate costs that began in June 2013. The company's headquarters will remain in Chicago where it will maintain a sizeable presence in the city with its AccretivePAS(R) business and key corporate functions including core IT. The plan will, however, require reductions in the Chicago-based workforce.

Additional changes will include the relocation of some functions to Dallas, Texas. The restructuring plan includes two key priorities moving people to be closer to clients and increasing organizational effectiveness. Specific aspects of the plan include: adding and relocating talent and resources to increase client-facing capabilities.

Accretive Health has allocated 116 resources into client-facing roles, delivering consistent execution by deploying robust infused operating methodologies and creating disciplined operational capabilities through formal operator training and certification.