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I chose to write about the ACO’s. An ACO (Accountable Care

Organization) is an innovative approach to healthcare where collaboration among

different healthcare providers is imperative (American Nurses Association,

2010). This is when a group of health care providers join together to accept

financial responsibility for a patient (American Nurses Association, 2010).

They also accept responsibility for the quality of care provided to their patients

(American Nurses Association, 2010). Patients that are using ACO’s have their

care managed more effectively while keeping everyone involved on the same page

so that the care the patient is receiving is the best quality care possible.

An “ACO professional” is a physician or other provider that

is essentially in charge of organizing the care and the one to offer leadership

within the group (American Nurses Association, 2010).

Another added benefit to an ACO is that it is patient driven

care (American Nurses Association, 2010). The patient has a vested interest in

their own care and is able to contribute to what will work or is not working

for them (American Nurses Association, 2010).