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ACOs is a group of care providers, who willingly come together, to help provide the best care to a patient while working together as a team (Daly, 2013). ACOs stands for Accountable Care Organizations. ACOs work together to take care of Medicare patients, while planning to providing the right care for patients, helping manage chronic illnesses, and attempting to prevent duplications of medical treatments and preventing medical errors (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, 2018).

                This approach to care can greatly improve the quality of patient care and increase safety. By having all cares provided by one group, it can cut down on many different problems that could arise. By getting all cares done by one group, medication errors and prescribing can be controlled by limited number of providers. This can decrease risks of drug interactions and medication errors. Also by having all cares done by one group, all medical treatments and cares records are readily available to the providers at this facility. By having all the care providers in one group, communication of care can easily be spread between the group, which can help improve care and help the care team. By using the group care, overall care of the patient can improve and improve safety of the patient.