Propeller Health today announced that Arizona Care Network will be the first Accountable Care Organization (ACO) to offer the Propeller platform.

“We’re honored to partner with Arizona Care Network in our first commercial deployment of Propeller for (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) in an ACO,” David Van Sickle, CEO of Propeller Health, said in a statement. “We look forward to supporting Arizona Care Network physicians and staff in their work to better manage patients with COPD, prevent avoidable hospitalizations, reduce readmission rates and ER visits while achieving better health outcomes.”

According to a release, Arizona Care Network was formed through collaboration between two of the state’s largest health care organizations, Dignity Health and Abrazo Health (Tenet).

Under the Affordable Care Act, ACOs facilitate coordination and cooperation among providers to improve the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries and reduce unnecessary costs.