American College of Physicians

The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a national organization of internists—physicians who specialize in the prevention, detection and treatment of illnesses in adults. ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in the United States. Its membership of 130,000 includes internists, internal medicine subspecialists, and medical students, residents, and fellows. ACP has gathered a comprehensive collection of information, resources and demonstration projects to assist clinicians in planning for a complete Patient-Centered Medical Home. In addition, the College is continuously improving upon these existing resources and testing new ones. This particular resource, the ACP Medical Home Builder, was designed to assist primary care practices prepare for PCMH recognition by providing background information about various topics in a modular format, a comprehensive practice self assessment tool, and dynamically linked resources that the practice can use to improve its performance.