The Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Education Advisory Group (EAG) and the Patient-centered Medical Home Education Pilot Program were created by Ohio’s medical home statute (HB 198 of the 128th Ohio General Assembly). The Ohio Department of Health oversees implementation of the pilot program and seeks funding to support and sustain the initiative, with the assistance and advice of the EAG. The design of this pilot is unique because of its focus on education and advancing medical and nursing education in the PCMH model of care delivery.

Objectives of the pilot are:

• Facilitate more rapid adoption of the PCMH model by primary care providers (PCPs)
• Create practice sites where medical students, residents, and nurses can experience the PCMH model
• Revise medical student, resident, and nursing curricula to incorporate PCMH principles
• Attract and retain PCPs in Ohio by producing a more satisfying practice environment
• Enhance quality of care delivered to residents of Ohio
• Enhance patients' health care experience in the primary care office and community
• Bend the healthcare cost curve making care more affordable and accessible
• Create an organization to facilitate bringing available funding to Ohio for PCMH implementation