Editorial | Ripping off students
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway filed suit last week against the owners and operators of Daymar College, a for-profit institution with 11 campuses in this state, including two in Louisville. Mr. Conway alleges the school ripped off its students by substantially overcharging for textbooks and misleading them about financial aid and transfer of credit hours to other schools. Daymar also is alleged to have failed to meet its own accreditation and admission standards. Bottom line: Daymar College is accused of violating the state's Consumer Protection Act.By violating their own standards of admission, they increase chances that their students will withdraw from for-profit colleges and default on loans. For instance, Daymar received more than $11 million in Pell Grants for the 2009-10 school year, and it has the second-highest default rate among Kentucky-based schools. Meanwhile, the student populations at these schools continue to grow, and so do the amounts of government financial aid. In a June 5, 2011, op-ed piece for The New York Times, Mr. Conway wrote that too many of the for-profit colleges many of them owned by hedge funds or publicly traded abuse the public trust by showing greater interest in profiting from student loan money than educating students. In a presentation to Kentucky lawmakers the same month, Mr. Conway compared some costs: $2,657 for a diploma/certificate in medical billing and coding from a community college; an average cost of $14,238 for the same diploma at a for-profit college. The Attorney General must not be alone in providing tougher scrutiny for proprietary colleges. An attempt to add oversight by the state's Council for Postsecondary Education failed in the last session of the General Assembly. Kentuckians ought to be troubled that the state Board for Proprietary Education, which includes employees of for-profit colleges (Daymar College president Mark Gabis has recently chaired the board), still oversees for-profit colleges offering degree programs below the baccalaureate level.
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In a presentation to Kentucky lawmakers the same month, Mr. Conway compared some costs: $2657 for a diploma/certificate in medical billing and coding from a community college; an average cost of $14238 for the same diploma at a for-profit college.
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The Medical Leader » PMC embraces Heartsafe effort
PIKEVILLE — Pikeville Medical Center is just one of many health facilities across the nation that is working to find ways to help reduce the number of sudden cardiac arrest deaths.
“We feel like our physicians and health personnel do an outstanding job when it comes to the treatment of heart attacks,” PMC Chief Medical Officer Dr. William Johnson said during a recent interview. “When you think about our inpatient mortality rate being as low as it is, that says something about our care.”
PMC recently exceeded its goal of a 4.9 percent or less inpatient mortality for treating heart attack patients.
PMC President and Executive Officer Walter E. May said the hospital’s affiliation with Cleveland Clinic has put patient care at an all-time high, especially when it comes to treating those with heart conditions.
“The people who live in this region deserve the absolute best health care in the world,” May said. “Pikeville Medical Center will keep doing everything we can to provide it to them. That’s why we’re affiliated with Cleveland Clinic heart surgery, and that’s why we will keep working to improve everything we do, every day.” While PMC is moving forward with its care, the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program is working with communities to improve the chances that anyone suffering a sudden cardiac arrest will have the best possible chance for survival.
DPH is collaborating with the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services and American Heart Association on the project.
Approximately 4,600 Kentucky residents die each year due to cardiac arrest that occurs out of the hospital, away from advanced medical assistance. Typically, these events happen in the presence of a family member or friend.
The HeartSafe Community program focuses on strengthening links within the community that contribute to the likelihood of survival of cardiac arrest.
“By taking action, you can help save a life in your community,” said Dr. William Hacker, DPH commissioner. “We are working directly with Kentucky communities to increase access to care, public awareness and the prevention of heart disease. By working together and developing a network of ‘heart safe’ communities across the state, we can improve the health and well-being of our fellow Kentuckians now – and years from now.”
To become a HeartSafe Community, applicants must review criteria for the program, complete an application, and mail or fax the application to DPH. The recognition is valid for a period of three years and is renewable through the application process.
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