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DC-based Dr. Michael Pentecost focuses on major regulatory and legislative themes that might impact the work of radiologists or their patients.

 

2010

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Leadership for the Ages
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
August 2010 (Vol. 7, Issue 8, Pages 559-560)
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In the Blink of an Eye
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
June 2010 (Vol. 7, Issue 6, Page 396)
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Hail Massachusetts
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
April 2010 (Vol. 7, Issue 4, Pages 248-249)
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Dartmouth Interrupted
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
February 2010 (Vol. 7, Issue 2, Pages 90-91)
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2009

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Health Care Reform: What Americans Want
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
December 2009 (Vol. 6, Issue 12, Page 831)
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Errors, Chasms, and Roadmaps
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
October 2009 (Vol. 6, Issue 10, Pages 669-670)
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Comparative Effectiveness Research
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
August 2009 (Vol. 6, Issue 8, Pages 547-548)
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The Prescription: An Ample Dose of Disruption
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
June 2009 (Vol. 6, Issue 6, Pages 397-398)
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Here Comes the New Boss
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
April 2009 (Vol. 6, Issue 4, Pages 225-226)
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Health Care in a Time of Peril
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
February 2009 (Vol. 6, Issue 2, Pages 79-80)
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2008

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The Five-Year Review
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
December 2008 (Vol. 5, Issue 12, Pages 1174-1175)
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
October 2008 (Vol. 5, Issue 10, Pages 1034-1035)
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The Real Kings of the Hill
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
August 2008 (Vol. 5, Issue 8, Pages 879-880)
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Statehouse Struggles
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
June 2008 (Vol. 5, Issue 6, Pages 699-700)
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The New Dutch Reformation
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
April 2008 (Vol. 5, Issue 4, Pages 544-545)
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VEBA Las Vegas
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
February 2008 (Vol. 5, Issue 2, Pages 84-85)
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2007

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Last Exit: The Clinton Health Care Plan Revisited
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
December 2007 (Vol. 4, Issue 12, Pages 869-871)
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A Tiger by the Tail
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
October 2007 (Vol. 4, Issue 10, Pages 680-682)
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The Heart of the Matter
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
August 2007 (Vol. 4, Issue 8, Pages 521-522)
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Risky Business
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
June 2007 (Vol. 4, Issue 6, Pages 350-352)
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Consumer-Directed Health Plans: At Last, Data
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
April 2007 (Vol. 4, Issue 4, Pages 211-213)
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The New House of Blues
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
February 2007 (Vol. 4, Issue 2, Pages 90-91)
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2006

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Wilbur Cohen and the Origins of Medicare
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
December 2006 (Vol. 3, Issue 12, Pages 907-909)
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Progress in Patient Safety: Real or Imagined?
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
November 2006 (Vol. 3, Issue 11, Pages 832-834)
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Value-Based Competition in Health Care
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
October 2006 (Vol. 3, Issue 10, Pages 730-732)
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Quality Improvement Organizations and Specialty Hospitals: A Progress Report
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
September 2006 (Vol. 3, Issue 9, Pages 647-649)
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The Massachusetts Health Care Reform Plan
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
August 2006 (Vol. 3, Issue 8, Pages 575-577)
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Physician Performance and Congressional Hardball
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
July 2006 (Vol. 3, Issue 7, Pages 489-492)
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Wither Primary Care?
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
June 2006 (Vol. 3, Issue 6, Pages 394-397)
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Health Care Reform: The Conservative Agenda
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
May 2006 (Vol. 3, Issue 5, Pages 314-316)
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The Last Prescription Drug Benefit: The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
April 2006 (Vol. 3, Issue 4, Pages 240-242)
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Electronic Medical Records, Chapter 2: The Obstacles
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
March 2006 (Vol. 3, Issue 3, Pages 167-168)
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Electronic Medical Records: Chapter One, The Promise
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
February 2006 (Vol. 3, Issue 2, Pages 85-87)
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Financing American Health Care: The New New Idea
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
January 2006 (Vol. 3, Issue 1, Pages 11-13)
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2005

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The Vital Signs of Quality Improvement Organizations
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
December 2005 (Vol. 2, Issue 12, Pages 975-978)
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Health Care and Public Opinion
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
November 2005 (Vol. 2, Issue 11, Pages 883-886)
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Specialty Hospitals Hang in the Balance
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
October 2005 (Vol. 2, Issue 10, Pages 812-815)
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Still Human After All These Years
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
September 2005 (Vol. 2, Issue 9, Pages 732-735)
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Pay for Performance: At Last or Alas?
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
August 2005 (Vol. 2, Issue 8, Pages 655-658)
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The Quickening Debate Over Medicaid
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
July 2005 (Vol. 2, Issue 7, Pages 562-564)
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Veterans Affairs Hospitals: Prepared for Duty?
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
June 2005 (Vol. 2, Issue 6, Pages 464-467)
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Vioxx, Radiology, and the Food and Drug Administration
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
May 2005 (Vol. 2, Issue 5, Pages 394-397)
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The growing physician shortage: Fact or folly?
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
April 2005 (Vol. 2, Issue 4, Pages 308-310)
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Four more years: The White House health care agenda for 2005 to 2009
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
March 2005 (Vol. 2, Issue 3, Pages 212-214)
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Health care in America: Sustainable path or collision course?
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
February 2005 (Vol. 2, Issue 2, Pages 114-117)
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A surgeon leads the Senate
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
January 2005 (Vol. 2, Issue 1, Pages 12-14)
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2004

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Health care inflation and high-tech medicine: A new look
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
December 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 12, Pages 901-903)
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Mammography and the risks of engagement
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
November 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 11, Pages 797-799)
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Evidence-based medicine: Ready for prime time?
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
October 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 10, Pages 715-718)
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Money, message, and political advocacy
Michael J. Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
September 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 9, Pages 626-628)
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Abdominal aortic aneurysms and the Pulitzer Prize
Michael J Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
August 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 8, Pages 545-546)
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The other shoe: Medicaid
Michael J Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
July 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 7, Pages 452-454)
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Tom Coburn, MD: a doctor in the house
Michael J Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
June 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 6, Pages 381-382)
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Medicare reform legislation: A new chapter in a long story
Michael J Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
May 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 5, Pages 308-309)
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NIH Roadmap: course change for the big ship
Michael J Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
April 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 4, Pages 239-240)
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HIPAA and the law of unintended consequences
Michael J Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
March 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 3, Pages 164-165)
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Anesthesia wars: lessons for radiology
Michael J Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
February 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 2, Pages 85-86)
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Medical malpractice reform: federal politics
Michael J Pentecost
Journal of the American College of Radiology
January 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 1, Page 15)
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