Richard M. Dupee
Bio
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: August 11, 1945 Boston, Massachusetts
EDUCATION: Tufts University, 1967, Tufts University School of Medicine, 1971;
POST DOCTORAL TRAINING: Newton Wellesley Hospital & New England Medical Center, 1971 - 1974
CERTIFICATION: ABIM – 1975 ABIM – Geriatrics, 1990 - 2000
PRESENT POSITION: Chief - Geriatrics Service - Tufts Medical Center
ACP ACTIVITIES: FACP - 1992, AGSF - 1998, Manuscript Reviewer - Annals - 2003 - Present
HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE: Tufts Medical Center - Chief Geriatrics Service, Newton Wellesley Hospital - Active Status, MetroWest Medical Center - Active Status
OTHER APPOINTMENTS: President – Massachusetts Geriatrics Society - 2005 - 2008, COSAR - American Geriatrics Society, President & CEO - Wellesley Medical Associates & MedWest, LLC, Medical Director & Founder - Alliance for Quality Care
AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST/EXPERTISE: Alzheimer’s Disease & Polypharmacy
Vision Statement
I was honored when asked by my colleagues if I would run for Governor of the the Massachusetts chapter of the ACP. I have just completed a second stint as President of the Massachusetts Geriatrics Society, so I feel that I’m pretty well-qualified to take on the responsibilities inherent in this position.
My goal as Governor is to continue the success of our high-quality CME conferences, but also to broaden the topics, to include conferences on coding, billing, and health information technology. As an internist and geriatrician, I am especially interested in end-of-life care, one of the most costly line-items in the Medicare budget.
The current payment system for providers is broken, both Medicare and commercial. We are under-paid for the time spent in caring for patients with multiple co-morbidities. Some insurers are down-coding our office visits with no rationale. The administrative costs, including CEO payments for some commercial insurers, are absurd.
Access to care is a huge issue in this state and in our country. There is a dire need for primary care physicians. As Governor, I plan to work aggressively with state and federal legislators to design a more efficient and financially fair care delivery system.
Page updated: 6/1/11
What's New
- Governor's Newsletter - July 2013
- Register Now - 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting
- 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting Brochure
- Submit your abstract - Deadline 8/21/13
- Social Media for Physicians Program- September 26, 2013
- Early Career Physicians Spring 2013 Newsletter
- Save the Date! Poster Day
Oct. 12, 2013 - SAVE the Date! MA Chapter Meeting
Nov. 2, 2013 - Read About Our Governor Elect
- Member Accomplishments
- ACP Internist Weekly
Contact Information
Richard Dupee, MD, FACP,
Governor, Massachusetts Chapter
George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, FACP,
Governor-elect, Massachusetts Chapter
Lynda Layer, CAE
Executive Director
Ph: 781-434-7317
E-mail: llayer@mms.org
