Newly Elected Governor-Elect Designee
Congratulations to the Massachusetts Chapter Governor-Elect Designee, Richard M. Dupee, MD, FACP. Our newly elected Governor-elect Designee will start his four-year term as Governor in the Spring of 2010. As Governor, Dr. Dupee will serve as the official representative of the College for the Massachusetts Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. In the meantime, Dr. Dupee will be working closely with Dr. Izenstein, the current Governor, and College staff to learn about the College and his duties as Governor. To learn more about Dr. Dupee, read his bio and vision statement below.
Richard M. Dupee
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: 12/11/08
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Contact Information
Barry Z. Izenstein, MD, FACP,
Governor, Massachusetts Chapter
Lynda Layer
Governor's Assistant
Ph: 781-434-7317
E-mail: llayer@mms.org