by Torie Sepah MD | Oct 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
I draw the line at calling the physician experience a ‘Human Rights Violations”. Our profession as physicians is in crisis, but “human rights violations” and “moral injury” are inaccurate terms to use. It may be surprising to some that I am writing this... 
by Torie Sepah MD | Jun 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
What the Patient Doesn’t Know Will Harm Them: The Not So Innocuous “Provider” Effect JUNE 10, 2019 Language matters. The use of the word “provider” may seem innocuous, but it is significant both for patients and physicians. For patients, it has been perhaps the most... 
by Torie Sepah MD | Jun 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
The problem with calling physician burnout a human rights violation or a moral injury Our profession is in crisis, but “human rights violations” and “moral injury” are inaccurate terms to use. It may be surprising to some that I am writing this piece as I am viewed as... 
by Torie Sepah MD | Jun 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Language matters: the not-so-innocuous provider effect Language matters. The use of the word “provider” may seem innocuous, but it is significant both for patients and physicians. For patients, it has been perhaps the most pronounced step — if not leap — away from... 
by Torie Sepah MD | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
What does $34K cost? A swimming pool. Most of a Tesla. Not nearly enough to have your kid swapped out during their sham SAT test. Nor would an ICU bill for a stay that resulted in survival — $48,744 is the cost of that. What costs an alarming amount more is the bill... 
by Torie Sepah MD | May 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
$34,000 to save mothers and their children from postpartum depression A swimming pool. Most of a Tesla. Not nearly enough to have your kid swapped out during their sham SAT test. Nor would an ICU bill for a stay that resulted in survival — $48,744 is the cost of that....