Diagnosis Momentum

James Sabatini

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I am always looking for a catchy phrase that describes how and why a doctor has committed malpractice. The latest phrase I have discovered is diagnosis momentum. This phrase describes the tendency of each doctor brought into a case to accept blindly the initial doctor's diagnosis. It is like a rock rolling down a mountain, where the farther it rolls down the more force it gains, crushing anything in its pass. This phrase and the rock analogy comes from a book entitled How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman, MD. I recommend the book.