There has been a lot of discussion among the Risk Management/Patient Safety specialists at OHIC and at The Doctors Company about the book "How Doctors Think." The book was written by Jerome Groopman, MD, who holds a chair in medicine at Harvard Medical School.
As a patient, Dr. Groopman sought the care and opinions of six different physicians. He was given four different diagnoses. He went on to write this book about the errors in thinking that caused the misdiagnoses. Darrell discussed some of Dr. Groopman's theories in the blog on "Cognitive Errors."
Here is the link to an interview with Dr. Groopman on National Public Radio that you might find interesting. It also includes an excerpt from the book. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8946558
If you've read the book, I'd be interested in hearing your opinions!