Editor—“However, all patients in the last six months of life are quite similar with regard to at least one critical case mix adjuster—they are all dead within six months.”1
This sounds like something from a Woody Allen film: they just don't write stuff like this any more. We need more such (inadvertent) humour in medical writing.
Competing interests: I cherish “howlers” like this one.
References
- 1.Wennberg JE, Fisher ES, Stukel TA, Skinner JS, Sharp SM, Bronner KK. Use of hospitals, physician visits, and hospice care during the last six months of life among cohorts loyal to highly respected hospitals in the United States. BMJ 2004;328: 607. (13 March.) [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]