title: Care transitions: a leverage point for safe and effective medication use in older adults--a mini-review.
abstract: Older adults often face challenges as they transition out of the acute care hospital, especially with regard to adhering to their medications. In this narrative review, we discuss medication adherence in older adults across the continuum of care, describing reasons for nonadherence, methods to assess adherence and tools to improve adherence, with particular focus on emerging techniques and technologies. Taking steps at care transitions to assess medications and foster adherence to the medication regimen can increase the safety of older adults following hospitalization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Nashville, Tenn., USA.
authors.forename: Amanda S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mixon
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kripalani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D059065:Medication Reconciliation; D010351:Patient Discharge; D062209:Patient Handoff