Concordance of Discharge Materials and Older Adult Patient Understanding Cardiometabolic Medication Changes During Hospitalization

Linnea M Wilson; Brianna X Wang; Michael A Steinman; Mara A Schonberg; Edward R Marcantonio; Shoshana J Herzig; Timothy S Anderson

doi:10.1111/jgs.70329

Concordance of Discharge Materials and Older Adult Patient Understanding Cardiometabolic Medication Changes During Hospitalization

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Jan 30. doi: 10.1111/jgs.70329. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Linnea M Wilson^{1

2}, Brianna X Wang¹, Michael A Steinman^{3

4}, Mara A Schonberg^{1

5}, Edward R Marcantonio^{1

5}, Shoshana J Herzig^{1

5}, Timothy S Anderson^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
³ Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
⁴ Geriatrics and Extended Care, San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, California, USA.
⁵ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁶ Center for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, and Promotion (CHERP), VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁷ Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 41614683
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.70329

Abstract

Sankey diagram of agreement between dischareg summary, discharge instructions, and patient provided reasoning for chronic medication changes made during hospitalization.

Keywords: medication safety; patient communication; transitions of care.

Abstract

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