New article outlines the benefits and challenges of communicating visit information, strategies to support it, and the rationale for the emerging use of visit recording to improve communication with older adults.

UTMB's Dr. Masel and colleagues recently published an article in Age and Ageing, "The opportunities and uncertainties of clinic visit recording for older adults."

Key Points

• Information exchanged during clinic visits is essential for older adult care, but is not effectively shared
• Visit audio recordings have emerged as a novel strategy to optimise information sharing with older adults
• Recordings are associated with improved recall, understanding, healthcare outcomes in older adults
• Policies developed with older adults to mitigate risks associated with recording are required to realise its full potential