Sharma G, Fletcher K, Zhang D, et.al. JAMA. 2009;301(16):1671-1680. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=183797 . Accessed August 1, 2014. Continuity of Outpatient and Inpatient Care by Primary Care Physicians for Hospitalized Older Adults. Context Little is known about the extent of continuity of care across the transition from outpatient care to hospitalization. Objectives To describe continuity of care in older hospitalized patients, change in continuity over time, and factors associated with discontinuity.