Elsevier ClinicalKey FAQs Table of Contents What is ClinicalKey? Where can I access ClinicalKey? What medical specialties are covered in ClinicalKey? What information is available through ClinicalKey? How often is the journal content on ClinicalKey updated? What is the availability of book editions on ClinicalKey? Who are ClinicalKey s publishing partners? How does ClinicalKey deliver relevant search results? What is Smart Content? How does ClinicalKey align with physician workflows? Can I save searches in ClinicalKey? What is KeyConnect? How much does ClinicalKey cost? Why should I use ClinicalKey vs conventional search engines like Google?
What is ClinicalKey? ClinicalKey is not just a conventional clinical search engine, but a clinical insight engine designed specifically to address physicians 3 key search requirements. Comprehensive: Supplies answers from the largest collection of published medical resources in every medical and surgical specialty, and includes all MEDLINE abstracts with access and entitlements to other full-text purchases when used with an institution s link resolver Trusted: Authoritative medical and surgical content from Elsevier Speed to answer: Smart Content enables fast discovery of the most relevant answers, plus more intuitive searching and Intuitive: Information is structured to align with doctors workflows, whether they are treating and diagnosing patients, staying current in their field, or preparing care plans Where can I access ClinicalKey? You can access your ClinicalKey account from any computer or mobile device that has Internet access. From any Web browser go to www.clinicalkey.com Accessing ClinicalKey outside of your institution depends on the restrictions set forth by your institution s network What medical specialties are covered in ClinicalKey? ClinicalKey offers content covering all medical and surgical specialties. Search results can be filtered by specialty, using the left navigation window of ClinicalKey. What information is available through ClinicalKey? The content in ClinicalKey comes from Elsevier s vast online medical portfolio. The collection of journals available in ClinicalKey is growing every month, and currently includes more than 600,000 articles from more than 500 journals, such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology and The Lancet. ClinicalKey also has more than 20 million MEDLINE abstracts, which are retrieved each day from the National Library of Medicine (NLM). 2
You can also access clinical trials. The number available is determined by the number available in the ClinicalTrials.gov database. In addition, ClinicalKey has more than 2,800 drug monographs that are provided by Gold Standard. Gold Standard makes an average of 30 to 50 content updates each day to their collection, with their peak months having more than 2,000 new updates. These updates are all available through ClinicalKey. ClinicalKey also has nearly 1 million images from books and almost 3 million images from journals. More than 95% of images published in the print version of a resource appear in ClinicalKey. ClinicalKey also has more than 15,000 patient education handouts available to users, with approximately 75% of these handouts being available in both Spanish and English. There are more than 2,000 practice guidelines available in ClinicalKey. These full-text practice guidelines are made available through the journals that ClinicalKey features. ClinicalKey also includes links to the full text of additional practice guidelines found on the websites of professional and government agencies, as well as feature links to summaries from the National Guideline Clearinghouse. In summary, ClinicalKey includes: ALL Elsevier medical and surgical journals (over 500) Selected third-party journals and content sources ALL Elsevier medical and surgical reference books (over 800) ALL medical and surgical clinics of North America ALL First Consult point-of-care clinical monographs ALL Procedures Consult content and associated videos ALL Clinical Pharmacology drug monographs ALL Elsevier medical and surgical videos (over 9,000) Guideline information Elsevier and third-party published patient education How often is the journal content on ClinicalKey updated? Journal articles are added to ClinicalKey s database as new issues are published, and generally available 2 to 3 weeks after the print version is published. Articles in press (epub Ahead of Print) can be accessed prior to publishing of the journal issue. 3
What is the availability of book editions on ClinicalKey? You can access most books on ClinicalKey the same day they are published in print. A book may occasionally require additional work in order to convert it to ClinicalKey s electronic format. In this case, the book should be available within 8 weeks. A book will generally remain available on ClinicalKey until its new edition is available on the site. We may sometimes replace a book with a new title based on user feedback or usage statistics of the book. Who are ClinicalKey s publishing partners? More than 800 market-leading medical and surgical books, including Gray s Anatomy, Cecil Medicine, Braunwald s Heart Disease, Campbell s Operative Orthopaedics, and more More than 500 top journals in all medical and surgical specialties, including The Lancet An extensive library of medical illustrations and images, including The Netter Collection A wide variety of full-length medical and surgical videos (over 9,000) How does ClinicalKey deliver relevant search results? ClinicalKey uses 2 unique Elsevier technologies to provide the most relevant answers to physicians queries: ClinicalKey ensures its users get the most relevant content by tagging each paragraph using our proprietary medical taxonomy, EMMeT (Elsevier Merged Medical Taxonomy), to create Elsevier Smart Content ClinicalKey is exclusively designed to align with physician workflows so it delivers answers that are more relevant than those provided by conventional clinical search engines What is Smart Content? Smart content ensures ClinicalKey adapts to meet physicians specific needs. It is created when searchable content is mapped to a taxonomy classifying the meaning of terms in the content. ClinicalKey creates clinical Smart Content by mapping searchable journal, book, image, and video content to Elsevier s proprietary taxonomy, EMMeT. EMMeT refines and combines other broad taxonomies to create the single most clinically useful taxonomy. It allows ClinicalKey to understand the meaning of searchable content so you can discover related content missed by keyword searches on conventional clinical search engines. 4
Also, because ClinicalKey uniquely understands physicians searches, it can autosuggest a broad range of additional terms to help them find the most relevant answers faster. EMMeT is constantly evolving to ensure ClinicalKey consistently identifies the most relevant answers. How does ClinicalKey align with physician workflows? ClinicalKey is exclusively designed to align with physician workflows, so it delivers answers that are more relevant than those provided by conventional clinical search engines and significantly reduces the time physicians spend searching. It structures information to align with doctors workflows, whether they are treating and diagnosing patients, staying current in their field, or sharing information with colleagues. Workflow alignment allows ClinicalKey to become an integral part of a physician s workflow, rather than a disruption. ClinicalKey provides access to the content they need most ClinicalKey allows them to filter search results by clinically meaningful subcategories (content type, specialty, disease, and more) Specialty-specific tools enable physicians to quickly go from topic overview to in-depth specialty information to meet clinical challenges Workflow alignment extends to the design of ClinicalKey s user interface, making the most relevant tools immediately accessible Physicians can personalize ClinicalKey for greater workflow alignment, ensuring the most relevant results and cutting search time even further Saved searches save physicians time Personalized alerts keep physicians current when new information is available Can I save searches in ClinicalKey? Yes, you can save searches in order to make content more readily available. First you must log in using your username and password. Then, click the Saved Searches button that s located above the search results window. 5
What is KeyConnect? KeyConnect is the ultimate companion to ClinicalKey. Within the KeyConnect website, users have access to tips, tutorials, and news about the latest ClinicalKey developments. Registered users can also interact with one another and discuss how they get the most relevant medical content out of ClinicalKey. Visit KeyConnect at www.keyconnect.clinicalkey.com. How much does ClinicalKey cost? ClinicalKey is available to purchase via an institutional subscription. The price is dependent on the size and resource needs of your institution. Your librarian should contact their Elsevier sales representative or call 866-429-0335. Why should I use ClinicalKey vs conventional search engines like Google? Because ClinicalKey is powered by Elsevier Smart Content, it will return the most clinically relevant answers fast. With content mapped to EMMeT and relationships building into a semantic framework, ClinicalKey will highlight connections between medical concepts and point to related content that conventional clinical search engines or Google might miss. What s more, with content provided by Elsevier, the world s leading provider of healthcare information, you know you can trust the results. 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 6