UpToDate Phase II
May 21, 2012
Dr. Shroff, CSG
Jill Hartman, Product Development
A Step-by-Step Guide for Physicians Accessing
UpToDate® through MEDITECH, hCare
Clinician Portal or UTD link through SSO
• Earning CME Credit
• Registration Process
• Merging Accounts
• Redeeming CME Credit
• Technical Set-up (begins on slide 24)
Available to HCA Hospitals Only
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GET STARTED EARNING CME CREDIT TODAY
Registration Required to Earn Credits Provided
by UpToDate
UpToDate is an ACCME-accredited provider
• Earning and redeeming CME credit is a simple process
You may earn CME credit every time you research a clinical question using
UpToDate® through an HCA access point
• There are no fees when accessing through the HCA network
Self management system: YOU complete and submit credits
• Credits are organized by month and can be redeemed for up to two
years
• YOU can redeem your credits at your convenience – 24 hours a day,
7 days a week
• YOU view and print your earned CME certificate and log for
educational requirement submissions
• You can also view and print previous CME submissions at any time,
provided that your HCA 34 ID is active
After initial registration, application will recognize you by your 3-4 ID
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STEP 1: Access UpToDate from one of
the HCA access points
You must access UpToDate from the HCA access points (MEDITECH,
hCare Clinician Portal) in order to earn CME credit.
MEDITECH 5.6.4 via Clinical Review
- Set up of Evidence Vendor Parameters required
- ALL facilities with FULL PCM or PCM –LITE licenses have
this functionality.
SSO
- Use specific URL
hCare Clinician Portal
- Will be located on home page
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STEP 2: Register for your HCA User Account
YOU MUST USE YOUR 3-4 ID as your User ID.
1. In order to earn/redeem CME credit, you must register with your HCA 3-4 ID regardless if you are a new or existing user.
2. The first time you access UptoDate within HCA, you will see the screen below. Complete the registration information below.
3. Your username must be your HCA 3-4 ID, in ALL CAPS (e.g., DOC1234) Your password is your choice (6-12 characters, no
spaces or symbols) and it will not expire.
Note: If you choose to bypass this screen for a quick search, you will not receive CME credit and will need to follow
additional instructions on how to register at a later date.
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The current scope of this implementation is for CME credits only.
Confirmed Registration
Indicators for CME Accrual
Displays
CME
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Registration
Confirmation Email
Dear Dr. Beader,
Your UpToDate user name and password are below. Please note that you will need these only to manage your
account and collect education credits. You will not need to use them to access UpToDate from within your
facility's integrated system. This user name and password will not give you access to www.uptodate.com
outside of your integrated system. You can only use UpToDate from access points provided by your
institution.
You may change your user name and password by going to the My Account tab within UpToDate, however your
User name MUST be your HCA 34-ID.
User name:
ABC1234
Password:
4C4FC788
Thank you for registering with UpToDate.
If you have questions about your UpToDate account, please email us at emrsupport@uptodate.com.
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Non-Registered User Layout for
non-CME Accrual
If you choose not to register on
your first visit, you will not see
your name on the bottom of this
screen
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How to Register at a Later Date
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Step 3: Merging Your UpToDate CME Accounts
(Merging your Multiple UpToDate Accounts)
Should be
HCA 3-4 ID
Any active account may be merged with
an HCA account. (Example: Corporate
account-HCA account
To merge accts you may log in with your HCA
or individual account
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Merging Process Continued…
Insert Non-HCA Account
User Name & Password
Source Account = HCA Account
Target Account = Non-HCA Account
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Merging of Accounts
Confirmation
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STEP 4: Redeem your CME credit
Click the appropriate boxes in the submit column
for each month you would like to redeem credits.
Note: Potential
Credits that have not
been submitted will
expire after two years
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Redeeming Credits Continued…
Once questions are answered, the
row for this search should turn from
green to white and 0.5 credits should
appear in far right column
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Redeeming Credits Continued…
Click SAVE when all
questions have been
answered and you are
ready to print the certificate
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Redeeming Credits Continued…
Select the
Months of credit
you would like to
include on your
printed
certificate by
checking the
SUBMIT box for
the Completed
Credits
Click Continue when are
ready to print your certificate
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Redeeming Credits Continued…
New screen will appear
to verify your
information is correct
before clicking Submit
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Redeeming Credits Final Step
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Certificate of Completion
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View/Print Previous CME
Submissions (Certificate & Log)
Under the CME tab, click on
View My Past Submissions
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CME Log/Certificate Access
New screen will appear that will
include the option to view/print the
search log and/or the certificate
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Continuing Education
UpToDate is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide
continuing medical education for physicians.
The current scope of this implementation is for CME credits only.
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Technical Support
For technical questions please contact:
Client Support Services
1-800-265-8422
Option 2 (Clinical Systems)
Option 1 (EDM/Advanced Clinicals)
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