UpToDate is an electronic primary resource for point-of-care medical knowledge and research that has proven to increase clinical knowledge and improve patient care. This electronic resource acts as a quick reference manual on symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, drugs and drug interactions, medical calculations, and patient education that can be used while working directly with patients. Using a personal UptoDate account while searching allows CME credit accumulation, as well.
Why UpToDate?
Follow the instructions to obtain an authorization code to approve your CMHS email for Lexidrug mobile app access. You must be on the hospital campus to register:
To access UpToDate from a hospital location, go to the Intranet page and click the UptoDate link at the bottom of the left column.
To access UpToDate from anywhere, follow the steps below:
1. While off campus, start here. (If you already have been using the library offsite, skip this step). This link will create an OpenAthens account that gives you access to the library off-site. Your credentials are the same as your CMH email. Note: If you are on campus and want to do this step, you can only do this on your mobile device while turning off the hospital wi-fi.
2. Now go on campus to a hospital computer and navigate to UptoDate for registration. You must be on campus to see the orange Register button. (see screenshot below). Before calling IT or the library for help, make sure you have tried this step at one of the two hospital locations.
3. Complete the form to create a personal account. Be sure to write down the login and password you create when you register for the UptoDate account. This login/pw will be what you use in the Update Anywhere mobile app.
View a tutorial to Register while on campus!
4. Download the UptoDate Anywhere mobile app, which can be found at: UpToDate Mobile Clinical Decision Support App.
5. UpToDate requires users to extend their personal account access by logging in while on campus once every 120 days. If you do not login from a hospital computer in that timeframe you will need to re-register using this process again.
1. Once you have created an UpToDate account, download the UpToDate app from the app store.
2. Download, install, and open the app. Log in using the personal account you created. Accept the terms and conditions of the app to proceed.
3. Access the different functions of UpToDate from the hamburger menu in the upper right corner. Any CME credits you earn through UpToDate will be tracked in live time at the top of the screen.
UpToDate requires that users signing in through an institutional license re-authenticate their affiliation every 120 days.
If at any time you are unable to log into UpToDate or are told you are no longer a verified user, start with this step. It is quite possible that all you need to do is re-verify your credentials.
More information on this requirement can be found here: https://www.uptodate.com/home/maintaining-access