How do I earn and claim CME Credit/Time and MOC Credit through ClinicalKey?

1. Log in to your User Profile and perform a search to answer your chosen clinical question/problem.
2. From the search results, choose the most relevant CME-eligible content to answer your question. Your search will be automatically recorded as 'Potential CME Credit' or 'Potential Time' (displayed as a number next to the 'CME' link), and this number increases as you view CME eligible content.

Log in and select your name or the Spine menu (three stacked, horizontal lines), and select 'CME/MOC'.

Please note: Mobile App Users will need to either a) log in to the desktop version of ClinicalKey to view CME credits/time, or b) log in to the mobile browser and access ClinicalKey site to view CME credits/time.

If you are not logged in with your username and password, click the 'Login' link in the upper-right corner of the screen.

As long as your ClinicalKey subscription remains active, credits or contact hours may be redeemed for up to 2 years from the time they were accrued. Any credits that have already been redeemed will be saved for as long as you have access to your ClinicalKey subscription.

1. While logged in to your User Profile, navigate to the upper-right corner of the screen, and click your name or the Spine menu (three stacked, horizontal lines); select 'CME/MOC'. Mobile App Users will need to log in to the desktop version of ClinicalKey to claim CME credits/time.
2. Click the 'Claim Credit' or 'Claim Time' button, or click in the Potential Credits or Potential Time area.
3. On the CME Credit Submission or CME Time Submission page, choose the timeframe you would like to review, and/or scroll to find the item you wish to claim.
4. At the end of the row is a 'Claim' box with a dropdown menu. Click or hover over this to open two checklists in which you provide the following:

   • Searched for: Please indicate the type of information you were seeking: Clinical Manifestation, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis, Prevention, or Other. 
   • Applied Use: Please share with us how you applied the information gained in your search: 

     • Modified Plan - The information led you to modify your diagnostic or treatment plan. 
     • Reinforced Plan - The information reinforced your diagnosis or treatment plan.
     • More Info Needed - The information was insufficient to apply in practice, and more searching and information gathering will be needed. 
5. After you click the radio buttons to answer the questions in the Claim box, move your cursor out of the box. 'Claim'' will change to 'Selected'.
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click 'Submit' to continue. You will be taken to the CME Evaluation page.
7. Review your Credit Details, and answer the CME Evaluation questions.
8. At the bottom of the screen, click 'Submit' again.
9. You will receive a message stating the claim submission was successful. Below the message is a link to 'View/Print Certificate'.
10. If you wish to immediately submit your CME credits for MOC credit with ABIM, click the 'Submit These CME Credits for MOC' link. MOC credits also may be submitted at a later date.

Please Note:

• On October 28, 2015, ClinicalKey discontinued the option to claim CME credit through Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education for ClinicalKey searches. However, Cleveland Clinic keeps an archive of your credits, so you can visit their My CME site to see the credits that you claimed before October 28, 2015.
• You have the ability to print your certificate at any time once you log in with the password Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education provided at your initial registration.

Log in to your User Profile, and navigate to the CME Credits Dashboard or CME Time Dashboard. Click the 'Claimed Credits' or 'Claimed Time' link in the left column.

This shows all the credits/time, in addition to, topics reviewed that you have submitted/claimed and gives you the ability to filter and sort.

When you view CME-eligible content on the mobile app, this activity is recorded and added to your total of Potential CME Credits/Time. This quantity is displayed on both the mobile app (on the right side of the CME Credits/Time bar) and on the desktop version of ClinicalKey (in the upper-right corner, click your name or the three stacked, horizontal lines; note the quantity next to 'CME'). However, you can view and claim CME credit/time only on the desktop version of ClinicalKey.

For more information on CME, please visit the desktop version of ClinicalKey, and navigate to the CME section. Click the 'More Information' link at the top of the CME Credits Dashboard or CME Time Dashboard.

Log in and select your name or the Spine menu (three stacked, horizontal lines), and select 'CME/MOC'.

Please Note: Mobile App users will need to log in to the desktop version of ClinicalKey to view CME credits/time and MOC credits.

If you are not logged in with your username and password, click the 'Login' link in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Please note that online MOC submission is available only for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). You must add your date of birth and ABIM ID to claim MOC credit. MOC Credit totals are reset annually. MOC Credits must be submitted by December 31st in order to be claimed for that calendar year.

1. While logged in to your User Profile, navigate to the upper-right corner of the screen, and click your name or the Spine menu (three stacked, horizontal lines); select 'CME/MOC'. Mobile App users will need to log in to the desktop version of ClinicalKey to claim MOC credits.
2. Before claiming MOC credit, ensure you have added your date of birth and ABIM ID. To add this information, select 'Manage Boards' from the CME/MOC dashboard. Board information also may be edited if necessary.
3. Click the 'Submit to MOC' button.
4. On the MOC Credit Submission page, verify that your name, date of birth, and ABIM ID are correct (this information must match the information on file at ABIM). If it is correct, check the tick box to give ClinicalKey permission to submit your information to ABIM; then click 'Submit.'
5. You will receive a message stating the claim submission was successful. If an error message is received, please verify that your name, date of birth, and ABIM ID are correct. If a correction is needed, you may update the information and re-submit for MOC credit.
6. You may check the status of your MOC submissions by clicking 'View Submissions' from the CME/MOC dashboard. MOC submissions may take up to 48 hours to move from pending to accepted status.