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Powered by responsible AI, this innovative clinical decision support solution helps transform complexity into clarity by delivering relevant insights at the point of care sourced from trusted, evidence-based content.
Natural language queries enable clinicians to ask questions in a conversational format that allows for follow-up questions that pull context from the original question.
References with clear citations validate decision-making with direct links to supporting published evidence.
Responses can be personalized based on clinician profile and consider patient context such as age, comorbidities and current medications, when prompted.
Access evidence-based resources in seconds
Used by more than 30,000 clinicians, ClinicalKey AI is specifically designed for clinical application and offers the latest information:
Multiple evidence-based content sources including a subset of ClinicalKey content, such as The Lancet, Braunwald’s, and Goldman-Cecil, and trusted non-ClinicalKey are updated daily.
Experienced clinicians continuously test ClinicalKey AI outputs for helpfulness, correctness and more.
Help clinicians embrace the use of AI in healthcare
While integrating new technology into the workflow can sometimes be challenging, ClinicalKey AI is designed to help enhance the clinician experience and instill confidence with:
Intuitive AI tools that work to support clinicians — not replace them
Sensible guardrails that facilitate responsible clinical decision-making
Advanced information that helps elevate clinician knowledge and support their professional journey
Providing quick access to trusted clinical knowledge, ClinicalKey AI allows clinicians to focus on what truly matters — quality patient care. Discover how ClinicalKey AI can help clinicians stay informed on current research.
2025 MedTech Breakthrough Award for AI Innovation
ClinicalKey AI is a 2x winner of the MedTech Breakthrough Award for AI Innovation, recognized for:
Expanded access to more than 50 countries, making generative AI-enabled clinical decision-making available across the world.
New functionality that embeds ClinicalKey into the clinical workflow, including a hybrid app and single sign-on (SSO) through Epic.
Continuing medical education and board submission features that support ongoing professional development.
Expanded content coverage with guidelines and full-text journal articles, including practice guidelines from the American College of Cardiology.
ClinicalKey AI supports clinicians with:
Natural language queries
Natural language queries
Ask questions in a conversational format with AI technology that allows for natural language queries.
Summarized responses drawn from evidence-based content sources
Summarized responses drawn from evidence-based content sources
Multiple evidence-based content sources are updated daily.
Responses that consider patient context when prompted
Responses that consider patient context when prompted
For example, comorbidities, current medications, age.
Ability to ask follow-up questions
Ability to ask follow-up questions
Follow-up questions pull the context from the original question.
References with linked citations
References with linked citations
Direct links to the supporting published evidence.
Personalization
Personalization
Provides personalized responses based on the clinician’s profile.
Discover how ClinicalKey AI can help improve outcomes for every patient
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Summarized responses drawn from evidence-based content sources
References with linked citations
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“We're spending a lot of time utilizing these tools, evaluating, and making sure that they're operating correctly. At the end of the day, our providers are making the decisions for patients but they're being augmented with AI and that to me serves patients in the best possible way. Because that human is taking advantage of all the world's content.”
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John Brownstein, MD
CIO at Boston Children's Hospital
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Frequently asked questions
ClinicalKey AI Support CenterClinicalKey AI is a clinical decision support tool that combines trusted, evidence-based clinical content with conversational search powered by generative AI. It is designed to assist clinicians in making informed decisions at the point of care by providing quick access to reliable information.
Using natural language queries, clinicians access comprehensive resources—journal articles, textbooks, clinical overviews, drug info, and more— to help support efficient clinical workflows and productivity. ClinicalKey AI helps identify accurate diagnoses efficiently, ensuring high-quality, reliable information.
ClinicalKey AI draws exclusively from trusted, copyright-cleared proprietary and third-party sources, ensuring access to reliable clinical evidence. Each response includes citations linked to published evidence, promoting trust and enabling further exploration.
ClinicalKey AI mitigates risk and fosters trust by using a secure platform of copyright cleared content, including proprietary Elsevier content and trusted third-party sources. This provides breadth and depth in the information available to clinicians.
Yes, each summary generated by ClinicalKey AI includes citations that link directly to the supporting published evidence. This allows clinicians to explore further when needed and verify the information.
For over 10 years, Elsevier has used AI and machine learning responsibly in our products, combining it with unparalleled peer-reviewed content, extensive data sets and sophisticated analytics.
ClinicalKey AI is developed in line with Elsevier's Five Responsible AI Principles:
We consider the real-world impact of our solutions on people.
We take action to prevent the creation or reinforcement of unfair bias.
We can explain how our solutions work.
We create accountability through human oversight.
We respect privacy and champion robust data governance.
ClinicalKey AI: Trusted content. Powered by responsible AI.
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