Module 4, Lesson 7
Prerequisites: Lesson 4.6 — AI Comms Hub: Fax, Email & SMS
Estimated time: 6 minutes
What You'll Learn
- Browse and select journals from the curated medical literature database
- Use the AI chat panel to search for clinical evidence
- Save journal filter settings for repeated research sessions
Clinical Evidence at Your Fingertips
DeepEvidentia is DeepCura's clinical research assistant, accessible from the sidebar under DeepEvidentia. It connects you with peer-reviewed medical literature from high-impact journals, helping you find evidence-based answers to clinical questions without leaving the platform.
The Journal Library
When you open DeepEvidentia, you see a curated library of medical journals organized by specialty. The database includes journals spanning dozens of clinical fields: Cardiology (Circulation, JACC, European Heart Journal), Infectious Disease (Clinical Infectious Diseases), Endocrinology (Diabetes Care), Emergency Medicine, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Pulmonary Medicine, Surgery, and many more.
Each journal entry displays the journal title, clinical specialty, a clinical usage score (indicating how frequently the journal is referenced in clinical practice), and its NLM (National Library of Medicine) ID. Higher clinical usage scores indicate journals more commonly cited in clinical decision-making.
Filtering and Selecting Journals
The Journal Filters panel at the top lets you narrow the list by specialty or search by journal name. You select journals by clicking on them -- selected journals are highlighted, and a counter shows how many you have chosen.
When journals are selected, a summary panel appears showing your selections with the option to remove individual journals. This curated set determines which sources the AI will search when you ask clinical questions.
Saving Your Filter Settings
Once you have selected your preferred journals, click Save Filter Settings to persist your selection to your profile. The next time you open DeepEvidentia, your saved journals are pre-selected, so you can jump straight into research without re-configuring.
Filter Options in Detail
Beyond selecting journals by specialty, DeepEvidentia gives you fine-grained control over the evidence pool:
- Authority Score: Choose High, Medium, or Low — based on the PubMed Core Clinical Studies classification, which ranks journals by their usage in clinical practice.
- Year Range: Limit results to recent studies (e.g., 2025) or include earlier foundational research.
- Article Types: Choose from 14 types including practice guidelines, meta-analyses, clinical trials, systematic reviews, and more.
After selecting journals and applying your criteria, click Apply Filters. A confirmation notification will appear when filters are successfully applied.
The AI Chat Panel
The core research experience happens in the Evidentia Chat Panel on the right side of the page. This is an AI-powered chat interface where you type clinical questions in natural language.
For example, you might ask: "What is the latest evidence on SGLT2 inhibitors for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction?" The AI searches PubMed across your selected journals and returns relevant findings with citations, publication dates, and key results.
The chat maintains context across messages, so you can ask follow-up questions to drill deeper into a topic. Responses include journal references that link back to the original publications.
Running DeepEvidentia on a Patient Case
DeepEvidentia can analyze an active patient encounter directly from the note interface. Here's how:
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Open the left sidebar and navigate to Agents → DeepEvidentia.
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Go to your Patient List and open the patient's file.
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Click the book with magnifier icon on the note to launch DeepEvidentia for that encounter.
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Choose your query mode:
- Analyze Current Encounter: uses the note's clinical data to generate an evidence report tailored to the patient.
- Create Custom Clinical Query: for general clinical questions not tied to a specific encounter.
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Click Generate Evidence Report. The report generates in the same format as standard notes.
Tip for custom queries: A note is required even for general questions. Create a dedicated patient file as a workspace for recurring custom queries to keep your records organized.
What the Evidence Report Includes
When the report is ready, it contains the following structured sections:
- Executive Summary: A concise synthesis with direct citations from your selected journals.
- Differential Diagnoses: Ranked by relevance to the clinical presentation.
- Treatment Options: Often presented in table format for easy comparison.
- Evidence Overview: Journal entries with quality scores so you know the strength of each source.
- Community Insights: Real-world perspectives drawn from clinical forums including Reddit and X (formerly Twitter).
- Resources & References: A full citation list at the bottom linking back to the original publications.
DeepEvidentia also integrates OpenFDA data for accurate, up-to-date drug information within the report — useful when evaluating pharmacological treatment options.
Evidence-Based Insights Embedded in Your Notes
In addition to the dedicated DeepEvidentia report, every note you generate can automatically include an Evidence-Based Clinical Insights section at the bottom. This section surfaces:
- Differential considerations: Supporting and opposing evidence tied directly to the patient's history and symptoms.
- Management suggestions: Treatment and lifestyle recommendations drawn from high-quality studies relevant to your encounter.
All insights are backed by Level 1A journals and include direct links to the source articles.
The insights section is clearly marked and kept separate from the clinical record — your medical record remains based solely on the patient conversation. You can keep or remove the section as you prefer.
Note on performance: If notes are generating slower than usual, click the stethoscope icon and select a faster model. This will remove the insights section and generate notes in speed mode.
A Note of Caution
Evidence-Based Insights are designed to support your clinical reasoning — not replace it. You remain the ultimate decision-maker for each patient. The AI surfaces evidence to inform, not direct, your clinical judgment.
When to Use DeepEvidentia
DeepEvidentia is most valuable in these scenarios:
- Point-of-care questions -- Quickly check the evidence for a treatment approach while seeing patients.
- Complex cases -- Research rare conditions or unusual presentations with targeted journal searches.
- Staying current -- Explore the latest publications in your specialty without dedicated journal review time.
- Patient education -- Find evidence to share with patients about recommended treatments or procedures.
Next Steps
Continue to Lesson 4.8 — AI Visualizer & AI Forms.