EHR Usage Statistics

On this page you will find a summary of Alberta Netcare statistics that will be of interest to the health community. These figures are up to date as of June 2016.

Information Availability

  • Approximately 96% of the medications dispensed in community pharmacies are being added to the EHR each year.
  • Approximately 97% of the community pharmacies in Alberta are actively submitting their dispense data.
  • Approximately 92% of the laboratory test reports are available in the EHR.
  • Approximately 97% of all public and private laboratory facilities are submitting information to the EHR. 
  • Approximately 96% of the diagnostic images and reports created in Alberta facilities are available in the EHR.
  • Approximately 92% of AHS and private diagnostic imaging facilities are providing information to the provincial EHR.

EHR users

  • Over 51,000 health professionals have access to Alberta Netcare Portal.

Screens of Information 

  • Approximlately 7.2 million screens of information in 2.5 million patient records are accessed monthly.
  • Since March 2006, when the Alberta Netcare Portal was launched, more than 366.5 million screens of information in 133.6 million patient records were accessed by Alberta health professionals.