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 Primary and Preventative Health Services Professionals.