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The Health Information Act outlines the rules governing and protecting health information in the custody or under the control of a custodian in Alberta.
Alberta healthcare professionals need to understand these custody and control requirements to ensure patient health information is handled and protected in compliance with provincial law.
This resource explains how to request administrative health data for research, planning and projects, and provides access to online health data resources.
Alberta healthcare professionals can use this administrative data to support evidence-informed decisions and health system planning.
As nursing homes continue to struggle with finding staff, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is now requiring nursing homes, as of January 26, to report their employee turnover rates and weekend staffing levels for direct care staff.
The Alberta government confirms that Albertans have the right to access their health records.
This matters for Alberta healthcare professionals because they should be ready to support patient requests for health information in line with provincial access rights.
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Alberta's interactive health data portal provides statistics on demographics, mortality, disease, and other health topics in table, dashboard, or map formats.
Alberta healthcare professionals can use these data tools to track population health trends and inform local clinical and public health decisions.
An Alberta Health Services portal page listing all facilities and their inspection records.
Gives Alberta healthcare professionals a single reference point for reviewing facility inspection statuses across the province.
This Alberta Health Services page describes how people and patients can get information from their health records at Alberta Hospital Edmonton.
Helps Alberta clinicians guide patients to the proper channel for accessing their health information.
The Provincial Provider Registry is a trusted source of regulated health service provider information in Alberta.
Alberta healthcare professionals can use this registry to verify regulated provider credentials and support informed care decisions.
The Centre for Health Informatics (CHI) at the University of Calgary provides a data resources page listing Alberta Health Services (AHS) datasets for research and analysis.
These AHS datasets can help Alberta healthcare professionals leverage local data for health system insights, quality improvement, and evidence-informed decision-making.
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