Alberta Health Services Data Set Availability
Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit’s Data and Research Services team has access to a wide range of Alberta Health Services (AHS) data sets. In addition to the data sets listed below, other data sets may currently be available on a limited basis or will be added in the future.
Complete our Service Request form to request support accessing the following data sets or to learn what other data sets are currently available.
AHS Data Sets
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
Acute care inpatient hospitalizations in Alberta
Earliest data: April 1, 2002
Admission Discharge Transfer (ADT)
Patient transfers and location within hospital
Earliest data: February 1, 2020
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
Ambulatory encounters in Alberta, including emergency department, same-day surgery, and day procedures.
Earliest data: April 1, 2002
Emergency Department Information System (EDIS)
Ambulatory encounters in Alberta, including emergency department, same-day surgery, and day procedures.
Earliest data: April 1, 2010
Pharmaceutical Information Network (PIN)
Prescription drugs dispensed from most community pharmacies in Alberta.
Earliest data: April 1, 2008
Practitioner Claims
Health service claims submitted for payment by providers in Alberta under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan.
Earliest data: April 1, 1994
Laboratory
All AHS general lab tests including clinical chemistry, toxicology, hematology, serology, urinalysis and immunology.
Earliest data: April 1, 2012
Provincial Registry
Identifies whether people have coverage with Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) and can be used to identify deaths for Alberta residents.
Earliest data: April 1, 1994
Vital Statistics
Identifies dates of death for Alberta residents
Earliest data: January 1, 1999
Diagnostic Imaging
Diagnostic images performed in AHS hospital based facilities
Earliest data: January 1, 2011
Alberta Continuing Care Information System (ACCIS)
Continuing care stays including long-term care (LTC), designated supportive living (DSL) and home-living (HL)
Earliest data: January 1, 2012
COVID-19 Data (CDOM and PROVLAB)
PROVLAB captures COVID testing data in Alberta while CDOM captures public health assessments and contact tracing.
Earliest data: February 1, 2020
Connect Care
Connect Care is the provincial electronic medical record.
Earliest data: November 3, 2019