Alberta Out-of-Country Health Service Payments by Practitioner Type

Out-of-Country Basic Health Services data compares annual statistics on payment distribution, service volume, and patient counts by practitioner type. The dataset is derived from fee-for-service payments under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP). It is published as an Excel table within the annual Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Statistical Supplement report.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in `Distribution of Payments` by `Practitioner Type` to identify cost drivers for out-of-country care.
• Compare annual `Number of Services` against `Discrete Patients` to calculate average services per patient for different practitioner categories.
• Model the relationship between `Practitioner Type` and total `Payments` to forecast future AHCIP budgetary requirements for out-of-country services.

Strengths

• Data is published annually, providing a consistent time series for trend analysis.
• Derived from official administrative records of the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column details, and sample sizes are not provided in the description.
• The dataset's geographic scope is limited to residents of Alberta, Canada, covered by AHCIP.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta, Alberta Health.

Collection Method

Compiled from fee-for-service payment records under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP).

Time Range

Annual coverage; specific years not stated.

Freshness

Updated annually; last platform update was 2026-04-02.

Geography

Alberta, Canada, for residents covered by AHCIP.