Out-of-Country Health Services Program: Annual Application Statistics for Alberta

Annual statistics on the status of applications to Alberta's Out-of-Country Health Services Program, which reviews requests for medical services not available within the province. The data is published by the Government of Alberta in its annual 'Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Statistical Supplement' report. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-02.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in application volumes and outcomes based on annual statistics.
• Assess the demand for specialized medical services outside Alberta based on program application data.
• Monitor program performance and review committee decisions based on status of applications.

Strengths

• Data is published annually by a government health authority, suggesting regular updates.
• Derived from an official statistical report, indicating a structured source.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Likely compiled from administrative records of the Out-of-Country Health Services Committee.

Time Range

Annual coverage, specific years not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-02 12:41:54.067548; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada, for services sought outside the province.