Alberta Out-of-Province Hospital Payments and Service Statistics

Government of Alberta data details payments, service counts, and patient numbers for out-of-province hospital services under the AHCIP. The dataset is published annually in an Excel format as part of the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Statistical Supplement. It covers services billed to the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of payments across different out-of-province hospital service categories.
• Model the relationship between the number of services provided and the count of discrete patients.
• Track annual trends in payments and service volumes for healthcare financial planning.

Strengths

• Data is published annually, providing a time series for trend analysis.
• Sourced directly from the Government of Alberta's official statistical supplement.
• Available in structured Excel (XLSX) format for direct analysis.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and data granularity are unknown.
• Limited to out-of-province services under one provincial plan, not a national view.
• Lacks patient-level or hospital-level detail, focusing on aggregate statistics.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Administrative data from the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP).

Time Range

Annual coverage, specific years unknown.

Freshness

Updated annually; last update recorded in March 2026.

Geography

Alberta, Canada, focusing on services used by residents outside the province.