Alberta Physician Claims and Patient Statistics by Zone and Specialty

Statistics on the average number of distinct patients, claims, and payments per day for services under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. The data is organized by Alberta Health Services geographic zone and physician specialty, excluding out-of-province and out-of-country services. It is provided by the Government of Alberta and was last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional disparities in healthcare access based on geographic zone data.
• Model physician workload and service volumes based on average claims and patients per day.
• Compare payment and service patterns across different medical specialties.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Government of Alberta health insurance plan.
• Last updated date of 2026-03-18 indicates recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:03:11.141333

Geography

Alberta, Canada, segmented by Alberta Health Services geographic zones.