MyHealth Records

MyHealth Records is an online tool that lets Albertans 14 years of age or older see some of their health information from Alberta Netcare, the provincial electronic health record.

MyHealth Records also lets you keep better track of your health in one secure place. You can get, store, and manage your personal health information.

MyHealth Records can be used on a computer, tablet, and smartphone.

MyHealth Records Tools

My Personal Records

Overview

When you sign up for My Personal Records, you’ll be able to:

see the medicines you’ve had from community pharmacies for the past 18 months
see most immunizations you’ve had in Alberta
add other immunizations (this information won’t be transferred into Alberta Netcare or the Pharmacy Information Network)
see most common lab test results from the past 18 months
keep journals to track your mood, sleep, weight, and fitness goals
upload and track information from your personal health devices, including blood pressure monitors, blood glucose meters, and fitness trackers that are supported by My Personal Records
print out reports to share with your healthcare providers
safely exchange messages with your healthcare providers, who are using the same messaging tool

You’ll see even more features added to My Personal Records in the months and years ahead.

A secure place for
your health information

Protecting your private health information is a top priority.

To use My Personal Records, you’ll need to get a free MyAlberta Digital ID. This involves a number of steps to verify your identity
Your information is protected using both user authentication and data encryption. This means you need to prove you are who you say you are and that we use special tools to protect your information
My Personal Records has had a privacy impact assessment to make sure we protect your privacy
Security auditors from outside of My Personal Records (third-party security auditors) test the service’s security regularly

Get lab test results
right away

With My Personal Records, you can get your results for common lab tests as soon as they’re done. You’ll also find links to get more information about these tests.

If you have questions about a test result, call the My Personal Records Support line at 1-844-401-4016 to talk to a Health Link nurse.

Lab test results on
My Personal Records

My Personal Records lets you see the following lab test results:

Blood tests

liver function tests: alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), albumin, bilirubin, and protein
hematology tests: complete blood count and differential, ferritin, and iron
coagulation tests: activated partial thomboplastin time (APTT/PTT) and prothrombin time (PT/INR)
electrolytes: calcium, bicarbonate, chloride, phosphate, potassium, and sodium
lipid panel: cholesterol (HDL/LDL/non-HDL) and triglyceride
kidney function tests: creatinine, glomerular filtration rate, urea
endocrine tests: glucose (standard and fasting), glycohemoglobin (A1C), T4 and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

Urine test

routine urinalysis

MyAHS Connect - Coming 2020

MyAHS Connect is a new tool to help Alberta patients manage their health and healthcare experience.

MyAHS Connect is part of a larger project called Connect Care. With Connect Care, your AHS and partner health records will be stored in a single location and your healthcare team will have a more complete picture of your health history. Connect Care will be phased in across Alberta. Health organizations that work with Alberta Health Services (AHS), such as Covenant Health and Carewest, will also use Connect Care.

Features and Benefits

Overview

MyAHS Connect lets you:

view important health information from your Connect Care health record from AHS and partner hospitals, facilities and programs such as test results, medicines and visit summaries
communicate securely with members of your AHS and partner care teams, helping you to prepare for or follow up on a recent clinic visit
view past and future appointments with your AHS and partner care teams
request updates to your Connect Care health record, such as changes to your allergies, medicines or current health problems
share smartphone and medical device data (Apple Health, Google Fit, Fitbit, and Withings compatible devices) with your AHS and partner care teams
share images and documents with your AHS and partner care teams
view and pay any fees you owe to AHS and partner care teams for things such as crutches and other types of medical equipment
find out about research studies that may interest you

When can I get access?

MyAHS Connect will become available as Connect Care is launched throughout the province between May 2020 and 2022. Some patients in the Edmonton area may opt to have early access to MyAHS Connect in late 2019 after receiving care at a limited number of Connect Care sites:

The Walter C Mackenzie (WCM) Campus, the East Edmonton Health Centre, Pharmacy and Diagnostic Imaging sites in the Edmonton Zone, Alberta Precision Labs sites in Edmonton and the North Zone, DynaLIFE sites and labs at the Cross Cancer Institute and several ambulatory clinics in the Edmonton Zone.

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