2006

• Health Quality Council - Satisfaction with Health care Services - Survey of Albertans 2006, October 4, 2006
• New programs promote better health for children and youth, September 28, 2006
• Report gives historical look at the health status of Albertans, July 18, 2006
• New law makes Alberta an international leader in the fight against cancer; establishes $500 million prevention fund, June 27, 2006
• Alberta Ombudsman now able to review patient concerns, June 15, 2006
• Evans to learn new innovative approaches from Swiss and Swedish health systems, June 1, 2006
  • Reports
• Health Quality Council established as a provincial health authority, June 1, 2006 
  • Health Quality Council of Alberta
• New regulation to grant prescribing power to pharmacists, May 31, 2006
• Updated Standards raise the bar for continuing care, May 3, 2006
• Government releases AON health benefit design options report, April 26, 2006
  • AON report
• New health bill process invites Albertans' input, April 20, 2006
  • What we heard
  • Highlights of Alberta government polling
• Health stakeholder meetings, March 2006
• Albertans agree health care system needs change, March 15, 2006
  • Leger Analysis of Findings (with appendices)
  • Leger Analysis of Findings (without appendices)
• Alberta health care renewal focuses on balance, February 28, 2006
  • Health Policy Framework

2005

• Health Minister clarifies released documents, November 8, 2005
  • Removing Barriers to Private Funding and Private Delivery of Health Care services in Alberta
  • Third Way Progress Update
• Consulting Firm hired for analysis of Health Care Insurance, November 3, 2005
• Government takes action on wait times: commits $1.4 billion of surplus on additional beds, facilities across province, October 14, 2005
• $189 million to digitize X-rays, ST and MRI scans - Faster reports and images will improve quality of care for Albertans, July 25, 2005

• Moving ahead with better health care, July 12, 2005

  • Getting on With Better Health Care

• Premier's Statement, Supreme Court Chaoulli decision, June 9, 2005

• Grant program continues to expand Alberta's telehealth network - May 13, 2005

  • Telehealth website

• Symposium on Health - Highlights from Thursday - May 5, 2005

• Government commits to action on health as symposium concludes - May 5, 2005

• Symposium on Health- Highlights from Wednesday - May 5, 2005

• Symposium on Health- Highlights from Tuesday - May 4, 2005

  • Alberta Symposium on Health brings 400 Alberta health care professionals and stakeholders together to exchange ideas and learn from international experts - May 3-5, 2005

• Alberta's Health Symposium Available via Web Cast - test your system - April 30, 2005

• World-wide health system innovators to spark Third Way discussion - April 7, 2005

• Health care evolution gains speed in Alberta - January 11, 2005

  • Premier Klein's speech to Canadian Club of Calgary

2004

• Health Care in Alberta: Strong today, stronger tomorrow - October, 2004

• Health renewal strategy improves access and quality now, looks to the future - June 30, 2004

  • Backgrounder: Health Authority Funding Allocations

• Two reports to form part of the fall discussion on options to sustain health care - June 30, 2004

  • Backgrounder: MLA Task Force on Health Care Funding and Revenue Generation

    • A Sustainable Health System for Alberta, MLA Task Force on Health Care Funding and Revenue Generation, October 2002

  • Backgrounder: Challenging Sustainability: Understanding Health System Performance of Leading Countries

    • Challenging Health System Sustainability:  Understanding Health System Performance of Leading Countries, Conference Board of CanadaConference Board of Canada , June 2004.

• Investing in better access now, seeking ideas on change for the future, key directions in Alberta health plan, June 23, 2004

• Board members appointed to four health regions, March 4, 2004

• Health websites launched to expand health information to Albertans, February 27, 2004

  • Health Link Alberta - medical advice also offered by phone, Edmonton 408- LINK, Calgary 943-LINK or elsewhere in the province at 1-866-408- LINK (5465)

  • Inform Alberta - regional services offered

• New council to focus on safe, quality heath care, February 20, 2004

  • Health Quality Council of Alberta

• Innovative clinics improve access to specialists, January 21, 2004

• Family Physicians, psychiatrists, and mental health clinicians team up to improve patient care, January 13, 2004

  • Primary Health Care

• New telehealth grants improve access to health care - January 12, 2004

  • Telehealth website

2003

• Alberta Community the first in Canada fully linked to electronic health records - December 17, 2003

  • Alberta Netcare

• Health Professions Amendment Act supports electronic health record and health provider directory - November 19, 2003

• Ground-breaking physician agreement going to ratification, November 8, 2003

  • Master Agreement Regarding the Tri-lateral Relationship and Budget Management Process for Strategic Physician Agreements - February 2004
    • Report Card - Status of the Trilateral Master Agreement - June 2005
      • Executive Summary- June 2005

• New electronic health record helps keep patients safe - October 21, 2003

• Medical waiting lists go on-line, October 10, 2003

  • Alberta Waitlist registry

• Four health regions seeking nominations - September 25, 2003

• Health reform report shows new progress, September 9, 2003

  • Health Reform Implementation team website

• Alternate Payment Plans help recruit and retain pediatricians, and improve service delivery, August 22, 2003

  • Alternate Relationship Plans

• Government funding right health services now, focus on new process for funding future services, July 18, 2003

  • Expert Panel on Publicly funded health services reports

• Alberta rejects National Health council, will create own commission to report to Albertans, July 10, 2003

• Day one for new health regions: services now also include access to mental health programs and facilities, April 1, 2003

  • Mental Health Services

• Changes to Labour Relations Code deliver simpler, more fair negotiating environment for health employees and regions, March 11, 2003

• Alberta: Health First Building a better public health system Reform Highlights, March 2003

• Board members appointed for nine expanded health regions, February 28, 2003

• Committee focuses on rural health care needs, February 13, 2003

• Albertans' attitudes about health need improvement, January 31, 2003

• Transition underway to fewer health regions, integrated mental health, January 23, 2003

• Pace of health reform to speed up in 2003, January 13, 2003

2002

• New Health Region Boundaries, December 19, 2002

• More Health Authority collaboration, innovation, accountability from committee report, December 18, 2002

• New boundaries reduce barriers to health reform, November 28, 2002

• Minister's Statement: Honourable Gary Mar - Romanow Commission on health report, November 28, 2002

  • Romanow backgrounder

  • Romanow Report, November 28, 2002

• New Independent Commission to Monitor Provincial Health Care, June 24, 2002

• Albertans Receive Update on Health Reform Activity, May 23, 2002

• Mar Seeks Ethics Review of Moore Appointment, May 22, 2002

• Expert Advisory Panel Set to Review Publicly Funded Services, May 21, 2002

• Health Professions Advisory Board Members Appointed, May 1, 2002

• Committee to study government RHA collaboration, March 4, 2002

• Public members to be selected for panel on publicly funded health services, February 6, 2002

• Affordable funding the focus of task force, February 1, 2002

• Government launches action plan on health care reform, January 23, 2002

• Government Will Act on Landmark Report, Klein and Mar Confirm, January 8, 2002

• Premier’s Advisory Council on Health Releases Comprehensive Report on Health Reform, January 8, 2002

  • Premier’s Advisory Council on Health Report

2001

• Health Leads Alberta Governments New Year Agenda, December 28, 2001

• A Framework for Reform - Report to the Premier's Advisory Council on Health - December 2001 (Mazankowski report)
  • Alberta Health First - Building a better public health care system Alberta government response to the Premier’s Advisory Council on Health report
  • Alberta: Health First Action Plan timeline
  • Health Reform Implementation Team site 
  • Health reform committees

2000

• Nationally recognized health policy experts to contribute to Premier’s Advisory Council on Health, August 18, 2000  

1999

Health Summit  

• Government Response to the Final Report of Health Summit '99
• Summary of Delegate Recommendations – February 1999
  • Question 1: Essential Components
  • Question 2: Changes to Delivery and Management
  • Question 3: Albertans' Responsibilities to Preserve and Protect Their Own Health
  • Question 4: Appropriate and Affordable Funding
• Think About Health – Final Report and Recommendations – April 1999