Access to electronic medical records Canada 2018-2019

This statistic shows the access to own electronic personal health information in Canada in 2018 and 2019. During these two years, the proportion of adult Canadians who were able to currently access their own medical records electronically increased from 22 percent to 27 percent.

Access to own electronic medical records in Canada in 2018 and 2019

Characteristic	2018	2019
Did access in the past year	15%	17%
Have ever accessed	17%	20%
Can currently access	22%	27%

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Release date

December 2019

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2018 and 2019

Number of respondents

4,335 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

English and French

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: “Can you currently/In the past you, did you/Have your ever accessed your own medical records electronically (e.g., look up your lab test results)?”
Population sampled using Canadian general population proportions by age, gender and region/province.

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