This statistic depicts the percentage of Canadians that had access to their online medical records through select sources as of 2018. According to the data, 60 percent of the respondents had access to their records through a lab testing company.
Percentage of Canadians that accessed their medical records through select providers as of 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
A lab testing company
60%
My regular family doctor/place of care
29%
A hospital
14%
My province
9%
My local health region
6%
A community-based speciality clinic not linked to a hospital
Canadians that had access to their own medical records electronically
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "You mentioned that you can currently access your own medical records electronically/online. Can you tell us the online source where you can access your own medical records? Is it a website or mobile app provided by..."
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Canada Health Infoway. (December 10, 2018). Percentage of Canadians that accessed their medical records through select providers as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/950752/sources-for-online-medical-record-access-in-canada/
Canada Health Infoway. "Percentage of Canadians that accessed their medical records through select providers as of 2018." Chart. December 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950752/sources-for-online-medical-record-access-in-canada/
Canada Health Infoway. (2018). Percentage of Canadians that accessed their medical records through select providers as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950752/sources-for-online-medical-record-access-in-canada/
Canada Health Infoway. "Percentage of Canadians That Accessed Their Medical Records through Select Providers as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950752/sources-for-online-medical-record-access-in-canada/
Canada Health Infoway, Percentage of Canadians that accessed their medical records through select providers as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950752/sources-for-online-medical-record-access-in-canada/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of Canadians that accessed their medical records through select providers as of 2018 [Graph], Canada Health Infoway, December 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/950752/sources-for-online-medical-record-access-in-canada/
