For assistance with editing or finding ARD profiles:
The Alberta Referral Directory (ARD) is the official information source for referral-based health services. The ARD eases the complexities of the referral process by eliminating the need to search, update and publish documents in multiple places throughout the province.
The directory is comprised of service and specialist demographics, referral guidelines, referral forms and detailed instructions to facilitate referral acceptance without delay.
Connect Care and the ARD are partnering to ensure that healthcare providers can easily access the ARD when sending referrals. The goal is for providers to have the right decision support resources at their fingertips.
Having updated referral information in a single source increases the likelihood of sending and receiving appropriate referrals with completed investigations and spending less time resubmitting and redirecting referrals. The ARD can help to reduce work load burden, save time, reduce operating costs and improve patient satisfaction and safety.
The information listed in Consultant Profiles originates from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) and the Alberta Health Provider Registry. Profiles are updated by specialists and/or their delegates to include:
AHS services that accept referrals are listed in the ARD and originate from Inform Alberta. Private services can also be listed by completing a Service Profile Submission for Private Services form.
Service editors are encouraged to update their profiles to include:
Healthcare providers can print out or email important patient-facing service information that includes:
Alberta Health Services, Alberta Health, Primary Care and the Alberta Medical Association developed the ARD in 2010 and it is now administered by Path to Care. This program has dedicated resources to support ongoing ARD user experience enhancements, quality assurance initiatives, education and customer service support.
To have your service listed in the ARD, complete the Service Profile Submission for Private Services form.
Alberta Referral Directory is part of the Path to Care program. For information about the Path to Care program contact us at pathtocare@ahs.ca.
website: Path to Care