AHS online COVID-19 self-assessment tool

The AHS online self-assessment tool has been a crucial tool in the province's response to COVID-19. Amazingly, the tool was conceived and developed in a matter of days, all within AHS. Just one day after its launch in mid-March, other provinces and jurisdictions from around the world reached out to AHS to access the tool's code and adapt it for their own use.

The online self-assessment tool continues to grow and evolve, and now offers users across the province an ability to book COVID-19 tests online. This is a made-in-Alberta success story — and AHS President and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu talks with four individuals who helped make it happen: Kass Rafih, Senior Provincial Director, Innovation and Digital Solutions; Ammneh Azeim, Digital Experience Lead, Innovation and Digital Solutions; Ben Wei, Manager of Personal Portals, Information Technology; and TJ Shin, Manager of Web Presence and Collaboration Services, Information Technology.

Dr. Yiu's guests talk about the origins of the tool, the challenges they faced in developing and implementing it, how it's evolved, and how it might be further enhanced in the weeks and months ahead. Dr. Yiu closes the video with a preview of her next vlog — about the AHS Relaunch Playbook.