This week the Province announced a shared electronic record system that will link most of it's Health Regions.

The system will allow shared access to patient information.

The Calgary Health Region's, Shannon Davies, says there are a number of systems in use, but eventually they will all be connected.

"We are working to ensure that our part of the program - the medipatient is accessible and usable by any clinitian by 2008 anywhere in the Province. Different regions in the province are working to connect different systems to make them compatible."

Davies adds the system will make it easier for doctors to access things like lab results and allergies... which should reduce wait times.