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Numbers at a Glance January 2015

This is a series of tables and charts summarizing OCR's HIPAA compliance workloads as of January 2015. The target audience is health care professionals.

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Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

Issue Date: July 07, 1905

Numbers at a Glance

(As of January 31, 2015)

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Status of All Privacy Rule Complaints - January 2015  
Complaints Remaining Open 6,384 6%
Complaints Resolved 103,338 94%
Total Complaints Received 109,722  

* Referrals to DOJ - 540

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Total Investigated Resolutions - January 2015    
Corrective Action Obtained (Change Achieved) 23,366 69%
No Violation 10,603 31%
Total Complaints Investigated 33,969  

 

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This bar graph shows a comparison of the complaints that OCR has investigated and resolved by calendar year according to the type of closure, and includes a bar reflecting the total closures. The first bar in the group of three per year represents the complaints closed in which there was no violation, the second in which there was corrective action, and the third reflects the total closures. In partial year 2003, there were 79 no violation closures and 260 corrective action, for a total of 339. In 2004, there were 360 no violation closures and 1,033 corrective action, for a total of 1,393. In 2005, there were 642 no violation closures and 1,162 corrective action, for a total of 1,804. In 2006, there were 897 no violation closures and 1,574 corrective action, for a total of 2,471. In 2007, there were 727 no violation closures and 1,494 corrective action, for a total of 2,221. In 2008, there were 1,180 no violation closures, 2, 221 corrective action, for a total of 3,401. In 2009, there were 1,211 no violation closures, 2,146 corrective action, for a total of 3,357. In 2010, there were 1,529 no violation closures, 2,709 corrective action, for a total of 4,238. In 2011, there were 1,302 no violation closures, 2,595 corrective action, for a total of 3,897. In 2012, there were 979 no violation closures, 3,363 corrective action, for a total of 4,342. In 2013, there were 993 no violation closures, 3,470 corrective action, for a total of 4,463.

This bar graph shows a comparison of the complaints that OCR has investigated and resolved by calendar year according to the type of closure, and includes a bar reflecting the total closures.  The first bar in the group of three per year represents the complaints closed in which there was no violation, the second in which there was corrective action, and the third reflects the total closures.

 

YEAR

NO VIOLATION

CORRECTIVE ACTION

TOTAL

Partial Year 2003

79

260

339

2004

360

1033

1393

2005

642

1162

1804

2006

897

1574

2471

2007

727

1494

2221

2008

1180

2221

3401

2009

1211

2146

3357

2010

1529

2709

4238

2011

1302

2595

3897

2012

979

3361

4340

2013

993

3470

4463

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