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Top Five Issues in Investigated Cases Closed with Corrective Action, by Calendar Year


Year Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 3 Issue 4 Issue 5
2021 Impermissible Uses & Disclosures Access Safeguards Administrative Safeguards Breach - Notice to Individual
2020 Impermissible Uses & Disclosures Safeguards Access Administrative Safeguards Technical Safegards
2019 Impermissible Uses & Disclosures Safeguards Access Administrative Safeguards Minimum Necessary
2018 Impermissible Uses & Disclosures Safeguards Administrative Safeguards Access Technical Safegards

Data

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  • State Numbers
  • Number of Complaints Received by Year
  • Top 5 Issues in Investigated Cases by Year
  • Enforcement Results by Year - Compliance Reviews

 

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Information on this web site may be adjusted from time-to-time to incorporate newly available source data as well as improvements in concepts and methods.

 

Content last reviewed July 19, 2022
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