Numbers at a Glance

(As of July 31, 2019)

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Status of All Privacy Rule Complaints - July 2019

Status of All Privacy Rule Complaints - July 2019  
Complaints Remaining Open 3,430 2%
Complaints Resolved 210,131 98%
Total Complaints Received 213,561  

* Referrals to DOJ - 760

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Total Investigated Resolutions - July 2019

Total Investigated Resolutions - July 2019    
Corrective Action Obtained (Change Achieved) 27,109 70%
No Violation 11,863 30%
Total Complaints Investigated 38,972  

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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.

 

YEAR

INVESTIGATED: NO VIOLATION

INVESTIGATED: 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

980

3361

4341

2013

994

3470

4464

2014

668

1288

1956

2015

359

730

1089

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Content last reviewed on September 13, 2019