Iowa Board of Medicine

Calendar Year Statistics

Compliance

Calender Year - January 1 to December 31 
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
           
Files Opened
 
New Complaints
612
531
699
795
688
Liability Cases
194
227
198
139
118
Total Files Opened
806
758
897
934
806
 
Informal Actions
Letters of Warning
66
81
117
124
76
Letters of Education
16
8
8
5
9
Total Informal Actions
82
89
125
129
85
 
Peer Reviews
Peer Reviews Ordered
13
19
14
21
19
Peer Reviews Completed
7
10
37
19
19
Physicians Waitng To Be Peer Reviewed 
NA
32
9
12
4
 
Cases Closed No Action
506
812
279
612
418
Cases Closed Administratively
385
735
434
291
233
Total Cases Closed Without Action
891
1545
713
903
651
 
Files Closed
Complaint Files
812
1,066
712
1,008
710
Liability Files
690
729
201
139
118
Total Files Closed
1,502
1,795
913
1,147
828
 
Statement of Charges Filed
20
43
42
50
43
Hearings Held
9
10
10
14
20
Cases Settled
25
44
40
54
39
 
Evaluations Ordered
7
8
7
6
8
 
Formal Disciplinary Action
License Revocations
1
0
1
4
0
License Suspensions
7
19
5
4
5
License Surrenders
3
5
1
4
10
License Probations
9
7
7
16
6
Civil Penalties
5
1
7
11
11
Citations and Warnings
4
4
9
6
3
License Practice Restrictions
1
7
8
6
4
Total Formal Disciplinary Actions
30
43
38
51
39
 
Physicians Under Sanctions
New Restrictions
6
12
10
3
2
Restrictions Terminated
0
2
2
1
4
Under Restriction on 12/31
52
58
60
             
*33
38
New Probations
12
11
11
13
10
Probations Terminated
4
8
7
0
5
Under Probation on 12/31
61
54
59
47
38
New Suspensions
6
16
6
8
4
Suspensions Terminated
7
6
5
4
3
Under Suspension on12/31 
20
30
33
35
45
Physicians Under Disciplinary Monitoring on 12/31 
133
142
152
142
147
 
Total Liability Files Open on 12/31
529
3
0
0
0
Total Complaint Files Open on 12/31  
673
681
509
561
Total Investigative Files Open on 12/31
1,715
676
681
509
561
 
Average Case Load Per Investigator (Excluding Liability Cases)
141
89
70
55
63