Iowa Board of Medicine

Fiscal Year Statistics

Compliance

 

Fiscal Year - July 1 to June 30
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
           
Files Opened
          
New Complaints 
735
524
596
774
772
Liability Cases
284
190
240
172
141
Total Files Opened
1,019
714
836
946
913
 
Screening Committee
Complaints Referred to Committee
NA
NA
NA
Unk
184
Committee Complaints Referred for Investigation
NA
NA
NA
Unk
38
Committee Complaints Referred for Closure w/o Investigation
NA
NA
NA
Unk
146
 
Board Ordered Evaluations
Physical, Mental Health or Substance Abuse Evals.
9
2
4
9
6
Competency Evaluations
0
0
0
6
2
Total Evaluations Ordered
9
2
4
15
8
 
Peer Reviews
Peer Reviews Ordered
8
17
21
15
12
Peer Reviews Completed
13
8
23
26
20
Physicians Waiting to Be Peer Reviewed
Unk
14
17
12
10
 
Informal Actions
Letters of Warning
60
60
103
118
105
Letters of Education
25
7
8
4
80
Total Informal Actions
85
68
111
122
113
 
Files Closed Without Action
Files Closed No Action
347
673
635
556
467
Files Closed Administratively
273
347
714
290
281
Total Files Closed Without Action
620
1,019
1,349
846
748
 
Files Closed
Complaint Files 
565
856
976
880
816
Liability Files
258
330
691
174
141
Total Files Closed 
823
1,186
1,667
1054
957
Statements of Charges Filed
16
32
43
51
40
 
Hearings Held
11
9
13
12
12
Files Settled
29
32
38
47
41
 
Formal Disciplinary Action
License Revocations
0
1
0
2
3
License Suspensions
6
14
12
3
3
License Surrenders
5
3
4
2
8
License Probations
6
6
7
8
14
Civil Penalties
5
1
2
12
8
Citations and Warnings
5
4
7
8
3
License Practice Restrictions
3
4
7
8
5
Total Formal Disciplinary Actions
30
33
39
43
44
 
Physicians Under Sanctions
New Restrictions
10
6
11
6
5
Restrictions Terminated
0
0
4
1
1
Under Restrictions on 6/30
44
55
54
68
36
New Probations
9
11
9
8
14
Probations Terminated
2
7
8
10
14
Under Probation on 6/30
61
63
66
39
46
New Suspensions
9
11
10
7
5
Suspensions Terminated
3
5
4
1
6
Under Suspension on 6/30
19
25
31
45
44
Total Physicians Under Monitoring on 6/30
124
143
161
152
126
 
Liability Files
Files Opened
284
190
240
172
141
Files Closed
258
330
691
174
141
 
Investigative Files Open on 6/30
Liability Files
729
482
2
0
0
Complaint Files
1,282
1,028
680
597
599
Total Investigative Files Open on 6/30
2,011
1,510
682
597
599
Total Files Awaiting Investigation on 6/30
Unk
Unk
Unk
Unk
436
 
Ave. Investigator Caseload
149
118
89
71
64
 
Open Investigative Files By Calendar Year on 6/30
All Categories--Complaints and Liability
1997
24
9
5
1
0
1998
44
14
7
2
1
1999
62
24
14
4
4
2000
172
84
18
4
5
2001
693
260
45
11
6
2002
583
344
62
18
9
2003
*379
482
109
38
23
2004
NA
*274
170
73
35
2005
NA
NA
*237
212
79
2006
NA
NA
NA
*234
179
2007
NA
NA
NA
NA
*258
Total Open Investigative Files on 6/30
2,011
1,510
682
597
599
*Data for six months