INVESTIGATIONS SECTION

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2007

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2006

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2005

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2004

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2003

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2002

FY
2001

FY
2000

FY
1999

Total Complaints Rec’d

8182

6849 

6968 

6514 

6923 

5211 

6038 

6090 

4962 

5164 

4648 

4427 

3585 

Current Investigations

1082

1719

1580

1282

1318

1156

927

694

774

849

567

771

552

Physician

1028

1634

1521

1234

1268

1116

896

669

739

832

556

732

530

Physician Assistant

40

71

43

41

45

36

28

24

32

14

8

24

12

Acupuncturist

4

1

0

1

2

3

3

0

2

0

0

2

5

Surgical Assistant

1

1

4

2

0

1

0

0

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Unknown/Other

9

12

12

4

3

0

0

1

1

3

3

13

5

Investigations Opened

2122

2661

2873

2725

2593

2,032

2,231

1,900

1,775

1725

1365

1458

1158

Physician

1966

2490

2741

2602

2486

1954

2,173

1842

1711

1681

1328

1380

1,111

Physician Assistant

116

144

97

111

97

70

54

51

56

38

28

50

27

Acupuncturist

9

4

2

6

8

5

4

4

6

2

2

3

6

Surgical Assistant

1

2

4

5

1

2

0

3

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Unknown/Other

30

21

29

7

1

1

0

0

1

4

7

25

14

Investigations Completed

2965

2846

2538

2896

2550

1866

1994

1977

1851

1448

1567

1238

1116

Physician

2764

2693

2408

2736

2441

1803

1,943

1910

1805

1,411

1,504

1,179

1,071

Physician Assistant

154

126

106

141

97

55

50

59

38

32

44

40

29

Acupuncturist

6

3

4

7

10

5

1

6

4

3

4

6

3

Surgical Assistant

1

5

2

3

2

1

0

1

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Unknown/Other

40

19

18

9

0

2

0

1

4

2

15

13

13

Jurisdictional-Not Filed Complaints

2390

2160

2405

1860

2905

2021

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Physician

2288

2076

2292

1767

2763

1898

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Physician Assistant

96

77

98

86

133

108

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Acupuncturist

0

1

4

3

5

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Surgical Assistant

1

0

0

1

0

2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Unknown/Other

5

6

11

3

4

9

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Non-Jurisdictional Complaints

3670

2028

1690

1929

1425

1158

3807

4190

3167

3439

3283

2969

2427

Physician

1136

627

536

668

551

407

2,727

2793

2137

2,449

2,253

2,055

1,660

Physician Assistant

101

40

60

54

72

13

92

73

53

49

69

94

56

Acupuncturist

9

8

1

0

2

2

6

8

1

7

5

2

10

Surgical Assistant

10

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Unknown/Other

2414

1352

1094

1206

800

736

982

1316

975

934

951

818

701