HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Violation with Health Fitness Corporation

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a settlement with Health Fitness Corporation, based in Illinois, which provides wellness plans to clients across the country. This settlement addresses a potential violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Health Fitness will have to pay a penalty of $227,000 and implement a corrective action plan. The technical details and real impacts of this violation were not specified in the press release.