Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 10/31/2019

Azorna Hospice
5416 E Baseline Rd. Ste 114, Mesa, AZ 85206
Phone: (480) 637-4100

Azorna Hospice understands that your health information is highly personal, and we are committed to safeguarding your privacy. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how Azorna Hospice will use and disclose your Protected Health Information (PHI) and explains your rights regarding this information. Please read this notice thoroughly.

Use and Disclosure of Health Information

Azorna Healthcare LLC dba Azorna Hospice may use your health information for purposes of providing treatment, obtaining payment for your care, and conducting health care operations. Policies are in place to protect against unnecessary disclosure. Below is a summary of when your health information may be used and disclosed.

To Provide Treatment

We may use your health information to coordinate care within our team and with others involved, such as your attending physician, family members, and other health care professionals. If you’re unable to communicate your preferences, we may share information if it is in your best interest or needed to address a serious health or safety threat.

To Obtain Payment

We may use health information to secure payment for services, such as providing necessary information to insurers to obtain prior approval or reimbursement.

To Conduct Health Care Operations

Health care operations may involve quality assessments, staff performance evaluations, training programs, and reviews for compliance. For example, your health information may be used to help improve care services.

Additional Permitted Disclosures

When Legally Required

We will disclose health information as required by federal, state, or local law.

Public Health and Safety

Health information may be disclosed to control disease, report adverse events, and notify individuals at risk of exposure to communicable diseases.

Abuse, Neglect, or Domestic Violence

We may notify authorities if we believe a patient is a victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence, as authorized by law.

Health Oversight, Judicial, and Law Enforcement Activities

In certain circumstances, health information may be disclosed for health oversight activities, legal proceedings, or law enforcement purposes.

Additional Circumstances

Other disclosures may occur, such as those for research purposes, to coroners or funeral directors, for organ donation, in event of a serious threat to health or safety, for government functions, and for worker’s compensation claims.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

• Right to Notification of a Breach
• Right to Request Restrictions on certain disclosures
• Right to Confidential Communications
• Right to Inspect and Copy Health Information
• Right to Amend Health Care Information
• Right to an Accounting of Disclosures
• Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice

If you have any questions or wish to request any of these rights, please contact our Privacy Officer at:
Azorna Hospice
5416 E Baseline Rd. Ste 114, Mesa, AZ 85206
Phone: (480) 637-4100