Privacy Policy

GynKnow, LLC and its staff and providers are committed to protecting the confidentiality of your Personal Health Information (PHI). We are required by law to protect your information. In the provision of medical care, your information may need to be shared and this notice outlines ways in which your information may be used. 

  • To contact you: Your information may be used for appointment reminders, provide test results to you and inform you about treatment options.

  • For treatment: Your health information may be shared with any health care provider who is providing you with health care services. This includes referring providers, pharmacies, nurses, medical assistants, physical therapists and lab and imaging providers.  

  • For payment: In order to obtain payment for your health care services, the staff and providers of GynKnow,LLC may need to provide your health information to the party responsible for paying. This may include Medicare, Medicaid (state health insurance plan) or your insurance company. Your insurance company or health plan may need your information for reasons of determining eligibility for coverage or reviewing the medical necessity of health care services provided to you.

  • Your private health information may need to be shared to help with public health and safety issues: Preventing disease, helping with product recalls, reporting adverse reactions to medications, preventing or reducing a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety, or reporting suspected abuse, neglect or domestic violence.

  • Your private health information may need to be shared to comply with the law: If state or federal laws require sharing your PHI, including with the Department of Health and Human Services if it wants to see that we are complying with federal privacy law. Also to respond to a court or administrative order or subpoena. 

  • GynKnow, LLC cannot be responsible for use of re-disclosure of information by third parties. These third parties must follow their own policies for the protection of PHI. 

Your Rights: 

  • Get a copy of your medical record. This may incur a reasonable cost and we have 30 days to provide the record.

  • Correct your medical record if you feel there is information that is incorrect or complete. This should be submitted in writing. We may say “no” to your request, such as when information was created by another provider, but will tell you why in writing within 60 days. 

  • Request confidential communication or limit the information we share. We are not required to agree to your request and may say “no” if it will affect your care.  

  • You may request, at the time of service and in writing, that we not disclose information to your health plan for services that you have paid for in full out of pocket. 

  • You may request a list of those with whom we share information except for those disclosures made for treatment, payment, or those disclosures made pursuant to your authorization. The type of disclosures contained in such a listing would be disclosures made for mandatory public health purposes, law enforcement and legal proceedings. 

  • Get a copy of this privacy notice.

  • Choose someone to act for you.

  • File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated. Complaints can be filed with the Secretary of Health and Human Services at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2201 Sixth Ave – M/S:RX-11
Seattle, WA 98121-1831

Your Choices:

You have some choices in the way that we use and share information as we:

Tell family and friends about your condition.

If you are not able to tell us your preference, for example you are unconscious, we may go ahead and share your information if we believe it is in your best interest. 

Our Responsibilities:

  • We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.

  • We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information. 

  • We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and offer to provide you a copy of it.

  • We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing.

  • We can change the terms of this notice and the changes will apply to all the information we have about you. The new notice will be available upon request, in our office and on our website.