Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 15, 2026
At New Bridge Psychiatry, the privacy, confidentiality, and security of our patients’ personal and health information are extremely important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how New Bridge Psychiatry collects, uses, protects, and discloses information when you visit our website, contact our office, request an appointment, or receive services from Dr. Shehzad Kamran.
We are committed to protecting your information and handling it in accordance with applicable privacy and healthcare laws and regulations.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with New Bridge Psychiatry, we may collect the following types of information:
Personal Identifiable Information (PII)
This may include information that can identify you, such as:
- Full name
- Address
- Phone number
- Email address
- Date of birth
- Contact preferences
- Other information you voluntarily provide to us
Protected Health Information (PHI)
When you receive psychiatric or mental health services, we may collect and maintain health information necessary for your care, including:
- Medical and psychiatric history
- Symptoms and diagnoses
- Treatment information
- Medications
- Clinical notes and records
- Treatment plans
- Information received from or shared with other healthcare providers involved in your care
Payment and Billing Information
When applicable, we may collect information needed to process payments and insurance claims, including:
- Insurance information
- Billing information
- Payment information
- Information necessary for insurance verification and claims processing
Information Submitted Through Our Website
If you use our website to contact us, request an appointment, or submit an inquiry, we may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including your name, phone number, email address, and the contents of your message.
Please do not submit highly sensitive medical or psychiatric information through a general website contact form unless specifically requested or provided through a secure method by New Bridge Psychiatry.
2. How We Use Your Information
New Bridge Psychiatry may use your information for the following purposes:
- Providing psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Developing and managing individualized treatment plans.
- Coordinating care with other healthcare providers involved in your treatment.
- Communicating with you about appointments, treatment, follow-up care, and other healthcare matters.
- Communicating with you regarding billing and payment.
- Processing payments and submitting claims to your insurance provider.
- Maintaining accurate medical and billing records.
- Responding to questions, requests, and inquiries.
- Improving the quality and effectiveness of our services.
- Meeting applicable legal, regulatory, and professional obligations.
3. Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information
We take reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of your personal and health information.
Your information will not be disclosed to others except when:
- You provide appropriate written authorization or consent.
- Disclosure is necessary to coordinate your treatment with another healthcare provider, as permitted by applicable law and with appropriate authorization when required.
- Disclosure is required or permitted by law.
- Disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal, regulatory, or governmental requirement.
- Disclosure is otherwise permitted under applicable healthcare privacy laws.
We make reasonable efforts to limit the use and disclosure of your information to what is necessary for the intended purpose.
4. Your Privacy Rights
As a patient of New Bridge Psychiatry, you may have certain rights regarding your Protected Health Information, subject to applicable law. These may include the right to:
- Access your records and request copies as permitted by law.
- Request corrections to information that you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Receive a copy of our Privacy Notice.
- Request restrictions on certain uses or disclosures of your Protected Health Information, where permitted by law.
- Request confidential communications, such as asking that we contact you through a particular phone number, email address, or other reasonable method.
Certain requests may be subject to legal requirements, limitations, or other applicable conditions.
5. Website Privacy
When you visit the New Bridge Psychiatry website, certain technical information may automatically be collected. This may include information such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- General website usage information
- Date and time of website visits
This information may be used to maintain website security, improve website functionality, understand website usage, and provide a better user experience.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, security, analytics, and user experience.
Cookies are small files stored on your device that can help websites recognize returning visitors and understand how website features are being used.
You may be able to disable or manage cookies through your internet browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of our website.
7. Third-Party Services
New Bridge Psychiatry may use third-party services to support certain website and practice functions, such as:
- Website analytics
- Appointment scheduling
- Payment processing
- Communication services
- Website security
- Other administrative or practice-related services
Information processed by third-party providers may be subject to their own privacy policies and applicable agreements. We take reasonable steps to work with appropriate service providers and protect information handled on behalf of our practice.
8. Information Security
New Bridge Psychiatry takes reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect personal and health information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no website, electronic communication system, or method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Patients should use appropriate caution when submitting sensitive information through electronic communications.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children through general website features without appropriate involvement of a parent, guardian, or authorized individual.
Where healthcare services are provided to minors, applicable privacy and consent requirements will be followed.
10. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. New Bridge Psychiatry is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of websites operated by third parties.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website before providing personal information.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
New Bridge Psychiatry may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, website, privacy practices, technology, or applicable laws and regulations.
When changes are made, the updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised Effective Date.
We encourage visitors and patients to review this page periodically for the most current information.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your privacy rights, or how New Bridge Psychiatry handles your information, please contact us:
New Bridge Psychiatry
Dr. Shehzad Kamran
6165 NW 86th Street, Suite 224
Johnston, IA 50131
Phone: 515-344-3267
Email: Shehzadkamran@newbridgepsychiatry.com
Effective Date: September 15, 2026
Important Notice
This Privacy Policy is intended to provide general information about website privacy and the handling of personal information. It does not replace New Bridge Psychiatry’s formal HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP).
Because New Bridge Psychiatry provides healthcare services, the practice should maintain a separate HIPAA-compliant Notice of Privacy Practices that contains the disclosures and patient rights required under applicable federal and state law.