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Welcome to Worldwide Physical Therapy Practice: a focus on Primary Care Physical Therapy

This is a project created by and for the students in the School of Physical Therapy at the University of St. Augustine in St. Augustine Florida. Please do not edit unless you are involved in this project, but please come back in the near future to check out new information!!

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Patient Access to Physiotherapy or Physical Therapy Services / Entry Point

In Colombia, the physical therapist diversifies the practice in health services, education, recreation and sports, wellness and in the industry field through the development of research, administration, advisory, consulting and services. Colombian Physical therapists work in hospitals, clinics, private practice, universities and colleges, companies and industries, sports therapy and other services. The physical therapist participates in processes of social transformation through research and services. The main focus of the profession is in rehabilitation, disease prevention and health promotion.
The physical therapy practice in health services is determined by the type of insurance the client has, the primary point of entry is the physician who refers and determines the length of the treatment. The insurance requires a pre-authorization process for the duration, frequency and amount of sessions. Copayments are required with most plans and cash payment.
Due to the differences in economic, geographical and disability conditions, limited physical therapy access and quality of care represent a difficulty to certain rural populations. Urban areas have the most access to health services.