In a cash-based treatment model, the Physical Therapist provides the patient with physical therapy services that both parties have determined will help them reach treatment goals most efficiently.
What is Evidence-Based Physical Therapy?
Physical therapists who use evidence-based practice integrate clinical experience with the use of research evidence in order to make clearly informed decisions to help maximize and optimize patient well being. Recently, a push for the use of evidence based medicine and evidence based practice patterns has permeated most health care disciplines. The use of evidence based practice in physical therapy improves healthcare quality, reduces medical errors, helps balance known benefits and risks, challenges views based on beliefs rather than evidence, and helps to integrate patient preferences into decision making.
