Becoming a CPTA-Recognized Center of Excellence

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Along with serving as the first elected mayor in the history of Encinitas, California, Kristin Gaspar helps leads Gaspar Physical Therapy in her capacity as CFO. As CFO, Kristin Gaspar played a key role in the clinic becoming the first participant in the California Physical Therapy Association’s (CPTA) Recognition of Practice Excellence program.

Now known as the Center of Excellence Recognition program, this initiative of the CPTA uses a series of “quality practice indicators” to identify the best physical therapy clinics in the state. Each clinic is evaluated based on three major categories: management, practice (which includes, among other factors, patient satisfaction), and professionalism.

Individual clinics hoping to become a Center of Excellence must first study the program’s practice resource manual, which covers the expected core values of a high-quality clinic and identifies the regulations of state and federal agencies overseeing the industry.

The manual also offers information on Medicare and Workers’ Compensation requirements. In addition, it provides numerous forms that focus on safety policies and training, annual reviews, client satisfaction, and administrative procedures. Upon completion of this manual review, clinics may fill out the Recognition Program application form.

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Kristin Gaspar

Encinitas City Councilwoman Kristin Gaspar is the youngest person to hold that office since the city’s incorporation in 1986. She received the most votes out of all the candidates in the race for two vacant seats on the city council in November 2010. Ms. Gaspar has been providing community service to this North County city on the scenic Southern California coast prior to running for public office. She is the past President of the Encinitas Rotary Club and President of the San Dieguito Sports Medicine & Scholarship Foundation. Kristin Gaspar is also the CFO of a growing private practice headquartered in Encinitas, Gaspar Doctors of Physical Therapy, a position she has held since graduating from university in 2002. Kristin Gaspar earned a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from the prestigious Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, graduating as a Dean’s List scholar. She went to work straightaway for her husband’s physical therapy practice. Applying a philosophy of service excellence and an empowering work environment, Kristin Gaspar has been instrumental in growing the practice to six offices from Oceanside to Solana Beach. She was also a key figure in the practice earning the prestigious status of being the first RoPE program participant in the state of California. This status was awarded by the California Physical Therapy Association in recognition of the consistent standards of professional excellence demonstrated by Gaspar Doctors of Physical Therapy.

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