Peer review in quality assurance.
Peer review can be an effective tool for quality assurance. Many methods are available for a group of clinicians to use to evaluate the care that they deliver. Successful review often depends on the support of a nonjudgmental environment. When the goal of the review is problem identification and problem solving, not blaming, peer review can result in true quality improvement.
D001900:Boston; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000592:standards*; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000592:standards*; D010380:Peer Review / Q000379:methods*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States