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peer review

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peer review n. an examination and evaluation of the performance of a professional or technician by a board or committee made up of people in the same occupation. This may arise in determining whether a person has been legitimately discharged, denied promotion or penalized by an employer, or is found to have failed to meet minimum standards of performance and is thus liable in a lawsuit claiming damages due to negligence.


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At Banner Estrella Medical Center, the newest hospital within Phoenix-based Banner Health, physicians had the opportunity to create a better process for peer review by developing an innovative approach called the called the professional review committee (PRC).
Put simply, peer review subjects scientists' work to the scrutiny of other scientists in the same field.
The AICPA Board and AICPA Peer Review Board have approved an approach for greater transparency of peer review results.
 
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