According to the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), peer review is a quality control measure for medical research and practice, in which professionals review each other's work to ensure that it is accurate, relevant, and significant12.
The overall purpose of peer review is to improve the quality of care by enhancing the scientific validity, transparency, and integrity of published research, as well as the clinical performance, safety, and outcomes of healthcare providers1234.
Among the four options given, the best answer is C. Improve the quality of care, because this is the ultimate goal and benefit of peer review, regardless of the specific methods, metrics, or settings involved1234.
The other options are less accurate because:
A: Evaluate process improvement initiatives is a possible outcome of peer review, but not the desired one. Peer review can help assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of process improvement initiatives, but the aim is not to evaluate them for their own sake, but to improve the quality of care for patients125.
B: Compare provider performance is a possible outcome of peer review, but not the desired one. Peer review can help compare provider performance against established standards, benchmarks, or best practices, but the aim is not to rank or judge them, but to identify areas of strength and weakness, and to provide feedback and support for improvement126.
D: Limit privileges of at-risk providers is a possible outcome of peer review, but not the desired one. Peer review can help identify and address at-risk providers who may pose a threat to patient safety or quality of care, but the aim is not to punish or exclude them, but to protect patients and to help providers remediate their performance or behavior127.
Reference: 1: [Peer review: What is it and why do we do it?] 2: [Peer Review Matters: Research Quality and the Public Trust] 3: [Peer review of quality of care: methods and metrics] 4: [What is the purpose of peer review in health care?] 5:
[Utilization of Improvement Methodologies by Healthcare Quality Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic] 6: [Shaping the Future of the Healthcare Quality Profession] 7: [Understanding the Evolving Landscape of Healthcare Quality]: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/281528:
https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/134/1/1/114542/Peer-Review-Matters-Research-Quality- and-the: https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/32/1/1: https://www.mlsgroupllc.com/mls-blog/what-is-the- purpose-of-peer-review-in-health-care: https://nahq.org/resources/journal

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a systematic method for evaluating a process to identify where and how it might fail, to assess the relative impact of different failures, and to identify the parts of the process that are most in need of change. FMEA includes review of the following: Steps in the process: Identify what could go wrong during each step.
Failure modes: Identify potential failure modes for each step.
Failure effects: For each failure mode, identify potential effects.
Severity: Assign a severity rating for each effect of failure.
Occurrence: Assign an occurrence rating for each failure mode.
Detection: Assign a detection rating for each failure mode and effect.
Risk Priority Number (RPN): Calculate the RPN for each effect.
FMEA is particularly useful in healthcare for risk assessment of a new or modified process because it not only identifies potential failures, but also prioritizes them based on their impact, frequency of occurrence, and detectability, allowing for targeted and efficient process improvement.
Reference: Quality improvement tools are standalone strategies or processes that can help you better understand, analyze, or communicate your QI efforts1. The 7 Basic Quality Tools for Process Improvement2.
A guide to quality improvement tools3.

An important responsibility of each team member working on a team project is to complete assignments between meetings. This ensures that progress is made continuously, and that meetings can be focused on discussing completed work, making decisions, and planning the next steps. Regular completion of assignments is crucial for maintaining momentum and ensuring that the project stays on track.
* Investigate the existing data on the project (B): This may be a task for some team members, but not the primary responsibility of all.
* Review team progress periodically (C): This is typically the responsibility of the team leader or facilitator, not every team member.
* Teach skills to the team during meetings (D): While sharing knowledge is valuable, it is not the primary responsibility of every team member.
References
* NAHQ Body of Knowledge: Effective Teamwork and Project Management
* NAHQ CPHQ Exam Preparation Materials: Team Roles and Responsibilities in Project Work
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