Peer review has been employed for the last century or so, as the process for quality assurance in professional endeavours. In essence, it is the determination of professional competence by a committee of local peers.
It is a cornerstone of professional standards in healthcare, particularly medicine, and when correctly implemented, it balances the ethical evolution of healthcare practices (by way of innovative thinking for improvement of standards) with patient safety – the most fundamental tenet in healthcare.
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