noun
: a critical evaluation (as by a physician or nurse) of health-care services provided to patients that is made especially for the purpose of controlling costs (as by identifying unnecessary medical procedures) and monitoring quality of care
noun
: a critical evaluation (as by a physician or nurse) of health-care services provided to patients that is made especially for the purpose of controlling costs (as by identifying unnecessary medical procedures) and monitoring quality of care
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012