A quality assurance manager does an audit and six months later returns to see if the problem has been eliminated. This step:
a. Involves selecting explicit criteria for quality care
b. Includes the review of records
c. Requires a peer review of all cases that do not meet criteria
d. Completes the audit process
D
The final step in the audit process involves determining whether problems uncovered in an audit have been eliminated.
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