This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
[{'content': 'Retrospective evaluation of medical performance is known as – \nSelect and explain. \nA. Medical audit, B. Medical evaluation, C. Performance evaluation, D. Professional screening', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: A \nExplanation: Medical audit\n\nAn objective and systematic way of evaluating the physicians performance is known "MEDICAL AUDIT"\nThe Evaluation of the "PROCESS" of medical care is carried out by comparing with a pre-determined standard.\nMedical audit is the professional review of services provided by the hospital against given standard.\nIt is defined as the retrospective evaluation of quality of medical care through the scientific analysis of medical records.\nMedical audit is an important component of quality assurance, which in turn is an essential part of any management process.', 'role': 'assistant'}]