Anesthesia Risk Alert program: a proactive safety initiative.

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/anesthesia-risk-alert-program-proactive-safety-initiative Lee B, Marhalik-Helms J, Penzi L. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(9):441-449. Perioperative and anesthesia care present unique patient safety challenges. This article describes the development and implementation of the Anesthesia Risk Alert (ARA) program, which promotes collaborative clinical decision-making and recommends risk mitigation strategies to address specific high-risk clinical scenarios. Since implementation began in 2019, ARA compliance has exceeded 90% and has reduced the rate of adverse events among certain high-risk patients, such as those with a high body mass index