HLTH-730-ONL-20FA
Group Assignment 3.1: Capacity and Utilization Analysis
September 20, 2020
Part I
Current Issue
1. What is the purpose of PATA?
In the case study, Massachusetts General Hospital’s Pre-Admission Testing Area (PATA)
was responsible for completing pre-operative assessment for all outpatients. In the PATA
clinic, patients were seen by a nurse to complete a standardized nurse assessment, a
laboratory technician to obtain vitals, and EKG, and blood samples, and lastly an
anesthesiologist assessed the patient’s overall health and obtained the patients concerns
for anesthesia. The patient’s pre-admission process was considered complete when all
