You need to differentiate between an initial new patient visit and annual visits after the initial new patient visit. For an initial new patient visit, it is probably not reasonable to assume that routine blood work will be ordered before that visit. I am sure any previous routine blood work results would be useful to bring to an initial new patient visit. For annual visits after that, my Drs. have always ordered routine blood work a week or so before the visits and the results are discussed at the visits. I believe the OP is referring to annual visits and routine blood work so as not to have to schedule two visits. Non routine stuff is, of course, different.
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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Perhaps I don't understand your post. Do you want a doctor that will run tests before you see him/her for an initial visit? How would that doctor know what tests would be necessary before he saw you? Would you call and request the tests you have had before, or have your previous doctor send records? If a doctor had not seen you or read your medical history he wouldn't know what tests you needed. AND some things change quickly. My doctor gives us orders for tests at each visit to be discussed at the next visit, unless we are sick. Many people visit a doctor to stay well.
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