David,
A couple of extra thoughts I had, oftentimes for the annual wellness visit labs I will right click on the name under summary and look under all of the diagnosis codes to make sure that I have the appropriate diagnosis codes to order a hemoglobin A1c, TSH or lipid panel, which requires no additional review of the chart. Also we primarily use Quest and send the orders over electronically to the phlebotomist whether they are Medicare, private pay or private insurance. In the best of all worlds, ideally, I'd like to get the lab drawn 2-3 days before the visit, send the results through the patient portal so the patient can review and come up with any questions they may have at the time of the visit, and if we need to add any additional labs Quest will hold the blood work for a total of 7 days so extra lab work can be added without an additional blood draw most of the time.
