Laboratory tests play an essential role in the advanced detection, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. If a patient routinely submits to lab testing it could save the patient time, money, and possibly sickness in the future, by allowing doctors to respond swiftly with preventative treatment. To put it simply, lab testing is one of the first lines of defense to protect a patient’s overall well-being. So much of a patient’s experience in the healthcare industry depends on these tests that an estimated 60 to 70 percent of all decisions regarding a patient’s hospital admission, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge are based on laboratory results.