In this episode of Diagnosing Dx, David Filby is joined by Raymond Tarr, Founder of Sagacity Diagnostics.
Raymond brings more than 25 years of experience across diagnostics, rare disease, commercialisation and patient finding, with previous roles spanning companies including Cepheid and AstraZeneca/Alexion. His experience in rare disease, both professionally and personally, ultimately led to the creation of Sagacity Diagnostics and its PathfindEHR platform.
Raymond explains how PathfindEHR is designed to help clinicians identify patients who may be undiagnosed, misdiagnosed or missing the right testing by making better use of data already sitting within electronic health records.
We also discuss the adoption challenge facing diagnostics companies, how better workflow integration could drive more appropriate testing, and why education and awareness can be just as important as developing the test itself.
Key takeaways:
🔹 Why existing EHR data could help shorten the diagnostic journey
🔹 How PathfindEHR helps identify suspect and potentially misdiagnosed patients
🔹 Why better workflow integration can increase appropriate diagnostic testing
🔹 How diagnostics companies can benefit from stronger clinician education and adoption tools
🔹 Why rare disease is only the starting point for Sagacity’s wider ambitions
Chapters:
00:59 Introduction and Raymond Tarr’s background
05:46 Moving from diagnostics into rare disease
08:57 The personal experience behind Sagacity Diagnostics
11:00 How PathfindEHR works
17:49 Using EHR data to identify patients who need testing
23:16 How diagnostics companies can benefit from the platform
29:16 Commercialisation and early market traction
34:40 Future milestones and scaling Sagacity
Guest: Raymond Tarr
Founder, Sagacity Diagnostics
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymondtarr/
Host: David Filby
Founder and CEO of Elevra Consulting
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfilby/
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