The platform introduces a structured test catalog and a specialty laboratory consortium aimed at integrating test ordering directly into electronic health record workflows.
Casandra AI has launched a Diagnostic Test Search platform designed to help clinicians identify and order laboratory tests more accurately, addressing what the company describes as a long-standing infrastructure gap in laboratory medicine.
The platform centers on a structured diagnostic test catalog that organizes laboratory test information—including methodology, biomarkers, indications, and specimen requirements—into a standardized data model intended to reduce ambiguity during the ordering process. Ordering errors remain a persistent challenge in the field; studies have estimated that up to 30% of laboratory errors occur during the test ordering phase, often due to incorrect test selection or incomplete order information.
“Diagnostic innovation has accelerated rapidly, but the infrastructure for discovering and ordering tests hasn’t kept pace,” says David Brooks, chief executive officer and co-founder of Casandra, in a release. “By structuring test information in a way that supports accurate selection and ordering, we can reduce friction for clinicians and improve access to advanced diagnostics.”
Improving Discovery of Specialized Testing
The number of specialized diagnostic tests available to clinicians has expanded in recent years, particularly in areas such as genomics, oncology, and rare disease. Despite this growth, many of these tests remain difficult to discover within existing clinical workflows, often requiring providers to navigate multiple laboratory portals, paper requisitions, or static test directories, according to the company.
Casandra’s search platform enables clinicians to locate specialized tests across participating laboratories through a single searchable catalog designed for clinical ordering workflows. According to the company, this approach allows providers to identify appropriate tests more quickly, reduce ordering ambiguity, discover specialized diagnostics that may otherwise be overlooked, and gain visibility into available testing options across laboratories.
Specialty Laboratory Consortium for Electronic Health Record Ordering
In parallel with the platform launch, Casandra has initiated a consortium of specialty diagnostic laboratories collaborating on a next-generation ordering application designed to integrate directly with electronic health records (EHRs) using Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources-based interoperability standards. Several specialty laboratories have already joined as early participants, according to the company.
The consortium aims to enable clinicians to search for and order specialized diagnostic tests directly within their EHR workflow, eliminating the need to navigate multiple laboratory portals or disconnected ordering systems.
“Search is an important first step,” Brooks adds in a release. “But the larger opportunity is enabling structured diagnostic ordering directly inside clinical systems. Working with specialty laboratories, we’re building the infrastructure needed to make advanced testing easier to access within the workflows clinicians already use every day.”
Visibility for Specialty Laboratories
For laboratories, the platform is designed to improve the discoverability of specialized and esoteric tests that are often difficult for clinicians to find. By organizing test information in a structured format and making it searchable across the diagnostic ecosystem, Casandra says the platform helps ensure that laboratory tests surface when providers are actively searching for diagnostic solutions.
Casandra is an NVIDIA Inception company. The Diagnostic Test Search platform is now available.
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