Roark
Making clinical documentation make sense
We build tools that turn dense medical paperwork into plain language patients can actually act on — starting with Roark Health, our patient-documentation assistant.
Plain-language, not jargon
Takes documentation your care team already wrote and explains it the way a patient actually understands it.
Built for appointments
Generates a specific, personalized checklist of questions for the patient's next visit — not generic filler.
Bring your own AI key
Works with the AI provider your organization already uses — no new vendor, no data flowing through a middleman. .
The Product
A full patient-documentation workspace: paste in an after-visit summary, discharge note, or lab result, and work through it across six purpose-built tabs: Translate, Summary, Questions, Record, Export, and Settings.
Translate
Paste text directly, open a .txt file, or try a built-in example document — then generate a plain-language translation in one step.
Summary
Editable plain-language key points drawn only from the original document — add, edit, or remove any point, and copy the list with one click.
Questions
A personalized checklist of questions for the next appointment, based on what the document actually says — editable and copyable.
Record
A dedicated space for the patient's own notes during the appointment — kept alongside the document it relates to.
Export
Download as PDF, print directly, save as plain text, or save/reopen the entire session as a file to pick up later.
Settings
Connect any AI provider — Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter, or a custom endpoint — with a live connection test and a saved key per device.
How it fits into a visit
Roark Health is run by your care team on a clinic device. Patients get the output — on paper or as a PDF — without needing an account, an app, or an AI key of their own.
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After the note is written
A nurse, MA, or care coordinator pastes the after-visit summary, discharge note, or lab result into the Translate tab and generates a plain-language version.
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Staff review before anything is shared
The Summary and Questions tabs are fully editable, so a team member checks the wording, removes anything that doesn't fit, and adds context the patient needs.
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The patient takes it home
Print it or export a PDF for the patient. The question checklist goes with them to the next appointment, and the Record tab holds notes taken during that visit.
Why it's different
Most patient-engagement software either locks you into a single AI vendor or hides what the tool actually does with your data. Roark Health is built the other way.
| Capability | Roark Health | Typical bundled AI tools |
|---|---|---|
| Works with your organization's existing AI provider | Yes | Usually locked to one vendor |
| No usage markup on AI costs | Yes — you bring your own key | Often bundled and marked up |
| Explains existing documentation only (no new diagnoses) | Yes, by design | Varies, often unclear |
| Generates a personalized visit checklist | Yes | Rare |
| Clear, disclosed limitations | Stated plainly in the product | Often buried in legal text |
This is a general comparison of common approaches in the category, not a review of any specific product. We're happy to walk through how Roark Health compares to the tools you already use.
What it is not
Roark Health explains documentation a clinician already produced. It does not diagnose, interpret new symptoms, or recommend treatment — and it says so, clearly, inside the product itself.
Security & Privacy
Where patient data goes
Clinical documents contain protected health information (PHI). Roark Health is built so that PHI goes directly from your browser to the AI provider your organization chooses — and nowhere else. Roark doesn't receive, process, or store any of it — no documents, no outputs, no usage data.
| Data | Where it goes | What Roark stores |
|---|---|---|
| Document text you paste or open | Sent from the browser directly to your organization's AI provider over HTTPS | Nothing |
| Plain-language output, summary, questions, and notes | Stays in the browser session; leaves the device only if you export or save it | Nothing |
| Saved session files | Saved to the device or location you choose, like any other file | Nothing |
| Your AI provider API key | Stored in that device's browser and sent only to the provider it belongs to | Nothing |
| Usage and activity | Not tracked by Roark. Your AI provider's own console shows API usage for your key | Nothing |
HIPAA and your AI provider
Because PHI goes to the AI provider you connect, that provider is the one handling it on your behalf. Before using Roark Health with real patient documents, your organization needs a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) in place with that provider, and should use only the account, plan, or endpoint the BAA covers.
Use a BAA-covered account
Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google each offer BAAs for eligible business accounts. Confirm coverage with your provider before going live.
Routers and custom endpoints
OpenRouter and custom endpoints may route requests through additional parties. Use them with PHI only if every party in the path is covered by a BAA.
Test with sample documents
The built-in example documents contain no real patient data, so your team can evaluate the product during the free trial before any BAA is signed.
Questions IT and compliance teams ask
Does Roark sign a BAA?
Because Roark does not receive, store, or transmit PHI, we are not acting as a business associate for document content. If your compliance team would like that confirmed in writing, or requires a BAA as a matter of policy, contact us and we'll work through it with you.
How are API keys protected on shared workstations?
Keys are stored in the browser profile of the device where they were entered and are never sent to Roark. On shared workstations, we recommend a dedicated browser profile per role or user, standard OS-level logins, and a restricted API key from your provider with spending limits. Keys can be removed at any time from the Settings tab.
Can we restrict which AI providers staff can connect?
Site License customers can configure an organization-wide key and provider during onboarding so individual staff don't enter their own. Contact us to discuss your setup.
Does Roark use our documents to train AI models?
No. Roark never receives your documents. Whether your AI provider retains or trains on API data is governed by your agreement with that provider — most business API plans do not train on customer data by default, but confirm this in your contract.
Where can I read the full details?
The includes compliance notes, and we're glad to answer security questionnaires directly — email us and we'll respond.
Documentation
In-Depth Product Overview
A full written overview of Roark Health — the problem it solves, how it works, how it compares to typical patient portal software, pricing, compliance notes, and how to get started. Seven pages, ready to share with your team.
What's inside
The problem, the product, how it works, a direct comparison table, safety & scope, compliance notes, pricing, and our process for finalizing an agreement.
Good for
Sharing internally with clinical leadership, procurement, or IT before a first conversation with us.
Pricing
Simple, flat pricing
Because your organization brings its own AI provider key, you're never paying us a markup on AI usage — you're paying for the platform itself. That's why we price by practice, provider, or site — never by usage.
Try it free for 14 days
Full access to every feature — Translate, Summary, Questions, Record, Export, Settings — for 14 days, no cost and no commitment. See it work on real documents before you pay for anything.
Small Clinic
$150/month
- Flat rate covers every provider at your practice
- Full workflow: Translate, Summary, Questions, Record, Export
- Bring your own AI provider key
- Email support
- One plan per practice — see eligibility below
- Best for independent, single-location practices with two or more providers
Per-Provider Seat
$75/provider/month
- Unlimited document translations per seat
- Works with your own Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, or OpenRouter key
- Full workflow: Translate, Summary, Questions, Record, Export
- Session save/resume, PDF/print/text export
- Email support
- Best for solo clinicians, and for groups that don't qualify for Small Clinic
Site License
From $1,500/month
- Unlimited providers at one site or department
- Bring your own organization-wide AI provider key
- Usage visibility through your AI provider's own console
- Dedicated onboarding & implementation support
- Priority support & volume pricing for multi-site systems
- Best for hospital departments and health systems
Small Clinic eligibility: one plan per practice, tied to a single tax ID/NPI and a single location. It is not available to multi-location systems or to multiple affiliated practices splitting providers across several Small Clinic plans — that use case should use Per-Provider Seat or Site License instead. We may ask for practice registration details to confirm eligibility.
Which plan fits? Single location with two or more providers: Small Clinic is the better value. Solo clinician, or several locations with a handful of providers each: Per-Provider Seat. A hospital department or a whole site: Site License.
Why no usage-based pricing: since your organization supplies its own AI provider API key, Roark never touches your AI spend or marks it up — you're billed by your own provider directly for usage, and by us only for the platform. We think that's the more transparent way to do it.
How we finalize an agreement
However works best for you: meet in person, or close entirely remotely by video call and e-signature — both are equally valid ways to finalize an agreement with us.
1. Reach out
Send us your organization's size and needs using the buttons above.
2. Meet — your choice
In person, or by video call — we walk through the product, pricing, and your requirements either way.
3. Sign & onboard
In person or by e-signature — both are fully valid. Then we move directly into onboarding.
Leadership
Team
Jack T. Corsano
President
Leads Roark's product and company direction, with a focus on building clinical tools that are transparent about what they do — and don't do.
Contact
Get in touch
For sales, support, press, or anything else — one address reaches the whole company.
Roarkcorp@atomicmail.ioWe're happy to meet in person or close entirely remotely by video call and e-signature — whichever works best for you.