ARKA Clinical Decision Support is designed to meet all four criteria for Non-Device CDS under FD&C Act §520(o)(1)(E) and FDA's January 2026 final guidance on Clinical Decision Support Software. Recommendations support, not replace, the clinician's judgment. Every recommendation is anchored in a published guideline or peer-reviewed source, with the basis available for independent review. CLIN emphasizes imaging appropriateness at order entry.
This recommendation is intended to support, not replace, clinical judgment. It is generated by ARKA, software designed to meet the four criteria for Non-Device Clinical Decision Support under FD&C Act §520(o)(1)(E) and FDA's final guidance on Clinical Decision Support Software (January 2026). The clinician is responsible for the final decision.
Access & equity phase
Extends ARKA to rural hospitals and clinics — right-order imaging guidance, remote reads, clinician training, and tools to keep local imaging programs viable where access is scarce.
Rural hospitals at risk
768
Closure riskRural emergency hospitals
42
REH modelRural Americans underserved
60M+
Access gapTeleradiology market by 2030
$60.3B
25.7% CAGRSeven strategic pillars
Each pillar addresses a distinct barrier to rural imaging access — from CDS at order entry through reimbursement and population intelligence.
Right-order imaging when CT and MRI are miles away.
Package context once; route reads to the right specialist.
Prioritize algorithms that work with on-site modalities.
Practice ordering decisions under real rural constraints.
315
Hospitals in imminent danger
1,350
Critical access hospitals
4,000
Radiologist shortage (est.)
723
FDA-approved AI devices (radiology)
All patients, orders, and outcomes on this page are synthetic (ARKA-DEMO-001); no real patient data.