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title: "Sutter Taps AI as a Safety Net for Lung Cancer Scans | Sutter Health"
description: "Sutter Health is piloting Ferrum Health's AI tool to monitor radiologists' work and catch preventable errors in lung cancer imaging, easing workflow disruption."
url: "https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation/sutter-health-taps-ferrum-health-for-ai-based-safety-net-for-lung-cancer-scans"
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# Sutter Health taps Ferrum Health for AI-based 'safety net' for lung cancer scans

Sutter Health is piloting Ferrum Health's AI tool to monitor radiologists' work and catch preventable errors in lung cancer imaging, easing workflow disruption.

February 18, 2020 by Sutter Health

The pilot showcases an approach to AI integration that keeps impact on the radiologist’s workflow to a minimum.

Northern California healthcare system Sutter Health announced today that has begun a pilot with startup Ferrum Health to use AI to monitor the work of radiologists and catch preventable medical errors in patients with lung cancer.

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