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Accelerating Urinary Tract Infection Prediction with AI

How TEF-Health supported the modernization and operationalization of an AI-driven clinical prediction solution
SME / Company ASBL SANTE ET PREVOYANCE Clinique Saint Luc Bouge
Service Provider Centre D'Excellence En Technologies De L'Information Et De La Communication (CETIC)
Disease / Clinical Domain Infectious diseases
Product / Solution AI-based Rapid Urinary Tract Infection Prediction Software
Validation Needs AI validation needs

About ASBL SANTE ET PREVOYANCE Clinique Saint Luc Bouge

Clinique Saint-Luc Bouge is a Belgian healthcare institution located in Namur, providing a wide range of medical and clinical services. The hospital is actively engaged in healthcare innovation and digital transformation initiatives aiming to improve patient care, clinical workflows, and data-driven decision-making.

The Challenge

Clinique Saint-Luc Bouge sought support to validate and strengthen the operational and deployment aspects of its AI-based predictive solution dedicated to urinary tract infection detection. The objective was to assess the robustness and reproducibility of the data and deployment workflows through MLOps practices, and to evaluate the feasibility of integrating and operating the solution within healthcare environments.

The Story

As part of the TEF-Health initiative, CETIC provided technical expertise to support the validation and maturation of an AI-driven healthcare solution dedicated to predicting urinary tract infections.

The service focused on assessing the end-to-end machine learning workflow, including data preparation, evaluation, and deployment practices. Particular attention was given to the implementation of MLOps methodologies to ensure reproducibility, traceability, scalability, and maintainability of the AI pipeline.

CETIC worked closely with the clinical partner to identify technical strengths and improvement opportunities related to healthcare data integration, model lifecycle management, and deployment constraints in clinical environments. Recommendations were provided regarding data interoperability, robustness of predictive performance, and best practices for deploying AI solutions in healthcare settings.

This collaboration helped the clinical partner better prepare its solution for future real-world deployment while reducing technological risks and improving confidence in the reliability of its AI system. Through TEF-Health, the clinical partner benefited from independent technical expertise and gained valuable insights to accelerate the operationalization and adoption of its healthcare innovation.

Through this collaboration, Clinique Saint-Luc Bouge gained valuable insights into the practical integration of AI technologies within healthcare workflows and strengthened its innovation strategy toward data-driven clinical support systems.

Services Used

Healthcare Problems Addressed

  • clinical decision support
  • AI integration into healthcare workflows
Health Force & ULS Coimbra
Putting an AI solution to test in a hospital setting