Military Health Data Mining Algorithms Library (M-HDML)

"We propose to develop, build, and validate a Military Health Data Mining Algorithms Library (M-HDML), a set of reusable and extendible knowledge analysis software templates that facilitate the medical knowledge discovery process. Apart from delivering"data-driven" knowledge that is useful from a medical diagnostic/prognostic standpoint, the developed infrastructure would ultimately provide planners with information to measure various aspects of overall medical readiness. The successful Phase I project(i) developed a prototype M-HDML Toolkit and (ii) demonstrated its practical utility on actual MHS data sets and application scenarios. The Phase II project will (i) refine and harden the M-HDML architecture and software, (ii) develop two focused militarymedical applications, and (iii) generalize M-HDML for large-scale application and commercialization. The main products of the proposed effort will be (i) the HDML Toolkit and (ii) two focused M-HDML military medical software applications. The capabilityto mine the various health information systems would provide valuable medical knowledge that would ultimately augment the health services offered to the personnel and elevate the overall readiness of the armed forces."