11 - Innovative classification, regression model for predicting various diseases

Abstract

Data mining is a technique to derive hidden patterns from data to classify, predict, and find relationships among the data. The healthcare industry is growing exponentially with the help of advanced technology and methods to save the lives of people at risk. Classification techniques in healthcare are used to classify the type or category of disease that is affecting the patient. Another dimension of healthcare is prediction of disease, where the patient can be treated earlier before the disease progresses and becomes more severe. Prediction plays a major role as it is directly involved in the success of treatment. Accurate predictive models can inform patients and doctors about the future risk of illness thereby guiding medical experts to determine proper treatment. Both the classification and predictive models can be validated to assess accuracy based on different test cases.