DR. BRANT T HENIFORD, MD
Radiology at Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC

2008011, May 15, 2008

Nov 9, 2007

11/937837

Brant Todd Heniford - Charlotte NC, US
Amy Elizabeth Lincourt - Charlotte NC, US

G06Q 50/00

705 2

Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for determining an optimum hernia repair procedure for a pre-operative patient. Responses to a health questionnaire administered to post-operative patients are scored to determine an overall score indicative of the post-operative patient's quality of life following a hernia repair procedure. Each overall score is associated with at least one patient characteristic and one procedure characteristic relating to the respective post-operative patient. Based on the overall scores and the associated characteristics, an optimum hernia repair procedure, including a type of operation and/or a type of prosthetic mesh, is determined. A terminal and/or user input device may be used to receive the responses, and the responses and associated characteristics may be stored in a memory accessible by a processor that can analyze the stored data to make the determination. Search criteria relating to the pre-operative patient may also be received to inform the analysis.