Becker's Spine Review named Dr. Shannon Carpenter among the voices defining bone health's rising role in orthopedics, alongside Hospital for Special Surgery and Vanderbilt. The piece maps how CMS's TEAM model is turning bone quality from a post-surgical afterthought into a reimbursement issue, and quotes Dr. Carpenter on the prevention gap and what hospitals now have at stake.
“Even if you're not one of the chosen hospitals for TEAM, buckle up.”
“The average lifespan of a woman in the 1970s was 62 years old. It's now 82 years old.”
“You can replace a heart at this point. But we can't replace your spine.”
“90% of patients leave the hospital after a fragility fracture with no diagnosis and no follow-up.”
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