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Outstanding Healthcare Inventory Awards 2022 - Announcing the Winners

Congratulations to all the winners of the inaugural Outstanding Healthcare Inventory Awards!
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Outstanding Healthcare Inventory Awards 2022 - Announcing the Winners The best and most innovative healthcare supply chain organizations and professionals earned a spot in Z5 Inventory's inaugural Outstanding Healthcare Inventory Awards.

AHRMM22 - Sign Up To Learn More About Z5 Inventory

You can grab a Piggy Bank at Booth 212, but if you can't make it to , you can always request one - FOR FREE - here:
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AHRMM22 - Sign Up To Learn More About Z5 Inventory Sign up for a 10, 15, or 30 minute slot to talk to a Z5 Inventory professional at AHRMM22 -- or whenever it's convenient for you to meet!

Find piggy bank stickers all around and follow them to savings!

Health Systems Rate Poorly As Employers | Five To Save

Finance and supply chain pros can make more money, be less stressed, and have greater job security in any industry besides healthcare. So why choose to stay where you are?

Because you're dedicated to helping people.

Help the organization that employs you stay afloat (and even grow) with the tips gathered in this blog.
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Health Systems Rate Poorly As Employers | Five To Save If you could do your job in another industry, why do it in healthcare? The pay is uncompetitive, the stress is higher, and the outlook is worse, according to recent reports.

We're Not Skipping AHRMM Day: Test Drive Scanning with Z5's App

We'll be at Booth 212 on the show floor. Whether you're attending or not, we've got some education (and swag!) to share with you.
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We're Not Skipping AHRMM Day: Test Drive Scanning with Z5's App Whether you want to bulk up on savings or shed the pounds of your excess inventory, hit up the Z5 Inventory booth at AHRMM22. (Don't you want freebies?)

Health Systems Rate Poorly As Employers | Five To Save

Recent analyses paint a grim picture of the future of the healthcare industry. If you want your job to remain viable (and available), you need to implement some of the improvement strategies we collected this week.
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Health Systems Rate Poorly As Employers | Five To Save If you could do your job in another industry, why do it in healthcare? The pay is uncompetitive, the stress is higher, and the outlook is worse, according to recent reports.

Hospitals 'May Need New Ways To Measure Success' | Five To Save

Stop us if you've heard this one before: Supply A for Procedure A is in short supply, so the provider has to choose between using Supply B or proceeding with Procedure B. Regardless of the choice, though, that puts strain on a new line of supplies, which themselves experience an increasing risk of shortage. What's the solution?

We don't have a clear answer, but the people who research this professionally have some advice on dealing with the medical supply chain "new normal," and we shared it in the most recent Five To Save.

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Hospitals 'May Need New Ways To Measure Success' | Five To Save Familiarize yourself with the newest studies on the hospital industry, the supply chain, and the labor market that makes healthcare delivery possible.

We're honoring the healthcare providers and professionals who best embody supply chain resiliency in our inaugural Outstanding Healthcare Inventory Awards.
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Resources Taken Away From Healthcare Supply Chain Workers | Five To Save

The exact supply, staff, and budgetary resources that healthcare workers need to overcome industrywide disruption are the resources being taken away from them.
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Resources Taken Away From Healthcare Supply Chain Workers | Five To Save Healthcare's supply chain cannot overcome the obstacles it naturally faces if its resources are constantly chipped away by uninformed, inexpert regulation.

Hospitals 'May Need New Ways To Measure Success' | Five To Save

"There will not be a return to the conditions that existed before the pandemic..." is just one of the stark quotes from the news we collected for you this week.
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Hospitals 'May Need New Ways To Measure Success' | Five To Save Familiarize yourself with the newest studies on the hospital industry, the supply chain, and the labor market that makes healthcare delivery possible.

What Grocery Store Innovation Does Healthcare Supply Chain Use Every Day?

Within just a couple of weeks of each other are the birthdays of two technologies that have revolutionized the supply chain of healthcare (and every other industry).
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What Grocery Store Innovation Does Healthcare Supply Chain Use Every Day? We're celebrating the birthdays of two major innovations that make tracking medical inventory possible.

Resources Taken Away From Healthcare Supply Chain Workers | Five To Save

Inexpert oversight and regulation have directly threatened healthcare providers' ability to care for their communities and remain organizationally effective.
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Resources Taken Away From Healthcare Supply Chain Workers | Five To Save Healthcare's supply chain cannot overcome the obstacles it naturally faces if its resources are constantly chipped away by uninformed, inexpert regulation.

'Bad News Makes You Less Productive' And Other Bad News | Five To Save

Anyone whose job involves medical inventory is in double trouble, because they have to address the challenges of the healthcare supply chain while reading headlines promising that those challenges are about to become much more difficult.
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'Bad News Makes You Less Productive' And Other Bad News | Five To Save Being constantly exposed to news about danger and disruption - whether it directly threatens us or not - personally affects healthcare supply chain pros.

What Grocery Store Innovation Does Healthcare Supply Chain Use Every Day?

This week is the birthday of a technology that originated in supermarkets but became a key part of modern hospital inventory management.
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What Grocery Store Innovation Does Healthcare Supply Chain Use Every Day? We're celebrating the birthdays of two major innovations that make tracking medical inventory possible.

Service Outages: An Industry Problem That Z5 Has Never Experienced

Use our guide to find a solution provider who is able to pivot quickly when disaster strikes. Specific examples (and more crawfish talk than you probably expected) inside:
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Service Outages: An Industry Problem That Z5 Has Never Experienced Check off the requirements for a successful partner or solution provider. Get an inexplicable craving for kettle chips along the way.

'Bad News Makes You Less Productive' And Other Bad News | Five To Save

We promise, in addition to the upsetting stuff, we've got some good news included inside this week's roundup of healthcare supply chain headlines.
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'Bad News Makes You Less Productive' And Other Bad News | Five To Save Being constantly exposed to news about danger and disruption - whether it directly threatens us or not - personally affects healthcare supply chain pros.

Effective Healthcare Organizations Require Effective Boards | Five To Save

This , remember that providing healthcare to your community requires you to understand the unique challenges of queer patients.
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Effective Healthcare Organizations Require Effective Boards | Five To Save Hospital board members are obligated to learn from you, because you have the ultimate insight into your department and the requirements to keep it running.

Service Outages: An Industry Problem That Z5 Has Never Experienced

Despite all the disruption in healthcare and the supply chain, Z5 Inventory has been able to provide exemplary customer service. We haven't yet failed to deliver what we promised. How is that achievable?
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Service Outages: An Industry Problem That Z5 Has Never Experienced Check off the requirements for a successful partner or solution provider. Get an inexplicable craving for kettle chips along the way.

Waiting Out Disruption, Plus Other Unsustainable Business Practices | Five To Save

More resources included within for easing the burden of supply chain management on the people managing your healthcare supply chain (including our new white paper!):
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Waiting Out Disruption, Plus Other Unsustainable Business Practices | Five To Save Avoiding sustainability initiatives isn't the only unsustainable practice that healthcare providers are allowing to hamstring their supply chains.

Effective Healthcare Organizations Require Effective Boards | Five To Save

"A good board member is not driven by ego or susceptible to apathy. A good healthcare board member is engaged with the mission."
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Effective Healthcare Organizations Require Effective Boards | Five To Save Hospital board members are obligated to learn from you, because you have the ultimate insight into your department and the requirements to keep it running.

5 Steps To Improve Your Valuation Experience & Results: A New White Paper From Z5

About a month out from every physical inventory, we get panicked messages asking for help. So we put all of our advice into one place.
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5 Steps To Improve Your Valuation Experience & Results: A New White Paper From Z5 We get asked for physical inventory help so much that we threw all our advice into one place. Introducing... The Perfect Inventory Count white paper.

Waiting Out Disruption, Plus Other Unsustainable Business Practices | Five To Save

Sustainability isn't just about the environment (although that's important). Businesses can't survive if they use up another crucial resource: employees.
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Waiting Out Disruption, Plus Other Unsustainable Business Practices | Five To Save Avoiding sustainability initiatives isn't the only unsustainable practice that healthcare providers are allowing to hamstring their supply chains.

Shortages, Recalls, and Rising Cost: Healthcare's Perfect Storm | Five To Save

If testing is down and tests are either faulty or unavailable, how do we feel about our accuracy (and safety) where COVID-19 cases are concerned?
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Shortages, Recalls, and Rising Cost: Healthcare's Perfect Storm | Five To Save Hospitals are under-supported in their efforts to meet community demands despite supply shortages. What can ordinary healthcare workers do about it?

5 Steps To Improve Your Valuation Experience & Results: A New White Paper From Z5

Download our new white paper "The Perfect Inventory Count: 5 Steps To Improve Your Valuation Experience & Results" to take advantage of our experience seeing all the ways a physical inventory valuation can go right... and wrong.
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5 Steps To Improve Your Valuation Experience & Results: A New White Paper From Z5 We get asked for physical inventory help so much that we threw all our advice into one place. Introducing... The Perfect Inventory Count white paper.

5 Steps To Improve Your Valuation Experience & Results: A New White Paper From Z5

Sooner or later, you've got another physical inventory count coming up. We threw all our advice into one place. Preview and download our newest white paper "The Perfect Inventory Count: 5 Steps To Improve Your Valuation Experience & Results" today!
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5 Steps To Improve Your Valuation Experience & Results: A New White Paper From Z5 We get asked for physical inventory help so much that we threw all our advice into one place. Introducing... The Perfect Inventory Count white paper.

Shortages, Recalls, and Rising Cost: Healthcare's Perfect Storm | Five To Save

Healthcare workers are used to surviving the storm of overwhelming demand and underwhelming support. But what happens when the *perfect* storm looms overhead?
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Shortages, Recalls, and Rising Cost: Healthcare's Perfect Storm | Five To Save Hospitals are under-supported in their efforts to meet community demands despite supply shortages. What can ordinary healthcare workers do about it?

Labor in Healthcare's Supply Chain: A Guide to Improving Your Circumstances

The job market is competitive - especially in healthcare - which means that there's no better time to demand the benefits that you deserve.
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Labor in Healthcare's Supply Chain: A Guide to Improving Your Circumstances The highest cost of healthcare is often paid by the workers who are providing that very healthcare. How do we fix that?

Mental Health Of Healthcare Workers Similar To Soldiers | Five To Save

What kind of healthcare employee takes the most time off to address their mental health issues? The answer genuinely surprised us.
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Mental Health Of Healthcare Workers Similar To Soldiers | Five To Save The constant assaults on your mental and physical health probably aren't going to slow down anytime soon. Will free burritos help?

Has Anything Crazy Happened In Healthcare's Supply Chain This Week? | Five To Save

We found a guide to evaluating PPE - specifically nitrile gloves - before you buy. Happy to say that the gloves that Z5 Inventory offers check all the right boxes!
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Has Anything Crazy Happened In Healthcare's Supply Chain This Week? | Five To Save Healthcare and its supply chain keep making the news, including several governmental proclamations this week and an indictment of PPE manufacturing.

Suppliers On Life Support: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 3

All three parts of our How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain resource are now live and free to access on our blog.
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Suppliers On Life Support: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 3 If healthcare providers don't buy medical supplies from the secondary market, those vendors will not be able to continue providing savings to hospitals.

Has Anything Crazy Happened In Healthcare's Supply Chain This Week? | Five To Save

Surely healthcare's supply chain didn't report any major swings this week - like a near-total failure of domestic PPE manufacturing - because that would be crazy. And healthcare's supply chain is NEVER crazy.
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Has Anything Crazy Happened In Healthcare's Supply Chain This Week? | Five To Save Healthcare and its supply chain keep making the news, including several governmental proclamations this week and an indictment of PPE manufacturing.

More Than Assets and Liabilities: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 2

Our series on Schrödinger's Cat as Inventory Management, Part 2 of 3: https://hubs.li/Q017rkJh0
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More Than Assets and Liabilities: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 2 Managing medical supplies isn't a binary of live inventory VS deadstock. A more nuanced approach is needed to begin rebalancing inventory after disruption.

Suppliers On Life Support: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 3

If hospitals want to have vendors where they can dump their excess medical supplies, those same hospitals have to buy supplies from those same vendors. Otherwise, neither can survive.
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Suppliers On Life Support: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 3 If healthcare providers don't buy medical supplies from the secondary market, those vendors will not be able to continue providing savings to hospitals.