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The Z5 Inventory blog is brought to you by the geniuses behind Z5 Count,Z5 Analytics and Z5 Optimization services, which saves hospitals money at every step of your inventory's lifecycle.
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Alex Diamond

Raised in the armpit of East Texas before escaping to the civilization of Austin, Alex is an author and former radio/podcast personality. If you ever run into him, ask him about the day he split his pants in front of the Lone Ranger.
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Five To Save | It's Cyber Monday. Is Your Tech Up To Speed? | Nov. 26, 2018

11/26/2018

The Z5 Piggy Bank Decodes The Matrix of Cyber Monday Nonsense.

Sorry we don't have any TVs on sale for $5. But we do have some words of wisdom for free.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, cyber monday, google, free advice

How Will Healthcare Survive 2019? By Improving 5 Things.

11/20/2018

How to Survive 2019 in the Healthcare Industry.

Earlier this year a team of industry experts declared, by way of the Harvard Business Review, the Death of the Supply Chain. Maybe that’s a little dramatic, but it gets the prevailing sentiment across: evolve or die.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, digital supply management, equality, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, transparency, new year, waste reduction, slavery

Five To Save | America Voted For Healthcare. What Will It Get? | Nov. 12, 2018

11/12/2018

The Z5 Piggy Bank votes for bacon. Or against. It's hard to tell.

It happened. America voted. So... now what?

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, buying medical inventory, healthcare legislation, politics, voting, elections

Version 2.9 Of The Z5 App Eliminates Counting Errors

11/6/2018

A Clinician Uses the Newest Version of the Z5 Inventory app.

Version 2.9 of the Z5 Inventory App used nationwide to conduct physical inventory counts eliminates counting errors and identifies the location of every product in healthcare facilities.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, updates, app, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, apple app store

Your Vote Defines Your Healthcare

11/5/2018

Vote Like Your Healthcare Depends On It. Because It Does.

The Unholy Trinity of dinner table conversation: Sex, Religion, and Politics. Thank your lucky stars we’re only tackling the last one.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, politics, voting, elections

Five To Save | Did Oracle Solve The Healthcare Blockchain Puzzle? | Oct. 30, 2018

10/30/2018

The Z5 Piggy Bank Tries To Solve An Impossible Puzzle.

The only answer is the most disappointing one: "Maybe?" 

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Topics: technology, selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, medical supply, blockchain, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, oracle

Five To Save | Be Transparent To Be Successful | Oct. 22, 2018

10/22/2018

The Piggy Bank Hides Among Surgical Product.

The more your customer can see what you're doing, the more they'll trust you. 

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, mergers, five to save, customer relationship, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, lowering healthcare costs, healthcare supplies, transparency

Five To Save | The Companies, Legislation, and Lobbies You Should Watch Out For | Oct. 8, 2018

10/8/2018

The Z5 Piggy Bank Is Drowning In Product.

Some of the big players you already know. But we guarantee you don't have your eye on one. 

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, inventory management software, five to save, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, healthcare legislation, supply chain groups

What Do You Know About The ASC Supply Chain?

10/5/2018

The Exterior of an Ambulatory Surgical Center.

If you're our CEO, Carl, the answer is: a lot.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, digital supply management, buying medical inventory, beckers, ascs, ambulatory surgical centers, interview

Why Does Healthcare Cost So Much?

10/1/2018

 The cost of healthcare is high because of inefficiency and excess.

Between doctors’ exorbitant salaries; pricey high-tech gadgets; and the energy and staff needed to run a sprawling medical complex, healthcare has to cost a lot. Right?

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, lowering healthcare costs