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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 | Is Your Leadership Learning Fast Enough? Are You? | Jul 30, 2018

7/30/2018

Leadership in healthcare, like in any other business, is a race, and everyone is jockeying for a better position. 

But the thing about positions - even in the C-suite - is that anyone can have them. And if you're not constantly speeding ahead, you might get passed up by someone who is.

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Topics: technology, physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, inventory valuation, healthcare, supply chain, inventory, newsletter, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, c suite, leadership, survey data, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

5 Ways To Strengthen Your Healthcare Cybersecurity

7/23/2018

The good thing about cybersecurity is that no one is interested in data from healthcare providers.

Oh, wait a second...

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Topics: selling medical inventory, healthcare, supply chain management, inventory management software, medical supply, improvements, iot, internet of things, digital supply management, passwords, cybersecurity, it security, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Five To Save | What Disruptors Like Amazon Can Disrupt... And What They Can't | July 16, 2018

7/16/2018

Seems like the only way people would be talking even more about Amazon these past few weeks is if it were a blockchain company. (Which isn't exactly a joke, since it could become true sooner than later.)

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Topics: selling medical inventory, reallocation, supply chain management, inventory management software, amazon, medical supply, five to save, blockchain, digital supply management, excess inventory, disruption, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

5 Technologies You Can Use To Improve Healthcare

7/9/2018

How They Work and Where To Put Them To Work

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Topics: technology, physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, supply chain management, inventory management software, rfid, medical supply, improvements, iot, blockchain, internet of things, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Five To Save | Follow The Leaders | July 2, 2018

7/2/2018

If you're leading your pack, can't you still learn from other people leading theirs?

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Topics: selling medical inventory, inventory, reallocation, supply chain management, inventory management software, medical supply, five to save, ups, mercy health, visibility, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Follow The Pig!

6/26/2018

Hello, HFMA!

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Topics: austin startup, selling medical inventory, supply chain, reallocation, supply chain management, inventory management software, medical supply, hfma 2018, conferences, trade shows, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, travel

Your Inventory Is Looking A Little Sketchy

6/18/2018

Luckily we know some people who might be able to help.

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, inventory valuation, supply chain, supply chain management, inventory management software, videos, medical supply, savings, animation, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Five To Save | You're Gonna Need A Bigger Antidote | June 11th, 2018

6/11/2018

You might recognize some of the problems in this week's five articles, and you'll definitely recognize that the solutions will have to be pretty big.

See what surprising lessons you can learn from Walmart, Homeland Security, and - inevitably - Shark Tank.

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Topics: technology, physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, inventory valuation, healthcare, supply chain, inventory, newsletter, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, gpo, walmart, shark tank, innovation, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Five Steps To Making Your Care Competitive

6/4/2018

Are you doing enough?

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Topics: selling medical inventory, supply chain, inventory, womens health, supply chain management, medical supply, savings, charity, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Five To Save | You Have The Power! Redefine Your Bottom Line | May 28, 2018

5/29/2018

You've got more in common with He-Man than you may think.

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Topics: technology, selling medical inventory, healthcare, supply chain, inventory, newsletter, reallocation, supply chain management, amazon, medical supply, he man, hlth 2018, whole foods, contracts, five to save, trade shows, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory