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## Alex Diamond

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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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## [5 Steps To Improve Your Valuation Experience & Results: A New White Paper From Z5](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-improve-your-valuation-experience-results-a-new-white-paper-from-z5)

 5/24/2022

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Whether they happen annually, biannually, or more often, you've always got a physical inventory valuation coming up. How's your prep going for the next one? 

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## [Shortages, Recalls, and Rising Cost: Healthcare's Perfect Storm | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save)

 5/17/2022

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What happens when healthcare providers and their supply chains are told that they will not be given the support that they need? 

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## [Labor in Healthcare's Supply Chain: A Guide to Improving Your Circumstances](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/labor-in-healthcares-supply-chain-a-guide-to-improving-your-circumstances)

 5/10/2022

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Working in healthcare is often threatening to the physical, mental, and financial health of its very workers. 

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## [Mental Health Of Healthcare Workers Similar To Soldiers | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/mental-health-of-healthcare-workers-similar-to-soldiers-five-to-save)

 5/3/2022

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The constant assaults on your mental and physical health probably aren't going to slow down anytime soon. But, hey, will free burritos help? 

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## [How Healthcare Providers Set Themselves Up To Fail](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-healthcare-providers-set-themselves-up-to-fail)

 4/27/2022

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So you tried to improve your healthcare supply chain. How did that go? 

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## [Has Anything Crazy Happened In Healthcare's Supply Chain This Week? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/has-anything-crazy-happened-in-healthcares-supply-chain-this-week-five-to-save)

 4/19/2022

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We've spent the last month focusing on the big-picture issues, but the news waits for no man (or cat... or pig).  

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## [Suppliers On Life Support: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 3](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/suppliers-on-life-support-how-to-rebalance-healthcares-supply-chain-part-3)

 4/12/2022

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The pandemic impacted you as a healthcare provider almost as much as the communities where you’re providing care. 

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## [More Than Assets and Liabilities: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 2](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/more-than-assets-and-liabilities-how-to-rebalance-healthcares-supply-chain-part-2)

 4/5/2022

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![an illustration of a medical supply shelf that's unbalanced because of all the excess product taken off](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Z5%20Blog_unbalanced-Bb.jpg?width=1200&name=Z5%20Blog_unbalanced-Bb.jpg)

What if you looked into a box, expecting to find a housecat, but you find a bobcat? It sounds insane, but we promise that somehow helps explain healthcare inventory optimization. 

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## [Schrödinger's Catheter: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 1](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/schrödingers-catheter-rebalancing-healthcares-supply-chain-part-1)

 3/29/2022

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You don’t actually know what’s on your shelf until you take a look at it. 

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## [The Key To Effective CFO-Supply Chain Collaboration | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/the-key-to-effective-cfo-supply-chain-collaboration-five-to-save)

 3/22/2022

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Consider something that might seem counterintuitive: it can actually be respectful to withhold certain data from others in your healthcare organization.

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