Whether you've been away from the medical supply shelves for a couple of weeks or a couple of hours, you probably haven't been paying close attention to the news. Here's what you missed.
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Meeting Healthcare Worker Needs for the First Time | Five To Save
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Healthcare Supply Chain News: The Biggest and Best of 2021
As we've all been stretched to our breaking point this year, it seemed like a good time to offer up some of the most important articles in case you missed them.
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How To Incentivize Improvement in Provider, Patient Behavior | Five To Save
It seems pretty clear the carrot works better than the stick. But does the size of the carrot matter?
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Helping Inventory Shelves: Who's Keeping An Eye On Your Product?
Medical supply shelves need their own elves. But some that are actually there to help out instead of staring at.you all the time like tiny, creepy spies.
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Everybody's Talking About Supply Chain, Nobody Knows What It Is | Five To Save
You probably just spent some time hearing your friends and family use the words "supply chain," and they were probably using them incorrectly.
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Z5 Partner Hospital Successes & Other Things To Be Thankful For
2021 probably hasn't turned out to be quite the year we all hoped it would, but you're probably thankful for the successes you were able to squeeze out of it - just like we are!
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'Back To Normal' VS 'New Normal': Where Supply Chain Is Headed | Five To Save
Is 2022 going to look more like 2019 or 2020? As usual, we're here to ask a silly question and provide some serious answers.
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This Tool Helps Hospitals Stop Rolling The Dice On Expiring Inventory
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Diversity The Key To Surviving Supply Chain Crisis | Five To Save
90% of industry leaders are aligned on their top supply chain challenges and the best means of overcoming them.
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'When Will Disruption End' Question Unites Supply Chain Workers | Five To Save
You feel like the supply chain has huge gaps and healthcare's infrastructure is deteriorating. And you're right. And - in more ways than one - you're not alone.
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