--- title: Five To Save | New Year, New Strategies To Keep Your Job | Jan. 7, 2019 description: It's a new year! While you're getting back into the swing of things, everything might already be changing around you. Are you prepared for the challenges of an evolving healthcare market? image: https://www.z5inventory.com/hubfs/FTS%20-%202019.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/five-to-save-jan-7-2019#main-content) [![Group 1211](https://www.z5inventory.com/hubfs/Group%201211.png)](https://www.z5inventory.com) - [Solutions](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions) - [Z5 Count](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2021-0-1) - [Z5 Fixed Asset](https://www.z5inventory.com/solution/fixedassetcount) - [Z5 Analytics](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2021-0) - [Z5 Optimization](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2021-0-0) - [Who We Serve](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2022) - Company - [About Us](https://www.z5inventory.com/contact-2021) - [Contact Us](https://www.z5inventory.com/contact) - [Careers](https://www.z5inventory.com/careers) - [Blog](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog) - [Login](https://prod.z5development.com/) # Five To Save | New Year, New Strategies To Keep Your Job | Jan. 7, 2019 [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) 1/7/2019 ![FTS - 2019](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20-%202019.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20-%202019.jpg) The entire healthcare landscape will change in 2019. Or at least that's what everybody keeps telling us.  To [survive 2019](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-will-healthcare-survive-2019-by-improving-5-things) you'll have to adapt. Because the trends of 2018 - the looming threat of mergers, the push to adopt more efficient systems, and the requirement for human interaction - aren't slowing down anytime soon. Here's some advice that'll get you started on the right track for 2019: 1. First and foremost, take your patients (your customers) into account. A [patient-centered supply chain](https://www.forbes.com/sites/oracle/2018/12/10/why-the-patient-centered-supply-chain-is-critical-to-the-future-of-healthcare/#50123d4d78e2) should be your top priority.  2. Make changes that help you [prepare for your hospital merging](https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2019/01/03/how-health-care-cfos-can-survive-and-thrive-in-the-ma-boom/#3c0babb1613a). (Or to stand up against all the ones that are.)  3. One of the easiest things you can do is root out that pesky savings-killer: the [Physician Preference Item](https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/heres-big-supply-chain-cost-savings-opportunity-physician-preference-items).  4. What's one of the best ways to make sure that your team is implementing these savings strategies? [Actually communicating with everyone](https://www.registerguard.com/news/20190101/entrepreneurs-amp-management-human-component-matters-in-operations).  5. And rest assured that you're in a good spot to make effective change. The CEOs of tomorrow are coming [from the supply chains of today](http://fortune.com/2018/12/11/ceo-supply-chain/).    That's it for this week. If you can't wait for our next piece - because in 2019 we're gonna cover such fun topics as big data, crime, and, well, 2018 - check out our [Five Best Healthcare Articles of 2018](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/the-five-best-healthcare-articles-of-2018).  PLEASE comment below, [email us](mailto:info@z5health.com?Subject=Five%20To%20Save), etc. Tell us what you liked. What was helpful. 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