--- title: Five To Save | Time Is Flying, And It's Taking Your Money With It description: It's about time that you started looking to the future. Are you going to waste your hours, weeks, years on menial tasks and projects that don't pan out? Or are you going to invest your time into a sure thing? image: https://www.z5inventory.com/hubfs/FTS%20-%20time%20five%20o%20clock.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/five-to-save-mar-4-2019#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 | Time Is Flying, And It's Taking Your Money With It [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) 3/4/2019 ![FTS - time five o clock](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20-%20time%20five%20o%20clock.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20-%20time%20five%20o%20clock.jpg) It still feels weird every time we type 2019. We keep asking ourselves: "Where did the time go?"How you spend your time is important. And we do mean "spend." You're being paid to do your job, just like your coworkers and subordinates are. Every second that someone at your healthcare system is spending on a menial task is money down the drain.  But it's difficult to know which projects are worth your time and which ones just end up wasting it. Our five articles this week focus on what you'll probably find most successful. And what hasn't been successful for others so that you can avoid it. 1. Want to use your time more efficiently? [Leverage data to see the future](https://www.mmh.com/article/other_voices_how_can_supply_chain_managers_use_data_to_improve_efficiency_i). Stop problems before they ever start. 2. The key to solving those problems [isn't spending more money](https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2019/01/28/financial-incentives/#68a43aa95eb9), by the way.  3. Which helps explain why many healthcare providers are [moving away from mergers and acquisitions](https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20190223/NEWS/190229970/ceo-power-panel-m-a-no-longer-health-systems-top-growth-strategy).  4. But if you're looking to make investments yourself, first [invest in a workplace that values diversity](https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20190216/NEWS/190219969).  5. Second - and this is so weird that anyone would suggest such a thing - you might want to [invest in healthcare startups](https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/327735).  We also released a bonus article just to our email subscribers. If you haven't already hit that Subscribe button to the left, you're missing out.    As usual, PLEASE [email us](mailto:info@z5health.com?Subject=Five%20To%20Save). Tell us what you liked. What was helpful. 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