Making your normal medical inventory practices a little more sustainable is not only friendlier to the communities you serve, but to your budget, as well.
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Staying Healthy, Stocked, and Secure: Supply Chain Pros Have To Manage It All | Five To Save
Everybody has been affected by endangered health, supply chain disruptions, and struggling to meet ever-evolving digital standards. But only healthcare supply chain pros have had to find solutions for it all.
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The Surprisingly Low Cost of Sustainability: Improving Outcomes By Operating As Normal
Let's face it: healthcare creates a lot of waste. Hospitals throw a lot away. And we're not just talking about the excess medical supplies that are thrown away before they're even used (even though that's a huge problem).
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Cases Are Up. Staffing Is Down. Are We Due For More Healthcare Delivery Interruptions? | Five To Save
Public health issues are always tricky to tackle, because the people who are supposed to be tackling them are just as likely to be affected as they people they're trying to keep healthy.
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Marking To Market: The PPE Struggle No One Is Talking About
Hospitals' records of their PPE supplies are only accurate if their pricing is updated.
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Opinion Poll Reveals Public Sentiment on Coronavirus, Normalcy | Five To Save
America! Has opinions! How will changing opinions about the state of public health affect the people who provide that health?
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How Government Investment Is Supporting Healthcare Industry Recovery | Five To Save
As the pandemic drags on, part of what's helping turn the corner for communities and the healthcare providers who serve them is the additional resources - often including cash - provided by their governments.
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Finances, Masks, Vaccines, and Energy: Learning Lessons From Texas Healthcare
As usual, Texas is a microcosm of what's happening across the United States. Allow the triumphs and mistakes of Texas's healthcare providers to teach you the lessons that our home state learned the hard way.
Continue ReadingHow To Make A Healthcare Initiative Successful (Spoiler: It's Collaboration) | Five To Save
Say you want to train everyone at a hospital on a best practice or keep them informed on what you're doing so that they can help. You probably won't succeed if you keep your ideas to yourself.
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Protecting Vulnerable Populations: Isn't That What Healthcare Is All About?
In a crisis, it's healthcare providers' responsibility to take the best care of those who are in the most danger.
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