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The Z5 Inventory blog is brought to you by the geniuses behind[Z5 Count,Z5 Analytics and Z5 Optimization services](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions), which saves hospitals money at every step of your inventory's lifecycle.

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## [Hospitals Spend Less Time, Save More When Optimizing Medical Supplies with Z5 Inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/hospitals-spend-less-time-save-more-when-optimizing-medical-supplies-with-z5-inventory)

 9/21/2021

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After analyzing years’ worth of project and customer data, we've drastically expanded the capabilities of our software in order to empower health care workers to make informed supply decisions on their own every day. 

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## [How Do You Choose What Healthcare Communication To Trust? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-do-you-choose-what-healthcare-communication-to-trust-five-to-save)

 9/14/2021

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## [Announcement: Join Carl's Talk About Expiration Avoidance at AHRMM Virtual](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/announcement-join-carls-talk-about-expiration-avoidance-at-ahrmm-virtual)

 9/7/2021

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Z5 Inventory CEO Carl Natenstedt is a featured speaker at the [AHRMM21+ virtual conference](https://web.cvent.com/event/338c4f98-df62-470e-bbfa-97047705e1d2/websitePage:ef684da1-259f-4d24-a684-7103f233fc8e) Wednesday, September 15. 

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## [Healthcare Industry Events: How To Connect Responsibly and Respectfully](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-industry-events-how-to-connect-responsibly-and-respectfully)

 8/24/2021

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Our team is at AHRMM21 this week, but believe it or not, trade shows will not - and cannot - be the same as they always were. Not right now, and maybe not for the foreseeable future. 

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