Conditions aren't improving. So healthcare providers have to.
Continue ReadingWe're Heading For An Indefinite State Of Emergency | Five To Save
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Z5 Inventory's Success Honored With Top Supply Chain Award
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Disingenuous Action Is Worse Than No Action At All | Five To Save
Everybody seems to agree that we ought to be supporting our healthcare workers. But not everybody seems to be doing it.
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How To Communicate Plans To Your Patients and Staff | Five To Save
As care delivery plans change to match changing conditions, the best supply chain and finance pros will distinguish themselves through their honest communication.
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What's Needed From Leadership in the Coronavirus Crisis
True leadership isn't determined by your position or seniority. It's determined by your ability to serve as an example. And in the age of COVID-19, setting a positive example is more important than ever.
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Five To Save | Are You Stuck With Too Much PPE or Not Enough?
The coronavirus forced US healthcare providers - and ordinary businesses - to adapt rapidly, sourcing personal protective equipment wherever they could.
As the coronavirus moves throughout the country - dropping in some areas and peaking in others - hospitals are having to adapt rapidly all over again.
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Five To Save | Vetting Vendors During COVID-19
We thought we'd put together advice for vendors on what hospitals are requiring - and for hospitals on what they ought to require from vendors - during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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Improvement Is Impossible Without Admitting Your Mistakes
Pretending that things can go back to the way they were - or that nothing has changed - won't help.
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Five To Save | Most Hospitals Won't Close. Is That Good Enough?
We're pretty impressed with news organizations who have simultaneously overstated and underestimated the financial impact of COVID-19 on healthcare providers.
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Balancing Just-In-Time and Over-Preparing
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