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## Z5 Inventory - Blog

# Z5 Inventory Blog

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## About Z5

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.

Find out how to solve healthcare's $5 Billion inventory waste problem today. Then get back to reading what we have for you from healthcare industry.

 

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## [Your Hospital's Hallways Are About To Become A Lot Emptier | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/your-hospitals-hallways-are-about-to-become-a-lot-emptier-five-to-save)

 9/28/2021

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Supply shortages and vaccine mandates are making healthcare employees feel unsafe. If they leave their jobs - and possibly the healthcare field overall - their hospitals will be even more strapped for resources, and their communities will be more unsafe. 

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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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## [Supply Chain Means There's No Such Thing As Isolation | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/supply-chain-means-theres-no-such-thing-as-isolation-five-to-save)

 8/31/2021

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You don't have to be a supply chain expert to understand that nothing happens in a vacuum. The COVID-19 pandemic has helped make that increasingly clear to everyone. 

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## [Statistics You Can Use To Stay Positive During a Prolonged Pandemic | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/statistics-you-can-use-to-stay-positive-during-a-prolonged-pandemic-five-to-save)

 8/17/2021

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How is it that the phrase "the numbers are in" immediately conjures images of danger and doom? Can't "the numbers ever be good? 

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## [Cases Are Up. Staffing Is Down. Are We Due For More Healthcare Delivery Interruptions? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/cases-are-up.-staffing-is-down.-are-we-due-for-more-healthcare-delivery-interruptions-five-to-save)

 7/20/2021

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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](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/marking-to-market-the-ppe-struggle-no-one-is-talking-about)

 7/13/2021

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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](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/opinion-poll-reveals-public-sentiment-on-coronavirus-normalcy-five-to-save)

 7/6/2021

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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](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-government-investment-is-supporting-healthcare-industry-recovery-five-to-save)

 6/22/2021

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## [Protecting Vulnerable Populations: Isn't That What Healthcare Is All About?](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/protecting-vulnerable-populations-isnt-that-what-healthcare-is-all-about)

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## [Masks, Vaccines, and Remote Work: Who Needs Them? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/masks-vaccines-and-remote-work-who-needs-them-five-to-save)

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