--- title: "Z5 Inventory's Blog: A dose of the industry news and optimization strategy that healthcare supply chain pros need. | covid-19 (2)" description: covid-19 | Z5 Inventory shares news about healthcare's supply chain and best practices for inventory optimization to help hospitals and other healthcare providers meet their savings goals. (2) --- [Skip to content](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/covid-19/page/2#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/) ## Z5 Inventory - Blog # Z5 Inventory Blog ### Subscribe to Email Updates ## 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.   ### Most Recent ## [Healthcare Worker Job Satisfaction: Perception VS Reality | Five to Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-worker-job-satisfaction-perception-vs-reality-five-to-save) 3/1/2022 [3 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-worker-job-satisfaction-perception-vs-reality-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![the Z5 Piggy Bank is following a line of pigs toward the door behind the words 5 To Save in white](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20new%20-%20pig%20bank%20followers.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20new%20-%20pig%20bank%20followers.jpg) A certain story is being sold about healthcare workers - and even among them - relating to the state of the industry and the career prospects it provides. But just because it's widespread, does that mean it's true? [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-worker-job-satisfaction-perception-vs-reality-five-to-save) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-worker-job-satisfaction-perception-vs-reality-five-to-save](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-worker-job-satisfaction-perception-vs-reality-five-to-save) [3 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-worker-job-satisfaction-perception-vs-reality-five-to-save#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-worker-job-satisfaction-perception-vs-reality-five-to-save) Topics: [selling medical inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/selling-medical-inventory), [reallocation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/reallocation), [supply chain management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-management), [inventory management software](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-management-software), [five to save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/five-to-save), [disruption](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/disruption), [survey data](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/survey-data), [hiring](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hiring), [employment](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/employment), [natural disasters](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/natural-disasters), [buying medical supplies](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/buying-medical-supplies), [covid-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/covid-19), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [healthcare supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-supply-chain), [inventory optimization](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-optimization), [healthcare workers](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-workers), [loss and expiration avoidance](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance), [medical and surgical supplies](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-and-surgical-supplies) ## [Whiplash In Policy And Procurement Wears Healthcare Pros Out | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/whiplash-in-news-and-procurement-wears-healthcare-pros-out-five-to-save) 2/22/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/whiplash-in-news-and-procurement-wears-healthcare-pros-out-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![the Z5 Piggy Bank is stressed out like many healthcare workers but we can provide more support for both](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%2022%20pig%20bank%20sleeping%20stressed.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%2022%20pig%20bank%20sleeping%20stressed.jpg) The news changing constantly isn't anything - if you'll pardon the phrase - new. But that's a big part of what's contributed to healthcare worker burnout in the last couple of years. How do we fight that? [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/whiplash-in-news-and-procurement-wears-healthcare-pros-out-five-to-save) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/whiplash-in-news-and-procurement-wears-healthcare-pros-out-five-to-save](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/whiplash-in-news-and-procurement-wears-healthcare-pros-out-five-to-save) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/whiplash-in-news-and-procurement-wears-healthcare-pros-out-five-to-save#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/whiplash-in-news-and-procurement-wears-healthcare-pros-out-five-to-save) Topics: [selling medical inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/selling-medical-inventory), [supply chain management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-management), [five to save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/five-to-save), [disruption](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/disruption), [healthcare inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-inventory), [drug shortages](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/drug-shortages), [government](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/government), [buying medical supplies](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/buying-medical-supplies), [coronavirus](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/coronavirus), [covid-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/covid-19), [pandemic](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/pandemic), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [medical supply chain tracking software](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-chain-tracking-software), [medical supply chain jobs](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-chain-jobs), [masks](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/masks), [medical supply procurement](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-procurement), [loss and expiration avoidance](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance), [pharmacy inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/pharmacy-inventory) ## [You Can't Afford To Be Surprised By Supply Disruption Anymore | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/you-cant-afford-to-be-surprised-by-supply-disruption-anymore-five-to-save) 2/8/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/you-cant-afford-to-be-surprised-by-supply-disruption-anymore-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![white letters read 5 To Save over a piggy bank exchanging lots of money for a few bandages](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%2022%20pig%20bank%20money%20bandages.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%2022%20pig%20bank%20money%20bandages.jpg) Short staffing. Short supply levels. Long transit times. If healthcare providers keep treating these issues as temporary, their consequences will only last longer and recur more frequently. [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/you-cant-afford-to-be-surprised-by-supply-disruption-anymore-five-to-save) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/you-cant-afford-to-be-surprised-by-supply-disruption-anymore-five-to-save](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/you-cant-afford-to-be-surprised-by-supply-disruption-anymore-five-to-save) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/you-cant-afford-to-be-surprised-by-supply-disruption-anymore-five-to-save#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/you-cant-afford-to-be-surprised-by-supply-disruption-anymore-five-to-save) Topics: [selling medical inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/selling-medical-inventory), [inventory management software](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-management-software), [disruption](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/disruption), [natural disasters](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/natural-disasters), [supplier relationships](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supplier-relationships), [buying medical supplies](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/buying-medical-supplies), [shipping](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/shipping), [coronavirus](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/coronavirus), [ppe](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/ppe), [covid-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/covid-19), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [materials management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/materials-management), [manufacturing](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/manufacturing), [medical supply procurement](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-procurement), [pharmacy inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/pharmacy-inventory), [hospital pharmacies](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-pharmacies) ## [Healthcare Can Mitigate Disaster If We've Prepared For It | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-can-mitigate-disaster-if-weve-prepared-for-it-five-to-save) 1/25/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-can-mitigate-disaster-if-weve-prepared-for-it-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![white text reading 5 To Save overlaid on a crystal ball revealing the Z5 Piggy Bank inside](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%202022%20-%20pig%20in%20magic%20crystal%20ball-2.jpg?width=526&name=FTS%202022%20-%20pig%20in%20magic%20crystal%20ball-2.jpg) Whether you're in an area where things are staring to look up or have never looked grimmer, we did actually find some tools to help you deal with the current (and any future) disaster. [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-can-mitigate-disaster-if-weve-prepared-for-it-five-to-save) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-can-mitigate-disaster-if-weve-prepared-for-it-five-to-save](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-can-mitigate-disaster-if-weve-prepared-for-it-five-to-save) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-can-mitigate-disaster-if-weve-prepared-for-it-five-to-save#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-can-mitigate-disaster-if-weve-prepared-for-it-five-to-save) Topics: [selling medical inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/selling-medical-inventory), [healthcare](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare), [reallocation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/reallocation), [cybersecurity](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/cybersecurity), [artificial intelligence](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/artificial-intelligence), [crime in healthcare](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/crime-in-healthcare), [buying medical supplies](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/buying-medical-supplies), [coronavirus](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/coronavirus), [ppe](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/ppe), [covid-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/covid-19), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [healthcare supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-supply-chain), [loss and expiration avoidance](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance), [predictive analytics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/predictive-analytics), [medical devices](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-devices), [pharmacy inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/pharmacy-inventory) ## [Without Resources, How Will Hospitals Survive As Businesses? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save) 1/18/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![the Z5 Piggy Bank consults its empty wallet behind the words in white 5 To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20Header%202022%20-%20pig%20bank%20empty%20wallet.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20Header%202022%20-%20pig%20bank%20empty%20wallet.jpg) Healthcare providers can't continue to provide goods and services in exchange for money if there are no personnel to provide the services and no goods, period. [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save) Topics: [reallocation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/reallocation), [supply chain management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-management), [five to save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/five-to-save), [disruption](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/disruption), [shortages](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/shortages), [coronavirus](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/coronavirus), [covid-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/covid-19), [sourcing](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/sourcing), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [vaccines](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/vaccines), [healthcare supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-supply-chain), [demand modeling](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/demand-modeling), [medical supply procurement](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-procurement), [human resources](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/human-resources) ## [Meeting Healthcare Worker Needs for the First Time | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/meeting-healthcare-worker-needs-for-the-first-time-five-to-save) 1/4/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/meeting-healthcare-worker-needs-for-the-first-time-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![The Z5 Piggy Bank sitting on a contract document along with the words 5 To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%2022%20pig%20bank%20contract.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%2022%20pig%20bank%20contract.jpg) Whether you've been away from the medical supply shelves for a couple of weeks or a couple of hours, you probably haven't been paying close attention to the news. Here's what you missed. [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/meeting-healthcare-worker-needs-for-the-first-time-five-to-save) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/meeting-healthcare-worker-needs-for-the-first-time-five-to-save](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/meeting-healthcare-worker-needs-for-the-first-time-five-to-save) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/meeting-healthcare-worker-needs-for-the-first-time-five-to-save#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/meeting-healthcare-worker-needs-for-the-first-time-five-to-save) Topics: [supply chain management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-management), [disruption](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/disruption), [healthcare inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-inventory), [new year](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/new-year), [government](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/government), [coronavirus](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/coronavirus), [covid-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/covid-19), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [vaccines](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/vaccines), [good news](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/good-news) ## [How To Incentivize Improvement in Provider, Patient Behavior | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-incentivize-improvement-in-provider-patient-behavior-five-to-save) 12/14/2021 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-incentivize-improvement-in-provider-patient-behavior-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![the Z5 Piggy Bank has a needle under the white words 5 To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20new%20-%20pig%20with%20needle.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20new%20-%20pig%20with%20needle.jpg) It seems pretty clear the carrot works better than the stick. But does the size of the carrot matter? [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-incentivize-improvement-in-provider-patient-behavior-five-to-save) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-incentivize-improvement-in-provider-patient-behavior-five-to-save](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-incentivize-improvement-in-provider-patient-behavior-five-to-save) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-incentivize-improvement-in-provider-patient-behavior-five-to-save#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-incentivize-improvement-in-provider-patient-behavior-five-to-save) Topics: [selling medical inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/selling-medical-inventory), [newsletter](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/newsletter), [inventory management software](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-management-software), [five to save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/five-to-save), [disruption](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/disruption), [predictions](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/predictions), [data breaches](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/data-breaches), [buying medical supplies](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/buying-medical-supplies), [emergency preparedness](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/emergency-preparedness), [coronavirus](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/coronavirus), [covid-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/covid-19), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [vaccines](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/vaccines), [healthcare supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-supply-chain), [2021](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/2021), [medical supply procurement](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-procurement), [risk management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/risk-management), [risk assessment](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/risk-assessment), [predictive analytics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/predictive-analytics), [psychology](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/psychology) ## [Helping Inventory Shelves: Who's Keeping An Eye On Your Product?](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/helping-inventory-shelves-whos-keeping-an-eye-on-your-product) 12/7/2021 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/helping-inventory-shelves-whos-keeping-an-eye-on-your-product#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![The Z5 Piggy Bank is dressed and sitting like an Elf On The Shelf, looking over a Christmas tree and two boxes of sutures.](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Header%20new%20-%20pig%20elf%20on%20a%20shelf.jpeg?width=1200&name=Blog%20Header%20new%20-%20pig%20elf%20on%20a%20shelf.jpeg) Medical supply shelves need their own elves. But some that are actually there to help out instead of staring at.you all the time like tiny, creepy spies. 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