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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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## [We're Not Skipping AHRMM Day: Test Drive Scanning with Z5's App](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/were-not-skipping-ahrmm-day-test-drive-scanning-with-z5s-app)

 8/2/2022

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Whether you're heading to the annual conference of supply chain professionals or staying in the comfort of your usual workplace, we've got some cool things to share with you from Booth 212. 

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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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![a preview of the new Z5 Inventory Platform in the form of a mobile app and web dashboard that allows healthcare providers to identify excess inventory quickly and easily](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/chiclet-dashboard-%20tablet-phone.jpeg?width=2400&name=chiclet-dashboard-%20tablet-phone.jpeg)

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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## [New Tech Trends Changing The Healthcare Industry During COVID-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/new-tech-trends-changing-the-healthcare-industry-during-covid-19)

 5/4/2021

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It’s typical for improvements to the healthcare industry to be filed under “wouldn’t that be nice,” but being on the front line of the coronavirus crisis has bumped up some technological improvements to “how do we get that implemented yesterday.” We’ve once again teamed up with our friends at [Career Karma](https://careerkarma.com/) to examine a few tech trends changing the healthcare industry, particularly with regard to COVID-19 response. 

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## [5 Questions That Will Show You A Tech Vendor's Quality](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-questions-that-will-show-you-a-tech-vendors-quality)

 8/11/2020

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You can't know everything about every emerging technology. But you can know how to evaluate a new tech vendor. 

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