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## [Mental Health Of Healthcare Workers Similar To Soldiers | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/mental-health-of-healthcare-workers-similar-to-soldiers-five-to-save)

 5/3/2022

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The constant assaults on your mental and physical health probably aren't going to slow down anytime soon. But, hey, will free burritos help? 

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## [Has Anything Crazy Happened In Healthcare's Supply Chain This Week? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/has-anything-crazy-happened-in-healthcares-supply-chain-this-week-five-to-save)

 4/19/2022

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We've spent the last month focusing on the big-picture issues, but the news waits for no man (or cat... or pig).  

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## [The Key To Effective CFO-Supply Chain Collaboration | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/the-key-to-effective-cfo-supply-chain-collaboration-five-to-save)

 3/22/2022

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![a group of Z5 Piggy Banks are holding a meeting to discuss the collaboration recommendations in this week's 5 To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%2022%20pig%20bank%20meeting.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%2022%20pig%20bank%20meeting.jpg)

Consider something that might seem counterintuitive: it can actually be respectful to withhold certain data from others in your healthcare organization.

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## [Sustainable Healthcare Starts In The Supply Chain | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/sustainable-healthcare-starts-in-the-supply-chain-five-to-save)

 3/15/2022

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![The Z5 Piggy Bank is in the recycling bin this week as we talk about green initiatives in healthcare's supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%2022%20-%20pig%20bank%20in%20recycling%20bin.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%2022%20-%20pig%20bank%20in%20recycling%20bin.jpg)

It's the time of year when everybody is seeing green, so let's take a look at some recent news about how sustainable and efficient healthcare providers are (or aren't). 

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## [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

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![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? 

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## [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

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![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? 

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## [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

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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. 

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## [Healthcare Supply Chain News: The Biggest and Best of 2021](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-supply-chain-news-the-biggest-and-best-of-2021)

 12/21/2021

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## [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

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## [Everybody's Talking About Supply Chain, Nobody Knows What It Is | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/everybodys-talking-about-supply-chain-nobody-knows-what-it-is-five-to-save)

 11/30/2021

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You probably just spent some time hearing your friends and family use the words "supply chain," and they were probably using them incorrectly. 

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