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The Z5 Inventory blog is brought to you by the geniuses behind Z5 Count,Z5 Analytics and Z5 Optimization services, 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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Five To Save | What's The Deal With Mergers? | Dec. 10, 2018

12/10/2018

A guide to what the Mega-Mergers Mean For You.

We're asking the hard questions at Z5 this week. Questions no one dares ask. Questions such as: "Are mergers, like, good, or...?"

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, mergers, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, healthcare legislation

Five To Save | It's Cyber Monday. Is Your Tech Up To Speed? | Nov. 26, 2018

11/26/2018

The Z5 Piggy Bank Decodes The Matrix of Cyber Monday Nonsense.

Sorry we don't have any TVs on sale for $5. But we do have some words of wisdom for free.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, cyber monday, google, free advice

Five To Save | America Voted For Healthcare. What Will It Get? | Nov. 12, 2018

11/12/2018

The Z5 Piggy Bank votes for bacon. Or against. It's hard to tell.

It happened. America voted. So... now what?

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, buying medical inventory, healthcare legislation, politics, voting, elections

Five To Save | Be Transparent To Be Successful | Oct. 22, 2018

10/22/2018

The Piggy Bank Hides Among Surgical Product.

The more your customer can see what you're doing, the more they'll trust you. 

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, mergers, five to save, customer relationship, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, lowering healthcare costs, healthcare supplies, transparency

Five To Save | The Companies, Legislation, and Lobbies You Should Watch Out For | Oct. 8, 2018

10/8/2018

The Z5 Piggy Bank Is Drowning In Product.

Some of the big players you already know. But we guarantee you don't have your eye on one. 

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, inventory management software, five to save, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, healthcare legislation, supply chain groups

Five To Save | They Weren't Prepared For Shortages. Are You? | Sep 24, 2018

9/24/2018

The Z5 Piggy Bank ran out of food. Is the healthcare supply chain better prepared for shortages?

There are some things you just can't control. Your suppliers. Your government. Mother Nature herself. What you can do is: prepare for when disaster strikes.  

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Topics: selling medical inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, natural disasters, preparation, shortages, trade war

Five To Save | Trouble With Security? Recruiting? Expense? We Warned You. | Sep 10, 2018

9/10/2018

The Z5 Piggy Bank Heard A Rumor From Its Friend.

Hate to say "I told you so..."

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Topics: selling medical inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Five To Save | The Future Of Pharma Is Female | Aug 27, 2018

8/27/2018

The Z5 Piggy Bank holding a boardroom meeting.

More than pharmaceuticals, actually, but "healthcare supply chain" doesn't flow quite as nicely.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, womens health, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, wage gap, equality, gender, logistics, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Five To Save | How Close Is Healthcare To A Terminator Apocalypse? | Aug 14, 2018

8/14/2018

The Z5 Piggy Bank gets his Terminator on to talk about technology outpacing usage.

The machines are taking over the world. It's just a matter of time. We're all on the same page about that, right?

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Topics: selling medical inventory, healthcare, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, robotics, artificial intelligence, terminator, james cameron, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Five To Save | Is Your Leadership Learning Fast Enough? Are You? | Jul 30, 2018

7/30/2018

The Z5 Piggy Bank in a Safety Helmet at K1 Speed.

Leadership in healthcare, like in any other business, is a race, and everyone is jockeying for a better position. 

But the thing about positions - even in the C-suite - is that anyone can have them. And if you're not constantly speeding ahead, you might get passed up by someone who is.

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Topics: technology, physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, inventory valuation, healthcare, supply chain, inventory, newsletter, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, c suite, leadership, survey data, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory