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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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How Your Physical Inventory Can Set You Up for Tremendous Savings

2/6/2018

Nurse taking a physical inventory count. Stock photo.

We have a customer in the Northeast who has about a dozen hospitals. They have used Z5 Count to conduct a number of physical inventories and are very pleased with their results as well as the improvements to the overall inventory process for their staff. Like many hospitals, inventory was a means to an end. Meaning they took a count and posted a number in their financials. Once this was done, they declared victory and moved on to other projects and challenges. Does this sound familiar to you?

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, healthcare, inventory, reallocation, Z5 Reallocate, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Five To Save | Amazon Jumps Into Healthcare | January 31st, 2018

1/31/2018
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The Z5 piggy bank says: "Don't leave savings on the shelf!"

Hi All!

It finally happened.  Amazon has made its intentions known by jumping into healthcare with some big-name partners. Read to find out more!

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

Five To Save | Let Us Do The Hard Work For You | January 16th, 2018

1/16/2018
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The Z5 piggy bank says: "Don't leave savings on the shelf!"

Hi All!

Welcome to the first edition of the Five To Save healthcare supply chain and finance newsletter. Over here at Z5 we like to keep our eyes on what's happening in the marketplace and make sure you are up-to-date with all of the cool things happening at Z5. To that end, we will be serving up some of the more interesting tidbits that may be able to help you. Below are five articles we are spending some time pondering:

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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, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Version 2.5 - The Fastest, Most Efficient Way to Count and Value Medical Supply - Is Now Available

1/9/2018
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Introducing Z5 Inventory's App Version 2.5.

We recently dropped Version 2.5 of the Z5 Inventory Platform and App, eliminating the need for archaic, inaccurate paper counts and enabling the identification of slow and excess inventory for the purpose of expiration avoidance.   

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, healthcare, supply chain, inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Extra, Extra, Read All About It! Centura Health Renews with a Long-Term Commitment to Z5 Inventory!

12/13/2017
Stock photo of one of the Centura Health locations that renewed a contract with Z5 Inventory.
 
Well it sure is one of the best compliments you can receive when a customer chooses to renew with your company (as you all may know), but when they ask to extend beyond the originally proposed term for an additional two years, then you know you are doing something right!
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Topics: technology, physical inventory count, growth, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, healthcare, inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

What I Learned While on the Road

8/3/2017

I recently returned from two weeks on the road visiting customers and prospects. I started in Washington, DC, then on to Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, and finally Los Angeles. My new favorite motto is: “if you have time to spare, then go by air,” but that is for another blog.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, travel

Your Bottom Line Is Going To Thank You.

6/28/2017

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Admit it. You made a mistake. We all make mistakes, right?

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, inventory valuation, inventory audit, healthcare, supply chain, Boston Children's Hospital, new client spotlight, inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

New Client Spotlight: Boston Children's Hospital

6/21/2017
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The exterior of Children's Hospital Boston.

Z5 software and Z5 provided services will be used to complete a physical inventory count at Boston Children’s Hospital, pictured above.

We're proud to announce that Boston Children’s Hospital has selected Z5 Inventory to perform a physical inventory count within designated areas of the hospital. Our team will coordinate and complete the count using Z5 Count, our iPad app, later this June. 

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, Z5 Count Software, inventory valuation, inventory audit, healthcare, supply chain, Boston Children's Hospital, new client spotlight, inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

How Are You Going To Meet Your Annual Financial Savings Goal?

6/16/2017

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Every year hospitals and hospital staff go through the annual budget process. Departments submit projections for their needs, projects are prioritized and re-prioritized, meetings are held to discuss the merits of each, and at the end of the process, funds get allocated.  

Wouldn’t it be great if it were that easy?

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, buying inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory

Inventory Counts Are Fun! Don’t You Agree?

6/13/2017

A healthcare pro counting product on paper count sheets. The old way.

You live in a world filled with boxes, packages, bins, shelves, storage rooms, items out of order, manufacturer name changes, and did I mention the unreadable labels?

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Topics: physical inventory count, selling medical inventory, buying inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory