--- title: "Z5 Inventory's Blog: A dose of the industry news and optimization strategy that healthcare supply chain pros need. | loss and expiration avoidance" description: loss and expiration avoidance | 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. --- [Skip to content](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance#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. 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Then get back to reading what we have for you from healthcare industry.   ### Most Recent ## [The Fearless Supply Chain Preps for Natural, Economic Disasters | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/the-fearless-supply-chain-preps-for-natural-economic-disasters-five-to-save) 10/18/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/the-fearless-supply-chain-preps-for-natural-economic-disasters-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![a Z5 Piggy Bank wears a siren on its head and presses a panic button in a field of colored chiclets](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%202022%20-%20pig%20panic%20button%20siren.jpg?width=1200&height=627&name=FTS%202022%20-%20pig%20panic%20button%20siren.jpg) You can throw the keywords "risk," "disruption," "disaster," "cost," "preparation," "prediction," "prevention," "avoidance," and probably a dozen more into a blender and come up with whatever phrase you want to describe the same thing: something bad is going to happen, and you want it to impact you as little as possible.  [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/the-fearless-supply-chain-preps-for-natural-economic-disasters-five-to-save) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/the-fearless-supply-chain-preps-for-natural-economic-disasters-five-to-save](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/the-fearless-supply-chain-preps-for-natural-economic-disasters-five-to-save) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/the-fearless-supply-chain-preps-for-natural-economic-disasters-five-to-save#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/the-fearless-supply-chain-preps-for-natural-economic-disasters-five-to-save) Topics: [five to save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/five-to-save), [disruption](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/disruption), [hiring](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hiring), [healthcare inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-inventory), [natural disasters](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/natural-disasters), [crisis prevention](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/crisis-prevention), [hurricanes](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hurricanes), [hospital supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-supply-chain), [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), [infection prevention](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/infection-prevention), [medical supply chain jobs](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-chain-jobs), [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), [healthcare industry salaries](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-industry-salaries), [supply chain industry salaries](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-industry-salaries), [supply chain resiliency](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-resiliency), [supply chain modeling](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-modeling) ## [Do You Feel Properly Celebrated?: National Health Care Supply Chain Week](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/do-you-feel-properly-celebrated-national-health-care-supply-chain-week) 10/4/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/do-you-feel-properly-celebrated-national-health-care-supply-chain-week#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![an orange chiclet reveals a pile of chocolate with almonds that somehow relates to National Health Care Supply Chain Week](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Header%2022%20-%20chocolate%20with%20almonds%20holiday.jpg?width=1200&name=Blog%20Header%2022%20-%20chocolate%20with%20almonds%20holiday.jpg) Every once in a while a made-up holiday like National Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day is actually relevant to you. (Not that chocolate is ever irrelevant.) Let's talk about turning National Health Care Supply Chain Week into something useful. [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/do-you-feel-properly-celebrated-national-health-care-supply-chain-week) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/do-you-feel-properly-celebrated-national-health-care-supply-chain-week](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/do-you-feel-properly-celebrated-national-health-care-supply-chain-week) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/do-you-feel-properly-celebrated-national-health-care-supply-chain-week#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/do-you-feel-properly-celebrated-national-health-care-supply-chain-week) Topics: [reallocation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/reallocation), [holidays](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/holidays), [healthcare inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-inventory), [burnout](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/burnout), [labor](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/labor), [budget](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/budget), [mental health](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/mental-health), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [healthcare supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-supply-chain), [medical supply chain tracking software](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-chain-tracking-software), [inventory management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-management), [cycle count](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/cycle-count), [loss and expiration avoidance](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance), [psychology](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/psychology), [2022](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/2022), [human resources](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/human-resources), [finance professionals](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/finance-professionals), [resource management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/resource-management) ## [If It's Inventory, You Should Manage It: How To Improve Your Hospital Supply Chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/if-its-inventory-you-should-manage-it-how-to-improve-your-hospital-supply-chain) 9/27/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/if-its-inventory-you-should-manage-it-how-to-improve-your-hospital-supply-chain#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![an orange chiclet reveals two hands playing tug of war over a supply box](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Header%2022%20-%20tug%20of%20war%20over%20box.jpg?width=1200&name=Blog%20Header%2022%20-%20tug%20of%20war%20over%20box.jpg) This is a surprisingly controversial statement - particularly within healthcare providers - but we stand by it: supply chain management should be managing all supplies. Here’s why… [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/if-its-inventory-you-should-manage-it-how-to-improve-your-hospital-supply-chain) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/if-its-inventory-you-should-manage-it-how-to-improve-your-hospital-supply-chain](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/if-its-inventory-you-should-manage-it-how-to-improve-your-hospital-supply-chain) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/if-its-inventory-you-should-manage-it-how-to-improve-your-hospital-supply-chain#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/if-its-inventory-you-should-manage-it-how-to-improve-your-hospital-supply-chain) Topics: [reallocation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/reallocation), [supply chain management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-management), [healthcare inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-inventory), [medical logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-logistics), [hospital supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-supply-chain), [materials management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/materials-management), [inventory management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-management), [loss and expiration avoidance](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance), [medical devices](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-devices), [pharmacy inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/pharmacy-inventory), [hospital pharmacies](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-pharmacies), [hospital departments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-departments), [supply chain resiliency](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-resiliency), [supply chain innovation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-innovation), [supply chain visibility](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-visibility), [subject matter experts](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/subject-matter-experts) ## [5 Steps To Insuring Your Inventory Initiative’s Success](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-insuring-your-inventory-initiatives-success) 9/13/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-insuring-your-inventory-initiatives-success#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![an orange-tinted healthcare supply chain professional carts boxes through a storage area in an attempt at ongoing optimization](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Header%2022%20-%20clinician%20in%20storage%20area%20vuemed.jpg?width=1200&name=Blog%20Header%2022%20-%20clinician%20in%20storage%20area%20vuemed.jpg) We’re publishing this article in collaboration with our friends at [VUEMED](https://vuemed.com/), who have encountered the same obstacles we have when trying to implement a new program at a healthcare facility. [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-insuring-your-inventory-initiatives-success) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-insuring-your-inventory-initiatives-success](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-insuring-your-inventory-initiatives-success) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-insuring-your-inventory-initiatives-success#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-insuring-your-inventory-initiatives-success) Topics: [technology](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/technology), [supply chain management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-management), [rfid](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/rfid), [digital supply management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/digital-supply-management), [healthcare inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-inventory), [top 5 list](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/top-5-list), [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), [inventory optimization](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-optimization), [collaboration](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/collaboration), [ongoing optimization](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/ongoing-optimization), [loss and expiration avoidance](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance), [2022](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/2022), [pharmacy inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/pharmacy-inventory), [supply chain resiliency](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-resiliency), [supply chain innovation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-innovation), [checklists](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/checklists), [scanning devices](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/scanning-devices), [supply chain visibility](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-visibility), [vuemed](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/vuemed), [how to](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/how-to) ## [What Grocery Store Innovation Does Healthcare Supply Chain Use Every Day?](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/what-grocery-store-innovation-does-healthcare-supply-chain-use-every-day) 6/28/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/what-grocery-store-innovation-does-healthcare-supply-chain-use-every-day#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![an orange grocery store conveyor belt brings a number of products to the barcode scanner](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Header%2022%20grocery%20store%20conveyor%20belt.jpg?width=1200&name=Blog%20Header%2022%20grocery%20store%20conveyor%20belt.jpg) This week marked the forty-second birthday of a technology without which modern healthcare would be impossible. [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/what-grocery-store-innovation-does-healthcare-supply-chain-use-every-day) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/what-grocery-store-innovation-does-healthcare-supply-chain-use-every-day](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/what-grocery-store-innovation-does-healthcare-supply-chain-use-every-day) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/what-grocery-store-innovation-does-healthcare-supply-chain-use-every-day#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/what-grocery-store-innovation-does-healthcare-supply-chain-use-every-day) Topics: [technology](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/technology), [reallocation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/reallocation), [inventory management software](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-management-software), [healthcare inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-inventory), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [healthcare supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-supply-chain), [medical supply chain tracking software](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-chain-tracking-software), [new platform](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/new-platform), [inventory optimization](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-optimization), [loss and expiration avoidance](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance), [medical devices](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-devices), [pharmacy inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/pharmacy-inventory), [supply chain innovation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-innovation), [scanning](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/scanning), [grocery stores](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/grocery-stores), [barcodes](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/barcodes), [mobile inventory management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/mobile-inventory-management), [scanning devices](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/scanning-devices), [inventions](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventions), [gs1](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/gs1) ## [Waiting Out Disruption, Plus Other Unsustainable Business Practices | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/waiting-out-disruption-plus-other-unsustainable-business-practices-five-to-save) 6/1/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/waiting-out-disruption-plus-other-unsustainable-business-practices-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![the Z5 piggy bank stares longingly at an hourglass running out of time under the stenciled words 5 To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%2022%20piggy%20bank%20with%20hourglass.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%2022%20piggy%20bank%20with%20hourglass.jpg) Supply chain pros are frequently obligated to deprioritize personal and professional goals to address industry shortcomings. Nowhere is that problem more frequent than healthcare. [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/waiting-out-disruption-plus-other-unsustainable-business-practices-five-to-save) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/waiting-out-disruption-plus-other-unsustainable-business-practices-five-to-save](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/waiting-out-disruption-plus-other-unsustainable-business-practices-five-to-save) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/waiting-out-disruption-plus-other-unsustainable-business-practices-five-to-save#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/waiting-out-disruption-plus-other-unsustainable-business-practices-five-to-save) Topics: [Z5 Count Software](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/z5-count-software), [inventory valuation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-valuation), [reallocation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/reallocation), [excess inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/excess-inventory), [disruption](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/disruption), [survey data](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/survey-data), [healthcare inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-inventory), [natural disasters](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/natural-disasters), [hospital supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-supply-chain), [coronavirus](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/coronavirus), [covid-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/covid-19), [career advice](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/career-advice), [case study](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/case-study), [medical supply chain jobs](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-chain-jobs), [inventory management system](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-management-system), [results](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/results), [loss and expiration avoidance](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance), [climate change](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/climate-change), [white papers](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/white-papers) ## [5 Steps To Improve Your Valuation Experience & Results: A New White Paper From Z5](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-improve-your-valuation-experience-results-a-new-white-paper-from-z5) 5/24/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-improve-your-valuation-experience-results-a-new-white-paper-from-z5#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![an illustration of the Z5 Piggy Bank holding coins, representing the savings that customers who download the newest white paper can achieve](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Header%2022%20pig%20illustration%20white%20paper.jpg?width=1200&name=Blog%20Header%2022%20pig%20illustration%20white%20paper.jpg) Whether they happen annually, biannually, or more often, you've always got a physical inventory valuation coming up. How's your prep going for the next one? [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-improve-your-valuation-experience-results-a-new-white-paper-from-z5) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-improve-your-valuation-experience-results-a-new-white-paper-from-z5](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-improve-your-valuation-experience-results-a-new-white-paper-from-z5) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-improve-your-valuation-experience-results-a-new-white-paper-from-z5#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-steps-to-improve-your-valuation-experience-results-a-new-white-paper-from-z5) Topics: [Baylor Scott & White](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/baylor-scott-white), [physical inventory count](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/physical-inventory-count), [Z5 Count Software](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/z5-count-software), [inventory valuation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-valuation), [reallocation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/reallocation), [inventory management software](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-management-software), [savings](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/savings), [survey data](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/survey-data), [apple app store](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/apple-app-store), [case study](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/case-study), [medical supply chain tracking software](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-chain-tracking-software), [inventory optimization](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-optimization), [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), [financial risk](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/financial-risk), [white papers](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/white-papers), [downloads](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/downloads), [checklists](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/checklists), [google play store](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/google-play-store) ## [Shortages, Recalls, and Rising Cost: Healthcare's Perfect Storm | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save) 5/17/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![The Z5 Piggy Bank is hiding under an umbrella on an orange street behind the white words 5 To Save.](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%2022%20pig%20under%20umbrella.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%2022%20pig%20under%20umbrella.jpg) What happens when healthcare providers and their supply chains are told that they will not be given the support that they need? [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save) Topics: [supply chain management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-management), [five to save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/five-to-save), [healthcare inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-inventory), [shortages](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/shortages), [lowering healthcare costs](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/lowering-healthcare-costs), [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), [healthcare supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-supply-chain), [medical supply chain jobs](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-chain-jobs), [loss and expiration avoidance](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance), [healthcare industry salaries](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-industry-salaries), [supply chain industry salaries](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-industry-salaries), [supply chain resiliency](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-resiliency), [product recalls](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/product-recalls), [cost reduction](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/cost-reduction) ## [How Healthcare Providers Set Themselves Up To Fail](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-healthcare-providers-set-themselves-up-to-fail) 4/27/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-healthcare-providers-set-themselves-up-to-fail#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![ideas are crumpled up and tossed in the trash in this illustration of failed innovation](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Header%2022%20crumpled%20idea%20paper%20in%20trash.jpg?width=1200&name=Blog%20Header%2022%20crumpled%20idea%20paper%20in%20trash.jpg) So you tried to improve your healthcare supply chain. 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