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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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## [Z5 Inventory Honored As 'Most Promising Healthcare Solution Provider'](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/z5-inventory-honored-as-most-promising-healthcare-solution-provider)

 3/23/2021

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In their annual review of tech improving the healthcare industry, online journal [CIOReview](https://healthcare.cioreview.com/vendor/2021/z5_inventory) put Z5 Inventory at the front of the class of 2021. 

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## [2/3 Supply Chain Leaders Have Inaccurate View Of Inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/2-3-supply-chain-leaders-have-inaccurate-view-of-inventory)

 3/9/2021

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## [How We Can Reduce Infection Risk to Hospital Workers | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-we-can-reduce-infection-risk-to-hospital-workers-five-to-save)

 3/2/2021

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## [WATCH: How Steward Hospitals Saved $16 Million](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/watch-how-steward-hospitals-saved-16-million)

 2/23/2021

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## [Webinar Reminder: How Steward Saved $16 Million](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/webinar-reminder-how-steward-saved-16-million)

 2/16/2021

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Wednesday, Feb. 17 we'll be live with Steward Health Care and Becker's Hospital Review for a webinar that's not boring. We promise. 

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## [You're Muted: How To Improve Communication Within Hospitals](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/youre-muted-how-to-improve-communication-within-hospitals)

 2/9/2021

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At the best of times, it can seem like hospital departments hardly talk to each other. And different provider facilities within the same network? Forget about it. 

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## [Why Is The Vaccine Supply Chain Different From Any Other? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/why-is-the-vaccine-supply-chain-different-from-any-other-five-to-save)

 2/2/2021

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Manufacturers can't speed up production. Shippers can't speed up distribution. Providers can't speed up vaccination. Why? 

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## ['No More Business As Usual' - Z5 in Becker's Hospital Review](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/no-more-business-as-usual-z5-in-beckers-hospital-review)

 1/26/2021

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"For a long time in supply chain and in healthcare, there's been a 'business as usual' mentality." 

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## [Hospitals Left Alone When They Need Help The Most | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/hospitals-left-alone-when-they-need-help-the-most-five-to-save)

 1/19/2021

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## [Announcing a Webinar from Becker's, Steward, and Z5](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/announcing-a-webinar-from-beckers-steward-and-z5)

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