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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

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

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

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

Version 2.9 Of The Z5 App Eliminates Counting Errors

11/6/2018

Version 2.9 of the Z5 Inventory App used nationwide to conduct physical inventory counts eliminates counting errors and identifies the location of every product in healthcare facilities.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, updates, app, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, apple app store

Your Vote Defines Your Healthcare

11/5/2018

The Unholy Trinity of dinner table conversation: Sex, Religion, and Politics. Thank your lucky stars we’re only tackling the last one.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, politics, voting, elections

Five To Save | Did Oracle Solve The Healthcare Blockchain Puzzle? | Oct. 30, 2018

10/30/2018

The only answer is the most disappointing one: "Maybe?" 

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Topics: technology, selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, medical supply, blockchain, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, oracle

Why Does Healthcare Cost So Much?

10/1/2018

 

Between doctors’ exorbitant salaries; pricey high-tech gadgets; and the energy and staff needed to run a sprawling medical complex, healthcare has to cost a lot. Right?

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Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, lowering healthcare costs

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

9/24/2018

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

What's The Cost of Count Sheets? Billions. Every Year.

9/17/2018

Count sheets have been a fixture of healthcare inventory for decades. And they suck.

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

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

9/10/2018

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