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## Z5 Inventory - Blog

# Z5 Inventory Blog

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## 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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## [Resources Taken Away From Healthcare Supply Chain Workers | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/resources-taken-away-from-healthcare-supply-chain-workers-five-to-save)

 7/5/2022

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Supply shortages are frustrating. Budget cutbacks are frustrating. Long hours are frustrating. But all of those things are expected. 

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## [Mental Health Of Healthcare Workers Similar To Soldiers | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/mental-health-of-healthcare-workers-similar-to-soldiers-five-to-save)

 5/3/2022

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The constant assaults on your mental and physical health probably aren't going to slow down anytime soon. But, hey, will free burritos help? 

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## [Healthcare Supply Chain News: The Biggest and Best of 2021](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-supply-chain-news-the-biggest-and-best-of-2021)

 12/21/2021

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As we've all been stretched to our breaking point this year, it seemed like a good time to offer up some of the most important articles in case you missed them. 

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## [How To Incentivize Improvement in Provider, Patient Behavior | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-incentivize-improvement-in-provider-patient-behavior-five-to-save)

 12/14/2021

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It seems pretty clear the carrot works better than the stick. But does the size of the carrot matter? 

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## [Everybody's Talking About Supply Chain, Nobody Knows What It Is | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/everybodys-talking-about-supply-chain-nobody-knows-what-it-is-five-to-save)

 11/30/2021

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You probably just spent some time hearing your friends and family use the words "supply chain," and they were probably using them incorrectly. 

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## ['Back To Normal' VS 'New Normal': Where Supply Chain Is Headed | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/back-to-normal-vs-new-normal-where-supply-chain-is-headed-five-to-save)

 11/16/2021

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Is 2022 going to look more like 2019 or 2020? As usual, we're here to ask a silly question and provide some serious answers. 

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## [Shortages Of Supplies, Staff To Worsen | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-of-supplies-staff-to-worsen-five-to-save)

 10/12/2021

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## [How Government Investment Is Supporting Healthcare Industry Recovery | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-government-investment-is-supporting-healthcare-industry-recovery-five-to-save)

 6/22/2021

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As the pandemic drags on, part of what's helping turn the corner for communities and the healthcare providers who serve them is the additional resources - often including cash - provided by their governments. 

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## [How To Make A Healthcare Initiative Successful (Spoiler: It's Collaboration) | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-make-a-healthcare-initiative-successful-spoiler-its-collaboration-five-to-save)

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## [Masks, Vaccines, and Remote Work: Who Needs Them? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/masks-vaccines-and-remote-work-who-needs-them-five-to-save)

 5/25/2021

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Vaccination rates are going down. Testing rates are going down. Are the pandemic case numbers doing the same? 

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