--- title: "Z5 Inventory's Blog: A dose of the industry news and optimization strategy that healthcare supply chain pros need. | operating margins" description: operating margins | 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/operating-margins#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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Are You? | Feb. 18, 2019](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/five-to-save-feb-18-2018) 2/18/2019 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/five-to-save-feb-18-2018#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![The Z5 Piggy Bank illustrates how patients are paying more than ever for care that's not getting better. ](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20-%20money%20for%20bandaids.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20-%20money%20for%20bandaids.jpg) The reports went out. The numbers came in. Americans are paying more for healthcare than ever before. But their outcomes aren't getting better. Your operating margins aren't getting bigger. 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