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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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## [Is The Healthcare Industry Recession-Proof? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/is-the-healthcare-industry-recession-proof-five-to-save)

 8/30/2022

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Is your supply chain stable? Are healthcare providers immune to Betteridge's Law? These and other questions answered by this blog (and your common sense). 

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## [Whiplash In Policy And Procurement Wears Healthcare Pros Out | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/whiplash-in-news-and-procurement-wears-healthcare-pros-out-five-to-save)

 2/22/2022

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The news changing constantly isn't anything - if you'll pardon the phrase - new. But that's a big part of what's contributed to healthcare worker burnout in the last couple of years. How do we fight that? 

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## [Supply Chain Means There's No Such Thing As Isolation | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/supply-chain-means-theres-no-such-thing-as-isolation-five-to-save)

 8/31/2021

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You don't have to be a supply chain expert to understand that nothing happens in a vacuum. The COVID-19 pandemic has helped make that increasingly clear to everyone. 

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## [The Surprisingly Low Cost of Sustainability: How To Save By Being More Responsible](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/the-surprisingly-low-cost-of-sustainability-how-to-save-by-being-more-responsible)

 8/10/2021

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Making your normal medical inventory practices a little more sustainable is not only friendlier to the communities you serve, but to your budget, as well. 

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## [Marking To Market: The PPE Struggle No One Is Talking About](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/marking-to-market-the-ppe-struggle-no-one-is-talking-about)

 7/13/2021

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Hospitals' records of their PPE supplies are only accurate if their pricing is updated. 

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## [Opinion Poll Reveals Public Sentiment on Coronavirus, Normalcy | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/opinion-poll-reveals-public-sentiment-on-coronavirus-normalcy-five-to-save)

 7/6/2021

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America! Has opinions! How will changing opinions about the state of public health affect the people who provide that health? 

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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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## [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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## [What Will Make People Take The Pandemic Seriously? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/what-will-make-people-take-the-pandemic-seriously-five-to-save)

 12/8/2020

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The numbers are in, and they're abysmal. 

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## [Hope For A Vaccine, But Innovate Like There Isn't One | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/hope-for-vaccine-innovate-like-there-isnt-one-five-to-save)

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At the risk of sounding like we're wearing a puffy shirt, we've got to ask: "What's the deal with that coronavirus vaccine?" 

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