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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Hope For A Vaccine, But Innovate Like There Isn't One | Five To Save
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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