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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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## [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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## [Has Anything Crazy Happened In Healthcare's Supply Chain This Week? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/has-anything-crazy-happened-in-healthcares-supply-chain-this-week-five-to-save)

 4/19/2022

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We've spent the last month focusing on the big-picture issues, but the news waits for no man (or cat... or pig).  

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## [More Than Assets and Liabilities: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 2](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/more-than-assets-and-liabilities-how-to-rebalance-healthcares-supply-chain-part-2)

 4/5/2022

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![an illustration of a medical supply shelf that's unbalanced because of all the excess product taken off](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Z5%20Blog_unbalanced-Bb.jpg?width=1200&name=Z5%20Blog_unbalanced-Bb.jpg)

What if you looked into a box, expecting to find a housecat, but you find a bobcat? It sounds insane, but we promise that somehow helps explain healthcare inventory optimization. 

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## [Schrödinger's Catheter: How To Rebalance Healthcare's Supply Chain, Part 1](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/schrödingers-catheter-rebalancing-healthcares-supply-chain-part-1)

 3/29/2022

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You don’t actually know what’s on your shelf until you take a look at it. 

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## [You Can't Afford To Be Surprised By Supply Disruption Anymore | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/you-cant-afford-to-be-surprised-by-supply-disruption-anymore-five-to-save)

 2/8/2022

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Short staffing. Short supply levels. Long transit times. If healthcare providers keep treating these issues as temporary, their consequences will only last longer and recur more frequently. 

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## [Healthcare Can Mitigate Disaster If We've Prepared For It | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-can-mitigate-disaster-if-weve-prepared-for-it-five-to-save)

 1/25/2022

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Whether you're in an area where things are staring to look up or have never looked grimmer, we did actually find some tools to help you deal with the current (and any future) disaster. 

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## ['Healthcare Heroes' Are Human Beings And Appreciate Being Treated That Way](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/healthcare-heroes-are-human-beings-and-appreciate-being-treated-that-way)

 1/11/2022

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## [Z5 Partner Hospital Successes & Other Things To Be Thankful For](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/z5-partner-hospital-successes-other-things-to-be-thankful-for)

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2021 probably hasn't turned out to be quite the year we all hoped it would, but you're probably thankful for the successes you were able to squeeze out of it - just like we are! 

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## ['When Will Disruption End' Question Unites Supply Chain Workers | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/when-will-disruption-end-question-unites-supply-chain-workers-five-to-save)

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## [Your Hospital's Hallways Are About To Become A Lot Emptier | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/your-hospitals-hallways-are-about-to-become-a-lot-emptier-five-to-save)

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Supply shortages and vaccine mandates are making healthcare employees feel unsafe. If they leave their jobs - and possibly the healthcare field overall - their hospitals will be even more strapped for resources, and their communities will be more unsafe. 

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