--- title: "Z5 Inventory's Blog: A dose of the industry news and optimization strategy that healthcare supply chain pros need. | risk management" description: risk management | 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/risk-management#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. Find out how to solve healthcare's $5 Billion inventory waste problem today. Then get back to reading what we have for you from healthcare industry.   ### Most Recent ## [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 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-incentivize-improvement-in-provider-patient-behavior-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![the Z5 Piggy Bank has a needle under the white words 5 To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20new%20-%20pig%20with%20needle.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20new%20-%20pig%20with%20needle.jpg) It seems pretty clear the carrot works better than the stick. But does the size of the carrot matter? 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[Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/z5-partner-hospital-successes-other-things-to-be-thankful-for) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/z5-partner-hospital-successes-other-things-to-be-thankful-for](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/z5-partner-hospital-successes-other-things-to-be-thankful-for) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/z5-partner-hospital-successes-other-things-to-be-thankful-for#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/z5-partner-hospital-successes-other-things-to-be-thankful-for) Topics: [selling medical inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/selling-medical-inventory), [reallocation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/reallocation), [supply chain management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-management), [holidays](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/holidays), [top 5 list](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/top-5-list), [buying medical supplies](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/buying-medical-supplies), [ppe](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/ppe), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [healthcare supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-supply-chain), [2021](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/2021), [medical supply procurement](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-procurement), [risk management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/risk-management), [loss and expiration avoidance](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance), [risk analysis](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/risk-analysis), [risk assessment](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/risk-assessment), [gartner](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/gartner), [thanksgiving](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/thanksgiving) ## ['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 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/back-to-normal-vs-new-normal-where-supply-chain-is-headed-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![The Z5 Piggy Bank is half in sepia and half in color as it debates going back to the past or pushing ahead to the future of healthcare supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20header%20new%20-%20pig%20bank%20half%20bw.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20header%20new%20-%20pig%20bank%20half%20bw.jpg) 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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[Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/this-tool-helps-hospitals-stop-rolling-the-dice-on-expiring-inventory) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/this-tool-helps-hospitals-stop-rolling-the-dice-on-expiring-inventory](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/this-tool-helps-hospitals-stop-rolling-the-dice-on-expiring-inventory) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/this-tool-helps-hospitals-stop-rolling-the-dice-on-expiring-inventory#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/this-tool-helps-hospitals-stop-rolling-the-dice-on-expiring-inventory) Topics: [selling medical inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/selling-medical-inventory), [reallocation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/reallocation), [Z5 Reallocate](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/z5-reallocate), [buying medical supplies](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/buying-medical-supplies), [expiration](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/expiration), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [healthcare supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-supply-chain), [risk management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/risk-management), [loss and expiration avoidance](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance), [risk analysis](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/risk-analysis), [risk assessment](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/risk-assessment), [medical and surgical supplies](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-and-surgical-supplies), [calculator](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/calculator) ## [Staying Healthy, Stocked, and Secure: Supply Chain Pros Have To Manage It All | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/staying-healthy-stocked-and-secure-supply-chain-pros-have-to-manage-it-all-five-to-save) 8/3/2021 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/staying-healthy-stocked-and-secure-supply-chain-pros-have-to-manage-it-all-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![many piggy banks without masks outweigh the one with a mask on scales](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Z5%20Blog%20image%20frames_pigsonscales_5toSave.jpg?width=462&name=Z5%20Blog%20image%20frames_pigsonscales_5toSave.jpg) Everybody has been affected by endangered health, supply chain disruptions, and struggling to meet ever-evolving digital standards. But only healthcare supply chain pros have had to find solutions for it all. 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