The year isn’t done yet, but as we’ve already explained, we’re over it. More and more of the workday is dominated by discussions of the office party and debates of “how ugly does a sweater have to be to qualify as an ugly sweater?”
Continue ReadingThe Five Best Healthcare Articles of 2018
Topics: selling medical inventory, supply chain management, amazon, whole foods, shark tank, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, the onion, top 5 list, 2018
Five To Save | What's The Deal With Mergers? | Dec. 10, 2018
We're asking the hard questions at Z5 this week. Questions no one dares ask. Questions such as: "Are mergers, like, good, or...?"
Continue ReadingTopics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, mergers, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, healthcare legislation
5 Ways To Make Sure Your Inventory Count Fails
Z5ers of every level – from co-founders to new hires – have been on the road this week helping hospitals all over the country conduct their physical inventory counts. We’ve seen our fair share of what, exactly, makes a good inventory, y’know, good.
But maybe that’s not what you want. Maybe you want an inventory that’s slow and painful for everybody.
Continue ReadingTopics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, count sheets, bad advice
Five To Save | It's Cyber Monday. Is Your Tech Up To Speed? | Nov. 26, 2018
Sorry we don't have any TVs on sale for $5. But we do have some words of wisdom for free.
Continue ReadingTopics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, cyber monday, google, free advice
How Will Healthcare Survive 2019? By Improving 5 Things.
Earlier this year a team of industry experts declared, by way of the Harvard Business Review, the Death of the Supply Chain. Maybe that’s a little dramatic, but it gets the prevailing sentiment across: evolve or die.
Continue ReadingTopics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, digital supply management, equality, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, transparency, new year, waste reduction, slavery
Five To Save | America Voted For Healthcare. What Will It Get? | Nov. 12, 2018
Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, medical supply, five to save, digital supply management, buying medical inventory, healthcare legislation, politics, voting, elections
Version 2.9 Of The Z5 App Eliminates Counting Errors
Version 2.9 of the Z5 Inventory App used nationwide to conduct physical inventory counts eliminates counting errors and identifies the location of every product in healthcare facilities.
Continue ReadingTopics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, updates, app, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, apple app store
Your Vote Defines Your Healthcare
The Unholy Trinity of dinner table conversation: Sex, Religion, and Politics. Thank your lucky stars we’re only tackling the last one.
Continue ReadingTopics: selling medical inventory, supply chain management, medical supply, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, politics, voting, elections
Five To Save | Did Oracle Solve The Healthcare Blockchain Puzzle? | Oct. 30, 2018
Topics: technology, selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, supply chain management, medical supply, blockchain, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, oracle
Five To Save | Be Transparent To Be Successful | Oct. 22, 2018
Topics: selling medical inventory, selling medical supplies, mergers, five to save, customer relationship, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, lowering healthcare costs, healthcare supplies, transparency