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## [A Guide To Turning Your Pharmacy Count Into An Opportunity For Savings](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/a-guide-to-turning-your-pharmacy-count-into-an-opportunity-for-savings)

 2/1/2022

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Pharmacies have the ability to use their inventory data to produce much more than a list of quantities and values. Whether they’re independent or part of a hospital, most pharmacies could be experiencing massive savings, but most don’t realize they already have all the resources necessary. 

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## [Shortages Of Supplies, Staff To Worsen | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-of-supplies-staff-to-worsen-five-to-save)

 10/12/2021

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Hospitals don't have enough medical or human resources to tackle their caseloads. Which begs the question: what do they have enough of? The answer...

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## [Hospitals Spend Less Time, Save More When Optimizing Medical Supplies with Z5 Inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/hospitals-spend-less-time-save-more-when-optimizing-medical-supplies-with-z5-inventory)

 9/21/2021

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After analyzing years’ worth of project and customer data, we've drastically expanded the capabilities of our software in order to empower health care workers to make informed supply decisions on their own every day. 

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## [Statistics You Can Use To Stay Positive During a Prolonged Pandemic | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/statistics-you-can-use-to-stay-positive-during-a-prolonged-pandemic-five-to-save)

 8/17/2021

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How is it that the phrase "the numbers are in" immediately conjures images of danger and doom? Can't "the numbers ever be good? 

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## [Cases Are Up. Staffing Is Down. Are We Due For More Healthcare Delivery Interruptions? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/cases-are-up.-staffing-is-down.-are-we-due-for-more-healthcare-delivery-interruptions-five-to-save)

 7/20/2021

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Public health issues are always tricky to tackle, because the people who are supposed to be tackling them are just as likely to be affected as they people they're trying to keep healthy.

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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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## [How To Make A Healthcare Initiative Successful (Spoiler: It's Collaboration) | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-make-a-healthcare-initiative-successful-spoiler-its-collaboration-five-to-save)

 6/8/2021

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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)

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## [New Tech Trends Changing The Healthcare Industry During COVID-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/new-tech-trends-changing-the-healthcare-industry-during-covid-19)

 5/4/2021

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It’s typical for improvements to the healthcare industry to be filed under “wouldn’t that be nice,” but being on the front line of the coronavirus crisis has bumped up some technological improvements to “how do we get that implemented yesterday.” We’ve once again teamed up with our friends at [Career Karma](https://careerkarma.com/) to examine a few tech trends changing the healthcare industry, particularly with regard to COVID-19 response. 

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## [2 Million Pounds: The Annual Weight of Unused Hospital Supplies | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/2-million-pounds-the-annual-weight-of-unused-hospital-supplies-five-to-save)

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Vaccines are available. Hope is on the horizon. But what does that mean for "getting back to normal?" And is "normal" a good thing to get back to? 

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