--- title: "Z5 Inventory's Blog: A dose of the industry news and optimization strategy that healthcare supply chain pros need. | shortages" description: shortages | 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/shortages#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 ## [Hospitals 'May Need New Ways To Measure Success' | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/hospitals-may-need-new-ways-to-measure-success-five-to-save) 7/12/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/hospitals-may-need-new-ways-to-measure-success-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![The Z5 Piggy Bank wearing glasses to read a book that contains the latest healthcare supply chain study](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%2022%20piggy%20bank%20glasses%20reading.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%2022%20piggy%20bank%20glasses%20reading.jpg) It's another research-survey-study data roundup this week. And because we sifted through the publications for you, it's 100% relevant. 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Budget cutbacks are frustrating. Long hours are frustrating. But all of those things are expected. 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But healthcare providers tend to have a skewed view on how top-down decision-making should be. 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[Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/shortages-recalls-and-rising-cost-healthcares-perfect-storm-five-to-save) Topics: [supply chain management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-management), [five to save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/five-to-save), [healthcare inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-inventory), [shortages](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/shortages), [lowering healthcare costs](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/lowering-healthcare-costs), [coronavirus](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/coronavirus), [covid-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/covid-19), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [healthcare supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-supply-chain), [medical supply chain jobs](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-chain-jobs), [loss and expiration avoidance](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/loss-and-expiration-avoidance), [healthcare industry salaries](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-industry-salaries), [supply chain industry salaries](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-industry-salaries), [supply chain resiliency](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-resiliency), [product recalls](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/product-recalls), [cost reduction](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/cost-reduction) ## [Labor in Healthcare's Supply Chain: A Guide to Improving Your Circumstances](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/labor-in-healthcares-supply-chain-a-guide-to-improving-your-circumstances) 5/10/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/labor-in-healthcares-supply-chain-a-guide-to-improving-your-circumstances#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![two hands wearing nitrile gloves shaking in solidarity](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Header%2022%20gloved%20hands%20shaking-1.jpg?width=1080&name=Blog%20Header%2022%20gloved%20hands%20shaking-1.jpg) Working in healthcare is often threatening to the physical, mental, and financial health of its very workers. [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/labor-in-healthcares-supply-chain-a-guide-to-improving-your-circumstances) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/labor-in-healthcares-supply-chain-a-guide-to-improving-your-circumstances](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/labor-in-healthcares-supply-chain-a-guide-to-improving-your-circumstances) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/labor-in-healthcares-supply-chain-a-guide-to-improving-your-circumstances#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/labor-in-healthcares-supply-chain-a-guide-to-improving-your-circumstances) Topics: [hiring](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hiring), [healthcare inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-inventory), [shortages](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/shortages), [labor](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/labor), [coronavirus](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/coronavirus), [covid-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/covid-19), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [medical supply chain jobs](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-chain-jobs), [inventory optimization](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/inventory-optimization), [jobs](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/jobs), [medical supply procurement](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-procurement), [healthcare industry salaries](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-industry-salaries), [supply chain industry salaries](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-industry-salaries), [benefits](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/benefits), [supply chain resiliency](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-resiliency), [supply chain innovation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-innovation) ## [Without Resources, How Will Hospitals Survive As Businesses? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save) 1/18/2022 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![the Z5 Piggy Bank consults its empty wallet behind the words in white 5 To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20Header%202022%20-%20pig%20bank%20empty%20wallet.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20Header%202022%20-%20pig%20bank%20empty%20wallet.jpg) Healthcare providers can't continue to provide goods and services in exchange for money if there are no personnel to provide the services and no goods, period. [Continue Reading](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save](mailto:?subject=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog&body=Z5%20Inventory%20Blog:%20https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save) [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save#comments-listing) [Read More](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/without-resources-how-will-hospitals-survive-as-businesses-five-to-save) Topics: [reallocation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/reallocation), [supply chain management](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/supply-chain-management), [five to save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/five-to-save), [disruption](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/disruption), [shortages](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/shortages), [coronavirus](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/coronavirus), [covid-19](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/covid-19), [sourcing](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/sourcing), [hospital logistics](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/hospital-logistics), [vaccines](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/vaccines), [healthcare supply chain](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/healthcare-supply-chain), [demand modeling](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/demand-modeling), [medical supply procurement](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/medical-supply-procurement), [human resources](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/topic/human-resources) ## [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) 9/28/2021 [0 Comments](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/your-hospitals-hallways-are-about-to-become-a-lot-emptier-five-to-save#comments-listing) Written by [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) ![colored chiclets reveal a piggy bank sitting atop a contract](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20new%20-%20pig%20with%20contract.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20new%20-%20pig%20with%20contract.jpg) 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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