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# Z5 Inventory Blog

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## 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.

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## [Time To Get The (Wrong) Data Out Of Your Annual Inventory Valuation](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/time-to-get-the-wrong-data-out-of-your-annual-inventory-valuation)

 8/23/2022

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Fall coming probably means that you have a giant physical inventory project coming, too. Just between friends, though, you're probably doing it wrong. 

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## [Outstanding Healthcare Inventory Awards 2022 - Announcing the Winners](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/outstanding-healthcare-inventory-awards-2022-announcing-the-winners)

 8/9/2022

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Congratulations to all the healthcare supply chain organizations and professionals whose innovation and excellence earned them a spot among the nation's best and most efficient. 

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## [We're Not Skipping AHRMM Day: Test Drive Scanning with Z5's App](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/were-not-skipping-ahrmm-day-test-drive-scanning-with-z5s-app)

 8/2/2022

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Whether you're heading to the annual conference of supply chain professionals or staying in the comfort of your usual workplace, we've got some cool things to share with you from Booth 212. 

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## [Hospitals Stocked Up. Now Billions Will Be Thrown Away.](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/hospitals-stocked-up.-now-billions-will-be-thrown-away)

 4/6/2021

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Currently the health care industry isn’t headed for a cliff. It’s hanging over the edge by a single finger. 

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## [2/3 Supply Chain Leaders Have Inaccurate View Of Inventory](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/2-3-supply-chain-leaders-have-inaccurate-view-of-inventory)

 3/9/2021

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How do you measure up? 

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## [How We Can Reduce Infection Risk to Hospital Workers | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-we-can-reduce-infection-risk-to-hospital-workers-five-to-save)

 3/2/2021

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Not to go full Buzzfeed on you, but there are a few simple ways we can make our hospitals and communities safer from COVID-19. (Number 4 will not surprise you.) 

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## [Webinar Reminder: How Steward Saved $16 Million](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/webinar-reminder-how-steward-saved-16-million)

 2/16/2021

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Wednesday, Feb. 17 we'll be live with Steward Health Care and Becker's Hospital Review for a webinar that's not boring. We promise. 

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## [You're Muted: How To Improve Communication Within Hospitals](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/youre-muted-how-to-improve-communication-within-hospitals)

 2/9/2021

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At the best of times, it can seem like hospital departments hardly talk to each other. And different provider facilities within the same network? Forget about it. 

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## [Announcing a Webinar from Becker's, Steward, and Z5](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/announcing-a-webinar-from-beckers-steward-and-z5)

 1/12/2021

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## [Gaining Trust To Make Innovation Possible](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/gaining-trust-to-make-innovation-possible)

 10/20/2020

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We’ve all had to adapt to a new normal during COVID-19, and those of us in the healthcare supply chain have had to adapt more than most. But the real question we have to answer now is: how can we take what we’ve learned and apply it to inventory management overall? 

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