It's the time of year when everybody is seeing green, so let's take a look at some recent news about how sustainable and efficient healthcare providers are (or aren't).
Continue ReadingSustainable Healthcare Starts In The Supply Chain | Five To Save
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Healthcare Worker Job Satisfaction: Perception VS Reality | Five to Save
A certain story is being sold about healthcare workers - and even among them - relating to the state of the industry and the career prospects it provides. But just because it's widespread, does that mean it's true?
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Whiplash In Policy And Procurement Wears Healthcare Pros Out | Five To Save
The news changing constantly isn't anything - if you'll pardon the phrase - new. But that's a big part of what's contributed to healthcare worker burnout in the last couple of years. How do we fight that?
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Without Resources, How Will Hospitals Survive As Businesses? | Five To Save
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.
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'Healthcare Heroes' Are Human Beings And Appreciate Being Treated That Way
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Meeting Healthcare Worker Needs for the First Time | Five To Save
Whether you've been away from the medical supply shelves for a couple of weeks or a couple of hours, you probably haven't been paying close attention to the news. Here's what you missed.
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Everybody's Talking About Supply Chain, Nobody Knows What It Is | Five To Save
You probably just spent some time hearing your friends and family use the words "supply chain," and they were probably using them incorrectly.
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Z5 Partner Hospital Successes & Other Things To Be Thankful For
2021 probably hasn't turned out to be quite the year we all hoped it would, but you're probably thankful for the successes you were able to squeeze out of it - just like we are!
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'Back To Normal' VS 'New Normal': Where Supply Chain Is Headed | Five To Save
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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Diversity The Key To Surviving Supply Chain Crisis | Five To Save
90% of industry leaders are aligned on their top supply chain challenges and the best means of overcoming them.
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