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## [Meeting Healthcare Worker Needs for the First Time | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/meeting-healthcare-worker-needs-for-the-first-time-five-to-save)

 1/4/2022

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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](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/everybodys-talking-about-supply-chain-nobody-knows-what-it-is-five-to-save)

 11/30/2021

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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](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/z5-partner-hospital-successes-other-things-to-be-thankful-for)

 11/23/2021

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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](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/back-to-normal-vs-new-normal-where-supply-chain-is-headed-five-to-save)

 11/16/2021

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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](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/diversity-the-key-to-surviving-supply-chain-crisis-five-to-save)

 11/2/2021

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90% of industry leaders are aligned on their top supply chain challenges and the best means of overcoming them. 

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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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## [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

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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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## [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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## [How Do You Choose What Healthcare Communication To Trust? | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-do-you-choose-what-healthcare-communication-to-trust-five-to-save)

 9/14/2021

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## [Announcement: Join Carl's Talk About Expiration Avoidance at AHRMM Virtual](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/announcement-join-carls-talk-about-expiration-avoidance-at-ahrmm-virtual)

 9/7/2021

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Z5 Inventory CEO Carl Natenstedt is a featured speaker at the [AHRMM21+ virtual conference](https://web.cvent.com/event/338c4f98-df62-470e-bbfa-97047705e1d2/websitePage:ef684da1-259f-4d24-a684-7103f233fc8e) Wednesday, September 15. 

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