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## Z5 Inventory - Blog

# 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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## [Beating Adversity And The Odds: Z5's 2020 Successes](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/beating-adversity-and-the-odds-z5s-2020-successes)

 12/15/2020

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In a year where every little success can feel like a massive accomplishment, Z5 Inventory actually accomplished some massive things. 

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## [How Well Do Your Representatives Represent Healthcare?](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-well-do-your-representatives-represent-healthcare)

 11/2/2020

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It’s time to vote. Again. Hooray. 

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## [Coloring Outside The Lines During A Crisis | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/coloring-outside-the-lines-during-a-crisis-five-to-save)

 10/27/2020

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In addition to the serious news of the week, we're also bringing you a goofy way to distract yourself for five minutes. What a deal! 

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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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## [Survey and Study Results on the Coronavirus Crisis Response | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/survey-and-study-results-on-the-coronavirus-crisis-response-five-to-save)

 9/29/2020

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![The Z5 Piggy Bank uses an abacus to determine the efficacy of hospital's response to coronavirus, which is really inefficient.](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20-%20pig%20with%20abacus.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20-%20pig%20with%20abacus.jpg)

COVID-19 - and the response to it - can seem like a domino effect of unprecedented disasters. How do the facts back up - or refute - that sentiment? 

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## [5 Supply Chain Lessons Learned In The Coronavirus Crisis](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/5-supply-chain-lessons-learned-in-the-coronavirus-crisis)

 9/22/2020

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![A literal metal chain is the least subtle illustration possible for the supply chain.](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Header%20-%20Lessons%20from%20Coronavirus.jpg?width=1200&name=Blog%20Header%20-%20Lessons%20from%20Coronavirus.jpg)

The often-revisited metaphor of the "one weak link" causing the entire supply chain to fail was in some ways proved correct this year. 

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## [Hope For A Vaccine, But Innovate Like There Isn't One | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/hope-for-vaccine-innovate-like-there-isnt-one-five-to-save)

 9/15/2020

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![The Z5 Piggy Bank stares at a calendar with "Vaccine?" written on every day.](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20-%20calendar%20with%20vaccine.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20-%20calendar%20with%20vaccine.jpg)

At the risk of sounding like we're wearing a puffy shirt, we've got to ask: "What's the deal with that coronavirus vaccine?" 

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## [The Importance Of Infection Prevention in Every Facility](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/importance-infection-prevention-every-facility)

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## [How To Adopt An Innovation Mindset in Healthcare](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/how-to-adopt-an-innovation-mindset-in-healthcare)

 8/25/2020

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## [Disingenuous Action Is Worse Than No Action At All | Five To Save](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/disingenuous-action-is-worse-than-no-action-at-all-five-to-save)

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