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Masks, Vaccines, and Remote Work: Who Needs Them? | Five To Save

5/25/2021

The Z5 Piggy Bank wearing a medical mask on an orange background.

Vaccination rates are going down. Testing rates are going down. Are the pandemic case numbers doing the same?

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Topics: selling medical inventory, newsletter, supply chain management, five to save, digital supply management, healthcare inventory, buying medical supplies, hospital supply chain, coronavirus, covid-19, pandemic, vaccines, service system for hospital inventory, inventory management system, masks, cdc

Reaching A Vaccination And Supply Turning Point | Five To Save

5/11/2021

A herd of Z5 Piggy Banks follows their leader toward herd immunity.

We could see a massive drop-off in COVID-19 cases by July as long as there isn't a massive drop-off in the pace of vaccinations.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, reallocation, five to save, healthcare data, buying medical supplies, coronavirus, ppe, covid-19, hospital logistics, vaccines, healthcare supply chain, inventory optimization, india, outbreak

Why Is Vaccine Hesitancy So High Among Healthcare Workers? | Five To Save

4/14/2021

The Z5 Piggy Bank wields a needle. Probably not one filled with COVID-19 vaccine.

While every hospital department has its own daily concerns, there's exactly one story that's affecting the entire industry - and the entire country - at the same time.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, five to save, beckers, buying medical supplies, coronavirus, covid-19, vaccines, medical supply chain tracking software

How We Can Reduce Infection Risk to Hospital Workers | Five To Save

3/2/2021

The Z5 Piggy Bank wields a needle. Probably not one filled with COVID-19 vaccine, because those have been mismanaged at every step.

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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Topics: reallocation, healthcare inventory, beckers, free advice, steward health care, hospital supply chain, coronavirus, covid-19, vaccines, medical supply chain tracking software, service system for hospital inventory, management of hospital inventory, webinar, inventory management

Why Is The Vaccine Supply Chain Different From Any Other? | Five To Save

2/2/2021

FTS - Pig In Boxes

Manufacturers can't speed up production. Shippers can't speed up distribution. Providers can't speed up vaccination. Why?

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Topics: Z5 Reallocate, five to save, healthcare inventory, beckers, coronavirus, covid-19, vaccines, healthcare supply chain, medical supply chain tracking software, service system for hospital inventory, inventory management system, management of hospital inventory, webinar

Hospitals Left Alone When They Need Help The Most | Five To Save

1/19/2021

The Z5 Piggy Bank wields a needle. Probably not one filled with COVID-19 vaccine, because those have been mismanaged at every step.

It would be pretty hard to argue that the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been flawless.

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Topics: selling medical inventory, inventory management software, healthcare inventory, buying medical supplies, coronavirus, covid-19, vaccines, healthcare supply chain, medical supply chain tracking software, service system for hospital inventory, inventory management system

What You Missed At The End Of The Year | Five To Save

1/5/2021

The Z5 Piggy Bank is wearing 2021 New Year's glasses.

If you're like us, you hit Mark Read on all the news emails that came in while you were out - whether you were out the entire holiday season or just over the weekend. So we've got you covered.

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Topics: new year, 2020, coronavirus, covid-19, vaccines, healthcare supply chain, medical supply chain tracking software, service system for hospital inventory, inventory management system, management of hospital inventory, 2021

How Will A New Administration Change How You Administer Healthcare? | Five To Save

11/10/2020

The Z5 Piggy Bank votes on a ballot for or against free bacon for all.

The United States is probably about to get a new President. That will probably impact your day-to-day very little.

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Topics: selling medical supplies, supply chain management, inventory management software, five to save, healthcare inventory, buying medical inventory, coronavirus, ppe, covid-19, vaccines, healthcare supply chain, medical supply chain tracking software, service system for hospital inventory, management of hospital inventory

Coloring Outside The Lines During A Crisis | Five To Save

10/27/2020

The Z5 Piggy Bank has become a coloring book with versions that look like a pumpkin, clinician, and skeleton.

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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Topics: five to save, healthcare inventory, drug shortages, expiration, take 5, vaccines, healthcare supply chain, medical supply chain tracking software, service system for hospital inventory, inventory management system, management of hospital inventory

Hope For A Vaccine, But Innovate Like There Isn't One | Five To Save

9/15/2020

The Z5 Piggy Bank stares at a calendar with "Vaccine?" written on every day.

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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Topics: selling medical inventory, five to save, healthcare inventory, voting, medical logistics, government, buying medical supplies, hospital supply chain, emergency preparedness, coronavirus, covid-19, take 5, pandemic, vaccines, uncertainty