AI and ML (artificial intelligence and machine learning) are already transforming hospital inventory management. There's no point in pretending that's not the case. So we got an expert to discuss what they are and how they can be used to save healthcare providers millions. In every episode of Take 5: An Inventory Series, we take five minutes to cover what's going on with healthcare's supply chain. Take 5: An Inventory Series is a production of Z5 Inventory. To see all of our sources and resources for this episode and more, visit Z5Inventory.com.  ..read more

Here's a list of questions that any AI/ML vendor should be able to answer. If they can't - or they say that these questions aren't important - you probably shouldn't let them work with you, your hospital, or your data. In every episode of Take 5: An Inventory Series, we take five minutes to cover what's going on with healthcare's supply chain. Take 5: An Inventory Series is a production of Z5 Inventory. To see all of our sources and resources for this episode and more, visit Z5Inventory.com.  ..read more

Welcome to Take 5: An Inventory Series, where we take five minutes to tackle what's going on with healthcare's supply chain. This episode we explore the challenges facing rural hospitals and those isolated facilities' options for remaining open during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. Take 5: An Inventory Series is a production of Z5 Inventory. To see all of our sources and resources for this episode and more, visit Z5Inventory.com.  ..read more

We take 5 minutes to discuss whether hospital supply chains have become too lean and, as a result, led to inventory shortages during the coronavirus crisis, when we need supplies like personal protective equipment the most.  The article discussed this week comes from Supply Chain Dive. Take 5: An Inventory Series is a production of Z5 Inventory. To see all of our sources and resources for this episode and more, visit Z5Inventory.com.  ..read more

Evaluating a tech offering is important, but you'll never get to that stage if you haven't opened yourself up to the idea of improvement. So in Part 2 of our talk about adopting new technologies to improve your care delivery, we focus on the most important aspect of making any change: the willingness to make a change in the first place. In every episode of Take 5: An Inventory Series, we take five minutes to cover what's going on with healthcare's supply chain. Take 5: An Inventory Series is a production of Z5 Inventory. To see all of our sources and resources for this episode and more, visit ..read more

If you're allowing vendors into your facilities, do you know their coronavirus testing policies? And if you're not allowing vendors into your facilities right now, do you have the technology to pick up their slack? In every episode of Take 5: An Inventory Series, we take five minutes to cover what's going on with healthcare's supply chain. Take 5: An Inventory Series is a production of Z5 Inventory. To see all of our sources and resources for this episode and more, visit Z5Inventory.com.  ..read more

Have procurement pros earned more power during the coronavirus crisis or fallen in favor? Have procurement strategies significantly changed because of supply shortages? Answers to these questions and more from Hays Waldrop of the Council of Supply Chain Executives. In every episode of Take 5: An Inventory Series, we take five minutes to cover what's going on with healthcare's supply chain. Take 5: An Inventory Series is a production of Z5 Inventory. To see all of our sources and resources for this episode and more, visit Z5Inventory.com.  ..read more

More than ever - and probably more than they're used to - hospitals are being scrutinized for their emergency response. So what are the responsibilities of hospital leadership in keeping the public informed during the coronavirus crisis?  In every episode of Take 5: An Inventory Series, we take five minutes to cover what's going on with healthcare's supply chain. Take 5: An Inventory Series is a production of Z5 Inventory. To see all of our sources and resources for this episode and more, visit Z5Inventory.com.  ..read more

What did Steward Health Care do differently to make sure that no hospital, no clinician, and no support worker was ever denied PPE? We talk to our customer and collaborator Michael Prokopis to find out in this week's episode. In every episode of Take 5: An Inventory Series, we take five minutes to cover what's going on with healthcare's supply chain. Take 5: An Inventory Series is a production of Z5 Inventory. To see all of our sources and resources for this episode and more, visit Z5Inventory.com.  ..read more

How do you find supply chain champions among your clinicians? Where should innovation start within the organization? And what insights will you need to determine whether a new solution is working or not? We get help answering these questions from Michael Prokopis of Steward Health Care. In every episode of Take 5: An Inventory Series, we take five minutes to cover what's going on with healthcare's supply chain. Take 5: An Inventory Series is a production of Z5 Inventory. To see all of our sources and resources for this episode and more, visit Z5Inventory.com.  ..read more