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Running head: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONWriting Proposal Template for ITC571Name of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note

1EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONProposal templateStudent Nameand IDProject areaUse of RFID (Radio frequency identification) technology in healthcare andmedical systemProject nameUtilisation of RFID in the healthcare technology Key wordsRFID, radio frequency identification, healthcare industry, hospitals1. IntroductionBackgroundInformation,Issues andCurrent Solutions1. More than 45,000 patients die in healthcaresettings every year due to avoidable medicationerrors (Wamba, Anand & Carter,2013). Radiofrequency identification (RFID) refers to a state-of-the-art technology that focuses on usingelectromagnetic fields that are attached to a tag, withthe purpose of identifying objects. These tags help inproduct identification and product tracking. It is awireless technology that uses radiowaves fortransferring data from the tags. The major use ofRFID is the fact that it provides assurance ofproviding best treatment services to all patients thatthey pay for (Southard, Chandra & Kumar, 2012). Shortcomings/limitations in thecurrent /existingsolutions2. Major problems that need to solved are related tothe high prevalence of medication errors in hospitalsthat lead to potential harm, even death of thepatients. Medication errors commonly occur due topoor communication, poor decision making skills,inadequate patient monitoring, poor patient trackingand patient misidentification (Wamba, 2012). Theexisting healthcare solutions fail to address theseissues, thereby contributing to the error rates.Importance ofsolving thisproblem3. Innovative information technologies need to beadopted in the healthcare setting for rectifying theexisting deficiencies and for meeting the standards

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