Transforming Healthcare Sector Through Artificial Intelligence and Environmental Sustainability

This book explores the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability in healthcare, focusing on how AI technologies are transforming medical practices while promoting environmentally responsible operations. It examines how AI-driven tools like machine learning and data analysis enhance diagnostic accuracy, streamline treatment planning, and personalize patient care by analysing large datasets, including genetic information. Additionally, the book addresses how AI can support sustainable healthcare practices by optimizing resource usage, such as energy consumption in hospitals, and improving supply chain management to reduce environmental impact. Practical case studies demonstrate how these technologies are being implemented to improve patient outcomes and achieve sustainability goals.

The book considers the integration of AI into human resource management within healthcare, discussing AI's role in recruitment, performance management, and employee retention aligned with sustainability objectives. Ethical and regulatory issues surrounding AI adoption, such as data privacy and algorithmic transparency, are thoroughly examined, with an emphasis on creating responsible and equitable AI systems. Designed for healthcare professionals and administrators, this book provides practical strategies and real-world examples of AI implementation in sustainable healthcare, offering a balanced view of the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Rubee Singh is an assistant professor of human resource at Institute of Business Management, GLA University, India. She is a post-doctoral researcher (D. Lit) at Kumaun University, Nainital, India. She holds a Ph.D. in management from Noida International University, India, and an MBA in HR from Dr A.P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, India. She has published 20 academic books, and more than 75+ research papers in SCI, ABDC-A, Scopus & UGC index journals. Her areas of research are net zero, circular economy, digital CE, sustainability, digital HRM, sustainable HRM, industry 4.0, artificial intelligence and CSR. She has been honoured with many prestigious awards, which include Best Researchers Award of the Year-2022 by GLA University, Child Ambassador Award of The Year 2022, Iconic Faculty Award 2019, International Young Researchers Award-2021, Young Scientist Award 2020, and Nari Ratan Award 2023.

Wasswa Shafik, a remarkable computer scientist, information technologist, and educator, hails from the vibrant capital city of Uganda, Kampala. His passion extends beyond technology, encompassing people’s health, justice, and the responsible use of technological advancements, regardless of race, religion, or sex. With a strong educational background, he holds a bachelor's degree in information technology engineering with a minor in mathematics from Ndejje University, Uganda. He further pursued a master of engineering degree in information technology engineering (MIT) with a computer and communication network option from Yazd University, Iran, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam. As a member of the IEEE, Shafik has made significant contributions in various domains such as smart agriculture, health informatics, computer vision, network science, and security and privacy He has published more than 80 research articles, book sections, and conferences in many reputed journals, including Scopus Q1, Q2, and SCI in different publishers.

David Crowther is an expert in various fields; he is a specialist in business administration, a games theoretician, and a psychologist while also a qualified accountant who had worked as an accountant, systems specialist, and general manager in local government, industry, and commerce for over 20 years. He has published more than 500 articles in academic, business, and professional journals and edited book collections and over 70 books. He has also spoken widely at conferences and seminars worldwide and acted as a consultant to a wide range of government, professional, and commercial organizations, including to US presidential candidates.

Vikas Kumar is an associate dean for Research Innovation and Enterprise at the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences, Birmingham City University, UK. He is also a professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management. Prof Kumar has over a decade of teaching and research experience. Prior to joining BCU, he was a director of Research and Scholarship at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England. Prof Kumar has also worked in India, Ireland, and Hong Kong. He earned his Ph.D. in Management from University of Exeter, United Kingdom. He did his graduation (B. Tech.) from National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Ranchi (formerly NIFFT), India. He has published over 250 journal articles and conference papers including A*/A as per ABDC and 4*/3* as per ABS indexed journals. He has an excellent research track record with 14790 citations on Google Scholar and H-index of 65.