Assessing the impact of artificial intelligence on healthcare cector for enhancing sustainability

The utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of healthcare has shown tremendous growth in the past few years. Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence, in its various types of learning algorithms, processing of natural language, advanced systems for planning, logistics approaches, and artificial neural networks, provide exceptional analytical capabilities. This chapter aims at investigating various practices where AI technologies can be incorporated in the healthcare sector through review of literature with a special focus on sustainabilitySustainability aspect as a result of such integration. The chapter also discusses the challenges in the way of AI adoption in healthcare sector. The review suggests that although AI approaches were initially conceived for radiography, they are now widely utilized in several medical fields. The requirement for adequate infrastructure, proficient workforce, and availability of extensive, well-structured datasets has limited the deployment of healthcare AI applications to predominantly wealthy nations. Nevertheless, significant advancements in technology and the widespread availability of mobile phones have created opportunities for the utilization of AI in healthcare in regions with limited resources. Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence applications have shown promising results in various areas. These include the ability to monitor areas with disparities in socioeconomic standing and variations in the environment to forecast outbreaks of infectious diseases. The chapter offers implications that how AI can be implemented into various healthcare practices for enhanced effectiveness of medical operations and discusses various possibilities that warrant further investigation.