Advancing E Collaboration in Healthcare through Human Robot Interaction: Ethical, Sustainable, and Patient Centered Perspectives

This article discusses the confluence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) and e-collaboration technologies in the context of today’s healthcare ecosystems. It covers the role of intelligent robotic technology and clinical decision support systems in improving diagnostic accuracy, surgical precision, and multidisciplinary care coordination. Alongside these operational advantages the study critically addresses ethical, legal and therapeutic problems including algorithmic bias, transparency, data protection, cyber security and patient autonomy. It also addresses the environmental and social sustainability, energy consumption and e-waste consequences of digital health infrastructures. Using comparative experiences from across the world including India and Europe, the article provides a complete governance framework and actionable suggestions for healthcare leaders and policy makers. Finally, it offers a patient-centric paradigm of collaborative intelligence for safe, fair and sustainable digital healthcare transition.

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health Governance, E-Collaboration, Ethical AI, Human-Robot Interaction, Patient Safety, Sustainable Healthcare

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