Advances in the application of human-machine collaboration in healthcare: insights from China

• Published in: Frontiers in public health Vol. 13; p. 1507142
• Main Authors: Wang, Wuzhen, Liu, Liangji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 05.02.2025
• Subjects: Artificial Intelligence; artificial intelligence in healthcare; China; chronic disease management; Cooperative Behavior; Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration; health management; human-machine collaboration and interaction; Humans; Man-Machine Systems; medical education; precision healthcare and traditional Chinese medicine; Precision Medicine; Public Health; China; artificial intelligence in healthcare; precision healthcare and traditional Chinese medicine; chronic disease management; medical education; health management; human-machine collaboration and interaction
• ISSN: 2296-2565; 2296-2565
• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1507142

In the context of the technological revolution and the digital intelligence era, the contradiction between the rising incidence of diseases and the uneven distribution of quality medical resources is highlighted, and the diagnosis and prevention of diseases, and the prognosis and management of diseases are particularly important in the current society of aging population. “Human–machine collaboration” is based on an intelligent algorithmic system that utilizes the complementary strengths of humans and machines for data exchange, task allocation, decision making and collaborative work to provide more decision support. The traditional healthcare model is highly dependent on the unified management of hospitals, which further increases the burden on the healthcare system and often makes it difficult to formulate and implement personalized and precise rehabilitation programs for patients, which seriously affects their prognosis and quality of life, and increases the risk of re-admission to hospitals. In view of this, human-computer collaboration, an innovation-driven technology, is a groundbreaking solution to the outstanding healthcare issues of today. We use the subject words “Human–machine collaboration” OR “Human-Computer Interaction” OR “HCI” AND “chronic disease” OR “Health management” OR ”Precision medicine “were searched for CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, CBM, PubMed, Web of science, Embase, Cochrane Library and other Chinese and English databases to identify all relevant studies and compare their results, and finally include 68 relevant literature articles, we identified the broad application of HCI in five main areas: disease screening and treatment, health management, medical education, traditional medicine, and the integration and processing of medical data. The aim is to review the concept of human-computer collaboration, its application in global healthcare environments, and the challenges it faces, with a view to continually driving innovation in healthcare models, optimizing the allocation of healthcare resources, and providing new paradigms for the development and application of innovative technologies in healthcare.