Toward an Integrated DDD Framework: Diagnostic, Dialogic, and Didactic Models in Hospital Healthcare Management
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https://doi.org/10.64663/aet.19Keywords:
Healthcare Management, Diagnostics-Dialogics-Didactics, Hospital ManagementAbstract
Modern hospital management requires integrated frameworks to address the growing complexity of patient care, technological advancements, and the emphasis on patient-centered outcomes. This conceptual paper presents the Diagnostics-Dialogics-Didactics (DDD) framework, which unites three interdependent dimensions of hospital practice: (i) diagnostic reasoning and data integration, (ii) dialogic communication among patients, caregivers, and healthcare teams, and (iii) didactic-didactic medical education that fosters professional learning. The Diagnostic Management Model illustrates how coordinated diagnostic workflows and interdisciplinary teams improve accuracy and reduce errors. Dialogic communication models demonstrate the value of shared decision-making and collaborative understanding, while the Dialogic-Didactic Education Model enhances reflective practice, clinical reasoning, and systems-based competencies among healthcare professionals. By integrating these approaches, the DDD framework provides both conceptual clarity and practical guidance for operationalizing high-quality, patient-centered, and sustainable hospital management systems.
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