Integrating Multidisciplinary Clinical Support Roles To Enhance Coordinated Patient Care: A Qualitative Theoretical Framework Combining Nursing Technicians, Pharmacy Technicians, Center Supervisors, Radiology Technicians, Medical Laboratory Technicians, D

Abstract

This study explores how multidisciplinary clinical support roles can be systematically integrated to enhance coordinated patient care, emphasizing the critical yet often overlooked contributions of technical and supervisory staff within healthcare systems. Through a qualitative theoretical approach grounded in interpretive constructivism and guided by grounded theory principles, the research developed the Theoretical Framework for Integrated Multidisciplinary Clinical Support (TF-IMCS). The study synthesizes conceptual and empirical literature published between 2015 and 2025, covering 65 relevant sources across seven professional domains: nursing technicians, pharmacy technicians, radiology technicians, medical laboratory technicians, dental and prosthesis technicians, echo specialists, and center supervisors. The findings reveal five interdependent constructs as foundational to multidisciplinary integration: role clarity, inter-professional communication, supervisory integration, organizational support, and collaborative readiness. Theoretical mapping demonstrated that strong organizational and supervisory structures enhance communication effectiveness and teamwork, while conceptual triangulation confirmed coherence with global healthcare frameworks such as the WHO’s Interprofessional Collaboration Model and Donabedian’s Structure–Process–Outcome model. The results indicate that technical and supervisory personnel are not peripheral actors but central participants in information flow, decision-making, and patient outcomes. The study concludes that recognizing and embedding these support roles into formal care frameworks significantly strengthens coordination, efficiency, and quality of patient care. It also highlights the need for future empirical validation of the TF-IMCS model across different cultural and organizational contexts to test its adaptability and real-world applicability. Overall, this research provides a comprehensive theoretical foundation for reshaping multidisciplinary collaboration and optimizing healthcare delivery through inclusive, system-based integration of all clinical support roles.