Associations of DRG-Based Payment Reforms With Hospitalization Costs and Length of Stay: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Jiaman Liao, Changhai Wu, Xiaoling Deng, Qianhua Huang, Danni Zheng, Yawei He, Yiqiang Zhan

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DOI: 10.1177/00469580261506574
Published: 2026-03
Container: INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Publisher: SAGE Publications
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@article{allodium:10.1177/00469580261506574,
  title = {Associations of DRG-Based Payment Reforms With Hospitalization Costs and Length of Stay: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis},
  author = {Jiaman Liao and Changhai Wu and Xiaoling Deng and Qianhua Huang and Danni Zheng and Yawei He and Yiqiang Zhan},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing},
  doi = {10.1177/00469580261506574},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580261506574}
}

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TI  - Associations of DRG-Based Payment Reforms With Hospitalization Costs and Length of Stay: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
AU  - Jiaman Liao
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AU  - Xiaoling Deng
AU  - Qianhua Huang
AU  - Danni Zheng
AU  - Yawei He
AU  - Yiqiang Zhan
PY  - 2026
JO  - INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
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Liao, J., Wu, C., Deng, X., Huang, Q., Zheng, D., He, Y., & Zhan, Y. (2026). Associations of DRG-Based Payment Reforms With Hospitalization Costs and Length of Stay: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580261506574

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