Diagnosis-Related Group Payment Systems and Hospital Efficiency, Quality, and Coding Behavior: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis
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- 10.7759/cureus.116701
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- 2026-09-22
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- Cureus
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- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.116701,
title = {Diagnosis-Related Group Payment Systems and Hospital Efficiency, Quality, and Coding Behavior: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis},
author = {Ayman Mahgoub and Mahdi Aljaber and Mohamed Ibrahim Mustafa and Ahmed Alazrak and Wael Alsebaei},
year = {2026},
journal = {Cureus},
doi = {10.7759/cureus.116701},
url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.116701}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Diagnosis-Related Group Payment Systems and Hospital Efficiency, Quality, and Coding Behavior: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis AU - Ayman Mahgoub AU - Mahdi Aljaber AU - Mohamed Ibrahim Mustafa AU - Ahmed Alazrak AU - Wael Alsebaei PY - 2026 JO - Cureus DO - 10.7759/cureus.116701 UR - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.116701 ER -
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Mahgoub, A., Aljaber, M., Mustafa, M. I., Alazrak, A., & Alsebaei, W. (2026). Diagnosis-Related Group Payment Systems and Hospital Efficiency, Quality, and Coding Behavior: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.116701
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