Becker's Hospital Review
Becker's Hospital Review is a trade magazine for the medical industry. It does its own research and also uses government data and rankings from U.S. News & World Report. The magazine is published by ASC Communications, Inc., an Illinois company controlled by Scott Becker. Its offices are listed as 77 W. Wacker Drive, Chicago.
The publication covers the industry from the viewpoint of doctors, hospitals, and the public through taxes and insurance. It often explores topics where these groups intersect, such as privacy and sharing patient information with employers. Government sites sometimes cite Becker’s work and summarize hearings, often drawing from agency press releases.
Becker’s data has real-world impact; for example, a nurses’ union cited Becker’s figures in 2011. The magazine analyzes how data is used, reviews surveys and rankings, and notes effects on different kinds of medical professionals. Its numbers have appeared in other contexts, such as a bank’s AI review that opened with Becker’s data. Its annual “Top” lists are widely referenced.
Scott Becker is the founder and publisher; he is a partner at McGuireWoods and was chair of the firm’s national health care practice. Becker’s Hospital Review began in 2007 and competes with Modern Healthcare (founded 1976). Besides ratings, Becker, who is also a CPA, collaborates with Deloitte to collect and analyze hospital data. The magazine also reports on personnel changes. During the COVID-19 period in 2020, it tracked healthcare spending and layoffs.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 07:40 (CET).