Becker's Hospital Review is a medical industry
trade magazine
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that does its own research, supplementing this with government-released data and
U.S. News & World Report rankings.
[ It covers its field from the prospective of those involved: doctors, hospitals, and those who pay: patients and the general public (via taxes and insurance premiums). Some of these topics come together, such as a hospital's payout for disclosing a patient's HIV information to the person's employer, and reviewing how their privacy policy can accommodate the needs of hospital staff, those being treated, and the employer's insurance personnel.
Government web sites refer to their information, and they summarize legislative hearings, albeit much of this is press releases by various agencies.
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Overview
Their data has impact: a nurses' union's 2011 public statements cited Becker's data to justify their demands. ''Becker'''s reports on how data is used (or abused). and they cite, review and analyze surveys and rankings, including how various subgroups of medical practitioners are affected. A Bank's securities industry review about using Artificial Intelligence
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opened with some of Becker's numbers.
Notable information sources
Lists
Among the categories for which ''Becker's produces lists are:
* Great Hospitals in America
History
Their founder/publisher is Scott Becker, a partner at McGuireWoods
McGuireWoods LLP is a US-based international law firm. Their largest offices are in Richmond, Virginia, Charlotte, North Carolina and Chicago, Illinois.
History
1800s–1960s
McGuireWoods traces its origins to two lawyers, Egbert R. Watson and ...
, who "also served as chair of the national health care practice at McGuireWoods." They began in 2007, and compete with 1976-founded Modern Healthcare
''Modern Healthcare'' is a twice monthly business publication targeting executives in the healthcare industry. It is an independent American publisher of national and regional healthcare news.
The publication is also known for providing statistic ...
.
In addition to their ratings services, Becker, who is also a CPA, partners with Deloitte
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (), commonly referred to as Deloitte, is an international professional services network headquartered in London, England. Deloitte is the largest professional services network by revenue and number of profession ...
, one of the Big Four accounting firms
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, to collect and analyze hospital data. Their industry coverage includes personnel changes. During the 2020 CoronaVirus
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period, they collected and reported on healthcare
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spending, including employee layoff
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References
External links
Official website
Russell Investments' Lisa Schneider's Becker's article: Five Questions Hospital and Healthcare Fiduciaries Should Ask
(Russell Investments
Russell Investments is an investment firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Corporate overview
According to ''American Banker'', Russell Investments has approximately $300 billion of assets under management, as of September 2019. The firm r ...
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Magazines established in 2007