Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

ST VINCENT'S BIRMINGHAM

AL · Facility ID 010056 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.1513

Percentile

42.4th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1513

Hospital score -0.1513. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 2929 scored hospitals.

Data completeness

Reported on 6 of 6. Missing measures show N/A with the CMS footnote; footnote 18 values are imputed worst-case, not measured performance.

  • PSI-90z -1.483
  • CLABSIz 1.090
  • CAUTIz -0.412
  • SSIz -0.004
  • CDIz 0.509
  • MRSAz -0.607

Fragility

Each reported measure moves the score by 0.1667 points.

Score swing if each reported measure were at its Z floor versus Z cap, holding other measures fixed
MeasureCurrent ZScore @ floorScore @ capAbs swing
PSI-90controls fate-1.4834-0.15130.51440.6657
CAUTI-0.4123-0.30240.31510.6175
MRSA-0.6067-0.29310.32060.6137
CDI0.5087-0.47980.12940.6092
CLABSI1.0896-0.56730.04050.6078
SSI-0.0038-0.39340.21130.6047

Swing is a mechanics illustration: replace one reported Z with that measure’s observed floor or cap while holding others fixed. Ranked by absolute swing.

Peer context

Percentile within AL (68 scored): 39.0th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1513

Hospital score -0.1513. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 68 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 6 reported measures (1940 scored): 39.6th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1513

Hospital score -0.1513. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 1940 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.1513; threshold 0.3792).

Reported on 6 of 6 measures; each reported measure moves the equal-weighted score by 0.1667 points.

Describes scoring mechanics only. Not medical or legal advice. Any “would / would not” language is an illustration against the published threshold, not a CMS prediction.

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