Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

ARKANSAS HEART HOSPITAL-ENCORE

AR · Facility ID 040161 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.3278

Percentile

30.6th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.3278

Hospital score -0.3278. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 2929 scored hospitals.

Data completeness

Reported on 4 of 6. Missing measures show N/A with the CMS footnote; footnote 18 values are imputed worst-case, not measured performance.

  • PSI-90z -0.628
  • CLABSIz -1.407
  • CAUTIz -1.319
  • SSIN/A
  • CDIz 2.042
  • MRSAN/A

Fragility

Each reported measure moves the score by 0.2500 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-0.6282-0.54160.45700.9986
CAUTI-1.3186-0.32780.59840.9262
CDI2.0420-1.2039-0.29010.9138
CLABSI-1.4065-0.32780.58380.9117

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 AR (39 scored): 29.5th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.3278

Hospital score -0.3278. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 39 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 4 reported measures (139 scored): 32.7th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.3278

Hospital score -0.3278. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 139 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.3278; threshold 0.3792).

Reported on 4 of 6 measures; each reported measure moves the equal-weighted score by 0.2500 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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