Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

UCI HEALTH-LAKEWOOD

CA · Facility ID 050581 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.1856

Percentile

40.1th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1856

Hospital score -0.1856. 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 1.175
  • CLABSIz -0.692
  • CAUTIz 0.706
  • SSIz -1.456
  • CDIz -0.486
  • MRSAz -0.360

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 fate1.1751-0.62870.03710.6657
CAUTI0.7062-0.52310.09440.6175
MRSA-0.3601-0.36850.24530.6137
CDI-0.4864-0.34820.26100.6092
CLABSI-0.6920-0.30470.30310.6078
SSI-1.4565-0.18560.41910.6047

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 CA (277 scored): 38.1th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1856

Hospital score -0.1856. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 277 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 6 reported measures (1940 scored): 37.0th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1856

Hospital score -0.1856. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 1940 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.1856; 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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