Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

HCA FLORIDA ST PETERSBURG HOSPITAL

FL · Facility ID 100180 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.4939

Percentile

20.6th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.4939

Hospital score -0.4939. 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 -0.669
  • CLABSIz -1.407
  • CAUTIz -0.704
  • SSIz 0.058
  • CDIz -1.028
  • MRSAz 0.787

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-0.6694-0.62950.03620.6657
CAUTI-0.7039-0.59630.02120.6175
MRSA0.7873-0.8680-0.25420.6137
CDI-1.0285-0.56610.04310.6092
CLABSI-1.4065-0.49390.11390.6078
SSI0.0578-0.7462-0.14150.6047

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 FL (165 scored): 24.5th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.4939

Hospital score -0.4939. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 165 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 6 reported measures (1940 scored): 15.1th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.4939

Hospital score -0.4939. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 1940 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.4939; 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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