HAC Penalty Risk Auditor
FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores
Hospital audit
ST BERNARD HOSPITAL
IL · Facility ID 140103 · FY2026
Total HAC Score
-0.1496
Percentile
42.7th
Displayed status
No reductionFrom CMS Payment Reduction column (file).
Score vs threshold (0.3792)
Hospital score -0.1496. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 2929 scored hospitals.
Data completeness
Reported on 5 of 6. Missing measures show N/A with the CMS footnote; footnote 18 values are imputed worst-case, not measured performance.
- PSI-90z -0.280
- CLABSIz 0.178
- CAUTIz 0.357
- SSIN/A
- CDIz 0.455
- MRSAz -1.457
Fragility
Each reported measure moves the score by 0.2000 points.
| Measure | Current Z | Score @ floor | Score @ cap | Abs swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSI-90controls fate | -0.2801 | -0.3903 | 0.4086 | 0.7989 |
| CAUTI | 0.3567 | -0.4847 | 0.2563 | 0.7410 |
| MRSA | -1.4573 | -0.1497 | 0.5868 | 0.7365 |
| CDI | 0.4545 | -0.5330 | 0.1981 | 0.7311 |
| CLABSI | 0.1779 | -0.4665 | 0.2628 | 0.7293 |
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 IL (112 scored): 38.8th
Hospital score -0.1496. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 112 scored hospitals.
Percentile among hospitals with 5 reported measures (220 scored): 43.4th
Hospital score -0.1496. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 220 scored hospitals.
Plain-language verdict
As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.1496; threshold 0.3792).
Reported on 5 of 6 measures; each reported measure moves the equal-weighted score by 0.2000 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.