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HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

NORTHWEST HEALTH-LA PORTE

IN · Facility ID 150006 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.1077

Percentile

45.5th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1077

Hospital score -0.1077. 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 -0.888
  • CLABSIz -0.458
  • CAUTIz 1.350
  • SSIz -1.456
  • CDIz 0.335
  • MRSAz 0.472

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-0.8878-0.20690.45880.6657
CAUTI1.3498-0.55240.06510.6175
MRSA0.4717-0.42920.18460.6137
CDI0.3345-0.40710.20210.6092
CLABSI-0.4577-0.26580.34200.6078
SSI-1.4565-0.10770.49700.6047

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 IN (80 scored): 58.1th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1077

Hospital score -0.1077. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 80 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 6 reported measures (1940 scored): 42.9th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1077

Hospital score -0.1077. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 1940 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.1077; 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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