Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM - ST FRANCIS CAMPUS

KS · Facility ID 170016 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.1900

Percentile

39.6th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1900

Hospital score -0.1900. 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 -0.604
  • CLABSIz 0.463
  • CAUTIz -0.728
  • SSIz -0.271
  • CDIz 1.457
  • MRSAz -1.457

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-0.6042-0.33650.32920.6658
CAUTI-0.7280-0.28840.32910.6175
MRSA-1.4573-0.19000.42370.6137
CDI1.4574-0.6766-0.06740.6092
CLABSI0.4633-0.50160.10620.6078
SSI-0.2711-0.38760.21710.6047

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 KS (44 scored): 48.9th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1900

Hospital score -0.1900. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 44 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 6 reported measures (1940 scored): 36.5th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1900

Hospital score -0.1900. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 1940 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.1900; 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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