Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL

LA · Facility ID 190053 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.2910

Percentile

33.0th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.2910

Hospital score -0.2910. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 2929 scored hospitals.

Data completeness

Reported on 4 of 6. Missing measures show N/A with the CMS footnote; footnote 18 values are imputed worst-case, not measured performance.

  • PSI-90z 0.513
  • CLABSIz -1.407
  • CAUTIz 0.251
  • SSIN/A
  • CDIz -0.521
  • MRSAN/A

Fragility

Each reported measure moves the score by 0.2500 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 fate0.5129-0.79020.20850.9986
CAUTI0.2506-0.68340.24290.9262
CDI-0.5213-0.52630.38750.9138
CLABSI-1.4065-0.29110.62060.9117

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 LA (76 scored): 33.6th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.2910

Hospital score -0.2910. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 76 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 4 reported measures (139 scored): 34.2th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.2910

Hospital score -0.2910. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 139 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.2910; threshold 0.3792).

Reported on 4 of 6 measures; each reported measure moves the equal-weighted score by 0.2500 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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