HAC Penalty Risk Auditor
FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores
Hospital audit
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER - BATON ROUGE
LA · Facility ID 190202 · FY2026
Total HAC Score
-0.2526
Percentile
35.3th
Displayed status
No reductionFrom CMS Payment Reduction column (file).
Score vs threshold (0.3792)
Hospital score -0.2526. 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 -0.123
- CLABSIz 0.264
- CAUTIz -1.319
- SSIz -0.394
- CDIz -0.916
- MRSAz 0.973
Fragility
Each reported measure moves the score by 0.1667 points.
| Measure | Current Z | Score @ floor | Score @ cap | Abs swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSI-90controls fate | -0.1232 | -0.4792 | 0.1865 | 0.6657 |
| CAUTI | -1.3186 | -0.2525 | 0.3649 | 0.6175 |
| MRSA | 0.9733 | -0.6576 | -0.0439 | 0.6137 |
| CDI | -0.9162 | -0.3435 | 0.2657 | 0.6092 |
| CLABSI | 0.2638 | -0.5309 | 0.0769 | 0.6078 |
| SSI | -0.3944 | -0.4296 | 0.1751 | 0.6047 |
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 LA (76 scored): 37.5th
Hospital score -0.2526. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 76 scored hospitals.
Percentile among hospitals with 6 reported measures (1940 scored): 31.3th
Hospital score -0.2526. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 1940 scored hospitals.
Plain-language verdict
As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.2526; 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.