Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-KENNER

LA · Facility ID 190274 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.7542

Percentile

10.8th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.7542

Hospital score -0.7542. 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 -0.609
  • CLABSIz -0.755
  • CAUTIz -0.154
  • SSIz -1.456
  • CDIz -0.773
  • MRSAz -0.778

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-0.6090-0.8999-0.23420.6657
CAUTI-0.1543-0.9483-0.33080.6175
MRSA-0.7780-0.8674-0.25370.6137
CDI-0.7729-0.8691-0.25990.6092
CLABSI-0.7546-0.8629-0.25510.6078
SSI-1.4565-0.7542-0.14950.6047

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): 11.2th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.7542

Hospital score -0.7542. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 76 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 6 reported measures (1940 scored): 5.4th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.7542

Hospital score -0.7542. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 1940 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.7542; 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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