Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

MERCY HOSPITAL

MN · Facility ID 240115 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.2834

Percentile

33.2th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.2834

Hospital score -0.2834. 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 -0.994
  • CLABSIz -0.182
  • CAUTIz -0.200
  • SSIz 0.308
  • CDIz -0.095
  • MRSAz -0.538

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-0.9935-0.36500.30070.6658
CAUTI-0.2001-0.46980.14770.6175
MRSA-0.5377-0.43660.17710.6137
CDI-0.0953-0.51120.09800.6092
CLABSI-0.1816-0.48750.12030.6078
SSI0.3079-0.57740.02720.6047

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 MN (45 scored): 25.6th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.2834

Hospital score -0.2834. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 45 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 6 reported measures (1940 scored): 29.1th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.2834

Hospital score -0.2834. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 1940 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.2834; 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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