Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

BARNES-JEWISH WEST COUNTY HOSPITAL

MO · Facility ID 260162 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.6126

Percentile

15.1th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.6126

Hospital score -0.6126. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 2929 scored hospitals.

Data completeness

Reported on 5 of 6. Missing measures show N/A with the CMS footnote; footnote 18 values are imputed worst-case, not measured performance.

  • PSI-90z -1.465
  • CLABSIz 0.266
  • CAUTIz -0.668
  • SSIz -0.304
  • CDIz -0.893
  • MRSAN/A

Fragility

Each reported measure moves the score by 0.2000 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-1.4646-0.61630.18260.7989
CAUTI-0.6678-0.7427-0.00180.7410
CDI-0.8930-0.72640.00460.7311
CLABSI0.2661-0.9471-0.21780.7293
SSI-0.3036-0.8432-0.11750.7256

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 MO (62 scored): 8.9th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.6126

Hospital score -0.6126. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 62 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 5 reported measures (220 scored): 18.9th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.6126

Hospital score -0.6126. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 220 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.6126; threshold 0.3792).

Reported on 5 of 6 measures; each reported measure moves the equal-weighted score by 0.2000 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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