Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

VIRTUA OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL

NJ · Facility ID 310029 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.1613

Percentile

41.7th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1613

Hospital score -0.1613. 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 -0.937
  • CLABSIz 0.018
  • CAUTIz 0.648
  • SSIz -0.156
  • CDIz -0.417
  • MRSAz -0.124

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-0.9373-0.25230.41340.6657
CAUTI0.6484-0.48910.12830.6175
MRSA-0.1239-0.38360.23020.6137
CDI-0.4167-0.33560.27360.6092
CLABSI0.0179-0.39870.20910.6078
SSI-0.1563-0.37800.22670.6047

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 NJ (61 scored): 50.0th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1613

Hospital score -0.1613. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 61 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 6 reported measures (1940 scored): 38.7th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.1613

Hospital score -0.1613. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 1940 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.1613; 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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