Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

CORNING HOSPITAL

NY · Facility ID 330277 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.0258

Percentile

51.3th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.0258

Hospital score -0.0258. 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 1.138
  • CLABSIz -1.407
  • CAUTIz 1.181
  • SSIz -0.138
  • CDIz -0.804
  • MRSAz -0.126

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 fate1.1378-0.46270.20300.6658
CAUTI1.1811-0.44250.17500.6175
MRSA-0.1260-0.24770.36600.6137
CDI-0.8039-0.13560.47370.6092
CLABSI-1.4065-0.02580.58200.6078
SSI-0.1375-0.24570.35900.6047

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 NY (126 scored): 40.1th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.0258

Hospital score -0.0258. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 126 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 6 reported measures (1940 scored): 49.5th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.0258

Hospital score -0.0258. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 1940 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.0258; 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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