Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL

TN · Facility ID 440053 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-0.2670

Percentile

34.4th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.2670

Hospital score -0.2670. 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 -0.593
  • CLABSIz -0.015
  • CAUTIz -0.311
  • SSIz -0.400
  • CDIz -0.119
  • MRSAz -0.166

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-0.5928-0.41550.25030.6657
CAUTI-0.3110-0.43500.18250.6175
MRSA-0.1657-0.48230.13140.6137
CDI-0.1186-0.49100.11820.6092
CLABSI-0.0146-0.49900.10880.6078
SSI-0.3996-0.44320.16150.6047

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 TN (73 scored): 41.8th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.2670

Hospital score -0.2670. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 73 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 6 reported measures (1940 scored): 30.4th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -0.2670

Hospital score -0.2670. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 1940 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -0.2670; 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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