Hospital audit

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

HAC Penalty Risk Auditor

FY2026 · structural fragility of Total HAC Scores

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Hospital audit

STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER

VA · Facility ID 490145 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

-1.0153

Percentile

3.7th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792)

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -1.0153

Hospital score -1.0153. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 2929 scored hospitals.

Data completeness

Reported on 3 of 6. Missing measures show N/A with the CMS footnote; footnote 18 values are imputed worst-case, not measured performance.

  • PSI-90z -0.838
  • CLABSIN/A
  • CAUTIN/A
  • SSIz -0.746
  • CDIz -1.462
  • MRSAN/A

Fragility

Each reported measure moves the score by 0.3333 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-0.8381-1.23040.10111.3315
CDI-1.4622-1.01530.20311.2184
SSI-0.7456-1.2523-0.04291.2094

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 VA (70 scored): 5.0th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -1.0153

Hospital score -1.0153. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 70 scored hospitals.

Percentile among hospitals with 3 reported measures (196 scored): 4.8th

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital -1.0153

Hospital score -1.0153. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 196 scored hospitals.

Plain-language verdict

As scored, the CMS file lists no payment reduction (Total HAC Score -1.0153; threshold 0.3792).

Reported on 3 of 6 measures; each reported measure moves the equal-weighted score by 0.3333 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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