HAC Penalty Simulator
FY2026 · counterfactual measure changes (partial-equilibrium)
Counterfactual simulator
NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER
AZ · Facility ID 030085 · FY2026
Total HAC Score
-0.8103
Percentile
8.3th
Displayed status
No reductionFrom CMS Payment Reduction column (file).
Score vs threshold (0.3792) — simulated position
Hospital score -0.8103. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 2929 scored hospitals.
Live result
Equal-weight mean of edited reported Z · threshold 0.3792(strict >) · simulated/illustrative
Simulated Total HAC
-0.8103
Δ from file score
-0.0000
File -0.8103
Measure controls
Drag reported SIRs (PSI-90: Composite Value). Z updates live via the empirical map, clamped to each measure's floor/cap.
- Composite Value 0.761Z file -1.483 → sim -1.4830.273.32
No score impact — already at the measure floor.
- SIR 0.201Z file -0.940 → sim -0.9400.007.96
- SIR 0.176Z file -0.894 → sim -0.8940.005.52
- SIR 0.722Z file -0.220 → sim -0.2200.004.79
- SIR 0.412Z file 0.133 → sim 0.1330.003.32
- SIR 0.000Z file -1.457 → sim -1.4570.004.41
No score impact — already at the measure floor.
Solver
Smallest change to clear (or cushion before crossing) the 0.3792 threshold — holding other measures fixed. Simulated/illustrative.
Insufficient data to score — solver unavailable.