Hospital simulator

HAC Penalty Simulator

HAC Penalty Simulator

FY2026 · counterfactual measure changes (partial-equilibrium)

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Counterfactual simulator

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL

MA · Facility ID 220063 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

1.0519

Percentile

94.7th

Displayed status

Payment reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792) — simulated position

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital 1.0519

Hospital score 1.0519. 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

1.0519

Δ from file score

+0.0000

File 1.0519

Penalized (simulated)

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 1.202Z file 1.493 → sim 1.493
    0.273.32
  • SIR 1.319Z file 1.653 → sim 1.653
    0.007.96
  • SIR 1.236Z file 1.661 → sim 1.661
    0.005.52
  • SIR 1.844Z file 1.702 → sim 1.702
    0.004.79
  • SIR 0.445Z file 0.261 → sim 0.261
    0.003.32
  • SIR 0.478Z file -0.458 → sim -0.458
    0.004.41

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.