Hospital simulator

HAC Penalty Simulator

HAC Penalty Simulator

FY2026 · counterfactual measure changes (partial-equilibrium)

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Counterfactual simulator

WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER

NC · Facility ID 340051 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

0.2806

Percentile

69.2th

Displayed status

No reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792) — simulated position

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital 0.2807

Hospital score 0.2807. 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

0.2807

Δ from file score

+0.0001

File 0.2806

Not 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 0.955Z file -0.232 → sim -0.232
    0.273.32
  • SIR 0.806Z file 0.463 → sim 0.463
    0.007.96
  • SIR 0.578Z file 0.075 → sim 0.075
    0.005.52
  • SIR 0.926Z file 0.130 → sim 0.130
    0.004.79
  • SIR 0.373Z file -0.018 → sim -0.018
    0.003.32
  • SIR 1.303Z file 1.266 → sim 1.266
    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.