HAC Penalty Simulator
FY2026 · counterfactual measure changes (partial-equilibrium)
Counterfactual simulator
ASCENSION SETON MEDICAL CENTER AUSTIN
TX · Facility ID 450056 · FY2026
Total HAC Score
-0.5209
Percentile
19.2th
Displayed status
No reductionFrom CMS Payment Reduction column (file).
Score vs threshold (0.3792) — simulated position
Hospital score -0.5209. 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
-0.5209
Δ from file score
-0.0000
File -0.5209
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 0.834Z file -1.080 → sim -1.0800.273.32
- SIR 0.582Z file -0.056 → sim -0.0560.007.96
- SIR 0.493Z file -0.130 → sim -0.1300.005.52
- SIR 0.950Z file 0.171 → sim 0.1710.004.79
- SIR 0.103Z file -1.063 → sim -1.0630.003.32
- SIR 0.235Z file -0.966 → sim -0.9660.004.41
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.