Hospital simulator

HAC Penalty Simulator

HAC Penalty Simulator

FY2026 · counterfactual measure changes (partial-equilibrium)

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Counterfactual simulator

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC

VT · Facility ID 470024 · FY2026

Total HAC Score

1.0663

Percentile

95.1th

Displayed status

Payment reduction

From CMS Payment Reduction column (file).

Score vs threshold (0.3792) — simulated position

Score distributionThreshold 0.3792Hospital 1.0663

Hospital score 1.0663. 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

1.0663

Δ from file score

-0.0000

File 1.0663

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 1.187Z file 1.383 → sim 1.383
    0.273.32
  • CLABSIUnreported

    Results are not available for this reporting period.

  • SIR 1.336Z file 1.902 → sim 1.902
    0.005.52
  • SIR 0.940Z file 0.154 → sim 0.154
    0.004.79
  • SIR 0.591Z file 0.826 → sim 0.826
    0.003.32
  • MRSAUnreported

    Results are not available for this reporting period.

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.