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Episode 3: Avoiding Compliance Fire Drills in 2026
Price transparency compliance is often treated as a once-a-year task. Update the chargemaster, publish the file, and move on. But in reality, hospital operations do not stand still, and neither should price transparency.
In Episode 3 of SlicedHealth’s 2026 Price Transparency Guide, Chief Client Officer Ken Jackson explains why maintaining compliance requires ongoing attention throughout the year, not just an annual refresh. From new service lines and contract renegotiations to organizational changes like REH designation shifts, small operational updates can quickly make a machine-readable file outdated or misleading.
Ken walks through why a clean, well-maintained chargemaster is foundational, how contract changes should trigger pricing updates, and why tracking data sources matters just as much as publishing the file itself. He also discusses when it makes sense to republish a machine-readable file outside the annual cycle and how staying proactive reduces risk, confusion, and last-minute compliance pressure.
Rather than treating price transparency as a regulatory burden, this episode reframes it as an operational discipline that becomes easier to manage when leaders keep a steady line of sight throughout the year.
Watch Episode 3 to understand how hospitals can maintain compliance without turning price transparency into an annual fire drill.