Initiate, review and follow-up on patient accounts to ensure proper data collection for billing, reviews any existing account balances for previous hospital services, requests cash deposit by approximating charges for scheduled services or co-payments or co-insurance if applicable. Utilizes department equipment and the following systems and policies related to these systems - LifeChart, Account Maintenance, Hospital Balance Query, My Virtual Merchant, Payer Web Sites, Passport, Workbrain, Flight Tracker, Work Ques, Faxes, Netlearning, SafetyNet and Valuables Log.