Uses appropriate tools and facility contracts to hold financial discussions with patients or representatives (e.g., collection of copay/deposit, review of insurance benefits and out of network/non-coverage issues, cost estimation, financial obligation, initiation of payment arrangements, availability of financial assistance, initiation of rescheduling of services). Interacts with patient/representative to gather, verify, and input patient demographic, insurance, and essential admission information accurately into a database ensuring that appropriate billing, reporting and analysis by facility, corporate, state and federal agencies can be performed.