Operational: Provides strategic and operational leadership for Patient Access and Financial Clearance functions, including registration, pre-registration, eligibility and benefits verification, authorization governance, patient estimates, point-of-service collections, registration quality, and related front-end Revenue Cycle workflows. Partners with IT, Revenue Cycle Systems, clinical, nursing, physician, ambulatory, Finance, Patient Experience, Managed Care, HIM, Revenue Integrity, and Patient Financial Services leaders to resolve front-end barriers and strengthen cross-functional workflows.