A financial tool for tracking value accrued for a particular purpose. In the healthcare field, used to track charges for a patient, cost centres, centers, etc.

Unique identifier used to reference the account. May or may not be intended for human use (e.g. credit card number).

Name used for Indicates whether the account when displaying it to humans in reports, etc. is presently used/usable or not.

This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains the codes inactive and entered-in-error that mark the Account as not currently valid.

Categorizes the account for reporting and searching purposes.

Indicates whether Name used for the account is presently used/useable or not. when displaying it to humans in reports, etc.

Identifies the patient, device, practitioner, location or other object the account is associated with.

Accounts can be applied to non patients for tracking other statuses? If not, should this non patient related activities, such as group services (patients not tracked, and costs charged to another body), or may not be boolean? allocated.

Indicates Identifies the period of time over which the account is allowed. applies to; e.g. accounts created per fiscal year, quarter, etc.

Transactions cannot typically It is possible for transactions relevant to a coverage period to be posted to the account outside of its "active" before or after the coverage period, however the services that are being charged for must be within this period.

Identifies Indicates the currency to period of time over which the account is allowed to have transactions must posted to it. This period may be converted when crediting or debiting different to the account. coveragePeriod which is the duration of time that services may occur.

Tracked separately from balance because currency might be known when balance is not. In some cases, balance might Accounts are able to be expressed in active only during a currency other than the base currency for specific period, and the account. dates to which charges should be able to be applied.

Represents the sum of all credits less all debits associated with the account. Might be positive, zero or negative.

Identifies The party(s) that are responsible for covering the period payment of time this account, and what order should they be applied to the account applies to; e.g. accounts created per fiscal year, quarter, etc. account.

Typically this may be some form of insurance, internal charges, or self-pay.

Local or jurisdicational business rules may determine which coverage covers which types of billable items charged to the account, and in which order. Where the order is important, a local/jurisdicational extension may be defined to specify the order for the type of charge.

It is possible The party(s) that are responsible for transactions relevant payment (or part of) of charges applied to a this account (including self-pay).

A coverage period to may only be posted to resposible for specific types of charges, and the account before or after sequence of the coverage period. coverages in the account could be important when processing billing.

Identifies The priority of the patient, device, practitioner, location or other object coverage in the account is associated with. context of this account.

It is common in some jurisdictions for 0..*? Would this there to be in multiple coverages allocated to an account, and a sequence is required to order the 80%? settling of the account (often with insurance claiming).

Indicates the organization, department, etc. with responsibility for the account.

Provides additional information about what the account tracks and how it is used.

Parties financially responsible for the account.

The entity who is responsible.

A guarantor may be placed on credit hold or otherwise have their role temporarily suspended.

The timeframe during which the guarantor accepts responsibility for the account.