description: A financial tool for tracking value accrued for a particular purpose.  In the healthcare field, used to track charges for a patient, cost centers, etc.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r4.core
derivation: specialization
name: Account
type: Account
elements:
  description: {short: Explanation of purpose/use, type: string, isSummary: true, index: 10}
  name: {short: Human-readable label, type: string, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  servicePeriod: {short: Transaction window, type: Period, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  coverage:
    short: The party(s) that are responsible for covering the payment of this account, and what order should they be applied to the account
    type: BackboneElement
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 6
    elements:
      coverage:
        short: The party(s), such as insurances, that may contribute to the payment of this account
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Coverage']
        type: Reference
        isSummary: true
        index: 7
      priority: {short: The priority of the coverage in the context of this account, type: positiveInt, isSummary: true, index: 8}
    required: [coverage]
  type:
    short: E.g. patient, expense, depreciation
    type: CodeableConcept
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/account-type'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  guarantor:
    short: The parties ultimately responsible for balancing the Account
    type: BackboneElement
    array: true
    index: 11
    elements:
      party:
        short: Responsible entity
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson']
        type: Reference
        index: 12
      onHold: {type: boolean, short: Credit or other hold applied, index: 13}
      period: {type: Period, short: Guarantee account during, index: 14}
    required: [party]
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: active | inactive | entered-in-error | on-hold | unknown
    type: code
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/account-status|4.0.1'}
    isModifierReason: This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that contains status entered-in-error which means that the resource should not be treated as valid
    isSummary: true
    index: 1
  identifier: {short: Account number, type: Identifier, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  partOf:
    type: Reference
    short: Reference to a parent Account
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Account']
    index: 15
  subject:
    short: The entity that caused the expenses
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/HealthcareService', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Location', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PractitionerRole']
    type: Reference
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 4
  owner:
    short: Entity managing the Account
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 9
package_version: 4.0.1
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Account
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.0.1
required: [status]