A financial tool for tracking value accrued for a particular purpose. In the healthcare field, used to track charges for a patient, cost centres, 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 the account when displaying it to humans in reports, etc.

Categorizes the account for reporting and searching purposes.

Indicates whether the account is presently used/useable or not.

Indicates the period of time over which the account is allowed.

Transactions cannot typically be posted to account outside of its "active" period.

Identifies the currency to which transactions must be converted when crediting or debiting the account.

Tracked separately from balance because currency might be known when balance is not. In some cases, balance might be expressed in a currency other than the base currency for the account.

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

Identifies the period of time the account applies to. E.g. accounts created per fiscal year, quarter, etc.

It is possible for transactions relevant to a coverage period to be posted to the account before or after the coverage period.

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

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

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