Payers and Brands

A health care payer is an entity that supports the branding of health care products.

Payer

Table 1. Payer

Field	Description
Code	The unique key that is used to identify the payer
Description	The description of the payer
Name	The name of the payer
Access Restriction	The access restriction restricting access to claims related to this payer (see the User Access chapter in the Security Guide for more details)

Constraints:

• A payer can only be linked to an access restriction of type Payer Claim Access

Payer Codes

A payer code shows the code by which the payer presents itself to the providers. Providers can use one of these codes to submit claims. A payer can have one or more time valid payer codes.

Payer Code

Table 2. Payer Code

Field	Description
Payer	The payer this payer code belongs to
Code	The key that is used to identify the payer code
Description	The description of the payer code
Start date	The start date of the payer code
End date	The end date of the payer code

Constraints:

• It is not allowed to have an overlap in time validity for payer codes with the same payer and code

Brands

A brand is a commercial label placed on a product. A payer can have one or more brands.

Brand

Table 3. Brand

Field	Description
Payer	The payer this brand belongs to
Code	The unique key that is used to identify the brand
Description	The description of the brand
Access Restriction	The access restriction restricting access to claims related to this brand (see the User Access chapter in the Security Guide for more details)
Active?	Indicator if the brand can be linked to new products

Constraints:

• A brand can only be linked to an access restriction of type Brand Claim Access.