Training
The Texas Health Care Information Collection (THCIC) provides training on the submission, correction, and certification of facility outpatient and inpatient discharge data.
Inpatient Data Training
Outpatient Data Training
Emergency Department Data Training
Live Training
Choose a training option and submit the required information by email. To join the online training, you must have access to Microsoft Teams.
All training sessions are scheduled in Central Standard Time (CST).
| Outpatient Submitter/Claim Correction | Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 8:30 a.m. |
| Inpatient Submitter/Claim Correction | Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 10:30 a.m. |
| Inpatient Certification | Wednesday, May 27, 2026 - 8:30 a.m. |
| Outpatient Certification | Wednesday, May 27, 2026 - 10:30 a.m. |
| Outpatient Claim Entry/Claim Correction | Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - 8:30 a.m. |
| Inpatient Claim Entry/Claim Correction | Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - 10:30 a.m. |
System13 Training
| Training | Duration |
|---|---|
| Allowed File Upload formats | 00:2:19 |
| Claim Entry (Manual Data Entry) | 00:3:13 |
| Claim Correction | 00:4:06 |
| THCIC Required Codes List | 00:1:55 |
| Institutional -vs- Professional format | 00:1:37 |
| Social Security Number (SSN), Race, And Ethnicity | 00:1:41 |
| Troubleshooting 837 Submission Files | 00:5:47 |
| Correcting Physician Errors | 00:1:12 |
| Diagnosis (manifest) codes, E-Code, and POA Errors | 00:2:26 |
| Patient Control Number Errors | 00:1:52 |
| How To Certify | 00:5:08 |
THCIC Newsletter
Access THCIC’s newsletter, Numbered Letters, for additional help and the most up-to-date information on data submission and requirements.
Get in Touch
THCIC
Phone: 512-776-7261
Fax: 512-776-7740
Email: thcichelp@dshs.texas.gov
Courier Mailing Address
Texas Health Care Information Collection Texas Department of State Health Services Center for Health Statistics, MC 1898
1100 West 49th Street, Ste M-660
Austin, TX 78756
Mailing Address
Texas Health Care Information Collection Texas Department of State Health Services Center for Health Statistics, MC 1898
1100 West 49th Street, Ste M-660
PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time
System13 Help Desk
Phone: 888-308-4953
Email: thcichelp@system13.com
Resource Link: System13 THCIC Website
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time