General Public Information
Find quality of care information about various healthcare providers and entities.
Resources
Consumer Guide to Health Care
Resource that helps consumers understand healthcare quality and billing practices.
Registry of Health Care Providers and Referral Groups
This registry lists providers and groups willing to accept patient transfers in cases where a physician refuses to honor advance directives related to life-sustaining treatment, as required by the Texas Advance Directives Act.
Guide to Texas HMO Quality
Reports Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) performance based on quality-of-care measures. Consumers can use the publication to evaluate HMOs based on their own needs.
Potentially Preventable Complications (PPC) Reports
PPCs are complications that may be prevented with quality care. DSHS reports hospital PPC rates statewide to help assess and improve health care quality—without revealing patient or provider identities.
Potentially Preventable Readmissions (PPR) Reports
PPRs reflect hospital quality and care coordination. DSHS reports risk-adjusted PPR rates for Texas hospitals to support transparency and improvement—without identifying patients or providers.
Data Purchasers
A list of organizations who purchase hospital discharge data.
Texas Health Data
Statistics on vital events like birth and death, population and demographic information, geographic material and survey data on risk factors and disease prevalence.
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