Welcome to the communications page from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Public Health Data Informatics and Exchange (PHID) Unit. This page will contain communication for specific PHID partners defined below. If you have questions on communications released by the PHID Unit, please contact the appropriate
email box listed below.
PHID
Contact Information
- For questions on COVID-19 lab registration, onboarding, resubmitting corrections, and technical assistance please send email to
COVID-19ELR@dshs.texas.gov.
- For questions on informatics in general or questions on HL7-related matters, please send correspondence to
IDI@dshs.texas.gov.
- To submit a question to the Texas National Electronic Disease Surveillance System help desk, please contact
NEDSS@dshs.texas.gov.
Communication
for Laboratory Submitters
The PHID INSIDER newsletter was developed to share important news and timely updates related to electronic laboratory reporting and electronic case reporting of notifiable conditions to laboratory reporting facilities in Texas. PHID’s goal is to enhance communication and ensure that registered
laboratory submitters are aware of key updates, opportunities, and tools available to assist their lab facility in data submission.
PHID ELR Training Videos for Laboratory Submitters
These training videos provide guidance to laboratories submitting electronic laboratory reporting for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Public Health Informatics Data and Exchange (PHID) Team.