National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) for Tuberculosis Programs
NEDSS Access and Support
Access Requests
These instructions are effective starting May 21, 2024:
To request access to the NEDSS production (live) environment, users will need to first request access to the NEDSS training environment, complete TB training courses, and then submit verification of course completion.
Follow these steps:
- Submit a request for the NEDSS training environment using the TB/HIV/STD Database Access Requests online form:
- First, complete the Notice of Change of TB Personnel Form and save to desktop.
- Next, complete the TB/HIV/STD Data Security and Confidentiality training and save certificate of completion on desktop.
- Log onto the TB/HIV/STD Database Access Requests online form (live starting May 21, 2024). Enter information as prompted.
- Review Texas NEDSS User Guide for Tuberculosis Programs the when deciding which level of access is needed (refer to page 4, Table 1).
- In the last box, upload the TB/HIV/STD Data Security and Confidentiality training certificate and Notice of Change of TB Personnel Form.
- Wait for an email with instructions and any next steps or corrections needed.
- Once user receives their training environment credentials, begin NEDSS Training Courses for Regional and Local Health Departments courses 1-6.
- After viewing each course, complete the assessment questionnaire using the link provided at the end of each course presentation.
- User must score 100% on each assessment. The user must ensure their name and email are entered correctly on the first page of the assessment.
- Upon successfully completing each assessment, user will receive an email with a certificate of completion. Save these certificates.
- Once the user has collected certificates for all six courses, submit a NEDSS Support Helpdesk ticket. Please upload all TB completion certificates to the helpdesk ticket where prompted.
- Wait for an email from the NEDSS helpdesk with production environment credentials.
For questions about the account request process, please contact TBHDSurveillance@dshs.texas.gov.
NEDSS Support and TB Unit Surveillance Contact Information
- DSHS NEDSS Website
- NEDSS Helpdesk Tickets
- Submit a Helpdesk ticket here: NEDSS Support Helpdesk (smartsheet.com)
- A NEDSS Helpdesk ticket may be submitted for any issues experienced when using NEDSS for TB (training and production sites).
- TB Unit Surveillance
- Contact the DSHS TB Unit surveillance team at TBHDSurveillance@dshs.texas.gov for routine TB surveillance-specific communication.
- Contact the DSHS TB Unit surveillance team at TBHDSurveillance@dshs.texas.gov for routine TB surveillance-specific communication.
NEDSS Training Courses for Regional and Local Health Departments
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Managing TB Laboratory Reports |
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Contact Investigations |
NEDSS TB Resources
Resource Name | Location/Format | Revision Date |
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Texas NEDSS User Guide for Tuberculosis Programs | Texas NEDSS User Guide for Tuberculosis Programs.pdf | 2/20/2024 |
Texas NEDSS Data Entry Guide for Tuberculosis Programs | Texas NEDSS Data Entry Guide for Tuberculosis Programs.pdf | 2/20/2024 |
NEDSS Jurisdiction List for Tuberculosis Users | NEDSS TB Jurisdictions.pdf | 2/5/2024 |
DSHS Epi Case Criteria and Case Definitions for Public Health Surveillance | Epi Case Criteria for TB.pdf | 1/1/2018 |
CDC Report of a Verified Case of TB (RVCT) Data Collection Form | RVCTReportingForm.doc (live.com) | 10/29/2019 |
Report of Verified Case of Tuberculosis (RVCT 2020) Instruction Manual | Report of Verified Case of TB (RVCT 2020) Instruction Manual.pdf | 8/1/2021 |
CDC Latent TB Infection Surveillance System (TBLISS) Data Collection Form | TBLISSTemplate.doc (live.com) | 10/16/2019 |
Latent TB Infection (LTBI) Surveillance Manual | Latent TB Infection (LTBI) Surveillance Manual.pdf | 6/1/2023 |
Entering TB Therapy into NEDSS: DOT and Other Administered Doses |
Entering Tuberculosis Therapy into NEDSS Database: Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) and Other Administered Doses | 1/22/2024 |
Texas TB Public Health Program Contacts | TB Contacts (texas.gov) | 9/6/2023 |
NEDSS Training Modules for Data Entry Contractors
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Tuberculosis, TB Disease Only, and Comprehensive TB Treatment Details Tab |
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