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October 11th is National Depression Screening Day
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island·RI · Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Practice +1 more·Provider Update
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Jun 20, 2026
Summary
BCBSRI promotes National Depression Screening Day (October 11th) and encourages primary care providers to implement annual depression screening using the PHQ-9 tool, following USPSTF guidelines that recommend 100% of patients be screened annually for depression.
Action Required
Primary care providers should implement annual depression screening using PHQ-9 for all patients as recommended by USPSTF guidelines. Billing team should ensure proper coding for depression screening visits and follow-up care. Consider establishing workflow for behavioral health case management referrals through Beacon Health Options for BCBSRI patients who screen positive.