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Data & Analytics8 min readOctober 29, 2025
Building a Behavioral Health Data Foundation Inside Primary Care
Using PHQ scores, trends, and safety flags to strengthen behavioral health integration.
By Cloudain Editorial Team
Behavioral screeningItem-9 safetyData foundation
1. Behavioral health in primary care
Responsibility is shifting
- Depression and anxiety screening
- Medication management and safety checks
- Behavioral triage inside primary care
2. The problem: data is scattered
Clinical blind spots emerge
- PHQ scores trapped in spreadsheets
- Notes buried in EHR messages
- Voicemail safety concerns
- Manual tracking of high-risk patients
3. Healthzee builds a behavioral data pipeline
Unified dataset via CoreCloud
- PHQ scores and Item-9 triggers
- Screening history and triage summaries
- Follow-up status and communication logs
4. Item-9 safety protocol baked in
Primary care safety net
- Alerts staff instantly
- Provides immediate guidance
- Routes to local resources
- Logs everything for audits
- Flags patients for follow-up
5. Better longitudinal tracking
Behavioral health stops being episodic
- Score trends and missed screens
- Past safety alerts and follow-up adherence
- Visit outcomes and communication history
6. Integrated with appointment workflows
Screening tied to scheduling
- Behavioral visits trigger PHQ
- Telehealth forms sent automatically
- Flagged scores inform prep
- High-risk outcomes fire alerts
7. Data foundation for value-based care
Structured screening and safety data
- Report outcomes and track improvement
- Support reimbursement models
- Strengthen referrals and document safety
Primary care needs behavioral infrastructure
Healthzee + CoreCloud give clinics the data foundation they have been missing.