The occupational health ROI
your CFO needs to see
Early intervention costs $370 per episode. An unmanaged claim costs $6,000. For a 500-person manufacturer, that difference compounds fast. Atlas MSK makes the business case automatic.
$370
EI cost per episode
Managed pathway
$6,000
Unmanaged claim cost
Industry average
16×
Cost multiplier
Unmanaged vs managed
231%
3-year ROI
WHA client case studies
What CFOs need to see
Atlas MSK surfaces the three financial views that turn occupational health from a cost centre into a boardroom conversation.
Total annual claim cost trend
Track your organisation's workers compensation expenditure year-over-year, broken out by body region and mechanism. Spot the driver before it moves the number.
Cost-per-claim vs industry benchmark
Compare your average cost-per-claim against a 19,019-episode Australian benchmark. Know whether you're in the top quartile — or paying 2× what your peers are.
Projected saving with early intervention
Model the forward financial impact of shifting your injury pathway to managed early intervention. The projection uses your actual claim history, not generic assumptions.
Estimate your ROI in 30 seconds
Enter your headcount and industry. The estimator uses WHA injury rate data to project your annual claim exposure and the saving achievable with Atlas MSK early intervention management.
• Injury rates sourced from WHA 20-year dataset
• 88% WC volume reduction from managed cohorts
• $370 EI cost vs $6,000 unmanaged claim cost
• Results are indicative — precise modelling uses your actual data
Quick ROI Estimator
Client Case Study
231% 3-year ROI — a real result
A large red meat processing company implemented early intervention across their sites through the WHA managed pathway. Claim volume reduced by 88% over a 3-year period. Net saving in year 3 exceeded total EI investment by 231%.
The key driver was timing: shifting from a reactive claim-after-the-fact model to same-week physiotherapy access. Average cost-per-episode fell from $6,000 to $370. The workforce of 1,200+ workers now benchmarks in the top decile of the WHA managed population.
Source: WorkHealthy Australia (WHA), 20+ year Australian occupational health dataset. Client anonymised per WHA data governance standard.
What the Business Case Engine does
Atlas MSK's Business Case Engine goes beyond the estimator above. It ingests your actual claim history, benchmarks it against the WHA population, and produces a detailed ROI projection with a multi-year timeline you can take directly to a CFO or board.
- →Enter headcount, industry, and current claim data
- →Platform benchmarks against 19,019-episode WHA dataset
- →Outputs projected claim cost reduction by year
- →ROI timeline with payback period calculation
- →Downloadable PDF ready for board presentation
Dr James L Murray
Founder, Work Healthy Australia · MSK Clinical Researcher
Dr Murray built the WHA occupational health dataset over 20+ years of clinical practice across Australian manufacturing, meat processing, and logistics industries. The ROI benchmarks cited on this page are drawn from that dataset.