For Employers

Faster recovery. Lower claims. Employees back to work sooner.

Surgical episodes cost self-insured employers $15,000–$45,000 per event. Complications and extended recovery add $5,000–$15,000 more — plus lost productivity at $500–$800/day per absent employee.

Recovery Insights helps self-insured employers reduce surgical episode costs, accelerate return-to-work timelines, and give employees a better recovery experience — all through SMS, with no app to download.

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Return-to-work acceleration

Every day an employee is out recovering is a day of lost productivity, temporary staffing costs, and benefit liability.

3–5 days

faster return-to-work

3–5 days faster return to work with AI-guided post-surgical monitoring. Proactive recovery monitoring catches complications early and keeps patients on track, reducing average time away from work.

$500–$800/day

in lost productivity per absent surgical employee

Without structured post-discharge engagement, most employees navigate recovery alone — leading to preventable setbacks, extended leave, and compounding productivity losses.

$1,500–$4,000

in recovered productivity per surgical episode

That's $1,500–$4,000 in recovered productivity per surgical episode. Between faster return-to-work, avoided complications, and reduced temporary staffing, every monitored recovery drives measurable savings.

Quantify the cost per surgical episode

For a self-insured employer with 5,000+ employees, surgical episodes are one of the largest controllable medical spend categories.

Direct claims cost

The average surgical episode costs $25,000–$50,000 in direct claims. Post-surgical complications add 30–50% to that cost through ER visits, readmissions, and extended care. Recovery Insights reduces complications before they escalate — cutting the tail risk on your highest-cost claims.

Indirect cost: productivity & absence

Beyond claims, each surgical episode carries $8,000–$15,000 in indirect costs: short-term disability, FMLA administration, temporary coverage, and lost output. Faster, complication-free recoveries compress these costs by getting employees back to work sooner.

The math is straightforward

Recovery Insights costs a fraction of a single avoided complication. For a 5,000-employee organization with ~200 surgical episodes per year, a single avoided readmission more than covers the full annual investment.

Total employer impact per 100 surgical episodes

Here's what the numbers look like when Recovery Insights monitors 100 surgical episodes across your workforce.

$80K–$120K

in reduced surgical claims

In reduced surgical claims from readmission prevention. Early complication detection keeps patients out of the ER and avoids costly readmissions.

$150K–$400K

in recovered employee productivity

In recovered employee productivity (faster return to work). Compressing recovery timelines by 3–5 days across 100 episodes adds up fast.

$15K–$40K

in reduced workers' comp claim duration

In reduced workers' comp claim duration for surgical injuries. Structured monitoring shortens total disability duration and lowers claim costs.

$1,200

total platform cost

Total platform cost (100 episodes × $12). Recovery Insights costs a fraction of a single avoided complication.

ROI: 20–45x return on a $1,200 investment per 100 episodes.

The math is straightforward: even at the conservative end of these ranges, Recovery Insights delivers a return that's hard to find anywhere else in your benefits spend.

Integrates with your employee health program

Recovery Insights fits into your existing benefits ecosystem — no new infrastructure required.

TPA & Claims Integration

Outcome data and episode summaries can feed into your TPA reporting, giving you visibility into post-surgical recovery across your population.

Wellness Program Alignment

Position post-surgical recovery monitoring as part of your broader employee wellness strategy. Recovery Insights complements programs like Livongo, Virgin Pulse, and Accolade.

Benefits Navigation

Integrate with benefits navigation platforms so employees are automatically enrolled when a surgical episode is identified — no manual referral needed.

Occupational Health

For on-the-job injuries requiring surgery, Recovery Insights provides structured follow-up that satisfies return-to-work documentation requirements.

Population Health Reporting

Aggregate de-identified outcomes across your surgical population: complication rates, recovery timelines, satisfaction scores, and return-to-work metrics.

No IT Lift Required

Recovery Insights is SMS-based with a cloud dashboard. There's nothing to install on your network, no VPN configuration, and no employee device requirements.

An employee experience that actually works

SMS-based. No app to download. No portal to remember. Employees just respond to texts.

SMS check-ins

Employees receive personalized recovery check-ins via text message — pain levels, mobility, medication adherence, and wound status.

Magic link access

Detailed assessments, wound photo submission, and educational content are accessed through secure magic links — no login credentials needed.

Adaptive communication

Message timing and frequency adapt to each employee's recovery trajectory. Employees recovering well get lighter touch; those struggling get more support.

Language & literacy

Content automatically adjusts for reading level and can be delivered in the employee's preferred language.

93%

patient engagement rate

Because there's no app to download and no portal to navigate, patients engage at dramatically higher rates than traditional digital health tools. SMS meets employees where they already are.

Workers' comp surgical episodes

Workplace injuries requiring surgery are among the most expensive and operationally disruptive claims. Recovery Insights brings structure to these high-stakes recoveries.

Documented recovery timeline

Every check-in, pain report, and milestone is logged with timestamps. This creates a defensible recovery record for return-to-work determinations and dispute resolution.

Early complication detection

AI-driven monitoring catches signs of complications within hours, not weeks. Early intervention means shorter total disability duration and lower total claim cost.

Return-to-work coordination

Recovery data feeds directly into return-to-work planning. Objective progress metrics replace subjective assessments, helping occupational health teams make evidence-based decisions.

Aggregate outcomes reporting

See the impact across your entire surgical population — not just anecdotes.

Complication Rate

Track post-surgical complication rates across procedures and facilities to identify patterns and negotiate with providers.

Recovery Timeline

Measure average recovery duration by procedure type and compare against national benchmarks.

Return-to-Work

Monitor days-to-return across your workforce and quantify productivity savings from faster recoveries.

Satisfaction Scores

Aggregate employee satisfaction data from post-recovery surveys to measure experience quality.

Quarterly executive summary

Receive a quarterly report summarizing surgical episode outcomes across your organization: total episodes monitored, complications avoided, estimated cost savings, average return-to-work acceleration, and employee satisfaction trends. Data you can present to your CFO and benefits committee.

Works with your benefits ecosystem

Recovery Insights fits into how you already buy and manage benefits — through your broker, consultant, or TPA.

Broker & Benefits Consultant

Mercer, Aon, WTW, and independent benefits consultants can position Recovery Insights as a point solution within your medical stop-loss strategy. Ask your consultant about surgical episode management programs.

Broker inquiries: hello@recoveryinsights.ai

TPA Integration

Recovery Insights works alongside your Third Party Administrator (Meritain, UMR, Allied Benefit Systems, and others). Episode outcome data feeds into your TPA reporting — no manual data entry required.

Stop-Loss Carriers

Surgical complications are among the highest-cost stop-loss trigger events. Demonstrating proactive post-discharge monitoring can support stop-loss rate negotiations with your carrier.

Built for your benefits team

Zero administrative burden. Full visibility into surgical recovery outcomes.

Your benefits team gets aggregate outcomes reporting — complication rates, return-to-work timelines, employee satisfaction scores — without adding any administrative burden. Recovery Insights runs in the background while your employees recover faster.

Better outcomes for your employees. Lower costs for your organization.

Let's walk through how Recovery Insights fits into your benefits strategy and quantify the impact for your surgical population.