The gap in workforce health data
Most employers have very little objective data on the actual health of their workforce. A pre-employment medical provides a snapshot at the point of hire, and an injury brings a worker back into the system, but in between, the health of the workforce is largely invisible.
That is a problem for any business that treats the health and conditioning of its people as a genuine performance and safety asset. Without measurement, you cannot manage it, and you certainly cannot prove that the investment in health is paying off.
What is interval virtual health scanning?
Interval virtual health scanning is an optional, employer-funded program that captures more than 20 vital signs from a single 30-second contactless face scan, using any modern camera. No wearables, no hardware, no clinic visit required.
The technology works by analysing subtle signals captured during the scan to derive physiological measurements across cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic domains. It is fast, non-invasive and can be run wherever the workforce is.
Critically, this interval virtual health scanning is unique to Work Plus Health. No other occupational health provider in Australia offers it.
How the scan schedule works
The power of the program is in the interval, not the single scan. Scans are run at:
- Baseline, before or at the start of the program.
- Month 1, Month 2, Month 3 and Month 4, capturing change over the first third of a year.
This longitudinal view is what turns a single measurement into genuine workforce health intelligence. Rather than a one-off number, the employer sees how the health and conditioning of the workforce is trending over time, and can act on it.
What is measured
A single scan captures more than 20 vital signs across the key physiological domains, including measures relevant to cardiovascular health, respiratory function, stress and metabolic status. Because the same measures are repeated at every interval, the trend, not just the absolute value, is what reveals whether workforce health is improving, holding or declining.
How the data is reported
The data is aggregated and de-identified, then reported back to the employer. This gives leadership an objective, population-level view of workforce health and conditioning, without exposing individual clinical detail, which protects both privacy and trust.
For the employer, this means:
- Objective evidence that health investment is working, or where it is not.
- Early signals of workforce-level health decline before it shows up as injury or absence.
- A defensible, measurable program that demonstrates genuine duty of care.
How it fits with a condition of employment
Because interval virtual health scanning is employer-funded and enforced as a condition of employment, it produces consistent, complete data rather than the patchy, opt-in picture typical of wellness programs. Workers participate as part of their role, and the employer gets a true picture of the whole workforce, not just the motivated minority.
It sits alongside, rather than instead of, the broader Health Monitoring Program. Where the HMP+ app keeps individuals engaged in their own health, interval scanning gives the employer the aggregate intelligence to lead it well.
Why no other provider offers this
The contactless vitals scanning technology and the structured baseline-to-month-4 interval model are exclusive to Work Plus Health. Conventional occupational health providers work in single-snapshot, clinic-based assessments, which by design cannot produce the longitudinal, objective view of workforce health that interval scanning delivers.
This is the difference between monitoring health events and monitoring health itself.
The bottom line
Interval virtual health scanning gives employers something they have never had before: an objective, longitudinal measure of workforce health, captured in 30 seconds without hardware, repeated at baseline and months 1 to 4, and reported back as clear, de-identified intelligence. Unique to Work Plus Health, it turns workforce health from an assumption into a measurable, manageable asset.
To explore interval virtual health scanning for your workforce, make an enquiry and our team will design a program that fits your sites and your people.