InterGlobal appoints Global Head, Provider Relations and Auditing

Global network management role ensures the best medical treatment at the right price for InterGlobal members.

International private medical insurer InterGlobal, has promoted Dr Muhammad Khurram to Global Head, Provider Relations and Auditing. Dr Khurram will be responsible for managing and expanding InterGlobal’s global network of medical providers and taking a central role in containing medical treatment costs to minimise the cost of insurance for InterGlobal members. He heads InterGlobal’s team of medically qualified network managers.

Dr Khurram previously managed InterGlobal’s network of medical providers in the Middle East, a role he has held since 2011. He is a qualified orthopaedic surgeon, originally joining InterGlobal in 2007 as a Claims Manager.

Derek Stroud, Group Operations Director, InterGlobal, said:

“Our number one priority is to ensure that our members receive quality medical treatment in the most appropriate facilities. We do not restrict where our members receive treatment, but to ensure the highest standards of care we have built a global network of hospitals and clinics where we have strong working relationships and agreed treatment standards. We also have direct billing arrangements with many of our network hospitals, which saves our members reclaiming the cost of treatment.

“Muhammad has done a brilliant job of building and managing our network in the Middle East and I am very pleased that he will now be applying his skills to our network on a global basis.”

Dr Khurram will also play an important role in InterGlobal’s cost containment programme. This includes agreeing fixed prices for medical treatment with providers and working closely with them to eliminate unnecessary procedures and tests so that the most appropriate treatment is delivered as cost effectively as possible.

Dr Muhammad Khurram, Global Head, Provider Relations and Auditing, InterGlobal, said: “Medical cost inflation is pushing up the price of international private medical insurance. We believe it is vital that we manage all costs on behalf of our members while ensuring the highest standards of medical care. By working closely with providers we are able to ensure the best treatment at the right price and keep the cost of insurance cover down. In fact, our cost containment measures have contributed to InterGlobal having one of the lowest increases in annual premiums in the market in 2013.”