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International Medical Care

Empowering people through innovation

International Medical Care
31 Oct 2025 | Editorial Team
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MCI Group’s journey to smarter, more connected assistance. By Agathi Kanellou, Managing Director of MCI Group

In the world of international medical assistance, complexity is part of the daily routine. With global networks operating across different systems, languages, and regulations, creating harmony between speed, care, and consistency is one of the great challenges of our time. At MCI Group, we’ve approached this challenge by focusing on innovation that puts people first.

Clients need reliability

Our teams have long faced the reality of working with varied billing systems, uneven accreditation standards, and information gaps that can delay decision-making. At the same time, our clients needed reliable, real-time information about the providers we work with. To respond to this growing need, we developed Yndhex, a platform that helps us understand, manage, and select healthcare providers with greater clarity and confidence.

Yndhex was designed by combining the knowledge of our software experts with the everyday insights of our case managers, medical coordinators, and compliance specialists. The result is a system that gives us a clear view of each provider’s strengths, from medical specialties and certifications to service quality, response times, and client feedback.

This platform has become a key part of how our teams work across MCI Assist, MCI Latam, Medical Claims International, and MCI Finance. It supports better triage decisions, improves the consistency of our service, and strengthens our relationships with providers around the world.

We developed Yndhex, a platform that helps us understand, manage, and select healthcare providers with greater clarity and confidence

New roles and training

Alongside this technological development, we’ve introduced new roles focused on monitoring provider performance and enhancing network quality. We also created training programmes to help our teams use the platform with skill and confidence. These changes have made our work more dynamic and have opened new ways to keep improving.

Our presence in Latin America has helped us enrich Yndhex with local knowledge and languages, making the platform even more useful in a region that presents both rapid growth and operational challenges. By listening closely to the needs of our teams and clients there, we’ve made sure the tool truly fits the reality on the ground.

Innovation at MCI Group doesn’t stop at one solution. Over the past year, we’ve developed several tools that are helping us serve our partners more effectively:

• The Travel Tracker App uses geolocation to follow patients and escorts during repatriation, allowing for real-time coordination and improved visibility throughout the journey

• Our Top Claim Circuit (TCC) offers a clear structure for managing high-cost cases, helping us focus on quality care while keeping costs under control

• The Doctor-to-Doctor IT Tool makes it possible for physicians in different locations to communicate directly and securely, helping patients receive faster and more informed care

• Through our LMS Education Platform, we offer certified training programmes in collaboration with universities, supporting the ongoing development of our teams and partners.

We’re also developing a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based support tool to assist our staff in complex cases. Built with data protection and patient privacy in mind, this tool is designed to support and not to replace the human expertise that defines our work.

Looking ahead, we remain focused on creating tools and processes that make international assistance more connected, more transparent, and more human. Innovation, for us, is about giving them the right support to make better decisions, act faster, and care more deeply, wherever they are in the world.

About MCI Group

MCI Group provides international medical assistance, cost containment, and claims management services through its brands: MCI Assist, MCI Latam, Medical Claims International, and MCI Finance. With over 30 years of experience, MCI combines innovation, local insight, and global coordination to support travellers, insurers, and healthcare providers around the world.

Agathi Kanellou

Managing Director, MCI Group

With a background in the travel industry and extensive experience in international healthcare, Agathi leads the company’s strategic development and innovation efforts, always with a focus on people, collaboration, and service quality.

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