Available for utilization management partnerships Responsive availability for routine and time-sensitive reviews
Comprehensive physician utilization management

Timely, evidence-based reviews aligned with your criteria.

Hanna Medical Consulting helps health plans, IROs, UM vendors, and clinical AI teams make consistent, well-supported decisions across peer review, peer-to-peer physician consultations, prior authorization, medication coverage, level of care, reconsiderations, and appeals.

10+ Years in PracticeAcute inpatient and ambulatory medicine
5 Active State LicensesMI · OH · CA · TX · IN + IMLCC
Active Clinical PracticeHospital medicine · Academic teaching
Independent ReviewerPeer review experience since 2022
Full-service review capabilities

Physician expertise across the utilization-management continuum

Objective clinical analysis grounded in the medical record, current evidence, CMS guidance, and health-plan coverage criteria.

01 / UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT

Medical Necessity & Level of Care

Independent evaluation of acute admissions, continued stays, procedures, and requested services across complex adult medicine.

  • Prospective, concurrent, and retrospective review
  • Inpatient versus observation determinations
  • InterQual, MCG, CA MTUS, MTG, ODG, CMS, and plan-policy application
02 / PRIOR AUTHORIZATION

Prior Authorization & Medication Coverage

Physician review of requested medications, treatments, procedures, and services using applicable clinical evidence and coverage requirements.

  • Medication coverage and eligibility-criteria review
  • Formulary exception and step-therapy evaluation
  • Targeted literature review using current peer-reviewed evidence indexed in PubMed
  • FDA-approved labeling, clinical guidelines, CMS guidance, and commercial-payer policy application
03 / INDEPENDENT REVIEW

Peer Review, Peer-to-Peer & Appeals

Complete physician-review support, from careful record synthesis and evidence-based determinations to timely peer-to-peer discussions with treating providers.

  • Initial, reconsideration, and appeal-level review
  • Routine and expedited peer-to-peer physician calls
  • Standard-of-care, causation, and workers’ compensation analysis
  • Clear, defensible rationale for final determinations
04 / CLINICAL AI OVERSIGHT

Human-in-the-Loop AI Validation

Independent physician evaluation of AI-assisted utilization and prior-authorization outputs for accuracy, consistency, and appropriate escalation.

  • Clinical-record and criteria alignment
  • Identification of errors or unsupported conclusions
  • Complex-case testing and physician escalation review
Engagement fit

Built to support clinical-review organizations

Available for individual case assignments, panel participation, remote physician-review work, timely peer-to-peer consultations, and focused clinical validation projects.

IROs & peer-review firmsSpecialty-matched determinations, reconsiderations, appeals, and surge capacity
Health plans & UM vendorsMedical necessity, level-of-care, peer-to-peer, and escalation review
Workers’ compensationCausation, treatment appropriateness, and evidence review
Healthcare AI teamsClinical validation, safety review, and expert feedback
Working standards

Dependable review without sacrificing clinical rigor

Each case receives efficient record synthesis, independent physician judgment, and a rationale written for clarity and defensibility.

Responsive case coverage

Responsive availability for routine and time-sensitive reviews, including expedited peer-to-peer consultations, aligned with client requirements and escalation pathways.

Broad criteria fluency

Practical application of InterQual, MCG, California Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (CA MTUS), Medical Treatment Guidelines (MTG), Official Disability Guidelines (ODG), CMS guidance, internal plan policies, and commercial-payer medication coverage criteria.

Current bedside perspective

Ongoing hospitalist practice informs realistic assessments of acuity, treatment intensity, medication use, and discharge readiness.

Objective, confidential review

Independent conclusions, attention to conflicts of interest, and careful handling of confidential clinical information.

Principal physician

Rani Hanna, MD, MS

ABIM board-certified internist, hospitalist, academic physician, and comprehensive utilization-management reviewer. Dr. Hanna brings more than a decade of experience spanning inpatient medicine, primary care, academic teaching, clinical research, peer review, timely peer-to-peer physician consultations, prior authorization, reconsiderations, appeals, and coverage determinations.

Independent professional practice. Employment, academic titles, training affiliations, and credentials are provided solely as professional background. Hanna Medical Consulting is an independent business and is not sponsored, endorsed, or represented by any hospital, university, health system, health plan, or review organization.
Board certification
American Board of Internal Medicine; ECFMG certified; ACLS and BLS certified
Medical licensure & professional standing
Active, unrestricted licenses in California, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana; IMLCC qualified; clean professional history with no malpractice history
Professional background
Active hospital medicine practice and academic teaching experience. Affiliations are stated only as background credentials and do not imply institutional endorsement.
Utilization management
Peer review, peer-to-peer calls, prior authorization, medication coverage, medical necessity, level of care, reconsiderations, appeals, and workers’ compensation evaluations
Training & education
Internal Medicine Residency, Catholic Health System / University at Buffalo
M.S., SUNY Buffalo / Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
M.D., Damascus University School of Medicine
Systems & reviewer strengths
Epic, Cerner, MEDITECH, Soarian, Allscripts, and SPSS; concise clinical-record synthesis; benefit, policy, and criteria interpretation; clear documentation aligned with regulatory and accreditation requirements; effective provider communication; efficient routine and expedited turnaround; fluent in English and Arabic
Review profile at a glance

Criteria, review, and platform fluency

A concise operational summary for review organizations and credentialing teams.

Focus areaProficiencies
Guidelines & frameworksMCG, InterQual, California Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (CA MTUS), Medical Treatment Guidelines (MTG), Official Disability Guidelines (ODG), CMS and Medicare guidance, NCDs and LCDs, FDA-approved labeling, current PubMed-indexed literature, and commercial-payer policy
Review typesPrior authorization, medication coverage and literature review, concurrent and retrospective review, peer-to-peer consultation, level of care, reconsiderations, and appeals
EHR & technical toolsEpic, Cerner, MEDITECH, Soarian, Allscripts, and SPSS
LicensureActive multi-state coverage in California, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana; IMLCC qualified
Organization & physician-panel inquiries

Add experienced physician judgment to your review panel

Available to discuss independent reviewer credentialing, remote utilization management, medical director, workers’ compensation, and clinical advisory opportunities. Complete curriculum vitae, references, and credentialing documentation are provided directly through an appropriate secure channel to verified review organizations upon request. Please do not send patient records, protected health information, or requests for personal medical advice by email.