Johana Desir

Johana Desir is the EVP of Revenue Cycle Management at a behavioral health care organization with 19 locations across 4 states, where she oversees the full revenue cycle for adult and adolescent mental health and substance use disorder treatment. She has worked in behavioral health since 2009 and in revenue cycle management since 2001, advancing from eligibility and verification roles through billing, collections, and denial management to her current position, which she assumed permanently in May 2024 after consulting. Desir is a member of the AAPC and completed her undergraduate degree in 2018. A notable professional achievement includes leading a project that reduced an audit recoupment from $2 million to approximately $400,000 for a client in Louisiana. She serves as vice chair of a faith-based after-school program in Bradenton, Florida, and as a board member of a mental health prevention program for three years.