Joan Macissac, MA, CCC-SLP, MPH

About the Author

Joan Macissac, MA, CCC-SLP, MPH, is a speech-language pathologist by training and brings a unique combination of clinical, public health, healthcare administration, and project management experience to this course. Her career has evolved from clinical practice into healthcare project management, where she has developed extensive experience working with healthcare programs and systems that directly impact patients, providers, and organizations. Currently serving as a Project Manager, she leads complex clinical, healthcare IT, interoperability, utilization management, credentialing, and government healthcare projects. In this role, Joan works with clinicians and technical professionals to support the implementation and delivery of solutions related to Medicaid and Medicare programs.

Joan’s combined clinical and healthcare systems experience allows her to view Medicare and Medicaid from both the perspective of a healthcare provider and from the broader perspective of healthcare operations, policy, technology, and program administration.

Disclosures

Financial: Receives author compensation from Professional Development Resources, Inc.
Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationships exist.