No. 80 Clinician voices
Will Flanary
Ophthalmologist and medical comedian, Dr. Glaucomflecken • United States
Practising ophthalmologist whose sketches about health systems, insurers and clinical software reach millions of clinicians.
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His satire has become one of the most widely shared explanations of how electronic records, prior authorisation and health insurance actually work, and clinicians, founders and policy staff quote it constantly.
Who Will Flanary is
Practising ophthalmologist whose sketches about health systems, insurers and clinical software reach millions of clinicians.
His satire has become one of the most widely shared explanations of how electronic records, prior authorisation and health insurance actually work, and clinicians, founders and policy staff quote it constantly.
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- Role
- Ophthalmologist and medical comedian
- Organisation
- Dr. Glaucomflecken
- Platforms
- YouTube, LinkedIn, Podcast
- Based in
- United States, North America
Influence Score 85.2editorial estimate, see how it is built
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