Houston Health Advocacy

08/27/2026

The reason why it's good to have a patient advocate with you for doctor's appointments! I would have blocked the door!! https://www.facebook.com/reel/1289013206457357

08/06/2026

Please check out:
https://incitefulmed.com/

I recently had a client where the family was struggling to get a diagnosis & Incitefulmed came up with 3 possibilities. (I actually came up with the actual diagnosis that was on the list---I used to watch the HouseMD TV show with my medical books in my lap!)

It is a dedicated medical AI machine-learning service (free!). Machine-learning is different than "large-language learning" in that it self-corrects and deletes incorrect information. Incitefulmed is not sponsored by any corporations---they are looking for a foundation to sponsor them (in case anyone knows any philanthropists!)

Get personalized, evidence-based medical insights from 40+ million peer-reviewed studies. Ask health questions, understand diagnoses, and review test results with trusted science.

07/13/2026

A great article by Dr. Victor Montori (one of my favorite doctor authors--he wrote "Why We Revolt" book on my shelf)...if you don't have time to read the entire article...here's the gist:
"Care itself became the fat to trim. The result was not a lean and effective care system, but an industrialized machine that became increasingly unsustainable."

05/29/2026

Here! Ready to learn more!

05/16/2026

Cleaned up my desk during today’s Triage Cancer webinar break! Ready for more info this afternoon!

05/16/2026

Attending Triage Cancer webinar for the 2nd day—keeping up with all the changes in health care! Instead of cleaning my messy desk 🤣

04/14/2026

My latest TV interview with KPRC2 / Click2Houston with Nicole Nielsen about the resolution for the Memorial Hermann/BCBS dispute. So HAPPY this got fixed! https://www.click2houston.com/video/news/local/2026/04/12/memorial-hermann-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-texas-strike-deal-to-keep-patients-in-network/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRLPw1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEedO2HR008VtVz5P2h4QNHgBNtA66sswWJeBiStvNEoggcjlTljQFuIUOC6zM_aem_kBXPDEAljcl3OuO8ox97RQ

Both sides say a new agreement restores in-network access after an April 1 lapse left some Houston-area patients worried about higher costs and disrupted care.

03/31/2026

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. No woman should have to suffer with this! Call a patient advocate today to find help!

In the last three years, I’ve had over 50 endometriosis lesions cut out of my body. A chocolate cyst that was adhering my o***y to my side was removed. An appendectomy and a hernia repair. I’ve felt indescribable, inescapable pain. Trying to keep my invisible illness to myself after being told by doctors it was just “part of being a woman.” I spent 10 years being undiagnosed. As a teenager and young woman, I felt weak and deeply insecure. I was trapped in my own body. March is endometriosis awareness month. As this month comes to a close, I urge everyone to remember this invisible disease each and every day. To lend support, compassion and grace towards the millions who suffer. It’s up to all of us to raise awareness, not just for endometriosis but for women’s health as a whole. No one deserves to suffer in silence. For more information I turned to and . If you’re in pain, my heart breaks for you. I believe you. Please find answers. And don’t give up on yourself. I know how hard that can be.

03/31/2026

I get so many calls on late Friday afternoons from people needing help! It's really too late to do almost anything as the weekend shuts most offices/clinics down and hospitals have their B team in place.
Need a plan to avoid the late Friday call? Contact me!
281-377-8484
or
[email protected]

Let's talk!

03/26/2026

Here! To learn more!