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The patient. The threat. The choice.
Busy emergency room doctor Brock Stafford takes good care of patients and minds his own business. But all that changes when a complex case confronts Stafford, driving him toward a corrupt scheme. Troubled, he probes where he’s not wanted, and soon buried memories and new threats surface. Haunted, he won’t drop his pursuit. But he faces a no-win choice and his path is anything but clear.
Readers say –
In “Payoff,” JJ Renek addresses a timely issue in healthcare delivery in a gripping, well-written medical thriller. This is a must read!
I feel so enlightened after reading this book, even though it’s fiction. It’s just plausible enough to be scary and make it impossible to put down until you know how it ends!
Payoff by JJ Renek
Telehealth turmoil. Patients at risk. Partners in peril.
Dr. Rich Rutledge, Chief Medical Officer, forces telehealth expansion at his large multispecialty clinic. Not with patient welfare in mind, but to line his own pockets. Desperate, he’s plagued by two problems – resistant doctors and wretched numbers. Rutledge must overcome both to throw open his profit pipeline. If not, he can always harass and bully his way to success. Considering the reward, he’s willing to take the risks.
Urgent Care doctor Hope Nichols values seeing patients in person. She worries diagnoses will be missed without the benefit of physical exam, and balks at aggressive expansion of telehealth at the clinic. Her fears are realized when patients arrive, showing signs of serious conditions overlooked during virtual visits. As Hope pushes to restrict telemedicine and investigate outcomes, her mission expands. With a surprising ally, she uncovers a far-reaching scheme, marrying high tech to big medicine and big government, reeking of conspiracy.
Warnings transform into threats aimed at Hope and her son. Time is running out. With an expanding target on her back, she must decide—forge ahead, risks and all, or abandon the fight?
Seen & Unseen
by JJ Renek
Coming Soon!
ADVERSE EVENTS
What happens when nurse educator Rachel Quinn teaches patients how to use their pricey injectable medication, and meticulously records their adverse reactions? She does the right thing and soon finds out how big a mistake that is.
Short Stories
Writing flash fiction is great fun! I’ve challenged myself to produce a number of short stories in several genres – always to a prompt issued by the writing groups I pal around with.
Now and then, I win, place, or show in a contest. Several have been published in this anthology >>
