Until I Say Goodbye by John R. Krismer

About the book

Until I Say Goodbye, describes a small border town where a corrupt group of physicians have banned together so they can make big bucks off of the sick and disabled. Many of these physicians have entered this country by agreeing to practice medicine in this remote location, where standards are seldom enforced and the Hippocratic Oath is completely disregarded.

The Sister's of St. Matthew, are about to lose their largest hospital to this well organized group of physicians, as Doctor Lanin, their leader, also serves as Chairman of the Board at the hospital. His clique controls both hospitals in this small town by boycotting one or the other, whenever they refuse to cooperate with his lucrative agenda.

After the Administrator and the Nursing Director are tragically murdered, the Sisters seek Bill Warner's help. this proves to be a big mistake for Bill, as his wife and daughter, the Provincialate Director, and the hospital consultant are selectively murdered. Eventually the National Institute of Health, The FBI, and Bill's new Nursing Director, Mary Swanson, all help to gather evidence that will convict the murderers. As Bill drives to Colorado, he realizes he's being followed, and pulls off the road near a treacherous cliff. As he suddenly turns on his headlights, the startled driver turns sharply so that two tires slip over the edge of the cliff. As Bill realizes Lanin's hired gun is going to shoot him, he throws his weight into the partially opened door, forcing the car to slip off the cliff, as Lanin scrambles to safety. In the ensuing struggle, Lanin falls to his death. As Bill keeps their demise his secret, the FBI eventually decides they've fled the country.

About the author

John R. Krismer, MHA, is founder and chief executive officer of Health Systems Institute (HSI), a voluntary, consulting, education, and research organization, with which he has served since 1962. In this capacity, he has consulted for the United States government, the Canadian government, and numerous hospitals, clinics, and professional organizations. Mr. Krismer has presented hundreds of educational institutes for health care related organizations such as the American Medical Records Association, the University of Michigan and the University of British Columbia, and many concerned corporations, including Control Data Corporation, among others. He served as the principle investigator doing extensive research on health records and systems design involving the coordination of more than a thousand physicians, nurses, and paraprofessionals, from four major universities, who volunteered their time to redefine the medical record. His presentation of The Computerized Paperless Health Record was ranked number one amongst 130 major presentations in 13 regions. Mr. Krismer has taken on top management appointments as either the chief executive or the operating officer in several major hospitals; served as president, and board chairman of several health care corporations, and as board member of two health car insurance companies. He's often referred to as a visionary that is ahead of his time on the leading edge of health care. For more than thirty years, his work has been directed at improving and advancing health care.