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Latino Health update. (Health Care).


Progress has been made to restart To resume computer operation after a planned or unplanned termination. See boot, warm boot and checkpoint/restart.  Latino Health Care, the Long Beach-based medical group that failed in December December: see month.  amid a dispute between its doctors' network and its management services company.

Dr. Robert Karns, former chairman of the network, said an agreement has been reached with a new San Marino San Marino, city, United States
San Marino (săn mərē`nō), residential city (1990 pop. 12,959), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1913. Of interest is the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
 management company to restart the group, and there is now an effort to attract back 100 of the 300 or so primary care doctors.

The seven-year-old medical group targeted Latino patients, offering culturally sensitive medical care through a network of small doctors offices. It suddenly failed last year, owing an estimated $5 million or more to hospitals, doctors and others. The doctors have accused the former management company of mismanagement mis·man·age  
tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es
To manage badly or carelessly.



mis·manage·ment n.
, a charge that has been denied.

Staff reporter Laurence Darmiento can be reached at (323) 549-5225 ext. 237 or at ldarmiento@labusinessjournal.com
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Date:Mar 31, 2003
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