<p>Highly rated nursing homes, including those on Long Island, could face &quot;streamlined&quot; and less time-consuming inspections under a new nationwide &quot;risk-based survey&quot; process.&nbsp;Newsday&nbsp;reporter Robert Brodsky explains.</p>


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