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Federal regulators' "Nursing Home Compare" Web site now lists facilities that rank in the lowest 10% in quality based on state inspection results, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services disclosed Thursday.

Because new Medicare reimbursement policies are focusing on quality of care at nursing homes, compliance officers will have a greater role in ensuring accurate documentation of care, one medical official said, according to a news report.

The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General has recently released the new draft compliance guidance for nursing homes.

Sunrise Senior Living narrowly escaped being suspended from trading on the New York Stock Exchange by completing a re-filing of earnings results from 1996 through 2005 early Monday morning, the company said.

Nursing home operators with severe care deficiencies could face civil money fines up to $100,000 - 10 times the current maximum - under a new bill set to be introduced today in the U.S. Senate.

All nursing homes on a federal watch list for poor performing facilities will now be publicized on a government Web site, Bush administration officials announced Tuesday.

The practice of healthcare providers seeking binding arbitration agreements before agreeing to treat patients is becoming more widespread, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Reversing an earlier position, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will release the names of additional nursing facilities the government has identified as poor performers.

If quality improvement organizations want future federal healthcare contracts, they're going to have to earn the right grades, officials announced Tuesday.