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Tiered recognition uses bronze, silver, gold, and platinum criteria tied to CDC core elements, including leadership commitment, dedicated stewardship leadership and committees, documentation of antibiotic indications, prospective audit and feedback, preauthorization, guideline implementation, and antibiotic use monitoring. 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Higher tiers add additional thresholds such as evaluations, tracking acceptance rates, specialized leader training, and prescriber-level reporting.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},283501,1791485135,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,89,94,99,104,109,113,118,123],{"id":85,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":86,"show_sort_weight":87,"slug":88},11,"Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":90,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":91,"show_sort_weight":92,"slug":93},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":95,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":96,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":100,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":101,"show_sort_weight":102,"slug":103},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":105,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":106,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":108},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":110,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},17,40,"forms",{"id":114,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":119,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":124,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":126},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":128},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":129,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":22,"category_id":110,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":136,"language":137,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":138,"faqs":139,"seo_title":140,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":141,"read_time":26},1099523885074,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_9964176cb1d06d4a9deccf72a44ae3dc","Georgia Department of Public Health – Antibiotic Stewardship Honor Roll for Acute Care Facilities  \nHow To Apply:  \n• New applications for the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Antibiotic Stewardship Honor Roll for Acute Care Facilities must be submitted via SurveyMonkey during the application period June 1-July 31.  \n• If applications meet honor roll criteria (criteria are listed below) , a bronze, silver, gold, or platinum certificate will be issued to the facility along with a digital seal for facilities to display on their website or other publications.  \n• Facilities must meet all criteria listed per tier to earn honor roll status for that tier.  \n• Facilities will be notified of their honor roll status in September after their application. Honor roll certificates and digital seal will be issued during this time.  \n• Honor Roll certificates are valid for three years from issue date.  \n• Facilities wishing to apply for a higher status may do so at any time, it is not necessary to wait for the current certificate to expire.  \n• Renewal applications will be completed using the same application process as new honor roll applicants, and these will be submitted during the same time frame as new applicants: June 1-July 31. There is an area on the application to designate the application is a renewal application.  \nSummary Of Honor Roll Requirements:  \n\n| Application Requirements | Bronze Level | Silver\u003Cbr>Level | Gold\u003Cbr>Level | Platinum Level |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Facility completes specific minimum activities per CDC’s Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship listed in honor roll checklist below (facility has statement of commitment to stewardship, AS* policy, dedicated leader(s) of ASP*, dedicated AS committee, prospective audit and feedback practices, policy for documenting indication for antibiotic orders, tracking and reporting on antibiogram or resistance data, annual reporting on impact of ASP activities, annual staff education on AS) | X | X | X | X |\n| Facility performs preauthorization for specific antimicrobial agents |  | X | X | X |\n| Facility implements at least two evidence-based guidelines to improve antibiotic use |  | X | X | X |\n| ASP evaluates adherence to at least one of the evidence-based guidelines the hospital implements and tracks prospective audit and feedback interventions |  |  | X | X |\n| Facility monitors antibiotic use by reporting data on days of therapy per 1000 days present or 1000 patient days, or by reporting to National Healthcare Safety Network’s (NHSN) Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option of the Antimicrobial Use and Resistance Module |  |  | X | X |\n| ASP monitors preauthorization interventions and acceptance rates |  |  | X | X |\n| Antibiotic stewardship committee leader(s) has specialized training |  |  |  | X |\n| ASP provides individual prescriber-level reports, unit-specific reports, or service-line specific reports regarding antibiotic use to prescribersat least annually |  |  |  | X |\n| NHSN Antimicrobial Use (AU) Module Data is utilized to make an improvement in antibiotic stewardship efforts |  |  |  | X |\n| Competency-based training on antibiotic stewardship is provided for all staff |  |  |  | X |\n\n• *AS – Antibiotic Stewardship  \n• *ASP – Antibiotic Stewardship Program  \nDetailed Honor Roll Checklist  \n\n|  | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Leadership\u003Cbr>Commitment | A statement of commitment from senior leadership (CEO, CMO, etc. ) has been obtained | A statement of commitment from senior leadership (CEO, CMO, etc. ) has been obtained | A statement of commitment from senior leadership (CEO, CMO, etc. ) has been obtained | A statement of commitment from senior leadership (CEO, CMO, etc. ) has been obtained |\n|  | Facility has an ASP policy or procedure | Facility has an ASP policy or procedure | Facility has an ASP policy or procedure | Facility has an ASP policy or procedure |\n| Accountability\u003Cbr>&\u003Cbr>Pharmacy\u003Cbr>Expertise | Facil","cbCaiojB9g9U8OH7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiojB9g9U8OH7","pdf",306170,6,"English","# How To Apply\n## Application process and timing\n## Certificate and digital seal details\n## Honor roll requirements by tier\n# Detailed Honor Roll Checklist\n## Leadership commitment\n## Accountability and pharmacy expertise\n## Action","[{\"question\":\"How do acute care facilities apply for the Honor Roll, and when is the application window?\",\"answer\":\"Applications are submitted via SurveyMonkey during the application period June 1–July 31. 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