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12.02.2019 The “Route” column in the Asthma Medication Ratio and Medication Management for People With Asthma measures In the Asthma Controller Medications table and the Asthma Reliever Medications table (in the AMR and MMA measure specifications), what is the “Route” column used for?

Use the “Route” information from the tables to apply the “Definitions” for calculating an “inhaler dispensing event” and an “injection or intravenous dispensing event.” For routes listed as “subcutaneous” or “intravenous,” use the “injection or intravenous dispensing event” definition.
Note: In the MLD, the “Route” column lists “subcutaneous” and “intravenous” as “injection.”

HEDIS 2020