- Poorly Controlled Asthma defined as (1) diagnosed by a physician as having asthma in the past and currently has asthma, and (2) fulfills one or more of the following criteria: (a) one or more emergency department (ED), urgent care visits or hospitalizations for asthma in the preceding year; (b) meets the definition of "very poorly controlled" asthma as defined by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, Third Expert Panel on the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (definition includes daily asthma symptoms, nighttime awakenings two or more times per week, extremely limited normal activity, and/or daily use of a short-acting beta agonist for symptom control); and/or (c) Asthma Control Test score of 19 or lower