Quality improvement in neurology: Universal neurology quality measurement set: Executive summary.

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) formed a work group to evaluate quality measures applicable to a general neurologist. Currently available general measurement options—such as smoking, immunization, and weight—although relevant to a wide patient population, do not, for the most part, reflect the practice of neurology. Rather than developing quality measures specific to one neurologic subspecialty, the goal of this project was to develop quality measures that are universally applicable to neurology.