“…We are not aware of any comparable studies in the pain field. One study from Germany recommended classifying pain treatment facilities into 4 types on the basis of the criteria of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), but did not set out concrete quality indicators for each type. Recently, the Society Impact of Pain (SIP) published the “SIP recommendations working document for quality indicators in chronic nonmalignant pain management.” At European level, structural, process, and outcome quality indicators were established, such as “existence of a pain strategy”; “availability of professional programs for certified and registering pain treatment specialists”; “a multimodal approach to treatment of chronic pain”; and “definition of indicators for measurement of pain relief.” In this article, we report the development of more detailed quality indicators.…”