title: Roadmap to an effective quality improvement and patient safety program implementation in a rural hospital setting.
abstract: Implementation lessons: (1) implementation of an effective quality improvement and patient safety program in a rural hospital setting requires collaboration between hospital leadership, Ministry of Health and other stakeholders. (2) Building Quality Improvement (QI) capacity to develop engaged QI teams supported by mentoring can improve quality and patient safety.
authors.affiliation: Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwanda.
authors.forename: Willy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ingabire
authors.affiliation: Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwanda.
authors.forename: Petera M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Reine
authors.affiliation: Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwanda; Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: Bethany L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Hedt-Gauthier
authors.affiliation: Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, USA; Ariadne Labs, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Hirschhorn
authors.affiliation: Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwanda.
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.affiliation: Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwanda.
authors.forename: Evrard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nahimana
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Rwanda.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nepomscene Uwiringiyemungu
authors.affiliation: Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwanda.
authors.forename: Aphrodis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ndayisaba
authors.affiliation: Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwanda; Partners In Health, USA. Electronic address: mangano2020@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anatole
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manzi
mesh_terms: D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety; D016730:Program Development; D058996:Quality Improvement