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Next time you look at a dataset, here are a few ways to consider slicing it to find a noteworthy positive deviant. This table is not meant to be exhaustive, but rather to spur your imagination a bit. For more on the Slices approach, see the Core Toolkit.
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| Strategy | Description | Health Example |
|---|---|---|
Change Over Time |
Which place has made newsworthy improvement? | Riverside Med Center drastically cuts infection rates KPCC |
Comparison to Peers |
Which place is doing better than its comparable peers? | Latinos Live Longest Despite Poverty. Here’s Their Secret Yes! Magazine |
Method/Best Practice |
Which place is succeeding with innovative new ideas? | Why doctors are prescribing legal aid for patients in need PBS NewsHour |
Coverage |
Which place has greatly expanded access to a solution? | Minnesota program embeds therapists in schools The Post Crescent |
Subgroup |
Which place has improved outcomes for a particular population? | FDA’s ‘terrible policy error’ blocks simple step to prevent fatal birth defects The Seattle Times |
Policy |
Which government has instituted successful new policies to solve a problem? | The City That Unpoisoned Its Pipes Next City |
Disparity |
Which place has reduced racial, geographic or socioeconomic disparities in outcomes? | Detroit Team Shrinks Breastfeeding Disparities Women's E-News |
Cost |
Which place has maintained good service while reducing costs? | Busting the billion-dollar myth: how to slash the cost of drug development Nature |
Time |
Which place has managed to deliver a service or achieve a desired outcome in less time? | Wait Times Improve; Telemedicine in Play Rio Grade Sun |
Basic Cheese Pizza |
A basic small slice of the problem. Kids’ consumption of fruit and veg - a small slice of obesity. | Fruit, Not Fries: Lunchroom Makeovers Nudge Kids Toward Better Choices NPR |
