The hospital's risk management team has identified a hazard to patient safety through review of incident reports. What should be the team's next action?
1. Discipline staff who have been involved in previous incidents.
2. Eliminate the hazard before anyone else is harmed.
3. Identify and compensate any patient previously injured.
4. Gather and trend data on the occurrences.
2
Rationale: Disciplining staff may lead to reluctance to report other incidents.
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