Adrenal insufficiency and recorded the incorrect diagnosis

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A new resident misdiagnosed adrenal insufficiency and recorded the incorrect diagnosis in Patient B's record. Because of the normal routine for borrowing documentation from other sources, the physicians copied and pasted this documentation and relied on the erroneous assessment several times, resulting in an increased level of evaluation and management services complexity for the Medicare claim and at the same time creating a patient safety and quality of care issue. Ultimately, Patient B died from a medication error after administration of steroids to treat the adrenal insufficiency the patient didn't have, and the case is now in litigation. Who should be held responsible for this error?

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