Maps ETHICS CHALLENGE Harriet Knox, Ralph Patton, and Marcia Diamond work for a family physician, Dr. Gwen Conrad, who is in private practice Dr.Conrad is knowledgeable about office management practices and has segregated the cash receipt duties as follows. Knox opens the mail and prepares a triplicate list of money received. She sends one copy of the list to Patton, the cashier, who deposits the receipts daily in the bank Diamond, the recordkeeper, receives a copy of the list and posts payments to patients' accounts. About once a month the office clerks have an expensive 7 lunch they pay for as follows. First, Patton endorses a patient's check in Dr. Conrad's name and cashes it at the bank, Knox then r. destroys the remittance advice accompanying the check. Finally, Diamond posts payment to the customer's account as a miscellaneous credit. The three justify their actions by oke their relatively low pay and knowledge that Dr.Conrad will likely never miss the money Opn DI ES 17 2 3 4 6 7 W