As part of the fourth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Daniel R. Smith, RN, CCDS, CDIP, has been a nurse for more than 22 years, and a CDI specialist for six years in large teaching hospitals. In addition to a degree in nursing, he has experience in healthcare information technology, a background in healthcare informatics, and experience serving EHR companies as a traveling implementation consultant; he is also preparing to earn certification in CPHIMS and HL7. Smith answered the following questions regarding electronic health records. Contact Smith at Daniel.Smith2@DignityHealth.org.