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. Adelaide M. La Rosa, RN, BSN, CCDS, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer and Ambassador, is the initiator, developer, and system director of HIM/CDI/ CDM for Catholic Health Services of Long Island (CHSLI). She has 30 years of varied clinical healthcare and leadership experience and extensive knowledge of healthcare revenue cycle, ICD-9-CM/ICD-10 coding rules and regulations, and MS-DRG, DRG, and APR methodology. La Rosa received the 2010 CDI Professional Achievement Award from ACDIS and has been a repeat faculty member at several ACDIS national conferences. She answered the following questions on ICD-10 delay and preparedness. Contact La Rosa at Adelaide.Larosa@chsli.org.