“I survived HIMSS21.” That was the T-shirt I expected to find on every street corner of Las Vegas. Between the Delta variant surge alerts, the excruciating desert heat, and the discomfort (albeit appropriate and necessary) of all-day face masks, HIMSS21 was a game of wills at times. That being said, it also was one of the more high-touch, brain-stimulating conferences I have attended. The conversations were on point. The attendees were engaged. The topics were, well, topical. As my plane took off from Las Vegas, I reflected on the week. My internal dialog went something like this: what is different, what is the same, and what should we do next? Let’s start with: what’s the same? [...]