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Up to this point, electronic health records have done a remarkable job transitioning the American healthcare system off of paper charts. While there are still vestigial paper processes present in the corners of uninspired healthcare organizations, over 95% of hospitals have met Meaningful Use requirements for health IT. But, is it enough to simply transfer the same paper workflows to the computer? Eventually machine learning will be unleashed on EHRs, finally unlocking the va