>>Even so, as a systems person, I was shocked to see that the person who takes my vitals on that digital gadget, after scanning my wristband, writes the results on a sheet of paper.
>>That person comes around every hour.
>>ACCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK!!!

With you on that. With one caveat: when the proverbial hits the fan, it's highly efficient to grab the trusty physical chart at the end of the bed with its precis of patient status rather than wading through potentially bulky electronic records especially if you're a locum and/or agency staff have scattered data in unexpected places. My expectation is that the thing that goes ping may well contribute to an electronic record, but there are enough grizzled physicians in particular that the paper still has a place. ;-) Similarly, often I encounter US physicians who copy and paste whole sections of prior notes into their current encounter note- even whole operation notes from 2 years ago. Why? Because then they only have to review their own latest note whenever they see a patient again, rather than wading back every time and risking missing something important. Medicine can be busy in a way that few others appreciate and it's true that a fat color-coded paper chart offers more cues and better ability to "flip through" than even the coolest electronic health record. Solve that and you're a billionaire. ;-)