Get a reminder to log your cases
Open Settings → App & workflow → Appearance & units → Reminders and turn on the “Remind me to log cases” switch. Choose daily or weekly, pick the day for a weekly reminder, and set the time. The reminder is off until you turn it on, and the starting time is 6 PM.
By Christopher Cutler, MD, CA-1, anesthesiology
The cases you lose are the ones from the day you meant to log tonight. One reminder at the end of a shift is usually enough.
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Open Settings → App & workflow → Appearance & units → Reminders
Turn on “Remind me to log cases.” The phone asks once for permission to send notifications.
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Choose every day or once a week
“Every day” suits a busy OR month. “Weekly” adds a row of days, and the app starts on Monday.
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Set the time under “Remind me at”
The app starts at 6 PM. Pick the time your shift usually ends, not the time you wish it ended.
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Say yes or no to the one-time offer
After your first saved case, the Log tab asks “Want a nudge at the end of a shift?” “Turn on” opens the Reminders screen. “No thanks” closes the offer, and Capnolog never asks again.
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If no reminder arrives
The Reminders screen shows “Notifications are off for Capnolog” when the phone is blocking them. Tap “Open Settings” on that row and allow notifications.
The reminder is a single notification. The reminder arrives at the time you picked whether or not a case is waiting.
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