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, anesthesiologyUpdated October 2026

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.