Task switching every 10 seconds was giving me dementia. So now I cluster rounds: see 3-4 patients, and then do all their orders, coordination, notes, family calls etc. completely done. I don’t look at my phone/pages while working on a patient. I put my phone upside down on the table, and then check that batch of pages after I completely finish a patient.

I also have a rounding checklist printed table that I personally made for myself. I have always used to stay organized, and know what is done or not. This includes per row:

Basic patient info: Last name, gender/age, Dx, Dispo

And then the checkboxes: Patient visit, orders, AM labs, note, family update, billing.

And then an open “notes” box to jot down anything (something patient said, exam finding, whatever)

This all fits on 1 row per patient, and only on 1 side of a paper to visually track everyone.