Smart rescheduling for standing medications

Smart rescheduling helps when a standing medication dose is missed or late. Instead of leaving it as missed, the app tries to move it to the next reasonable time that still fits the medication’s rules.

Medication Standing doses Quiet hours

What this means in plain language

In everyday terms, smart rescheduling means: “If the dose is late, the app will try to place it at the next sensible time instead of treating it as simply missed.” It is an immediate action from the medication flow, not a separate confirmation screen.

If you tap Smart reschedule, the app updates the dose to a new time right away and shows the updated status so you can see what happened.

What determines the next suitable time?

The app looks at a few things before choosing the new time:

The medication’s usual schedule and timing rules.
How late the dose is right now.
Whether the new time stays within a safe allowed window.
Whether quiet hours or other protected time periods should be avoided.
Whether the move stays within the app’s safe maximum shift limit.

Example: If a dose was due at 8:00 AM and it is now 8:20 AM, the app may move it to the next reasonable slot nearby instead of leaving it as missed.

What are the app’s rules for the “closest reasonable next time”?

The app tries to choose the nearest time that is still practical and safe. In general, it will:

Use a small buffer so the new time is not exactly the same moment the dose was missed.
Stay within a safe delay window, rather than moving the dose far into the future.
Skip the move if the dose is too late and needs caregiver review instead.

Example: If the dose is only slightly overdue, the app may shift it forward by a short amount. If it is too overdue, it may decide not to auto-reschedule and flag it for review.

What happens if the safe window falls during quiet hours?

If the best next time would land in quiet hours, the app will usually avoid placing the dose there. Instead, it will try to move the dose to the next allowed time after quiet hours.

Example: If quiet hours are from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM and the app would otherwise place the dose at 11:00 PM, it will wait until the next permitted time after 6:00 AM unless the rules clearly allow that window.

If the adjusted time would still be too far outside the safe limit, the app may leave the dose for caregiver attention rather than rescheduling it automatically.

Common questions

Is this an automatic confirmation flow? No. Choosing Smart reschedule applies the reschedule immediately.
Does it skip the medication? No. It tries to move the dose to a next reasonable time that remains safe and fits the rules.
What if the dose is already too late? The app may decide the dose needs caregiver review instead of auto-rescheduling.