A method for tracking trackable objects using a medical tracking device, the tracking device being a camera or an EM transmitter, during a medical workflow comprising a plurality of workflow steps, wherein each trackable object has at least one marker and the method comprises the steps of: &mdashacquiring a set of camera positions, wherein each tracking device position is associated with at least one workflow step &mdashidentifying a workflow &mdashsequentially and automatically moving the tracking device to the camera positions associated with the workflow steps and&mdashperforming a tracking step only when the tracking device is in a fixed position.
