Portsmouth Abbey School eases administrative burdens with email reminders and online charting. The Challenge When Pam Gorman, Director of Health Services, beganSCHOOL PROFILE Location: Portsmouth, RI Type: Catholic Boarding and Day Size: 360 students Grades: K – 12 Contact Person: Pam Gorman, Director of Health Services working at Portsmouth Abbey 30 years ago, she could track all student medications on a single sheet of paper. Now, manually tracking that information requires far more paper, space, and time to cover the 360 students. “These days there are so many more allergies and children with EpiPens,” Gorman said. Adding to changes in the student population, are the Rhode Island Department of Health requirements, which are now much more strict and comprehensive in nature, requiring mor

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