According to the American Telemedicine Association: “Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve patients’ health status.” Videoconferencing, transmissions of still images, e-health including patient portals, remote monitoring of vital signs, continuing medical education, and nursing call centers, are all considered part…

The John Victor Machuga Diabetes Education & Nutrition Center at St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center, the most comprehensive program in the area, adheres to the Standards of Care guidelines of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The ADA has recognized the outpatient program for Quality Self-Management Education since 2002.