(Dorsey et al., 2013) United States	To evaluate the feasibility, effectiveness, and economic benefits of VC care for persons with Parkinson disease in their home.	RCT	Web Based VC	N = 20 (VC = 9, control = 11) patients with Parkinson disease and Internet access at home.	Percentage of VC visits completed as scheduled, Parkinson Disease Questionnaire, time, and travel.	Neurology	VC offers similar clinical control and saved participants 100 miles of travel and 3 hours of time.
(Grady, 2002) United States	To compare the costs to patients, medical system, and organization of four methods of mental healthcare in military medical clinics.	Cost analysis	Dedicated equipment with an ISDN connection.	Not stated	Cost analysis	Mental Health	The least expensive method of mental healthcare delivery was tele-mental health care using video conferencing.
(Grady & Melcer, 2005) United States	Compare treatment and outcomes of mental health care via VC to in-person care.	Retrospective chart review	Video conferencing via phone lines/ISDN.	N = 81 (VC = 51 and in-person = 30) Adult patients in the VA system Seeking mental health care between April 1, 1999 to March 31, 2000.	The Global Assessment of Functioning scale, Laboratory studies, number of medications, compliance, mental status examination, recommendations to utilize resources, and general number and type of diagnosis, behavioral characteristics of the psychiatrists.	Mental Health	Global assessment of functioning and compliance was statistically significant for improved for the VC group as compared to in-person interactions. No significant differences in number of tests, self-help recommendations, assessments or numbers of medications were seen.
(Hailey, 2008) Canada	To review evidence related to clinical and administrative outcome of tele-mental health studies.	Review article	Specific VC type for each article Not discussed.	72 published papers “Conducted in a scientifically valid Manner” reporting clinical or administrative outcomes controlled studies VC was compared with a non-VC alternative and Non-controlled studies 20 or more subjects related to tele-mental health.	General mental health, depression, panic disorder, smoking, cognitive disability, pediatrics, OCD, schizophrenia, substance abuse, eating disorders, suicide prevention, PTSD.	Mental Health	The quality of VC studies was limited with most being preliminary. The two RCTs in the paper found no difference in quality of VC verses In-person and one non-random study found improved mental health outcomes for VC compared to In-person encounters.