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1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
History
Medical
Innovation Holdings, Inc. (“MedHold,” “we,” “us,” “Company”) was incorporated
on June 23, 1998 in the state of Colorado as Colorado Community Broadcasting, Inc. In 2005, the Company changed its name to Medina
International Holdings, Inc. We changed our name to Medical Innovation Holdings, Inc. effective September 15, 2016, and our name
change with FINRA was approved. The Company’s Stock trades on the OTC Market under the symbol “MIHI”.
On
April 29, 2016, we completed a Definitive Agreement by which we acquired the business concepts, plan, and intellectual property
of Medical Innovations Holdings, and thereafter, under a Definitive Agreement, divested Harbor Guard Boats, Inc. business to the
former management, thereby releasing $ 3,112,599 in debt associated with the Harbor Guard assets and business. The Harbor Guard
assets had not generated any significant revenue for several years, and required major capital to relaunch and manufacture boats,
in a very competitive market. The Board deemed it was in the best interest of the shareholders to move in a new business direction
with the elimination of a large amount of debt that had been carried. The Company issued 351 million common shares (post-reverse
split 1 for 10) for the new Medical Innovations assets and business plan, and 30 Series “A” Convertible Preferred
shares were transferred to Medhold, and the Company received 35 million shares of common stock from prior management to retire
to treasury in conjunction with the simultaneous divestiture of the old Harbor Guard Boats, Inc. subsidiary and the relief of
$3,112,599 in debt from the Company liabilities.
Our
majority shareholders as of June 24, 2016 also approved a reverse split (1 for ten old common shares) effective September 15,
2016 for which a Definitive Form 14C was filed and mailed to shareholders. We have changed control, divested the Company of its
prior operations including old assets and liabilities and restructured to continue in the business described in this filing. Our
corporate offices are located at 5805 State Bridge Road, Suite G-328, Duluth, Georgia 30097and our telephone number is (866) 883-3793.
On
June 28, 2016, the Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, BKare Diagnostics, Inc., in the state of Georgia. BKare Diagnostics
is a full-scale provider of high quality laboratory and pharmaceutical services providing personalized services for small and
mid-size medical practices and Virtual Health Medical Providers. All BKare Referral Laboratories are certified to provide services
to Medicare, Medicaid, HMO and all private and commercial insurance companies. Their personalized services include custom testing
protocols, tailored to meet client’s needs and includes services as an online private portal to order tests, supplies, online
results 24 hours per day with board certified pathologists.
On
August 9, 2016, the Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, 3PointCare, Inc., in the state of Georgia to provide services critical
to the Company for the administration, scheduling, claims processing, technical support, as well as delivering medical and health
related services. The subsidiary is in the development stage.
On
September 8, 2016, MedHold’s wholly owned subsidiary, 3PointCare, entered into a Management Services Agreement to exclusively
provide management services to TeleLife MD, Inc. The Company will be the exclusive provider to TeleLife. The agreement has an
initial term of 10 years together with certain renewal rights. TeleLife MD is a multi-disciplinary specialty care practice formed
to provide telemedicine services to patients in rural underserved areas in various states.
On
November 14, 2016, the Company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, BKare, entered into a Marketing & Services Agreement
with Vantari Genetics. Under the agreement BKare will provide certain marketing and other services to the Company’s network
of clients and Vantari will provide genetic based testing and conduct the molecular laboratory and toxicology testing services.
Vantari is a nationally known molecular diagnostic services and toxicology company, and has experience with the development and
delivery of molecular laboratory and toxicology testing. It offers full array of genetic testing across the health spectrum, from
pharmacogenetics to non-invasive prenatal testing and testing for inherited cancers.
On
January 24, 2017, the Company entered into an exclusive agreement for Moody Capital Solutions, Inc., to be the Company’s
investment banker in connection with the Company’s efforts to secure financing and to make strategic acquisitions.
On
January 13, 2017, the Company entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a Florida-based nutraceutical company, Renaissance Health
Publishing, LLC (“RHP”). Under the agreement, the Company will acquire 100% of the assets of RHP in a cash and stock
transaction valued anywhere from $2.5-$3.5 million. RHP will provide a proprietary product line with specialized formulations
along with Trademark product names. Also with the acquisition, the Company will receive a more robust customer base, existing
staff and management, and certain marketing material designed to promote RHP product line. RHP is a nationally known research
and development company recognized for its portfolio of physician-developed, natural health supplements designed to provide their
customers with a better quality of life. On June 27, 2017, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with RHP, details
of which are included in the Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2017.
On
April 26, 2017, the Company entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a Florida-based international consulting company (“BBVI”).
Under the agreement MIHI will acquire 100% of the assets of BBVI in a stock transaction. BBVI will provide immediate access to
its strategic client/customer base, share in the sale, ordering, and delivery of products and services to its customers. The acquisition
would potentially provide revenue and profits for MIHI once the transaction is complete along with the beginning of building out
a global footprint for the Company. The transaction is contingent on the delivery of audited financials. BBVI has been providing
strategic consulting services to MIHI for the last year and a half. Through this relationship, the Company has been working with
MIHI to expand its presence into international markets. BBVI has been successful in introducing MIHI to these markets and has
taken the lead in penetrating certain foreign markets with high-level business professionals and government entities/individuals.
This has resulted in securing government bids that may allow MIHI to fulfill the orders and book the resulting revenue.
Our
business plan is to establish a nationwide, state by state, multi-disciplinary medical specialist provider/practice network, staffed
by sixteen types of Physician Specialists who will serve the rural patient population within the States it practices, via a seamless,
comprehensive, sophisticated telemedicine program. Our platform is designed to bring unparalleled access to quality healthcare
in real time, as needed, and create huge cost savings and efficiencies. Our fully integrated practice management system provides
EMR/EHR, patient scheduling, real time insurance verification, billing, video conferencing and all systems in an end to end technology
platform coupled with all the components of a dynamic telehealth delivery system. Our telemedicine platform brings together many
different modalities of telemedicine to create a virtual multi-specialty practice within our referring partner’s primary
clinic practice. Our business model is designed to increase the access to specialty providers, including, neurology, dermatology,
ENT, tele-stroke, management of high risk pregnancy, mental health, dermatology, endocrinology, pediatrics, cardiology, nephrology,
pulmonology, OBGYN, maternal and fetal and others.
Corporate
Structure:
MEDICAL
INNOVATION HOLDINGS, INC.
(A
Colorado Corporation)
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3PointCare,
Inc.
(A
Georgia Corporation)
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BKare
Diagnostics, Inc.
(A
Georgia Corporation)
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The
Problem We Solve
Our
Management believes it is recognized by government officials, healthcare executives, healthcare practitioners including physicians,
and noted academics that the current medical system is dysfunctional and not in line with the intended goals of effective, affordable
and accessible healthcare.
Our
Management believes the current medical system and its technological advances as well as the current regulatory trajectory are
trapped in outdated, high cost, and ineffective business models. Our mission is to implement cost-effective technological management
and develop business models around them to make health care and wellness more affordable and accessible.
Our
plan is to have state licensed medical practice locations managed by our Management Services Organization (“MSO”).
Our MSO staff and Medical Director will have the necessary backgrounds in their service area and be responsible for business development,
clinic and service delivery, and profit and loss.
Sales
and Marketing
Our
sales and marketing strategy is to present our specialty practice medical services to underserved rural patients in the setting
of their primary practice provider. We intend to offer a business-oriented approach to practice management systems, differing
from the current medical model. Our model is to enhance medicine for patients, and offer the most efficient administrative system
solution for medical practices. We believe we can do that because our business model and profit motive is aligned properly with
patient goals and successful outcomes.
We
intend to work to leverage success with client practices by implementing for each practice a strategy to use our telehealth platform
and our focused management system demonstrating measurable patient and medical professional satisfaction results.
We
believe sales and marketing also includes recruiting and developing relationships with candidate health practitioners, unaffiliated
care facilities, and medical specialists who will provide efficient service without excessive overhead. Therefore, marketing our
service involves enlisting primary care physicians who are interested in expanding their patient base and care services, and increasing
their profits through elimination of the excessive administrative staffs. We intend to transmit images electronically through
our HIPPA compliant PACS System (acronym for Picture Archiving Communication and Storage). We utilize the eclinicalworks integrated
platform to manage all functions of our medical practices. Our Services Agreement grants the Company access to the technology
platform and systems, which are licensed.
Key
Success Drivers
Our
Management believes there is a relatively low cost in opening an MSO to operate across the United States. Our business model is
scalable and efficient. However, there is a relatively high barrier to entry in developing a fully integrated platform of trained
telehealth practitioners with primary care referring partners.
We
believe executing solid operations and market strategy is key. Here are our perceived drivers to success:
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Operational
Excellence
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Marketing
to Physicians and Deploying Locations
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Marketing
and Servicing to Clinics
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Building
Relationships and Enlisting Specialists to Perform Diagnosis
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Staff
Training and Service Excellence
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Integrity
in honoring the value-chain, the patient, and the payers by minimizing the administrative costs with conservative treatments
and effective documented outcomes
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Competition
Our
current competition is mostly based on the current “dysfunctional” large hospital / holding company medical model.
Our primary competition is various hospitals conglomerates, and local health groups.
The
local groups are typically either hospital-based health services or independent primary care physicians who may not be focused
on availability of add-on expertise through our model.
Neither
the large conglomerate hospital chain nor the local hospital-based groups may soon adopt our model because of the burden of their
overhead and capital costs. Moreover, their revenue model is based on treatment delivery to specific geographic areas within driving
distance not broader efficient health solutions. Their expertise, overhead structure, revenue model and mindset simply preclude
them from breaking out of their current business models.
OUR
TELEHEALTH BUSINESS PLAN
GENERAL
Our
premise is the current healthcare delivery system, which serves the 87 million rural US patients, is inadequate. Because specialists
are primarily based in urban areas, rural patients do not have direct access to these specialists and are forced to travel great
distances, wasting time and money to get the care they need. Because of this, the care continuum is beginning to embrace the new
models of communication; information transfer and collaboration in order to fulfill the required healthcare needs of those patients.
A transformation of the traditional health system is underway in the US, which incentivizes providers, payers and patients toward
improved quality and lower costs.
We
believe telemedicine has the ability to greatly improve the accessibility and quality of medical services by extending the reach
and increasing the efficiency of the existing system. Succinctly stated, we intend to establish a nationwide multi-disciplinary
specialist provider/practice network, staffed by 16 types of specialists who serve the rural patient population via a telemedicine
program. This platform will bring unparalleled access to quality healthcare in real time, as needed, and create huge cost savings
and efficiencies. Our fully integrated practice management system provides electronic medical records/electronic health records
(“EMR/EHR”), patient scheduling, real time insurance verification, billing, video conferencing and all systems in
an end to end technology platform coupled with all the components of a seamless telehealth delivery system.
Our
proprietary telemedicine platform brings together many different modalities of telemedicine to create a virtual multi-specialty
practice within our referring partner’s primary clinic practice. Our business model is designed to greatly increase the
access to specialty providers, including, neurology, dermatology, ear nose and throat (“ENT”), tele-stroke, management
of high-risk pregnancy, psychiatry, dermatology, endocrinology, pediatrics, cardiology, nephrology, pulmonology, OBGYN, maternal
and fetal, and others.
Our
plan is to develop an extensive and robust specialty telemedicine program in the US with the capability to implement telemedicine
programs and develop networks throughout the 50 states and eventually around the world.
OUR
COMPANY
3pointCare
is the newly formed operating MSO subsidiary of our Company and is being developed to:
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Manage,
improve and promote the availability and provision of specialized healthcare services in rural and underserved areas.
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Empower
our rural primary clinic referring partners with new revenue streams, improved profitability and better care for their patients.
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Reduce
the service barriers that exist for patients in remote areas or otherwise living at a significant distance from needed medical
resources.
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One
hallmark of our business model is the recruitment of top specialists in each state making that collective expertise available
and accessible to the largest amount of participating healthcare facilities and primary healthcare providers and their patients.
This network model maximizes the ability of people in isolated areas to transcend distance and obtain specialty care close to
home. The model and our management team intends to provide expertise and services to primary care organizations and providers
seeking a reliable, high quality and cost effective means to access specialty healthcare for its patients.
Our
Core Business: Our Management Service Organization (MSO) and Friendly PC (Medical Practice) structure
We
are an applied telehealth platform with three integrated components.
1.
Our MSO, 3PointCare, Inc., is powered by an integrated end-to-end software system that enables our team to manage all aspects
of our Specialty Medical Practices. We handle all aspects of managing the delivery of our physician services in the delivery of
telemedicine/telehealth in consultation encounters.
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The multi-state Specialty Medical Practice, TeleLifeMD, Inc.
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Loaning and installing of the telemedicine platform and peripherals to our referring partner clinics/ primary care doctor offices.
These become the pipeline for patients into our specialty medical practice.
THE
MARKET
We
Believe the Time is Right
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The
US is the world’s largest national economy with over $17.4 trillion of economic activity thru the fourth quarter of 2016.
This is more than one fifth of the world’s total economic output. Healthcare, a key economic driver, comprises approximately
18% of the nation’s gross domestic product, with Americans spending more than any other country on their care at $8,608
per person. Yet despite devoting many resources to this industry, the U.S. has consistently ranked lower in many measures of health
and wellness including: life expectancy, infant mortality, and diabetes care. The government has made numerous attempts throughout
the nation’s history in reforming healthcare with few successes. A big stride in healthcare reform came in 2010 with the
signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Although the ACA intends to reduce costs and improve quality
within the U.S. healthcare system, many agree that the key to achieving that goal will not be legislation, but technology.
The
two major sweeping changes from the ACA that will have tremendous impact on the U.S. healthcare system, should they stay in place
through regulatory changes, are Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and nearly universal coverage. According to the ACA, ACOs
are networks of physicians, hospitals, and other providers that take both clinical and financial responsibility for the care of
patients. By breaking individual silos among hospitals, pharmacies, home health care agencies, hospices, primary care physicians,
and other providers, ACOs attempt to make it easier for all of these providers to coordinate a patient’s care. We face the
risk that the ACA is modified or replaced with new healthcare laws, and that many of our base assumptions will change as a result.
The Company believes that our business will adapt to any future healthcare reforms.
The
implications of ACOs are that technology will be more important in the delivery of healthcare in order to improve patient outcomes
and keep costs down. As patients leave the hospital or a primary care doctor’s office to return home, care will need to
be maintained and coordinated. For this to take place, technologies that collect health data, promote communication among providers
and patients, and that facilitate treatment will need to be implemented. Many of these technologies fall under the telemedicine
umbrella, which will be discussed later in this plan. A key facet to remember is that technology is the bridge that fills the
gap between all these providers (pharmacies, hospitals, primary care doctors, nurses, etc.) and since coordination is needed to
comply with the ACO mandate, more companies will seek out the services of telemedicine and health technology companies. The Company
is uncertain about what changes to healthcare laws may affect these premises, however, the Company believes that its services
will be beneficial to the market, regardless of the healthcare laws.
Telemedicine
is the provision of healthcare services by physicians from one location to patients at another. Telemedicine has gained momentum
in the last 50 years thanks to improvements in technology, changes in healthcare policy, and increased consumer demand for such
services. Telemedicine not only encompasses technologies related to patient-doctor communication, but also tools used in the delivery
and management of diseases, wellness, critical care, and post-acute care.
The
deployment of telemedicine services is increasing in tandem with the continuous development of telecommunications technology.
The shortage of physicians in rural and remote areas is providing the opportunity for telemedicine to increase its services to
millions of patients. This widespread deployment of services will continue at a rapid pace for the foreseeable future.
Telemedicine
applications are increasing due to the high prevalence of chronic diseases, consistent need for improved quality services and
rising elderly population across countries which demand telemedicine to deliver improved products with higher patient satisfaction.
Rapid pace of innovation among hardware and software vendors, along with the speed and coverage of broadband and mobile technologies
is enabling the availability and optimized delivery of healthcare.
The
continuing rise in healthcare costs, the change from fee-based payment models to value-based payment models and the current and
projected shortage of physicians are driving healthcare providers and technology companies to collaborate and innovate to address
these challenges. In addition, there is tremendous patient demand for access to affordable care. Consumers are playing a more
direct role in their care. Physicians are demanding better ways to provide that care.
We
believe consumer demand will cause telehealth to become “mainstream” health care.
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Consumers
want telemedicine.
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The
greatest impact of telemedicine is on the patient, their family and their community.
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Using
telemedicine technologies reduces travel time and stress for the patient.
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Over
the past 15 years several studies have documented patient satisfaction and support for telehealth services. Such services
offer patients the access to providers that might not be available otherwise, as well as medical services without the need
to travel long distances.
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THE
POTENTIAL MARKET FOR 3POINTCARE
Based
on our telehealth strategy, 3PointCare and TeleLifeMD will focus on penetrating into markets where there are favorable telemedicine
reimbursement regulations. The acceptance of telemedicine throughout the states is expanding the potential market for us. Taking
into consideration physician practices, hospitals, nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities and urgent care centers, we estimate
the immediate market includes over 500,000 potential referrer partners in the U.S. Currently there are 60-80 million patients
in Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) as defined by the federal government. This represents a large market segment in the rural
areas we wish to serve.
Primary
Target Customers
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Approximate
Addressable Market
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Hospitals
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5,724
of which 1984 are rural
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Nursing
Homes
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15,465
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Urgent
Care Clinics
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9,300
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Physicians
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468,819
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Emerging:
Employers (Fortune 500)
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500
(each with multiple locations)
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The
initial and primary focus for 3PointCare will be to build an MSO capable of servicing each state where we intend to operate, create
a professional medical corporation, managed by a Medical Director and recruit the necessary part time medical specialist employees
required to serve our patients. This model will be expanded and scaled with solid leadership in developing, delivering and managing
comprehensive telehealth solutions. The expansion of the model and market penetration will be achieved with a direct to referring
primary practice sales and marketing strategy. We intend to follow or chart best practices for the specialty medicine telemedicine
delivery model.
Hospitals:
Hospitals
and health systems in the U.S. are undergoing a dramatic shift in their business models due to a number of forces that may be
expected to eventually turn the industry on its head — from providers concerned with the volume of services they provide,
to providers who focus on offering high-value services that emphasize keeping populations healthy
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There
are 5,724 hospitals in the U.S., according to the American Hospital Association. (2015)
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all hospitals in the U.S. 1,984, or 35 percent, serve rural communities and are considered rural hospitals.
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Of
rural hospitals, 1,328 have been designated as Critical Access Hospitals by CMS.2 CAHs are rural hospitals with no more than
25 beds and are at least 35 miles (15 miles in areas with mountainous terrain or only secondary roads) away from another hospital.
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target for Nursing Homes:
There
are estimated to be a total of 15,000 nursing homes in the United States. Results of several studies conducted by leading institutions
(such as Dartmouth, Commonwealth Fund), showed that based on the reduced hospitalization rates of the more telemedicine engaged
facilities, Medicare might see up to $150,000 in savings per nursing home per year. We believe the annual cost of the telemedicine
service is estimated at $36,000 per nursing home, suggesting that there could be $115,000 in net savings per year.
Top
Telemedicine Encounters:
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Mental
Health (medication management, screening/assessment)
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Wound
Care (wound images, diagnosis/treatment)
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Episodic
Care (non-emergent issues – sore throat, flu, etc.)
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Benefits
for the Resident:
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Decrease
transports to the emergency department
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Decrease
stress on the resident and family
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Decrease
the chances of a fall
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Decrease
hospital acquired illness
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Target for K-12 Schools:
The
estimated number of K-12 Schools: 130,000. According to the Center for Education Reform, of the total number of schools, about
2,000 have School Based Health Centers (SCHCs), and, few of these are using telehealth. This market segment can experience significant
growth with an access solution, which we intend to offer.
Health
has a direct impact on student learning (improves education, absenteeism and the learning experience.
For
Schools our business intends to offer solutions resolving an unfulfilled need:
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Increased
access to primary and episodic care (many would not have otherwise).
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Mental
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Specialists
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Oral
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Pharmacy
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Program Benefits:
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Students
like the technology
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School-based
health centers are five minutes or 50 feet from the student’s world
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Increase
in yearly medical visits
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3.4
hours saved from parents missing work (avg. of $43 in lost wages) per year
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Reduced
emergency department visits (avg. savings per family $224) per year
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Creates
a true system of care for the student
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Target for Urgent Care Facilities (Estimated at over 9,000 Facilities):
Based
upon a statement on their website from the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine, the growth and development of Urgent Care
Medicine should be no surprise to anyone. Fueled by frustration over long waits in the emergency room (for non-emergency care),
and a reduction in available primary care appointments (often resulting in patients waiting for weeks to see their primary care
physician), a new growth spurt for the Urgent Care industry began in the mid-1990s and continues today. The number of urgent care
facilities increased from approximately 8,000 in 2008 to 9,300 by 2014. The public’s desire for immediate access to quality
and affordable medical care has been the driving force behind this monumental growth.
We
intend to develop this market.
THE
TELEHEALTH TOOLS AND SERVICES
The
following is a detailed description of the products and services that our operating subsidiary, 3PointCare, intends to provide.
Our
Proposed Process:
Our
in-house dedicated business development team identifies referring primary clinic locations where their patient base will benefit
from our solution and we:
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Provide
detailed site assessment for equipment needs based on medical specialty and available connectivity.
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Order
equipment, install equipment, and train all staff and providers.
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Carry
out ongoing education and support for the program.
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Implement
telehealth program, monitor use, and track use and outcomes associated with goals and objectives.
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Proposed Telehealth Services Include:
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Training
and implementation of telehealth for specialist practitioners and presenting sites by our field based Liaisons’
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Infrastructure/mobility/flexibility
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Centralized
Scheduling
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Image
grid and cloud-based PACS system to enable access to CT scans and MRIs remotely by physicians.
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Credentialing
Assistance
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24/7
IT and Program Support
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Our
Proposed Network Technology and Architecture:
Our
proposed specialty practice network is designed to be a highly secure environment and a working IP network that allows access
to the Internet. Videoconference, either point-to-point or multipoint, is readily available to all users for consultations, education
and business applications.
The
network is expandable in both scope and size. The network platform has an integrated electronic health record system practice
management, insurance eligibility for claims, billing and all other functions of a practice and supports an image grid and PACS
system to enable access to CT scans and MRIs, and to then store and forward images. In addition, the network has enough capacity
to take on considerably more applications as desired or needed.
Dedicated
Support
3PointCare
provides 24 hour per day help desk support. The maintenance program and help desk support gives us a single point of contact for
quick problem resolution.
Scheduling
System
Our
licensed software scheduling system is manned by our staff and is integrated into our platform. This advanced, user-friendly scheduling
system coordinates all patient / facility / physician / distant learning appointments.
Back
office practice Management
We
are using the Eclinicalworks EMR and practice management system to manage all aspects of our medical practices. Our front office,
mid office and back office team does real time eligibility, claims and secondary claims, claims management, billing etc.
Credentialing
Support/ Management
To
meet the physician credentialing requirements of partnering hospitals and institutions, 3PointCare assists with the process to
credential and privilege clinicians / practitioners who provide telemedicine consultations via the network. All providers must
meet the minimum standards of criminal background and certification specific (varies with license, education, training, experience,
and competence) screening, as well as additional quality controls.
3PointCare’
Telehealth practice offers our partners technology services, patient services, comprehensive program services and educational
services.
The
Benefits of 3PointCare’ service offering:
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Our
network supports the ability to read images, CT scan, MRI, and other diagnostic resources.
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We
provide a comprehensive telehealth program including centralized scheduling, credentialing support, 24/7 IT support, dedicated
telehealth liaison, as well as training and on-going education for site staff.
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3PointCare
offers a value proposition to its referring partners:
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Increased
and enhanced access to our specialty services
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Increased
revenues to physicians by increasing their patient volumes
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Increased
revenues to hospitals through patient retention
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Alignment
with value-based payment models
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Improved
patient outcomes
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Overall
healthcare delivery optimization and cost reduction
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MARKETING
AND SALES STRATEGY
We
intend that our business and growth will come through direct presentations to primary care facilities and may also grow by word
of mouth and referrals, which we hope will develop a brand and positive reputation. We intend to operate with a dedicated field
sales and marketing team. Generally, each state where we operate will be staffed by one business development team member per 20
county territories. The business development and revenue growth may also come from the visibility and efforts of the leadership
team, along with the support of business developers in the field. In order to sustain our success, maintain the integrity of our
brand, keep pace with rising demand, ride the rapid expansion of the market and capture more market share, we must obtain the
required funding, estimated at $5,000,000 which is not committed at this time.
Our
sales and marketing strategy is outlined below.
Market
Development Strategies
a.
Our initial focus is to grow the core business: Align solutions, go-to-market strategy and tactics for each of our existing customer
market segments where believe there are proven need, benefit, and return on investment.
b.
Target Prospects: We will solicit the following:
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Nursing
Homes
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Hospitals
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Urgent
Care Facilities
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Schools
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Correctional
Facilities
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Physicians
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c.
We intend to prioritize and drive sales growth where State Laws support telehealth.
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States:
There are currently 35 States where we would target expansion
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d.
We intend to launch to “policy friendly” telemedicine States
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7
States with American Telemedicine Association top composite score (GA, CO, VA, TN, MS, NM, CA)
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States plus DC ranked second highest for telemedicine “friendly”
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Sales
and Distribution Strategy
We
plan that sales will be driven through a combination of a 3PointCare direct sales force and strategic partner/indirect channels
(in a “sell with” and “sell through” model). Our strategy will also be to develop and monetize partnerships
to promote business and revenue opportunities throughout the ecosystem.
Partnering
and “marketing cooperative” relationships with hardware, software, service providers, healthcare systems, insurance
companies and others may help provide the synergy for growth in our traditional telehealth consulting and managed services lines.
Lead generation and referral may come from partners and strategic alignment with several industry leaders with the applied application
being the genesis for sales and services.
Sales
Velocity
Our
sales strategy will incorporate a process to facilitate sales to enable scale, operational marketing success and sustainability
(with continuous improvements to increase sales velocity) to include:
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Implement
a sales funnel methodology and ongoing sales process (qualification, prioritization, revenue forecasting, performance tracking).
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Invest
and implement a customer relationship management (CRM) platform for visibility, opportunity development and management.
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Create
sales enablement tools: training, baseline proposals, and value propositions by market segment, pricing, etc. to enable, replicate
success and empower sales executives and partner distribution channels.
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business intelligence and lead generation tools (for target lists, sales leads).
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Plans
to Expand Brand Awareness
We
plan to hire/invest in marketing/messaging expertise to drive brand awareness
i.
We plan to market the 3PointCare brand to be known for:
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Renowned
telehealth experts
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Passion,
commitment and partnership collaboration
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Advocates
and champions for the integrity of telemedicine
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ii.
We plan to pro-actively increase visibility of our projects and thought leadership through active participation in social media
outlets
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We plan to continue to participate in healthcare technology/telehealth conferences, panels
iv.
We plan to host conferences, webinars with strategic partners
v.
We plan to create marketing communications (newsletters to network partners, prospects, distribution partners, employees)
vi.
We plan to engage with key technology hardware and software technology partners.
vii.
We plan to maintain active participation and sponsorship in professional industry and technology associations.
viii.
We plan to create a world-class “experience” center – to showcase and demo the virtual care center and patient
centered medical home.
ix.
We plan to forge strategic alliances for differentiation and market visibility.
REVENUE
MODEL
The
3PointCare Telehealth revenue model and projections are based upon performance, expansion of core telehealth services, and implementation
of new and telehealth service lines. Opportunities for revenue from additional telehealth services lines will be realized over
the next five years in the areas of consumer telehealth, consulting, and home healthcare. The national projections include revenue
associated with these areas with the most robust being home healthcare. It is believed that the migration of telehealth into the
home and to the consumer may account for a larger portion of health services revenue in the future.
Management
believes that given the growing market and changes in healthcare i.e., Affordable Care Act, penalties for readmissions, and financial
rewards for high quality care and lower cost care, the potential market and pricing options for our core business and additional
telehealth services lines is robust.
Competition
and Defensibility:
There
are a broad range of telehealth products and services available to today’s health care industry. The healthcare industry,
in its current state, is uncoordinated and fragmented across the care continuum. There is no shortage of technology companies
rapidly innovating to address these challenges. However, like the healthcare industry, the myriad of hardware, software and platform
solution offerings are also uncoordinated and fragmented. Each, typically addresses one particular aspect of the continuum of
care or its product represents only one piece of the entire “telemedicine network” ecosystem. This leaves healthcare
providers and systems confused and overwhelmed with how best to implement a telehealth program.
We
intend to be a specialty telehealth medical practice management provider utilizing a proprietary technology and hardware platform
to deliver those services to patients via our referring physicians. 3PointCare intends to orchestrate, deliver, train and manage
an end-to-end customized telehealth program for its primary care referring partners. We believe 3PointCare is unique in its approach
and the assets that it brings to the marketplace. 3PointCare brings the healthcare and technology providers together to create
a full and comprehensive healthcare delivery system.
We
intend to break down the silos and coordinate an entire program to create a cohesive, holistic solution for healthcare delivery.
Our key differentiator we believe is our ability to optimize, deliver and manage across the entire patient-centered medical home
(“PCMH”) spectrum.
PLAN
OF OPERATIONS
Our
2017 plans are as follows:
GOALS
1
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Quarter 2017
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Move
telemedicine delivery from pilot stage to operating stage in Georgia and other states. Begin to introduce and market our MSO
services. Secure bridge financing to finance operations and acquisition. . Additionally, focus on increasing revenue and expense
management at practices we manage.
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2
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Quarter 2017
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Begin
optimizing expenses of acquisition target and develop new digital strategies to reach new markets. The target company will
be used to develop a platform for alternative medicines for our customers/patients. Add management and staffing to support
efforts.
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3
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Quarter 2017
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Continue
to add doctors and clinics to our telemedicine rollout strategy. Consolidate our target company into Atlanta. Add more products
while increasing the digital strategy to promote, sell, and deliver products.
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to expand organization into telemedicine friendly states.
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THE
BUDGET AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The
Company’s budget for next twelve months operations are as follows:
Funds
are budgeted for the first twelve months as follows*:
Operations
Development
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600,000
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Tele
cart Hardware
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1,840,000
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Operating
Expenses
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750,000
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General
and Administrative
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400,000
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Working
Capital
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750,000
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Legal
and Accounting
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110,000
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Cost
of Commissions and expenses
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500,000
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Company may change any or all of the budget categories in the execution of its business attempts. None of the line items are to
be considered fixed or unchangeable. The shareholders interest will always be foremost as the determining factor in our decisions.
The
Company will need substantial additional capital to support its expansion budget. The Company has no revenues to date and does
not anticipate receiving sufficient revenues from its operations to generate a profit in the near future.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
The
ownership of the Company’s securities involves certain risk factors, including without limitation, lack of liquidity, various
conflicts of interest, and economic and market risks. An investment in the Company’s common stock involves a number of risks.
The risks discussed in this document could materially and/or adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations and cause the trading price of our common stock to decline significantly.
RISK
FACTORS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS SECTOR
Our
business could be adversely affected by new state actions relating to healthcare services and telemedicine providers, which could
restrict our ability to provide the full range of our services in certain states.
Our
ability to conduct business in each state is dependent upon the state’s treatment of telemedicine (and of remote healthcare
delivery in general, such as the permissibility of, and requirements for, physician cross-coverage practice) under such state’s
laws, rules and policies governing the practice of medicine, which are subject to changing political, regulatory and other influences.
Cross-coverage regulation refers to the state rules under which one doctor is permitted to treat the regular patients of another
doctor remotely. Some state medical boards have established new rules or interpreted existing rules in a manner that limits or
restricts our ability to conduct our business as currently conducted.
Evolving
government regulations may require increased costs or adversely affect our results of operations.
In
a regulatory climate that is uncertain, our operations may be subject to direct and indirect adoption, expansion or reinterpretation
of various laws and regulations. Compliance with these future laws and regulations may require us to change our practices at an
undeterminable and possibly significant initial monetary and annual expense. These additional monetary expenditures may increase
future overhead, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
We
have identified what we believe are the areas of government regulation that, if changed, would be costly to us. These include:
rules governing the practice of medicine by physicians; licensure standards for doctors and behavioral health professionals; laws
limiting the corporate practice of medicine; cyber security and privacy laws; laws and rules relating to the distinction between
independent contractors and employees; and tax and other laws encouraging employer-sponsored health insurance. There could be
laws and regulations applicable to our business that we have not identified or that, if changed, may be costly to us, and we cannot
predict all the ways in which implementation of such laws and regulations may affect us.
In
the states in which we intend to operate, we believe we are in compliance with all applicable regulations, but, due to the uncertain
regulatory environment, certain states may determine we are in violation of their laws and regulations. In the event we must remedy
such violations, we may be required to modify our services and products in such states in a manner that undermines our solution’s
attractiveness to patients or Providers, we may become subject to fines or other penalties or, if we determine the requirements
to operate in compliance in such states are overly burdensome, we may elect to terminate our operations in such states. In each
case, our revenue may decline and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Additionally,
the introduction of new services may require us to comply with additional, yet undetermined, laws and regulations. Compliance
may require obtaining appropriate state medical board licenses or certificates, increasing our security measures and expending
additional resources to monitor developments in applicable rules and ensure compliance. The failure to adequately comply with
these future laws and regulations may delay or possibly prevent some of our products or services from being offered to Clients
and Members, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We
conduct business in a heavily regulated industry and if we fail to comply with these laws and government regulations, we could
incur penalties or be required to make significant changes to our operations or experience adverse publicity, which could have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The
healthcare industry is heavily regulated and closely scrutinized by federal, state and local governments. Comprehensive statutes
and regulations govern the manner in which we provide and bill for services and collect reimbursement from governmental programs
and private payors, our contractual relationships with our Providers, vendors and Clients, our marketing activities and other
aspects of our operations. Of particular importance are:
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The
federal physician self-referral law, commonly referred to as the Stark Law, that, subject to limited exceptions, prohibits
physicians from referring Medicare or Medicaid patients to an entity for the provision of certain “designated health
services” if the physician or a member of such physician’s immediate family has a direct or indirect financial
relationship (including an ownership interest or a compensation arrangement) with the entity, and prohibit the entity from
billing Medicare or Medicaid for such designated health services;
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The
federal Anti-Kickback Statute that prohibits the knowing and willful offer, payment, solicitation or receipt of any bribe,
kickback, rebate or other remuneration for referring an individual, in return for ordering, leasing, purchasing or recommending
or arranging for or to induce the referral of an individual or the ordering, purchasing or leasing of items or services covered,
in whole or in part, by any federal healthcare program, such as Medicare and Medicaid. A person or entity does not need to
have actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it to have committed a violation. In addition, the government
may assert that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal
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Anti-Kickback
Statute violation constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the False Claims Act;
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The
criminal healthcare fraud provisions of HIPAA and related rules that prohibit knowingly and willfully executing a scheme or
artifice to defraud any healthcare benefit program or falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any
material false, fictitious or fraudulent statement in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits,
items or services. Similar to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, a person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge
of the statute or specific intent to violate it to have committed a violation;
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The
federal False Claims Act that imposes civil and criminal liability on individuals or entities that knowingly submit false
or fraudulent claims for payment to the government or knowingly making, or causing to be made, a false statement in order
to have a false claim paid, including
qui tam
or whistleblower suits;
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Reassignment
of payment rules that prohibit certain types of billing and collection practices in connection with claims payable by the
Medicare or Medicaid programs;
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state law provisions pertaining to anti-kickback, self-referral and false claims issues, some of which may apply to items
or services reimbursed by any third-party payor, including commercial insurers;
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State
laws that prohibit general business corporations, such as us, from practicing medicine, controlling physicians’ medical
decisions or engaging in some practices such as splitting fees with physicians;
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Laws
that regulate debt collection practices as applied to our debt collection practices;
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provision of the Social Security Act that imposes criminal penalties on healthcare providers who fail to disclose or refund
known overpayments;
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Federal
and state laws that prohibit providers from billing and receiving payment from Medicare and Medicaid for services unless the
services are medically necessary, adequately and accurately documented, and billed using codes that accurately reflect the
type and level of services rendered; and
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Federal
and state laws and policies that require healthcare providers to maintain licensure, certification or accreditation to enroll
and participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to report certain changes in their operations to the agencies that
administer these programs.
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Because
of the breadth of these laws and the narrowness of the statutory exceptions and safe harbors available, it is possible that some
of our business activities could be subject to challenge under one or more of such laws. Achieving and sustaining compliance with
these laws may prove costly. Failure to comply with these laws and other laws can result in civil and criminal penalties such
as fines, damages, overpayment recoupment loss of enrollment status and exclusion from the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The
risk of our being found in violation of these laws and regulations is increased by the fact that many of them have not been fully
interpreted by the regulatory authorities or the courts, and their provisions are sometimes open to a variety of interpretations.
Our failure to accurately anticipate the application of these laws and regulations to our business or any other failure to comply
with regulatory requirements could create liability for us and negatively affect our business. Any action against us for violation
of these laws or regulations, even if we successfully defend against it, could cause us to incur significant legal expenses, divert
our management’s attention from the operation of our business and result in adverse publicity.
To
enforce compliance with the federal laws, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services Office
of Inspector General, or OIG, have recently increased their scrutiny of healthcare providers, which led to a number of investigations,
prosecutions, convictions and settlements in the healthcare industry. Dealing with investigations can be time- and resource-consuming
and can divert management’s attention from the business. Any such investigation or settlement could increase our costs or
otherwise have an adverse effect on our business. In addition, because of the potential for large monetary exposure under the
federal False Claims Act, which provides for treble damages and mandatory minimum penalties of $5,500 to $11,000 per false claim
or statement, healthcare providers often resolve allegations without admissions of liability for significant and material amounts
to avoid the uncertainty of treble damages that may be awarded in litigation proceedings. Such settlements often contain additional
compliance and reporting requirements as part of a consent decree, settlement agreement or corporate integrity agreement. Given
the significant size of actual and potential settlements, it is expected that the government will continue to devote substantial
resources to investigating healthcare providers’ compliance with the healthcare reimbursement rules and fraud and abuse
laws.
The
laws, regulations and standards governing the provision of healthcare services may change significantly in the future. We cannot
assure you that any new or changed healthcare laws, regulations or standards will not materially adversely affect our business.
We cannot assure you that a review of our business by judicial, law enforcement, regulatory or accreditation authorities will
not result in a determination that could adversely affect our operations.
We
have no operating history in our business and expect to incur losses, which we expect to continue, and we may never achieve or
sustain profitability.
We
expect significant investments to acquire new Clients, build our proprietary network of healthcare providers and develop our technology
platform. We intend to continue scaling our business to build our client and provider bases, broaden the scope of services we
offer and expand our applications of technology through which patients can access our services. Accordingly, we anticipate that
cost of revenue and operating expenses will increase substantially in the foreseeable future. These efforts may prove more expensive
than we currently anticipate and we may not succeed in increasing our revenue sufficiently to offset these higher expenses. We
cannot assure you we will achieve profitability in the future or that, if we do become profitable, we will be able to sustain
or increase profitability. As a result of these factors, we may need to raise additional capital through debt or equity financings
in order to fund our operations, and such capital may not be available on reasonable terms, if at all.
The
impact of recent healthcare reform legislation and other changes in the healthcare industry and in healthcare spending on us is
currently unknown, but may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our
revenue is expected to be dependent on the healthcare industry and could be affected by changes in healthcare spending and policy.
The healthcare industry is subject to changing political, regulatory and other influences. The ACA made major changes in how healthcare
is delivered and reimbursed, and increased access to health insurance benefits to the uninsured and underinsured population of
the United States.
The
ACA, among other things, increased the number of individuals with Medicaid and private insurance coverage, implemented reimbursement
policies that tie payment to quality, facilitated the creation of accountable care organizations that may use capitation and other
alternative payment methodologies, strengthened enforcement of fraud and abuse laws and encouraged the use of information technology.
Many of these changes require implementing regulations, which have not yet been drafted or have been released only as proposed
rules.
Such
changes in the regulatory environment may also result in changes to our payor mix that may affect our operations and revenue.
While the ACA is expected to increase the number of persons with covered health benefits, we cannot accurately estimate the payment
rates for any additional persons that are expected to be cover by health benefits. For example, the ACA’s expansion of Medicaid
coverage could cause patients who otherwise would have selected private healthcare to participate in government sponsored healthcare
programs, and Medicaid and other government programs typically reimburse providers at substantially lower rates than private payors.
Our revenue may be adversely impacted if states pursue lower rates or cost-containment strategies as a result of any expansion
of their existing Medicaid programs to include additional persons, particularly in states experiencing budget deficits. Exchanges
created to facilitate coverage for new persons to be covered by health benefits may also place additional pricing pressure on
all providers, regardless of payor. Further, the ACA may adversely affect payors by increasing medical costs generally, which
could have an effect on the industry and potentially impact our business and revenue as payors seek to offset these increases
by reducing costs in other areas. The full impact of these changes on us cannot be determined at this time.
Finally,
other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted in the US since the ACA was enacted. We expect that additional state
and federal healthcare reform measures will be adopted in the future, any of which could limit the amounts that federal and state
governments and other third-party payors will pay for healthcare products and services, which could adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
After
the 2016 presidential election in the U.S., federal agencies were directed to avoid enforcement of any provision of the ACA that
imposed fiscal or regulatory burdens on states, individuals and/or a number of types of entities. Although an initial version
of proposed legislation – designed to undo the ACA, replace it with a curtailed system of tax credits and dissolve an expansion
of the Medicaid program – did not make it past the House of Representatives, the House recently passed a similar bill called
the American Health Care Act of 2017 (the AHCA). As a result, there is growing uncertainty regarding the future of the current
ACA framework. The effects of potential changes in health care regulation based on the AHCA, including the potential decrease
in insured Americans, changes to pharmaceutical prices and a reduction in funds currently available to patients as a result of
repeal of significant portions of the ACA, could have a significantly negative impact on our business model and operations.
The
telehealth market is immature and volatile, and if it does not develop, if it develops more slowly than we expect, or if our solution
does not drive patient engagement, the growth of our business will be harmed.
The
telehealth market is relatively new and unproven, and it is uncertain whether we can achieve and sustain high levels of demand,
consumer acceptance and market adoption. Our success will depend to a substantial extent on the willingness of our Patients to
use, and to increase the frequency and extent of their utilization of, our solution, as well as on our ability to demonstrate
the value of telehealth to health plans, government agencies and other purchasers of healthcare for beneficiaries. If our clients
and members do not perceive the benefits of our solution, or if our solution does not drive patient engagement, then our market
may not develop at all, or it may develop more slowly than we expect. Similarly, individual and healthcare industry concerns regarding
patient confidentiality and privacy in the context of telehealth could limit market acceptance of our healthcare services. If
any of these events occurs, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our
growth depends in part on the success of our strategic relationships with third parties.
In
order to grow our business, we anticipate we will continue to depend on our relationships with third party business affiliates,
including our referring partner practices and technology providers. For example, we partner with primary practices and rely on
them to refer their patients to our specialists. Identifying partners, and negotiating and documenting relationships with them,
requires significant time and resources. If we are unsuccessful in establishing or maintaining our relationships with third parties,
our ability to compete in the marketplace or to grow our revenue could be impaired and our results of operations may suffer. Even
if we are successful, we cannot assure you that these relationships will result in increased client use of our applications or
increased revenue.
Our
business and growth strategy depend on our ability to maintain and expand a network of qualified providers. If we are unable to
do so, our future growth would be limited and our business, financial condition and results of operations would be harmed.
Our
success is dependent upon our continued ability to maintain a network of qualified providers. If we were unable to recruit and
retain board-certified physicians and other healthcare professionals, it would have a material adverse effect on our business
and ability to grow and would adversely affect our results of operations. In any particular market, providers could demand higher
payments or take other actions that could result in higher medical costs, less attractive service for our clients or difficulty
meeting regulatory or accreditation requirements. Our ability to develop and maintain satisfactory relationships with providers
also may be negatively impacted by other factors not associated with us, such as changes in medicare and/or medicaid reimbursement
levels and other pressures on healthcare providers and consolidation activity among hospitals, physician groups and healthcare
providers. The failure to maintain or to secure new cost-effective provider contracts may result in a loss of or inability to
grow our membership base, higher costs, healthcare provider network disruptions, less attractive service for our clients and/or
difficulty in meeting regulatory or accreditation requirements, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
We
may become subject to medical liability claims, which could cause us to incur significant expenses and may require us to pay significant
damages if not covered by insurance.
Our
business entails the risk of medical liability claims against both our Providers and potentially us in this litigious society.
Although we, 3PointCare and Telelife MD, carry insurance covering medical malpractice claims in amounts we believe are appropriate
in light of the risks attendant to our business, successful medical liability claims could result in substantial damage awards
that exceed the limits of our insurance coverage. TeleLife MD will carry professional liability insurance covering $1.0 million
per claim and $3.0 million in the aggregate for itself and each of its healthcare professionals (the Practice Providers), and
we will separately carry a general insurance policy, which covers medical malpractice claims, covering $1.0 million per claim
and $3.0 million in the aggregate. In addition, professional liability insurance is expensive and insurance premiums may increase
significantly in the future, particularly as we expand our services. As a result, adequate professional liability insurance may
not be available to our Providers or to us in the future at acceptable costs or at all.
Any
claims made against us that are not fully covered by insurance could be costly to defend against, result in substantial damage
awards against us and divert the attention of our management and our Providers from our operations, which could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, any claims may adversely affect our
business or reputation.
Rapid
technological change in our industry presents us with significant risks and challenges
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The
telehealth market is characterized by rapid technological change, changing consumer requirements, short product lifecycles and
evolving industry standards. Our success will depend on our ability to enhance our solution with next-generation technologies
and to develop or to acquire and market new services to access new consumer populations. There is no guarantee we will possess
the resources, either financial or personnel, for the research, design and development of new applications or services, or that
we will be able to utilize these resources successfully and avoid technological or market obsolescence. Further, there can be
no assurance that technological advances by one or more of our competitors or future competitors will not result in our present
or future applications and services becoming uncompetitive or obsolete.
The
emergence of new technologies may require us to expend significant resources in order to remain competitive.
The
U.S. healthcare industry is massive, with a number of large market participants with conflicting agendas, is subject to significant
government regulation and is currently undergoing significant change. Changes in our industry, for example, away from high-deductible
health plans, or the emergence of new technologies as more competitors enter our market, could result in our solution being less
desirable or relevant.
If
healthcare benefits trends shift or entirely new technologies are developed that replace existing solutions, our existing or future
solutions could be rendered obsolete and our business could be adversely affected. In addition, we may experience difficulties
with software development, industry standards, design or marketing that could delay or prevent our development, introduction or
implementation of new applications and enhancements.
If
our new applications and services are not adopted by our partners or patients, or if we fail to innovate and develop new applications
and services that are adopted by our patients, our revenue and results of operations will be adversely affected.
We
expect to derive a substantial majority of our revenue from patient referrals from our primary care partners for our specialist
telehealth solution, and our longer-term results of operations and continued growth will depend on our ability successfully to
develop and market new applications and services that our patients want and are willing to purchase. In addition we will invest
significant resources in research and development to enhance our solution and introduce new high-quality applications and services.
If patients are not willing to make additional payments for such new applications, or if new patients do not value such new applications,
it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. If we are unable to predict
user preferences or if our industry changes, or if we are unable to modify our solution and services on a timely basis, we may
lose patients. Our results of operations would also suffer if our innovations were not responsive to the needs of our patients,
appropriately timed with market opportunity or effectively brought to market.
If
our arrangements with our providers or our partners are found to violate state laws prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine
or fee splitting, our business, financial condition and our ability to operate in those states could be adversely impacted.
The
laws of many states, including states in which our partners may be located prohibit us from exercising control over the medical
judgments or decisions of physicians and from engaging in certain financial arrangements, such as splitting professional fees
with physicians. These laws and their interpretations vary from state to state and are enforced by state courts and regulatory
authorities, each with broad discretion. We enter into agreements with our providers pursuant to which they render professional
medical services. In addition, we enter into contracts with our physicians to deliver professional services in exchange for fees.
These contracts include management services agreements with our affiliated physician organizations pursuant to which the physician
organizations reserve exclusive control and responsibility for all aspects of the practice of medicine and the delivery of medical
services. Although we seek to substantially comply with applicable state prohibitions on the corporate practice of medicine and
fee splitting, state officials who administer these laws or other third parties may successfully challenge our existing organization
and contractual arrangements. If such a claim were successful, we could be subject to civil and criminal penalties and could be
required to restructure or terminate the applicable contractual arrangements. A determination that these arrangements violate
state statutes, or our inability to successfully restructure our relationships with our providers to comply with these statutes,
could eliminate clients located in certain states from the market for our services, which would have a materially adverse effect
on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Any
future litigation against us could be costly and time-consuming to defend.
We
may become subject, from time to time, to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business such as claims
brought by our clients in connection with commercial disputes or employment claims made by our current or former associates. Litigation
may result in substantial costs and may divert management’s attention and resources, which may substantially harm our business,
financial condition and results of operations. Insurance may not cover such claims, may not provide sufficient payments to cover
all of the costs to resolve one or more such claims and may not continue to be available on terms acceptable to us. A claim brought
against us that is uninsured or underinsured could result in unanticipated costs, thereby reducing our revenue and leading analysts
or potential investors to reduce their expectations of our performance, which could reduce the market price of our stock.
We
will incur significantly increased costs and devote substantial management time as a result of operating as a public company.
As
a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we would not incur as a private company.
For example, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange
Act, and will be required to comply with the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as rules and regulations subsequently implemented by the SEC and the stock exchange
on which our securities will be listed, including the establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls,
changes in corporate governance practices and required filing of annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business
and results of operations. We expect that compliance with these requirements will increase our legal and financial costs and will
make some activities more time-consuming and costly. In addition, we expect that our management and other personnel will need
to divert attention from operational and other business matters to devote substantial time to these public company requirements.
In particular, we expect to incur significant expenses and devote substantial management effort toward ensuring compliance with
the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which will increase when we are no longer an emerging growth company.
We may also need to hire additional accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting
knowledge and may need to establish an internal audit function.
We
also expect that operating as a public company will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance,
and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. This could also make
it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified people to serve on our board of directors, our board committees or as
executive officers.
In
order to support the growth of our business, we may need to incur additional indebtedness under future credit facilities or seek
capital through new equity or debt financings, which sources of additional capital may not be available to us on acceptable terms
or at all.
Our
future capital requirements may be significantly different from our current estimates and will depend on many factors, including
our growth rate, activity, the timing and extent of spending to support development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing
activities, the introduction of new or enhanced services and the continuing market acceptance of telehealth. Accordingly, we will
need to engage in equity or debt financings or collaborative arrangements to secure additional funds. If we raise additional funds
through further issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution,
and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges superior to those of holders of our common
stock. Any debt financing secured by us in the future could involve additional restrictive covenants relating to our capital-raising
activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and
to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. In addition, during times of economic instability, it has
been difficult for many companies to obtain financing in the public markets or to obtain debt financing, and we may not be able
to obtain additional financing on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing
on terms satisfactory to us, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Failure
to adequately expand our direct sales force will impede our growth.
We
believe our future growth will depend on the development of our direct sales force and its ability to obtain new referring Partner
Practices and to manage our existing client base. Identifying and recruiting qualified personnel and training them requires significant
time, expense and attention. It can take six months or longer before a new sales representative is fully trained and productive.
Our business may be adversely affected if our efforts to expand and train our direct sales force do not generate a corresponding
increase in revenue. In particular, if we are unable to hire and develop sufficient numbers of productive direct sales personnel
or if new direct sales personnel are unable to achieve desired productivity levels in a reasonable period of time, sales of our
services will suffer and our growth will be impeded.
We
may be unable to successfully execute on our growth initiatives, business strategies or operating plans.
We
expect to execute a number of growth initiatives, strategies and operating plans designed to enhance our business. For example,
we recently entered into new specialist healthcare professional markets as well as into other telemedicine related markets. The
anticipated benefits from these efforts are based on several assumptions that may prove to be inaccurate. Moreover, we may not
be able to successfully complete these growth initiatives, strategies and operating plans and realize all of the benefits, including
growth targets and cost savings, that we expect to achieve or it may be more costly to do so than we anticipate. A variety of
risks could cause us not to realize some or all of the expected benefits. These risks include, among others, delays in the anticipated
timing of activities related to such growth initiatives, strategies and operating plans, increased difficulty and cost in implementing
these efforts, including difficulties in complying with new regulatory requirements and the incurrence of other unexpected costs
associated with operating the business. Moreover, our continued implementation of these programs may disrupt our operations and
performance. As a result, we cannot assure you that we will realize these benefits. If, for any reason, the benefits we realize
are less than our estimates or the implementation of these growth initiatives, strategies and operating plans adversely affect
our operations or cost more or take longer to effectuate than we expect, or if our assumptions prove inaccurate, our business,
financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
Our
use, transmission, and disclosure of personally identifiable information, including health information, is subject to federal
and state privacy and security regulations, and our failure to comply with those regulations or to adequately secure the information
we hold could result in significant liability or reputational harm and, in turn, a material adverse effect on our client base
, business partner base and revenue.
Numerous
state and federal laws and regulations govern the collection, dissemination, use, privacy, confidentiality, security, availability
and integrity of personally identifiable information, or PII, including protected health information, or PHI. These laws and regulations
include the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH, and their implementing regulations (referred to collectively as HIPAA). HIPAA establishes
a set of basic national privacy and security standards for the protection of PHI by health plans, healthcare clearinghouses and
certain healthcare providers, referred to as covered entities, and the business associates with whom such covered entities contract
for services, which includes us.
HIPAA
requires healthcare providers like us to develop and maintain policies and procedures with respect to PHI that is used or disclosed,
including the adoption of administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect such information. HIPAA also implemented
the use of standard transaction code sets and standard identifiers that covered entities must use when submitting or receiving
certain electronic healthcare transactions, including activities associated with the billing and collection of healthcare claims.
HIPAA
imposes mandatory penalties for certain violations. Penalties for violations of HIPAA and its implementing regulations start at
$100 per violation and are not to exceed $50,000 per violation, subject to a cap of $1.5 million for violations of the same standard
in a single calendar year. However, a single breach incident can result in violations of multiple standards. HIPAA also authorizes
state attorneys general to file suit on behalf of their residents. Courts will be able to award damages, costs and attorneys’
fees related to violations of HIPAA in such cases. While HIPAA does not create a private right of action allowing individuals
to sue us in civil court for violations of HIPAA, its standards have been used as the basis for duty of care in state civil suits
such as those for negligence or recklessness in the misuse or breach of PHI.
In
addition, HIPAA mandates that the Secretary of HHS conduct periodic compliance audits of HIPAA covered entities or business associates
for compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Standards. It also tasks HHS with establishing a methodology whereby harmed
individuals who were the victims of breaches of unsecured PHI may receive a percentage of the Civil Monetary Penalty fine paid
by the violator.
HIPAA
further requires patients be notified of any unauthorized acquisition, access, use or disclosure of their unsecured PHI that compromises
the privacy or security of such information, with certain exceptions related to unintentional or inadvertent use or disclosure
by employees or authorized individuals. HIPAA specifies that such notifications must be made “without unreasonable delay
and in no case later than 60 calendar days after discovery of the breach.” If a breach affects 500 patients or more, it
must be reported to HHS without unreasonable delay, and HHS will post the name of the breaching entity on its public web site.
Breaches affecting 500 patients or more in the same state or jurisdiction must also be reported to the local media. If a breach
involves fewer than 500 people, the covered entity must record it in a log and notify HHS at least annually.
Numerous
other federal and state laws protect the confidentiality, privacy, availability, integrity and security of PII, including PHI.
These laws in many cases are more restrictive than, and may not be preempted by, the HIPAA rules and may be subject to varying
interpretations by courts and government agencies, creating complex compliance issues for us and our Clients and potentially exposing
us to additional expense, adverse publicity and liability.
New
health information standards, whether implemented pursuant to HIPAA, congressional action or otherwise, could have a significant
effect on the manner in which we must handle healthcare related data, and the cost of complying with standards could be significant.
If we do not comply with existing or new laws and regulations related to PHI, we could be subject to criminal or civil sanctions.
Because
of the extreme sensitivity of the PII we may store and transmit, the security features of our technology platform are very important.
If our security measures, some of which are managed by third parties, are breached or fail, unauthorized persons may be able to
obtain access to sensitive Client or patient (of business affliliates) data, including HIPAA-regulated PHI. As a result, our reputation
could be severely damaged, adversely affecting Client confidence. Clients may curtail their use of or stop using our services
or our client base could decrease, which would cause our business to suffer. In addition, we could face litigation, damages for
contract breach, penalties and regulatory actions for violation of HIPAA and other applicable laws or regulations and significant
costs for remediation, notification to individuals and for measures to prevent future occurrences. Any potential security breach
could also result in increased costs associated with liability for stolen assets or information, repairing system damage that
may have been caused by such breaches, incentives offered to Clients or other business partners in an effort to maintain our business
relationships after a breach and implementing measures to prevent future occurrences, including organizational changes, deploying
additional personnel and protection technologies, training employees and engaging third-party experts and consultants. While we
maintain insurance covering certain security and privacy damages and claim expenses in the amount of $5.0 million per claim, we
may not carry insurance or maintain coverage sufficient to compensate for all liability and in any event, insurance coverage would
not address the reputational damage that could result from a security incident.
We
may outsource important aspects of the storage and transmission of patient information, and thus may rely on third parties to
manage functions that have material cyber-security risks. We may attempt to address these risks by requiring outsourcing subcontractors
who handle patient information to sign business associate agreements contractually requiring those subcontractors to adequately
safeguard personal health data to the same extent that applies to us and in some cases by requiring such outsourcing subcontractors
to undergo third-party security examinations. In addition, we periodically hire third-party security experts to assess and test
our security posture. However, we cannot assure you that these contractual measures and other safeguards will adequately protect
us from the risks associated with the storage and transmission of patients’ proprietary and protected health information.
We
will also publish statements to our business affiliates and others for which our systems receive information that will describe
how we handle and protect personal information. If federal or state regulatory authorities or private litigants consider any portion
of these statements to be untrue, we may be subject to claims of deceptive practices, which could lead to significant liabilities
and consequences, including, without limitation, costs of responding to investigations, defending against litigation, settling
claims and complying with regulatory or court orders.
Our
quarterly results may fluctuate significantly, which could adversely impact the value of our common stock.
Our
quarterly results of operations, including our revenue, gross margin, net loss and cash flows, may vary significantly in the future,
and period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations may not be at all meaningful. Accordingly, our quarterly results
should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. Our quarterly financial results may fluctuate as a result of
a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control.
If
we fail to manage our growth effectively, our expenses could increase more than expected, our revenue may not increase and we
may be unable to implement our business strategy.
To
manage our anticipated future growth effectively, we must continue to maintain and enhance our IT infrastructure, financial and
accounting systems and controls. We must also attract, train and retain a significant number of qualified sales and marketing
personnel, customer support personnel, professional services personnel, software, technical personnel and management personnel,
and the availability of such personnel, in particular software technicians, may be constrained.
Failure
to effectively manage our growth could also lead us to over-invest or under-invest in development and operations, result in weaknesses
in our infrastructure, systems or controls, and give rise to operational mistakes, financial losses, loss of productivity or business
opportunities and result in loss of employees and reduced productivity of remaining employees. Our growth is expected to require
significant capital expenditures and may divert financial resources from other projects such as the development of new applications
and services. If our management is unable to effectively manage our growth, our expenses may increase more than expected, our
revenue may not increase or may grow more slowly than expected and we may be unable to implement our business strategy. The quality
of our services may also suffer which could negatively affect our reputation and harm our ability to attract and retain clients.
We
depend on our senior management team, and the loss of one or more of our executive officers or key employees or an inability to
attract and retain highly skilled employees could adversely affect our business.
Our
success depends largely upon the continued services of our key executive officers. These executive officers are at-will employees
and therefore they may terminate employment with us at any time with no advance notice. We also rely on our leadership team in
the areas of research and development, marketing, services and general and administrative functions. From time to time, there
may be changes in our executive management team resulting from the hiring or departure of executives, which could disrupt our
business. The replacement of one or more of our executive officers or other key employees would likely involve significant time
and costs and may significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives.
To
continue to execute our growth strategy, we also must attract and retain highly skilled personnel. Competition is intense for
qualified professionals. We may not be successful in continuing to attract and retain qualified personnel. We have from time to
time in the past experienced, and we expect to continue to experience in the future, difficulty in hiring and retaining highly
skilled personnel with appropriate qualifications. The pool of qualified personnel with experience working in the healthcare market
is limited overall. In addition, many of the companies with which we compete for experienced personnel have greater resources
than we have.
If
we fail to develop widespread brand awareness cost-effectively, our business may suffer.
We
believe that developing and maintaining widespread awareness of our brand in a cost-effective manner is critical to achieving
widespread adoption of our solution and attracting new clients and business affiliates. Our brand promotion activities may not
generate client awareness or increase revenue, and even if they do, any increase in revenue may not offset the expenses we incur
in building our brand. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brand, or incur substantial expenses in doing so, we
may fail to attract or retain clients or business affiliates necessary to realize a sufficient return on our brand-building efforts
or to achieve the widespread brand awareness that is critical for broad client adoption of our solutions.
The
estimates of market opportunity and forecasts of market growth included in this prospectus may prove to be inaccurate, and even
if the market in which we compete achieves the forecasted growth, our business could fail to grow at similar rates, if at all.
Market
opportunity estimates and growth forecasts are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates that
may not prove to be accurate. The estimates and forecasts in this prospectus relating to the size and expected growth of the telehealth
market may prove to be inaccurate. Even if the market in which we compete meets our size estimates and forecasted growth, our
business could fail to grow at similar rates, if at all.
RISKS
RELATED TO OWNERSHIP OF OUR COMMON STOCK
Our
executive officers, directors and principal stockholders, if they choose to act together, will continue to retain significant
voting power.
Our
executive officers, directors and stockholders who owned more than 5% of our outstanding common stock and their respective affiliates
will, in the aggregate, hold shares representing approximately 89.7% of our outstanding common stock. As a result, if these stockholders
were to choose to act together, they would be able to control or significantly influence all matters submitted to our stockholders
for approval, as well as our management and affairs. For example, these persons, if they choose to act together, would control
or significantly influence the election of directors and approval of any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially
all of our assets. This concentration of ownership control may:
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Risk
of Lack of Additional Financing
The
working capital needs of the Company consist primarily of the financing of marketing, sales, expansion of regions and expansion
of operations, regulatory costs, and cost associated with financing and legal and administrative. We currently do not have the
funds to support these activities and intend to seek funds in a future private offering in order to support such activities.
As
the Company does not have sufficient funds to conduct its business model it will be required to obtain the necessary funds either
through debt or equity financing or which might include some form of cost-sharing arrangement with others. There is no assurance
that the Company will be successful in obtaining any financing. These various financing alternatives may dilute the interest of
the Company’s stockholders and put shareholders at risk. (See “Budget” and “Business of the Company”).
If
the Company raises additional capital through the issuance of equity securities or use equity instruments for acquisitions, our
stockholders and Noteholders may experience substantial dilution.
If
the Company decides to pursue any such capital raising that require additional capital raising or the issuance of equity securities,
and is successful in such efforts, existing stockholders will experience dilution of their percentage ownership interests in the
Company. Therefore, any new equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing holders of
shares of the Company’s common stock.
Lack
of Diversification
Because
of the limited financial resources that the Company has, it is unlikely the Company will be able to diversify its operations in
the near future. The Company’s probable inability to diversify its activities into more than one area will subject the Company
to economic fluctuations within the healthcare industry and therefore increase the risks associated with the Company’s operations.
Dependence
upon Outside Advisors
To
supplement the business experience of its Officers and Directors, the Company may be required to employ accountants, technical
experts business, appraisers, attorneys, or other consultants or advisors. The Company’s Management, without any input from
stockholders, will select such advisors. Furthermore, it is anticipated that such persons may be engaged on an “as needed”
basis without a continuing fiduciary or other obligation to the Company. In the event the President of the Company considers it
necessary to hire outside advisors, he may elect to hire persons who are affiliates, if they are able to provide the required
services.
Indemnification
of Officers and Directors
The
Colorado Business Corporation Act provides for the indemnification of its Directors, Officers, employees and agents, under certain
circumstances, against attorney’s fees and other expenses incurred by them in any litigation to which they become a party
arising from their association with or activities on behalf of the Company. The Company will also bear the expenses of such litigation
for any of its Directors, Officers, employees or agents, upon such person’s promise to repay the Company therefore if it
is ultimately determined that any such person shall not have been entitled to indemnification. This indemnification policy could
result in substantial expenditures by the Company that we will be unable to recoup.
In
the Event of Dissolution or Termination of the Company, Shareholders May Suffer Losses
In
the event of dissolution or termination of the Company, the proceeds realized from the liquidations of assets or termination,
if any, will be distributed to the secured creditors, any Noteholders, and then the shareholders, but only after the satisfaction
of the claims of all senior secured creditors. Accordingly, the ability of a Shareholder to recover all or any portion of his/her
investment under such circumstances would depend on the amount of funds so realized and claims to be satisfied therefrom, and
be improbable.
Reporting
and Financial Information
The
Company is subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, under Section 12(g). As a result,
Stockholders and Note Holders will have ready access to the information required to be reported by publicly held companies under
the Securities and Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder. The Company intends to provide its Stockholders with annual reports
containing financial information prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles audited by independent certified
public accountants pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act annually. The Company will also provide its quarterly reporting
under Section 13 (a) of the Securities and Exchange Act.
All
decisions with respect to the Management of the Company will be made exclusively by Management
All
decisions with respect to the management of the Company will be made exclusively by Senior Management with the guidance of Members
of the Board of Directors. The success of the business will, to a large extent, depend on the quality of the Management of the
Company. Although management members have had business experience, there can be no assurance that they will perform adequately
or that the business will be successful. Shareholders will have no right or power to take part in the management of the Company.
Accordingly, no person should purchase any of the securities of the Company unless the prospective purchaser is willing to entrust
all aspects of the management of the Company to Senior Management and has evaluated their capabilities to perform such functions.
Dependence
upon Management and Limited Participation of Management
The
CEO works full time on the business, while the rest of the Company’s officers work for the Company on an as needed basis.
All current positions, except the CEO, are part-time, and most of the operational components of the Company are outsourced. Post
funding achievement of at least $1,000,000, the Company intends to immediately employ a full time CEO, CFO, COO and Chief Medical
Officer with full profit center responsibility and reporting directly to the Board of Directors. It is anticipated that current
management will be expected to devote sufficient time to the Company, and dependent of receipt of sufficient funds to support
expansion, the Board of Directors will assess the need for full-time executive leadership. In the interim the Company will be
heavily dependent upon the skills, talents and abilities, as well as the attributes of consultants to implement its business plan.
The Company may, from time to time, find that the inability of the Officers, Directors and consultants to devote their full time
attention to the business of the Company results in a delay in progress toward implementing its business plan. (See “Officers
and Directors”)
Conflicts
Of Interest
Certain
conflicts of interest may exist between the Company and its Officers and Directors. Officers or Directors may bring related business
opportunities to the Company in which they have an interest. They all have other business interests to which they devote their
attention, and will be expected to continue to do so. They will also devote management time to the business of the Company. As
a result, conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest may arise from time to time that can be resolved only through
the Officers and Directors exercising such judgment as is consistent with fiduciary duties to their other business interests and
to the Company.
Risks
in Equity
We
expect our stock price to be volatile which could cause a complete loss of investment to purchasers of our stock.
The
trading price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile. Our stock price could fluctuate widely in response to many
factors, including, but not limited to the following:
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addition, in recent years the stock market in general, and the Over-The-Counter market, in particular, have experienced extreme
price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of
these companies. These markets and industry factors may materially adversely affect our stock price, regardless of our operating
performance.
The
stock market, from time-to time, has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that affected the market prices for
the common stock of similar companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of the Company’s
common stock. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a particular company’s securities, securities
class action litigation has been instituted. There can be no assurance that such litigation will not occur in the future with
respect to the Company. Such litigation, regardless of its outcome, would result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s
attention and resources, which could have a material adverse effect upon the company’s business, results of operations,
and financial condition.
In
the past, the trading price of the Company’s common stock has experienced substantial volatility and have traded at very
low volumes and prices. Sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market could adversely affect prevailing market
prices. As of April 30, 2017, we had 39,175,022 shares of common stock outstanding, of which approximately 4,501,945 shares of
common stock is or will be freely tradable, other than restrictions imposed upon our affiliates. The freely tradable shares, along
with the contractually restricted shares, are significantly greater in number than the daily average trading volume of our shares.
If the selling stockholders, or the holders of the freely tradable shares, were to sell a significant amount of our common stock
in the public market, the market price of our common stock would likely be significantly and adversely affected.
Penny
Stock Reform Act. In October 1990, congress enacted the “Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990” (the “90 Act”)
to counter fraudulent practices common in Penny Stock transactions. Rule 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act defines “Penny Stock”
as an equity security that is not among other things;
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security of an issuer that meets certain minimum financial requirements (“net tangible assets” in excess of $2,000,000
if the issuer has been continuously operating for less than three (3) years), or “average return” of at least
$6,000,000 for the last three years; or
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security with a price of at least $5.00 per share for the transaction in question or that has a bid quotation (as defined
in the rule) of at least $5.00 per share.
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rule 3a51-1, the Company’s common stock falls within the definition of “Penny Stock,” pursuant to the 90 Act,
broker-dealers, prior to effecting a transaction in a Penny Stock, are required to provide investors with written disclosure documents
containing information concerning various aspects of the market for Penny Stocks as well as specific information about the Penny
Stock and the transaction involving the purchase and sale of that stock (e.g., price quotes and broker-dealer and associated person
compensation). Subsequent to the transaction, the broker is required to deliver monthly or quarterly statements containing specific
information about the Penny Stock. These added disclosure requirements will most likely negatively affect the ability of purchasers
herein to sell their shares in the secondary market.
We
will need to raise additional funds which could dilute the shares
We
need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financing to be able to fully execute our business plan.
Any additional capital raised through the sale of equity may dilute the investor’s ownership interest. We may not be able
to raise additional funds on favorable terms, or at all. If we are unable to obtain sufficient additional funds, we will be unable
to execute our business plan.
We
may issue shares to raise capital or for services in the future at a price lower than that paid by current investors and such
actions would be dilutive, even highly dilutive, of current outstanding shares, which would adversely affect market values
We
will need to raise substantial amount of additional capital and may issue shares for cash, services, or acquisitions at a price
less than that paid by current owners, as needs arise. This poses a risk for investors in that there is no protection for them
against such dilutive issuances, which could ultimately adversely affect the market and price for our shares, if a significant
market ever develops for our shares.
Our
securities have been thinly traded on the Over-The-Counter Market “Pink” which may not provide liquidity for our investors
Our
securities are quoted on the Over-the-Market (OTC Pink), under the symbol MIHI. Securities traded on the Over-The-Market are usually
thinly traded, highly volatile, have fewer market makers and are not followed by analysts. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s
order handling rules, which apply to NASDAQ-listed securities, do not apply to securities quoted on OTC markets. Quotes for stocks
included on the OTC market are not listed in newspapers. Therefore, prices for securities traded solely on the OTC may be difficult
to obtain and holders of our securities may be unable to resell their securities at or near their original acquisition price,
or at any price.
In
times of heavy market volume, the limitations of this process may result in a significant increase in the time it takes to execute
investor orders. Therefore, when investors place market orders to buy or sell a specific number of shares at the current market
price, it is possible for the price of a stock to go up or down significantly during the lapse of time between placing a market
order and its execution.
Future
sales of our common stock by restricted shareholders could have a depressive effect on the market price for our stock
As
of date of this report, we had 39,175,022 shares of common stock outstanding, 4,501,945 of which are free trading, subject to
restrictions on transfer referred to below, all other shares of common stock which we have not registered are considered “Restricted
Securities” as defined under the Securities Act (1934) and in the future may be sold in compliance with rule 144 under the
Securities Act or pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act. Rule 144 generally provides that a person
holding restricted securities for a period of six months may sell every three months in brokerage transactions or market-maker
transactions an amount equal to the greater of (i) one percent (1%) of our issued and outstanding common stock or (ii) the average
weekly trading volume of the common stock during the four calendar weeks prior to the sale. Rule 144 also permits, under certain
circumstances, the sale of shares without any quantity limitation by a person who is not an affiliate of the company and who has
satisfied a one year holding period. The sale of substantial numbers of these shares, whether pursuant to rule 144 or pursuant
to a registration statement, may have a depressive effect on the market price of our common stock by causing the supply to exceed
demand.
Our
operating results in future periods are likely to fluctuate significantly and may fail to meet or exceed the expectations of securities
analysts or investors, and this could affect our market price
Our
annual and quarterly operating results are likely to fluctuate significantly in the future due to numerous factors, many of which
are outside of the company’s control. These factors include many of which are discussed in other risk factors; such as low
revenues, competition, failure to approve products proposed, lack of additional capital, management changes, and intellectual
property infringement claims to extremely high operating costs. If our operating results are negatively affected by any of these
factors, our operating results in future periods could fail to meet or exceed the expectations of securities analysts or investors.
In that event, any trading price of our common stock would decline.
Limitations
on directors’ and officers’ liability
.
The
Company’s articles of incorporation provide, as permitted by governing Colorado law, that a director or officer of the Company
shall not be personally liable to the company, or its shareholders, for monetary damages for breach of his or her fiduciary duty
of care as a director or officer, with certain exceptions. In addition, the company has agreed to indemnify its officers and directors
to the fullest extent permitted by Colorado law. Such provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors
for breaches of fiduciary duty and may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors
and officers even though such action, if successful, might otherwise have benefited the company’s stockholders. In addition,
a stockholder’s investment in the company may be adversely affected to the extent that the company, pursuant to such provisions,
pays costs of settlement and damage awards against the company’s officers or directors.