Schedule of Stock Options Activity (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.17
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Shares
Beginning balance	0
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Options Acquired In Merger	1,141,040
Granted	0
Options exercised	0
Options forfeited	0
Ending balance	1,141,040	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	1,141,040
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning balance	$ 0
Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options acquired in merger Weighted Average Exercise Price	3.95
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	0
Ending balance	3.95	$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 3.95
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
Beginning Balance	5 years 9 months 14 days
Options assumed in the Merger (see Note 3)	5 years 10 months 6 days
Vested excersable	5 years 9 months 10 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Beginning Balance	$ 0
Options assumed in the Merger (see Note 3)	5.81
Ending balance	19.81	$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value	$ 19.81
Allied Pacific of California [Member]
Shares
Beginning balance	1,910,400	1,910,400
Granted	0	0
Options exercised	(1,056,600)	0
Options forfeited	0	0
Ending balance	853,800	1,910,400	1,910,400
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	853,800	1,910,400
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning balance	$ 0.167	$ 0.167
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	0	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	0.167	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	0	0
Ending balance	0.167	0.167	$ 0.167
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.167	$ 0.167
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
Beginning Balance	1 year 9 months	2 years 9 months	3 years 9 months
Vested excersable	1 year 9 months	2 years 9 months
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Beginning Balance	$ 1,138,598	$ 960,931
Options exercised	629,734
Ending balance	508,864	1,138,598	$ 960,931
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value	$ 508,864	$ 1,138,598
Network Medical Management, Inc. [Member]
Shares
Beginning balance	139,016	139,016
Granted		0
Options exercised	(102,199)	0
Options forfeited	(36,817)	0
Ending balance	0	139,016	139,016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	0	139,016
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning balance	$ 2.44	$ 2.44
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price		0
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	2.44	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	2.44	0
Ending balance	0	2.44	$ 2.44
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0	$ 2.44
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
Beginning Balance		2 years 9 months	3 years 9 months
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Beginning Balance	$ 717,155	$ 473,363
Options exercised	$ 527,223	717,155
Ending balance		$ 717,155	$ 473,363

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