Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

 (1)          Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

ExamWorks Group, Inc. (‘ExamWorks” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of independent medical examinations (“IMEs”), peer and bill reviews and related services (“IME services” or the “IME industry”). ExamWorks, Inc. was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on April 27, 2007. In 2008, ExamWorks, Inc. acquired three companies operating in the independent medical examination (“IME”) industry. In 2009, ExamWorks, Inc. acquired 11 other IME companies, including a provider of software solutions to the IME industry. In 2010, ExamWorks, Inc. acquired 14 additional IME companies. In 2011, ExamWorks, Inc. acquired nine other IME companies.  As of December 31, 2011, ExamWorks, Inc. operates out of 45 service centers serving all 50 United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. In June 2010, ExamWorks, Inc. effected a corporate reorganization creating a holding company, ExamWorks Group, Inc., with ExamWorks, Inc. becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of ExamWorks Group, Inc. In the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company completed an Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) of 9.3 million shares of common stock. 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ExamWorks, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and other entities controlled by ExamWorks. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior year amounts in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.