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SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION EDGAR FILING

MTBC, Inc.

Form: 10-K 

Date Filed: 2017-03-31

Corporate Issuer CIK:   1582982

© Copyright 2019, Issuer Direct Corporation. All Right Reserved. Distribution of this document is strictly prohibited, subject to the terms of use.

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

(Mark one)

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

or

[  ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 333-192989

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

7 Clyde Road
Somerset, New Jersey
(Address of principal executive offices)

22-3832302
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

08873
(Zip Code)

(732) 873-5133
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share

Name of each exchange on which registered
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes [  ] No [X]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes [  ] No [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted  and  posted  pursuant  to  Rule  405  of  Regulation  S-T  (§232.405  of  this  chapter)  during  the  preceding  12  months  (or  for  such  shorter  period  that  the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be
contained,  to  the  best  of  registrant’s  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information  statements  incorporated  by  reference  in  Part  III  of  this  Form  10-K  or  any
amendment to this Form 10-K.[  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer [  ]
Non-Accelerated filer [  ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 Accelerated filer [  ]

  Smaller reporting company [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

Under the Jumpstart Our Business Start startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Acts, Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. qualifies as an “emerging growth company.”

As of December 31, 2016, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $3,510,000 .
(Based on the last reported trading price of the Common Stock of $0.725 per share on that date, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market).

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At March 27, 2017, the registrant had 10,423,511 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Special Proxy Statement for the Special Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on
June 15, 2017 are incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Forward Looking Statements

Item 1. Business
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2. Properties
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Table of Contents

PART I

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

PART III

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
Signatures

PART IV

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Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements that we make from time to time, including statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K constitute “forward looking statements”
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  or  the  Exchange  Act.  All  statements  other  than  statements  of  historical  fact  contained  in  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  are  forward-looking
statements.  These  statements,  among  other  things,  relate  to  our  business  strategy,  goals  and  expectations  concerning  our  products,  future  operations,
prospects, plans and objectives of management. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “predict”, “project”, “will”
and similar terms and phrases are used to identify forward-looking statements in this presentation. Our operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which
are  outside  our  control,  and  any  one  of  which,  or  a  combination  of  which,  could  materially  affect  our  results  of  operations  and  whether  the  forward-looking
statements  ultimately  prove  to  be  correct.  Forward-looking  statements  in  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  include,  without  limitation,  statements  reflecting
management’s expectations for future financial performance and operating expenditures (including our ability to continue as a going concern, to raise additional
capital and to succeed in our future operations), expected growth, profitability and business outlook, increased sales and marketing expenses, and the expected
results from the integration of our acquisitions.

Forward-looking statements are only current predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual
results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those anticipated by such statements. These factors include, among other
things,  the  unknown  risks  and  uncertainties  that  we  believe  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ  from  these  forward  looking  statements  as  set  forth  under  the
heading, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to
predict all of the risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements, including without limitation, risks and uncertainties relating
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our ability  to  manage  our  growth,  including  acquiring,  partnering  with,  and  effectively  integrating  the  recent  MediGain,  Renaissance, Gulf  Coast,  and
WFS acquisitions and other businesses into our infrastructure;

our ability to retain our customers and revenue levels, including effectively migrating and keeping new customers acquired through business  acquisitions
and maintaining or growing the revenue levels of our new and existing customers;

our ability to attract and retain key officers and employees, including Mahmud Haq and personnel critical to the transitioning and integration of our newly
acquired businesses;

our ability to raise capital and obtain and maintain financing on acceptable terms;

our ability to compete with other companies developing products and selling services competitive with ours, and who may have greater resources  and
name recognition than we have;

our ability to maintain operations in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in a manner that continues to enable us to offer competitively priced products and services;

our ability to keep and increase market acceptance of our products and services;

our ability to keep pace with a rapidly changing healthcare industry;

our ability to consistently achieve and maintain compliance with a myriad of federal, state, foreign, local, payor and industry requirements,  regulations,
rules and laws;

our ability to protect and enforce intellectual property rights;

our ability to maintain and protect the privacy of customer and patient information;

our ability to meet continuing listing standards on the Nasdaq Capital Market, including its requirement that the minimum bid price for our common stock
be at or above $1.00;

our ability to maintain compliance with key covenants in our debt facilities with Opus Bank and any other future debt facilities; and

our ability to repay the outstanding purchase price we owe for the MediGain acquisition.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are reasonable, we cannot
guarantee  future  results,  levels  of  activity,  performance,  or  achievements.  Except  as  required  by  law,  we  are  under  no  duty  to  update  or  revise  any  of  such
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

You  should  read  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  with  the  understanding  that  our  actual  future  results,  levels  of  activity,  performance  and  events  and
circumstances may be materially different from what we expect.

All references to “MTBC,” “Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” mean Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. and its subsidiaries,
except where it is made clear that the term means only the parent company.

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PART I

Item 1. Business

Our Company

Medical  Transcription  Billing,  Corp.  (the  “Company”)  is  a  healthcare  information  technology  company  that  provides  a  fully  integrated  suite  of  proprietary  web-
based solutions, together with related business services, to healthcare providers. Our integrated Software-as-a-Service (or SaaS) platform helps our customers
increase revenues, streamline workflows and make better business and clinical decisions, while reducing administrative burdens and operating costs. In addition
to our experienced team in the United States, we employ a highly educated workforce offshore, including approximately 1,700 people in Pakistan and 100 in Sri
Lanka. We believe labor costs in both of these countries are approximately one-half the cost of comparable India-based employees and one-tenth the cost of
comparable U.S. employees, thus enabling us to deliver our solutions at competitive prices.

Our flagship offering, PracticePro, empowers healthcare practices with the core software and business services they need to address industry challenges, on
one  unified  SaaS  platform.  We  deliver  powerful,  integrated  and  easy-to-use  ‘big  practice  solutions’  to  small  and  medium  practices,  which  enable  them  to
efficiently operate their businesses, manage clinical workflows and receive timely payment for their services. PracticePro includes:

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Practice management solutions and related tools, which facilitate the day-to-day operation of a medical practice;

Electronic health  records  (or  EHR),  which  is  easy  to  use,  highly  ranked,  and  allows  our  customers  to  reduce  paperwork  and  qualify  for government
incentives;

Revenue cycle management (or RCM) services, which include end-to-end medical billing, analytics, and related services; and

Mobile Health  (or  mHealth)  solutions,  including  smartphone  applications  that  assist  patients  and  healthcare  providers  in  the  provision of  healthcare
services.

As a result of an acquisition in 2015, the Company offers a clearinghouse service which allows clients to track claim status and includes services such as batch
electronic claim and payment transaction clearing and web access for claim corrections. Also as result of this acquisition, the Company has an EDI service which
provides a centralized electronic data interchange management system to audit, manage and control the exchange of information.

As of December 31, 2016, we served  approximately 1,080 customers, of which  250 utilized our clearinghouse and Electronic Data Interchange (“EDI”) services.
We provided medical billing to approximately 830 medical practices representing approximately 2,800 providers, (which we define as physicians, nurses, nurse
practitioners, physician assistants and other clinical staff that render bills for their services) practicing in 6 6 specialties  and  subspecialties,  in  4 1 states.  As  of
December 31, 2015, we served approximately 1,070 customers, of which 340 utilized our clearinghouse and EDI services. We provided medical billing services
to approximately 730 medical practices representing approximately 1,500 providers practicing in approximately 60 specialties and subspecialties, in 44 states.
Approximately 95% of the practices we serve consist of one to ten providers, with the majority of the practices we serve being primary care providers. However,
our  solutions  are  scalable  and  are  appropriate  for  larger  healthcare  practices  across  a  wide  range of  specialty  areas.  In  fact,  our  customer  with  the  largest
number of providers is a hospital-based group with more than 320 providers.

On July 23, 2014, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of common stock. The Company sold approximately 4 million shares at a price to the
public of $5.00 per share.

On  July  28,  2014,  the  Company  purchased  the  assets  of  three  medical  billing  companies,  Omni  Medical  Billing  Services,  LLC,  (“Omni”),  Practicare  Medical
Management,  Inc.  (“Practicare”)  and  CastleRock  Solutions,  Inc.  (“CastleRock,”  and  collectively  with  Omni  and  Practicare,  the  “2014  Acquisitions”),  for  a
combination of cash and stock.

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During the year 2015, the Company purchased the assets of Jesjam Holdings, LLC, a medical billing company doing business as MedTech Professional Billing
(“MedTech”) and those assets of SoftCare Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of QHR Technologies, Inc., which represented SoftCare
Solutions Inc.’s clearinghouse, EDI and billing divisions (“SoftCare” and collectively with MedTech, the “2015 Acquisitions”). The SoftCare acquisition expanded
the Company’s operations to include EDI and clearinghouse services.

During November 2015, the Company completed a preferred stock offering of Series A Preferred Stock. The Company sold 231,616 shares at a price of $25.00
per share and received net proceeds of approximately $4.7 million. In July 2016, the Company sold an additional 63,040 shares of preferred stock at $25.00 per
share and received net proceeds of approximately $1.3 million.

During the year 2016, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of three medical billing companies, Gulf Coast Billing, Inc. (“GCB”), Renaissance
Medical Billing, LLC (“RMB”) and WFS Services, Inc. (“WFS”). WFS also had a mailing service operation.

Effective  September  23,  2016,  the  Company  formed  a  new  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  MTBC  Acquisition,  Corp.  (“MAC”).  On  October  3,  2016,  MAC  acquired
substantially all the medical billing business and assets of MediGain, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and its subsidiary Millennium Practice Management
Associates, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (together “MediGain”). The assets were acquired through a strict foreclosure process as MediGain was
in default of its obligations to Prudential Insurance Company of America and Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (together “Prudential”) prior
to the acquisition. MAC purchased 100% of MediGain’s senior secured debt from Prudential and immediately thereafter foreclosed on the assets in satisfaction
of  the  senior  secured  notes.  The  total  purchase  price  for  the  acquisition  was  $7  million.  Of  the  total  purchase  price,  $2  million  was  paid  at  closing  and  the
balance  is  still  outstanding.  As  part  of  the  agreement,  MAC  acquired  the  assets  and  assumed  certain  specified  liabilities.  Cash  and  certain  causes  of  action
relating to pre-closing matters were excluded from the acquired assets and retained by MediGain.

The acquisitions of GCB, RMB, WFS and MediGain are collectively referred to as the “2016 Acquisitions.”

Employees

Including  the  employees  of  our  subsidiaries,  as  of  February  2017  we  employed  approximately  2,050  people  worldwide  on  a  full-time  basis.  We  also  use  the
services of a small number of part time employees. In addition, all officers work on a full-time basis. Over the next twelve months, we anticipate increasing our
total number of employees only if our revenues increase or our operating requirements warrant such hiring, or for specific functions where we place additional
emphasis, such as marketing and sales.

Our Growth Strategy

Our growth strategy includes acquiring smaller revenue cycle management companies and then migrating the customers of those companies to our solutions.
The  revenue  cycle  management  service  industry  is  highly  fragmented,  with  many  local  and  regional  revenue  cycle  management  companies  serving  small
medical practices. We believe that the industry is ripe for consolidation and that we can achieve significant growth through acquisitions. We estimate that there
are more than 1,500 companies in the United States providing revenue cycle management services and that no one company has more than a 5% share of the
market.  We  further  believe  that  it  is  becoming  increasingly  difficult  for  traditional  revenue  cycle  management  companies  to  meet  the  growing  technology  and
business service needs of healthcare providers without a significant investment in information technology infrastructure.

In addition, our growth strategy includes strategic partnerships with other industry participants, including electronic health records vendors, in which the vendors
refer  customers  to  our  services.  While  we  offer  our  own  electronic  health  records,  our  strategy  includes  providing  integrated  offerings  utilizing  third  party
electronic health records while offering customers MTBC’s revenue cycle management, practice management and mobile health capabilities. We have recently
hired additional sales and marketing executives and moved existing personnel into sales roles to spearhead our customer acquisition initiative, which will include
growing existing and developing new strategic partnerships. We believe that these new team members will also be able to successfully leverage the network of
relationships of the medical billing companies and the clearinghouse entity that we acquired and our existing network. By devoting greater resources to sales and
marketing,  we  expect  that  our  organic  growth  will  increase  more  rapidly,  as  our  current  organic  growth  is  driven  primarily  by  customer  referrals  and  internet
search engine optimization techniques.

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Industry Overview

In  2015,  U.S.  healthcare  spending  increased  by  5.8%  as  compared  to  2014  to  reach  $3.2  trillion,  or  $9,990  per  person.  Faster  growth  in  total  healthcare
spending in 2015 was driven by stronger growth in spending for private health insurance, hospital care, physician and clinical services, and the continued strong
growth in Medicare, Medicaid and retail prescription drug spending. The overall share of the U.S. economy devoted to healthcare spending was 17.8% in 2015,
up from 17.4% in 2014.

Medicare spending grew by 4.5% to $646 billion in 2015 which is slightly less than 2014’s 4.8% growth. Medicaid spending slowed slightly in 2015 to 9.7%, but
continued  the  strong  growth  that  began  in  2014  (11.6%),  State  and  local  Medicaid  expenditures  grew  4.9%  while  Federal  Medicaid  expenditures  increased
12.6% in 2015. Total private health insurance expenditures increased 7.2% to $1.1 trillion in 2015, faster than the 5.8% growth in 2014. Out-of-pocket spending
by patients grew 2.6% in 2015 to $338 billion, slightly faster than the growth of 1.4% in 2014.

Increasingly  complex  reimbursement  processes. New  laws  and  payer  requirements  have  further  complicated  insurance  reimbursement  processes.  For
example, Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurances are increasingly requiring proof of adherence to best practices and improved patient health outcomes
to  support  full  reimbursement.  Moreover,  the  recent  shift  to  a  new  generation  of  insurance  codes  has  dramatically  increased  the  complexity  associated  with
selecting appropriate procedure and diagnosis codes needed to support proper claim reimbursement.

Movement  toward  healthcare  information  technology.  Since  2011,  the  federal  government  has  offered  financial  incentives  to  eligible  healthcare  providers
who  adopt  and  meaningfully  use  electronic  health  records  technology.  Beginning  in  2015,  providers  who  are  not  meaningfully  using  this  technology  incurred
penalties,  which  increase  over  time.  While  these  incentives  and  penalties  have  encouraged  many  providers  to  adopt  and  meaningfully  use  electronic  health
records software, we believe that most providers are not utilizing an integrated platform that combines practice management, business intelligence, and revenue
cycle management. The lack of an integrated platform leaves them ill-equipped to address the multitude of rapidly growing industry challenges.

The North American RCM market has been estimated by MicroMarket Monitor to be approximately $20 billion in 2016, growing at a CAGR of 12% per year.
Standalone billing and practice management solutions are reported to be on the wane in the market today as medical practices move towards integrated, end-to-
end  systems  that  integrate  front  and  back  office  data  flows,  provide  seamless  access  to  clinical  data  from  EHRs,  and  rationalize  and  streamline  the  entire
revenue cycle management process.

Shift  in  Focus  to  Preventive  Care. In  an  effort  to  avoid  the  negative  health  effects  and  increased  costs  associated  with  undetected  and  untreated  chronic
conditions,  most  health  insurance  plans  provide  co-payment  and  deductible-free  coverage  for  preventive  health  services,  such  as  annual  well  visits.  Many
believe that this shift in focus will, in the long-term, reduce costs and improve patient health.

Inaccessibility  of  critical  data. To  thrive  in  the  emerging  healthcare  landscape,  healthcare  practices  need  timely  information,  such  as  health  insurance  plan
eligibility and coverage details, provider performance and productivity data and clinical and reimbursement benchmarking. However, we believe that most small
and medium size practices do not have access to this type of real-time data, business intelligence and analytical tools and thus struggle to efficiently operate
their practices and make optimal decisions.

Competition

The market for practice management, EHR and RCM information solutions and related services is highly competitive, and we expect competition to increase in
the future. We face competition from other providers of both integrated and stand-alone practice management, EHR and RCM solutions, including competitors
who  utilize  a  web-based  platform  and  providers  of  locally  installed  software  systems.  Our  competitors  also  include  larger  healthcare  IT  companies,  such  as
athenahealth, Inc., eClinicalWorks, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. and Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc.

Many  of  our  competitors  have  longer  operating  histories,  greater  brand  recognition  and  greater  financial,  marketing  and  other  resources  than  us.  We  also
compete with various regional RCM companies, some of which may continue to consolidate and expand into broader markets. We expect that competition will
continue to increase as a result of incentives provided by various governmental initiatives, and consolidation in both the information technology and healthcare
industries. In addition, our competitive edge could be diminished or completely lost if our competition develops similar offshore operations in Pakistan or other
countries,  such  as  India  and  the  Philippines,  where  labor  costs  are  lower  than  those  in  the  U.S.  (although  higher  than  in  Pakistan).  Pricing  pressures  could
negatively impact our margins, growth rate and market share.

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Our Solution

We believe that our fully integrated solutions uniquely address the challenges in the industry. Our solutions dramatically simplify the complexities inherent in the
reimbursement  process  and  thereby  deliver  objectively  superior  results,  such  as  reduced  claim  denial  rates,  improved  customer  days  in  accounts  receivable,
reduced patient no-shows, increased well visit encounters and reimbursement. Our solutions empower our customers with the real-time data they need to be
efficient and make better decisions, such as real-time insurance eligibility and deductible details, provider productivity details and payer benchmarking.

Our  fully  integrated  suite  of  technology  and  business  service  solutions  is  designed  to  enable  healthcare  practices  to  thrive  in  the  midst  of  a  rapidly  changing
environment  in  which  managing  reimbursement,  clinical  workflows  and  day-to-day  administrative  tasks  is  becoming  increasingly  complex,  costly  and  time-
consuming. Moreover, the standard offering fee for our complete, integrated, end-to-end solution is typically 5% of a practice’s healthcare-related revenues, with
a monthly minimum fee, plus a nominal one-time setup fee, and is among the lowest in the industry.

Our Business Strategy

Our  objective  is  to  become  the  leading  provider  of  integrated,  end-to-end  SaaS  and  business  service  solutions  to  healthcare  providers  practicing  in  an
ambulatory setting. To achieve this objective, we employ the following strategies:

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Provide comprehensive practice management, electronic health records, revenue cycle management and mobile health solutions to small and
medium  size  healthcare  practices.  We  believe  that  physician  practices  are  in  need  of  an  integrated,  end-to-end solution,  such  as  the  solution  that
MTBC provides, to manage the different facets of their businesses, from clinical documentation to claim submission and financial reporting.

Provide exceptional customer service. We realize that our success is tied directly to our customers’ success. Accordingly, a substantial portion of our
highly trained and educated workforce is devoted to customer service activities.

Leverage significant cost advantages provided by our technology and skilled offshore workforce. Our unique business model includes our web-
based software and a cost-effective offshore workforce primarily based in Pakistan. We believe that this operating model provides us with significant cost
advantages compared to other revenue cycle management companies and it allows us to significantly reduce the operational costs of the companies we
acquire.

Pursue strategic  acquisitions.  Approximately  57%  of  our  current  practices  and  69%  of  our  current  year’s  revenue were  obtained  through  strategic
transactions with revenue cycle management companies including the 2016, 2015 and 2014 Acquisitions (collectively, the “Acquisitions”). With most of
our  acquisition  transactions,  our  goal  is  to  retain  the  acquired customers  over  the  long-term  and  migrate  those  customers  to  our  platform  soon  after
closing.  For  the  three  acquisitions  completed in  2014,  Omni,  CastleRock  and  Practicare,  we  successfully  migrated  94%  of  acquired  customers  to
PracticePro as of December 31, 2016. Since the 2015 and 2016 acquisitions of MedTech, GCB and RMB, we have migrated 100%, 100%, and 86% of
the  customers, respectively,  to  our  platform.  At  the  present  time,  it  is  more  efficient  to  serve  the  customers  of  SoftCare,  WFS  and  MediGain on  their
previous platforms.

Our Service Offerings

We  offer  a  suite  of  fully-integrated,  web-based  SaaS  platform  and  business  services  designed  for  healthcare  providers.  Our  products  and  services  offer
healthcare  providers  a  unified  solution  designed  to  meet  the  healthcare  industry’s  demand  for  the  delivery  of  cost-efficient,  quality  care  with  measureable
outcomes. The four primary components of our proprietary web-based suite of services are: (i) practice management applications, (ii) a certified electronic health
records solution, (iii) revenue cycle management services, and (iv) mobile health applications.

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Our  flagship  product,  PracticePro,  provides  our  clients  with  a  seamlessly  integrated,  end-to-end  solution.  Our  web-based  electronic  health  records  are  also
available  to  customers  as  a  standalone  product.  We  regularly  update  our  software  platform  with  the  goal  of  staying  on  the  leading  edge  of  industry
developments, payer reimbursements trends and new regulations.

Web-based Practice Management Application

Our  proprietary,  web-based  practice  management  application  automates  the  labor-intensive  workflow  of  a  medical  office  in  a  unified  and  streamlined  SaaS
platform. The various functions of the platform collectively support the entire workflow of the day-to-day operations of a medical office in an intuitive and user-
friendly  format.  For  example,  our  platform  provides  office  staff  with  real-time  insurance  details  to  allow  them  to  more  efficiently  collect  patient  payments;  its
automated appointment reminders reduce patient no-show rates, and scheduling functionality results in increased reimbursable patient well visit appointments. A
simple, individual and secure login to our web-based platform gives physicians, other healthcare providers and staff members’ access to a vast array of real time
practice management data which they can access at the office or from any other location where they can access the Internet. Users can customize the “Practice
Dashboard” to display only the most useful and relevant information needed to carry out their particular functions. We believe that this streamlined and centralized
automated workflow allows providers to focus on delivering quality patient care rather than office administration.

Electronic Health Records

Our web-based electronic health records solution has received ONC Health Information Technology certification. Moreover, in a previous study, KLAS, a leading
independent industry assessor of healthcare information technology products, issued its annual electronic health records ranking and MTBC placed number five
in our target market of one to ten providers, outperforming most leading electronic health records. A healthcare provider can use our solution to demonstrate
“meaningful  use”  under  federal  law  to  earn  incentives  and  avoid  penalties.  Our  web-based  electronic  health  records  allow  a  provider  to  view  all  patient
information in one online location, thus avoiding the need for numerous charts and records for each patient. Utilizing our web-based electronic health records
solution,  providers  can  track  patients  from  their  initial  appointments;  chart  clinical  data,  history,  and  other  personal  information;  enter  and  submit  claims  for
medical services; and review and respond to queries for additional information regarding the billing process. Additionally, the electronic health record software
delivers  a  robust  document  management  system  to  enable  providers  to  transition  to  paperless  environments.  The  document  management  function  makes
available electronic connectivity between practitioners and patients, thereby streamlining patient care coordination and communications. In 2015, we introduced a
tablet-based EHR, leveraging our web-based platform in a form that many providers find more convenient.

Revenue Cycle Management and other Technology-driven Business Services

Our  proprietary  revenue  cycle  management  offering  is  designed  to  improve  the  medical  billing  reimbursement  process,  allowing  healthcare  providers  to
accelerate  and  increase  collections,  reduce  errors  in  submission  and  streamline  workflow  to  free  up  practitioners  to  focus  on  patient  care.  Customers  using
PracticePro will generally see an improvement in their collections, as illustrated by the following for 2016:

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Our first pass acceptance rate is approximately 96%

Our first pass resolution rate is approximately 94%

Our clients’ median days in accounts receivable is 33 days for primary care and 40 days for combined specialties.

These  rates  are  among  the  most  competitive  in  the  industry  and  compare  favorably  with  the  performance  of  our  largest  competitor.  Our  revenue  cycle
management  service  employs  a  proprietary  rules-based  system  designed  and  constantly  updated  by  our  knowledgeable  workforce,  who  screens  and  scrubs
claims prior to submission for payment.

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Mobile Health Solutions

The  functionality  of  our  cloud-based  platform  is  extended  to  mobile  devices  through  our  integrated  suite  of  mobile  health  applications.  These  mobile  health
applications include physician end-user tools that support, among other things, electronic prescribing, the capture of billing charges in the current medical coding
formats, and the creation and secure transfer of clinical audio notes that are converted into text and billing charges. In 2015 we introduced an ICD-10 mHealth
app for iOS and Android, which has emerged as the most popular ICD-10 app among U.S. healthcare providers. We also offer iCheckIn, a patient check-in app
for iOS and Android-based tablet devices. Our patient applications allow patients to access their medical information, securely communicate with their doctors’
office, schedule appointments, request prescription refills, pay balances and check-in for office appointments.

Voting Rights of Our Directors, Executive Officers, and Principal Stockholders

As of December 31, 2016, 53% of both the shares of our common stock and voting power of our common stock are held by our directors and executive officers.
Therefore, they have the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of our directors, as well as the
overall management and direction of our company.

Corporate Information

We were incorporated in Delaware on September 28, 2001 under the name Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. Our principal executive offices are located at 7
Clyde Road, Somerset, New Jersey 08873, and our telephone number is (732) 873-5133. Our website address is www.mtbc.com. Information contained on, or
that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and you should not consider information on
our website to be part of this document.

MTBC, MTBC.com and A Unique Healthcare IT Company, and other trademarks and service marks of MTBC appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are
the property of MTBC. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other companies appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the property of their
respective holders.

We  are  an  emerging  growth  company  as  defined  in  the  Jumpstart  Our  Business  Startups  Act  of  2012,  or  the  JOBS  Act.  We  will  remain  an  emerging  growth
company until the earlier of the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our IPO dated July 23, 2014, the last day of the
fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1 billion, the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer (this means the
market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of the second quarter of that fiscal year), or the date on which
we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. An emerging growth company may take advantage of
specified reduced reporting requirements and is relieved of certain other significant requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. As
an emerging growth company:

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  We avail ourselves of the exemption from the requirement to obtain an attestation and report from our auditors on the assessment of our internal

control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  We will provide less extensive disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements.

  We will not require shareholder non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements.

However, we are choosing to “opt out” of the extended transition periods available under the JOBS Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards.

Where You Can Find More Information

Our  website  address,  which  we  use  to  communicate  important  business  information,  can  be  accessed  at:  www.mtbc.com.  We  make  our  Annual  Reports  on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports available free of charge on or through our website
as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Materials we
file with or furnish to the SEC may also be read and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on
the  operation  of  the  Public  Reference  Room  may  be  obtained  by  calling  the  SEC  at  1-800-SEC-0330.  Also,  the  SEC  Internet  site  (www.sec.gov)  contains
reports, proxy and information statements, and other information that we file electronically with the SEC.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risks Related to Our Acquisition Strategy

If we do not manage our growth effectively, our revenue, business and operating results may be harmed.

Our  strategy  is  to  expand  through  the  acquisition  of  additional  RCM  companies  and  through  organic  growth.  Since  2006,  we  have  acquired  seventeen  RCM
companies and entered into agreements with four additional RCM companies under which we service all of their customers. Our future acquisitions may require
greater than anticipated investment of operational and financial resources as we seek to migrate customers of these companies to PracticePro. Acquisitions may
also  require  the  integration  of  different  software  and  services,  assimilation  of  new  employees,  diversion  of  management  and  IT  resources,  increases  in
administrative costs and other additional costs associated with any debt or equity financings undertaken in connection with such acquisitions. We cannot assure
you  that  any  acquisition  we  undertake  will  be  successful.  Future  growth  will  also  place  additional  demands  on  our  customer  support,  sales,  and  marketing
resources, and may require us to hire and train additional employees. We will need to expand and upgrade our systems and infrastructure to accommodate our
growth. The failure to manage our growth effectively will materially and adversely affect our business.

We may be unable to pay the remaining balance of the MediGain acquisition price and have difficulty paying for future acquisitions.

At the present time, we owe five million dollars to Prudential for the balance of the MediGain acquisition price, three million dollars of which is now due. On March
29, 2017 we received a letter from Prudential that demanded immediate payment of the three million dollar portion of the consideration that is now due, together
with accrued interest, and expressing Prudential’s intention to collect on said amounts. The balance is due at a later date. We have not paid this amount, which
may give rise to breach of contract claims by Prudential. Furthermore, our credit agreement with Opus Bank, our senior secured lender, was amended to include
a provision that prevents us from amending our contractual terms with Prudential, and by extension making payments, without Opus Bank’s prior consent, which
consent may not be unreasonably withheld. If we are unable to secure additional financing, we will continue to be unable to meet our payment obligations to
Prudential  unless  Opus  Bank  permits  us  to  modify  our  contractual  terms  with  Prudential.  Furthermore,  our  amended  terms  with  Opus  Bank  prevent  us  from
consummating additional acquisitions without the prior consent of Opus Bank. Although the Company plans to raise additional capital during 2017, there is no
assurance that this raise will be successful or will generate sufficient funding for the Company to enable it to meet its payment obligations to Prudential or to
make additional acquisitions. In the event we are unable to pay the balance of the consideration due to Prudential in the MediGain acquisition, Prudential may
seek  all  possible  monetary  and/or  equitable  remedies.  Our  inability  to  make  the  remaining  payments  due  in  the  MediGain  acquisition  or  renegotiate  these
payments would have a material adverse effect on our business.

In prior acquisitions, we have encountered difficulties in retaining all the customers we acquired, which has resulted in a decrease in our revenues
and operating results. Similarly, we may be unable to retain customers of acquired businesses following their acquisition, which may likewise result
in a decrease in our revenues and operating results.

Customers of the businesses we acquire usually have the right to terminate their service contracts for any reason at any time upon notice of 90 days or less.
These  customers  may  elect  to  terminate  their  contracts  as  a  result  of  our  acquisition  or  choose  not  to  renew  their  contracts  upon  expiration.  In  the  past,  our
failure to retain acquired customers has resulted in decreases in our revenues. The customers of the thirteen businesses we acquired in 2012 through 2016,
excluding CastleRock, generated a total of approximately $7.6 million of revenue per quarter at the time of their acquisition. On average, this amount decreased
by 37% one year after each acquisition occurred. For CastleRock, in part due to prohibited competitive activities of a selling stockholder which we later resolved
through a mutually satisfactory settlement, including the forfeiture of all shares granted to CastleRock, this decrease was 73%. Our inability to retain customers
of the businesses we acquire could adversely affect our ability to benefit from those acquisitions and increase our future revenues and operating income.

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Acquisitions may subject us to liability with regard to the creditors, customers, and shareholders of the sellers.

While our acquisitions are typically structured as asset purchase agreements in which we attempt to limit our risk and exposure relative to the respective sellers’
liabilities,  we  cannot  guarantee  that  we  will  be  successful  in  avoiding  all  liability.  In  the  past,  sellers’  creditors  have  sought  to  hold  us  accountable  for  the
respective sellers’ liabilities and certain customers of sellers attempt to hold us liable for the respective sellers’ breaches of the controlling services agreements.
We attempt to minimize the possibility that disaffected shareholders of the businesses we acquire will be able to interfere with our business acquisitions, through
due diligence, obtaining relevant representations from sellers, and leveraging experienced professionals when appropriate.

We may be unable to negotiate favorable prices for the RCM companies we acquire and even if we do negotiate favorable prices, we must obtain the
approval of senior secured lender to proceed with any acquisitions.

Our acquisition strategy and the consideration we pay for potential targets is influenced by many factors, including the market demand for our securities and the
condition of the healthcare industry in general. There can be no assurance that we will be able to negotiate and acquire medical billing companies on favorable
financial terms, or that we will not be required to pay a premium for a desired acquisition opportunity. Also, our senior secured lender has the right to review and
approve or veto acquisitions and we cannot guarantee that the lender will approve further transactions.

We may be unable to implement our strategy of acquiring additional RCM companies due to competition.

We have no unconditional commitments with respect to any other acquisition as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Although we expect that one or
more acquisition opportunities will become available in the future, we may not be able to acquire any additional RCM companies at all or on terms favorable to
us,  and  we  may  not  be  able  to  secure  financing  for  such  acquisitions  on  favorable  terms.  Certain  of  our  larger,  better  capitalized  competitors  may  seek  to
acquire some of the RCM companies we may be interested in. Competition for acquisitions would likely increase acquisition prices and result in us having fewer
acquisition opportunities.

Acquisitions may subject us to additional unknown risks which may affect our customer retention and cause a reduction in our revenues.

In completing any future acquisitions, we will rely upon the representations and warranties and indemnities made by the sellers with respect to each acquisition
as well as our own due diligence investigation. We cannot be assured that such representations and warranties will be true and correct or that our due diligence
will uncover all materially adverse facts relating to the operations and financial condition of the acquired companies or their customers. To the extent that we are
required to pay for obligations of an acquired company, or if material misrepresentations exist, we may not realize the expected benefit from such acquisition and
we will have overpaid in cash and/or stock for the value received in that acquisition.

We may have difficulty integrating future acquisitions into our operations and onto our software platform.

Part of our typical acquisition strategy is to migrate the customer accounts obtained to our platform software and have our off- shore teams perform the majority
of the services for the customer. If we cannot migrate acquired customers to our platform software or have our offshore teams service the acquired customer, we
would incur additional costs.

Future  acquisitions  may  result  in  potentially  dilutive  issuances  of  equity  securities,  the  incurrence  of  indebtedness  and  increased  amortization
expense.

Future acquisitions may result in dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of debt, the assumption of known and unknown liabilities, the write-off of
software development costs and the amortization of expenses related to intangible assets, all of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations.

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We generally structure our acquisitions as asset purchases, which may limit the ability of some of the acquired assets to be transferred to us due to
contractual  provisions  restricting  the  assignment  of  assets,  and  subjects  us  to  the  risk  that  creditors  of  the  seller  may  seek  payment  from  us  of
liabilities retained by the sellers or challenge these transactions.

Our acquisitions are typically structured as the purchase of assets, primarily consisting of medical billing contracts with healthcare providers. This structure may
limit  the  transferability  of  some  of  the  acquired  assets,  including  contracts  that  have  contractual  provisions  limiting  their  assignment.  In  our  prior  acquisitions,
most of the medical billing contracts we acquired did not have restrictions on their assignment to us. However, other medical billing contracts we may seek to
acquire in the future may be subject to these restrictions. Furthermore, certain software and vendor contracts which we may seek to acquire for use during the
transition period following our acquisitions may not be assignable to us, which may disrupt the operations of the acquired customers. Moreover, even those that
are assignable may be terminable by either party upon little or no notice.

Risks Related to Our Business

We operate in a highly competitive industry, and our competitors may be able to compete more efficiently or evolve more rapidly than we do, which
could have a material adverse effect on our business, revenue, growth rates and market share.

The market for practice management, EHR and RCM information solutions and related services is highly competitive, and we expect competition to increase in
the future. We face competition from other providers of both integrated and stand-alone practice management, EHR and RCM solutions, including competitors
who  utilize  a  web-based  platform  and  providers  of  locally  installed  software  systems.  Our  competitors  include  larger  healthcare  IT  companies,  such  as
athenahealth,  Inc.,  eClinicalWorks,  Allscripts  Healthcare  Solutions,  Inc.  and  Greenway  Medical  Technologies,  Inc.,  all  of  which  may  be  able  to  respond  more
quickly and effectively than we can to new or changing opportunities, technologies, standards, regulations or customer needs and requirements. Many of our
competitors  have  longer  operating  histories,  greater  brand  recognition  and  greater  financial,  marketing  and  other  resources  than  us.  We  also  compete  with
various  regional  RCM  companies,  some  of  which  may  continue  to  consolidate  and  expand  into  broader  markets.  We  expect  that  competition  will  continue  to
increase as a result of incentives provided by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act, and consolidation in both the
information  technology  and  healthcare  industries.  Competitors  may  introduce  products  or  services  that  render  our  products  or  services  obsolete  or  less
marketable. Even if our products and services are more effective than the offerings of our competitors, current or potential customers might prefer competitive
products or services to our products and services. In addition, our competitive edge could be diminished or completely lost if our competition develops similar
offshore operations in Pakistan or other countries, such as India and the Philippines, where labor costs are lower than those in the U.S. (although higher than in
Pakistan). Pricing pressures could negatively impact our margins, growth rate and market share.

Future changes in visa rules could prevent our offshore employees from entering the United States, which could decrease our efficiency.

In  the  ordinary  course  of  business,  we  bring  skilled  employees  from  our  offshore  subsidiaries  to  the  U.S.  to  serve  as  liaisons  on  projects  and  to  expand  the
respective employees’ understanding of both the U.S. healthcare industry and the needs and expectations of our customers. These visits equip them to better
understand  and  support  our  business  objectives.  While  the  current  administration’s  actions  up  to  this  point  have  not  had  an  impact  on  us,  we  cannot  predict
whether the administration may in the future take actions that would prevent non-U.S. employees from visiting the U.S. If such restrictions were implemented in
the future, it may become more difficult or expensive for us to educate and equip the employees of our foreign subsidiaries to support our business needs. We
may also have difficulty in finding employees and contractors in the U.S that can replace the functions now performed by the Pakistani employees that we bring
over to the U.S., which could negatively impact our business.

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If  we  are  unable  to  successfully  introduce  new  products  or  services  or  fail  to  keep  pace  with  advances  in  technology,  we  would  not  be  able  to
maintain our customers or grow our business which will have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our business depends on our ability to adapt to evolving technologies and industry standards and introduce new products and services accordingly. If we cannot
adapt to changing technologies and industry standards and meet the requirements of our customers, our products and services may become obsolete, and our
business would suffer. Because both the healthcare industry and the healthcare IT technology market are constantly evolving, our success will depend, in part,
on our ability to continue to enhance our existing products and services, develop new technology that addresses the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs
of our customers, respond to technological advances and emerging industry standards and practices on a timely and cost-effective basis, educate our customers
to adopt these new technologies, and successfully assist them in transitioning to our new products and services. The development of our proprietary technology
entails significant technical and business risks. We may not be successful in developing, using, marketing, selling, or maintaining new technologies effectively or
adapting our proprietary technology to evolving customer requirements or emerging industry standards, and, as a result, our business and reputation could suffer.
We may not be able to introduce new products or services on schedule, or at all, or such products or services may not achieve market acceptance. A failure by
us to introduce new products or to introduce these products on schedule could cause us to not only lose our current customers but to fail to grow our business by
attracting new customers.

The  continued  success  of  our  business  model  is  heavily  dependent  upon  our  offshore  operations,  and  any  disruption  to  those  operations  will
adversely affect us.

The  majority  of  our  operations,  including  the  development  and  maintenance  of  our  Web-based  platform,  our  customer  support  services  and  medical  billing
activities, are performed by our highly educated workforce of approximately 1,700 employees in Pakistan which has experienced, and continues to experience,
political and social unrest and acts of terrorism. The performance of our operations in Pakistan, and our ability to maintain our offshore offices, is an essential
element of our business model, as the labor costs in Pakistan are substantially lower than the cost of comparable labor in India, the United States and other
countries, and allows us to competitively price our products and services. Our competitive advantage will be greatly diminished and may disappear altogether if
our operations in Pakistan are negatively impacted.

Our operations in Pakistan may be negatively impacted by any number of factors, including political unrest; social unrest; terrorism; war; failure of the Pakistani
power grid, which is subject to frequent outages; vandalism; currency fluctuations; changes to the law of Pakistan, the United States or any of the states in which
we  do  business;  client  mandates  or  preferences  for  on-shore  service  providers;  or  increases  in  the  cost  of  labor  and  supplies  in  Pakistan.  Our  operations  in
Pakistan may also be affected by trade restrictions, such as tariffs or other trade controls. If we are unable to continue to leverage the skills and experience of
our highly educated workforce in Pakistan, we may be unable to provide our products and services at attractive prices, and our business would be materially and
negatively impacted or discontinued.

Additionally, while approximately 80% of our offshore employees are in Pakistan, we maintain smaller offshore operation centers in India, Poland and Sri Lanka.
We believe that the labor costs Pakistan and Sri Lanka are approximately 10% of the cost of comparably educated and skilled workers in the U.S, and that labor
costs in India and Poland are approximately 20% of the cost of comparably educated and skilled workers in the U.S. If there were potential disruptions in any of
these locations, they could have a negative impact on our business.

Our  offshore  operations  expose  us  to  additional  business  and  financial  risks  which  could  adversely  affect  us  and  subject  us  to  civil  and  criminal
liability.

The risks and challenges associated with our operations outside the United States include laws and business practices favoring local competitors; compliance
with  multiple,  conflicting  and  changing  governmental  laws  and  regulations,  including  employment  and  tax  laws  and  regulations;  and  fluctuations  in  foreign
currency exchange rates. Foreign operations subject us to numerous stringent U.S. and foreign laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, and
comparable foreign laws and regulations that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by
U.S. and other business entities for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Safeguards we implement to discourage these practices may prove to be less
than effective and violations of the FCPA and other laws may result in severe criminal or civil sanctions, or other liabilities or proceedings against us, including
class action lawsuits and enforcement actions from the SEC, Department of Justice and overseas regulators.

Changes in the healthcare industry could affect the demand for our services and may result in a decrease in our revenues and market share.

As the healthcare industry evolves, changes in our customer base may reduce the demand for our services, result in the termination of existing contracts, and
make it more difficult to negotiate new contracts on terms that are acceptable to us. For example, the current trend toward consolidation of healthcare providers
may  cause  our  existing  customer  contracts  to  terminate  as  independent  practices  are  merged  into  hospital  systems  or  other  healthcare  organizations.  Such
larger  healthcare  organizations  may  have  their  own  practice  management,  and  EHR  and  RCM  solutions,  reducing  demand  for  our  services.  If  this  trend
continues,  we  cannot  assure  you  that  we  will  be  able  to  continue  to  maintain  or  expand  our  customer  base,  negotiate  contracts  with  acceptable  terms,  or
maintain our current pricing structure, which would result in a decrease in our revenues and market share.

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The results of the November 2016 elections created uncertainty for the future of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) and other health care-related legislation. The
current administration and Congress have been critical of the ACA and have taken steps toward materially revising or even repealing it. This health care reform
legislation  could  include  changes  in  Medicare  and  Medicaid  payment  policies  and  other  health  care  delivery  administrative  reforms  that  could  potentially
negatively impact our business and the business of our clients. Presently there is an executive order that erodes the individual insurance coverage mandate.
Congress has yet to develop a consensus on whether to make changes to the ACA, and if so what changes should be made. The ACA included specific reforms
for the individual and small group marketplace, including an expansion of Medicaid. While we do not believe that healthcare reform initiatives are likely to have
any material adverse impact on our operational results or the manner in which we operate the business, there can be no assurances regarding the same.

If providers do not purchase our products and services or delay in choosing our products or services, we may not be able to grow our business.

Our business model depends on our ability to sell our products and services. Acceptance of our products and services may require providers to adopt different
behavior  patterns  and  new  methods  of  conducting  business  and  exchanging  information.  Providers  may  not  integrate  our  products  and  services  into  their
workflow and may not accept our solutions and services as a replacement for traditional methods of practicing medicine. Providers may also choose to buy our
competitors’  products  and  services  instead  of  ours.  Achieving  market  acceptance  for  our  solutions  and  services  will  continue  to  require  substantial  sales  and
marketing  efforts  and  the  expenditure  of  significant  financial  and  other  resources  to  create  awareness  and  demand  by  providers.  If  providers  fail  to  broadly
accept our products and services, our business, financial condition and results of operations will be adversely affected.

If the revenues of our customers decrease, or if our customers cancel or elect not to renew their contracts, our revenue will decrease.

Under most of our customer contracts, we base our charges on a percentage of the revenue that our customer collects through the use of our services. Many
factors may lead to decreases in customer revenue, including:

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reduction of customer revenue as a result of changes to the Affordable Care Act;

a rollback of the expansion of Medicaid or other governmental programs;

reduction of customer revenue resulting from increased competition or other changes in the marketplace for physician services;

failure of our customers to adopt or maintain effective business practices;

actions by third-party payers of medical claims to reduce reimbursement;

government regulations and government or other payer actions or inaction reducing or delaying reimbursement;

interruption of customer access to our system; and

our failure to provide services in a timely or high-quality manner.

We have incurred recent operating losses and net losses, and we may not be able to achieve or subsequently maintain profitability in the future.

We  generated  net  losses  of $8.8 million  and $4.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our net losses for the years ended
December 31, 2016 and 2015 include $4.4 million and $4.1 million of amortization expense of purchased intangible assets, respectively.

We  may  not  succeed  in  achieving  the  efficiencies  we  anticipate  from  future  acquisitions,  including  moving  sufficient  labor  to  our  offshore  subsidiary  to  offset
increased costs resulting from these acquisitions, and we may continue to incur losses in future periods. We expect to incur additional operating expenses as a
public company and we intend to continue to increase our operating expenses as we grow our business. We also expect to continue to make investments in our
proprietary technology, sales and marketing, infrastructure, facilities and other resources as we seek to grow, thereby incurring additional costs. If we are unable
to  generate  adequate  revenue  growth  and  manage  our  expenses,  we  may  continue  to  incur  losses  in  the  future  and  may  not  be  able  to  achieve  or  maintain
profitability.

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As a result of our variable sales and implementation cycles, we may be unable to recognize revenue from prospective customers on a timely basis
and we may not be able to offset expenditures.

The sales cycle for our services can be variable, typically ranging from two to four months from initial contact with a potential customer to contract execution,
although this period can be substantially longer. During the sales cycle, we expend time and resources in an attempt to obtain a customer without recognizing
revenue  from  that  customer  to  offset  such  expenditures.  Our  implementation  cycle  is  also  variable,  typically  ranging  from  two  to  four  months  from  contract
execution to completion of implementation. Each customer’s situation is different, and unanticipated difficulties and delays may arise as a result of a failure by us
or  by  the  customer  to  meet  our  respective  implementation  responsibilities.  During  the  implementation  cycle,  we  expend  substantial  time,  effort,  and  financial
resources implementing our services without recognizing revenue. Even following implementation, there can be no assurance that we will recognize revenue on
a timely basis or at all from our efforts. In addition, cancellation of any implementation after it has begun may involve loss to us of time, effort, and expenses
invested in the canceled implementation process, and lost opportunity for implementing paying customers in that same period of time.

If we are required to collect sales and use taxes on the products and services we sell in certain jurisdictions, we may be subject to liability for past
sales and incur additional related costs and expenses, and our future sales may decrease.

We may lose sales or incur significant expenses should states be successful in imposing state sales and use taxes on our products and services. A successful
assertion by one or more states that we should collect sales or other taxes on the sale of our products and services that we are currently not collecting could
result in substantial tax liabilities for past sales, decrease our ability to compete with healthcare IT vendors not subject to sales and use taxes, and otherwise
harm  our  business.  Each  state  has  different  rules  and  regulations  governing  sales  and  use  taxes,  and  these  rules  and  regulations  are  subject  to  varying
interpretations that may change over time. We review these rules and regulations periodically and, when we believe that our products or services are subject to
sales and use taxes in a particular state, we voluntarily approach state tax authorities in order to determine how to comply with their rules and regulations. We
cannot assure you that we will not be subject to sales and use taxes or related penalties for past sales in states where we believe no compliance is necessary.

If the federal government were to impose a tax on imports or services performed abroad, we might be subject to additional liabilities. At this time, there is no way
to predict whether this will occur or estimate the impact on our business.

Vendors of products and services like us are typically held responsible by taxing authorities for the collection and payment of any applicable sales and similar
taxes. If one or more taxing authorities determines that taxes should have, but have not, been paid with respect to our products or services, we may be liable for
past taxes in addition to taxes going forward. Liability for past taxes may also include very substantial interest and penalty charges. Nevertheless, customers
may be reluctant to pay back taxes and may refuse responsibility for interest or penalties associated with those taxes. If we are required to collect and pay back
taxes and the associated interest and penalties, and if our customers fail or refuse to reimburse us for all or a portion of these amounts, we will have incurred
unplanned expenses that may be substantial. Moreover, imposition of such taxes on our products and services going forward will effectively increase the cost of
those products and services to our customers and may adversely affect our ability to retain existing customers or to gain new customers in the states in which
such taxes are imposed.

We may also become subject to tax audits or similar procedures in states where we already pay sales and use taxes. The incurrence of additional accounting
and legal costs and related expenses in connection with, and the assessment of, taxes, interest, and penalties as a result of audits, litigation, or otherwise could
be materially adverse to our current and future results of operations and financial condition.

If  we  lose  the  services  of  Mahmud  Haq  or  other  members  of  our  management  team,  or  if  we  are  unable  to  attract,  hire,  integrate  and  retain  other
necessary employees, our business would be harmed.

Our future success depends in part on our ability to attract, hire, integrate and retain the members of our management team and other qualified personnel. In
particular,  we  are  dependent  on  the  services  of  Mahmud  Haq,  our  founder,  principal  stockholder  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  who  among  other  things,  is
instrumental  in  managing  our  offshore  operations  in  Pakistan  and  coordinating  those  operations  with  our  U.S.  activities.  The  loss  of  Mr.  Haq,  who  would  be
particularly difficult to replace, could negatively impact our ability to effectively manage our cost-effective workforce in Pakistan, which enables us to provide our
products  and  solutions  at  attractive  prices.  Our  future  success  also  depends  on  the  continued  contributions  of  our  other  executive  officers  and  certain  key
employees, each of whom may be difficult to replace, and upon our ability to attract and retain additional management personnel. Competition for such personnel
is intense, and we compete for qualified personnel with other employers. We may face difficulty identifying and hiring qualified personnel at compensation levels
consistent with our existing compensation and salary structure. If we fail to retain our employees, we could incur significant expenses in hiring, integrating and
training their replacements, and the quality of our services and our ability to serve our customers could diminish, resulting in a material adverse effect on our
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We may be unable to adequately establish, protect or enforce our intellectual property rights.

Our success depends in part upon our ability to establish, protect and enforce our intellectual property and other proprietary rights. If we fail to establish, protect
or  enforce  our  intellectual  property  rights,  we  may  lose  an  important  advantage  in  the  market  in  which  we  compete.  We  rely  on  a  combination  of  trademark,
copyright  and  trade  secret  law  and  contractual  obligations  to  protect  our  key  intellectual  property  rights,  all  of  which  provide  only  limited  protection.  Our
intellectual property rights may not be sufficient to help us maintain our position in the market and our competitive advantages.

We have no patents pending and none issued, and primarily rely on trade secrets to protect our proprietary technology. Trade secrets may not be protectable if
not  properly  kept  confidential.  We  strive  to  enter  into  non-disclosure  agreements  with  our  employees,  customers,  contractors  and  business  partners  to  limit
access to and disclosure of our proprietary information. However, the steps we have taken may not be sufficient to prevent unauthorized use of our technology,
and adequate remedies may not be available in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of our trade secrets and proprietary technology. Moreover, others
may reverse engineer or independently develop technologies that are competitive to ours or infringe our intellectual property.

Accordingly,  despite  our  efforts,  we  may  be  unable  to  prevent  third-parties  from  using  our  intellectual  property  for  their  competitive  advantage.  Any  such  use
could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Monitoring unauthorized uses of and enforcing our intellectual
property rights can be difficult and costly. Legal intellectual property actions are inherently uncertain and may not be successful, and may require a substantial
amount of resources and divert our management’s attention.

Claims by others that we infringe their intellectual property could force us to incur significant costs or revise the way we conduct our business.

Our  competitors  protect  their  proprietary  rights  by  means  of  patents,  trade  secrets,  copyrights,  trademarks  and  other  intellectual  property.  We  have  not
conducted an independent review of patents and other intellectual property issued to third-parties, who may have patents or patent applications relating to our
proprietary  technology.  We  may  receive  letters  from  third  parties  alleging,  or  inquiring  about,  possible  infringement,  misappropriation  or  violation  of  their
intellectual property rights. Any party asserting that we infringe, misappropriate or violate proprietary rights may force us to defend ourselves, and potentially our
customers, against the alleged claim. These claims and any resulting lawsuit, if successful, could subject us to significant liability for damages and/or invalidation
of our proprietary rights or interruption or cessation of our operations. Any such claims or lawsuit could:

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require us to stop providing products or services that use the technology that allegedly infringes the other party’s intellectual property;

divert the attention of our technical and managerial resources;

require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements with third-parties, which may not be available on terms that we deem acceptable;

prevent us from operating all or a portion of our business or force us to redesign our products, services or technology platforms, which could be difficult
and expensive and may make the performance or value of our product or service offerings less attractive;

subject us to significant liability for damages or result in significant settlement payments; or

require us to indemnify our customers.

Furthermore,  during  the  course  of  litigation,  confidential  information  may  be  disclosed  in  the  form  of  documents  or  testimony  in  connection  with  discovery
requests, depositions or trial testimony. Disclosure of our confidential information and our involvement in intellectual property litigation could materially adversely
affect our business. Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of intellectual property litigation more effectively than we can because they have
substantially greater resources. In addition, any litigation could significantly harm our relationships with current and prospective customers. Any of the foregoing
could disrupt our business and have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

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Current and future litigation against us could be costly and time-consuming to defend and could result in additional liabilities.

We  may  from  time  to  time  be  subject  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  and  employment  claims  made  by  our  current  or  former  employees.  Claims  may  also  be  asserted  by  or  on  behalf  of  a
variety  of  other  parties,  including  government  agencies,  patients  of  our  physician  clients,  stockholders,  the  sellers  of  the  businesses  that  we  acquire,  or  the
creditors of the businesses we acquire. Any litigation involving us may result in substantial costs and may divert management’s attention and resources, which
may  seriously  harm  our  business,  overall  financial  condition,  and  operating  results.  Insurance  may  not  cover  existing  or  future  claims,  be  sufficient  to  fully
compensate  us  for  one  or  more  of  such  claims,  or  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 operating results and leading analysts or potential investors to reduce their expectations of
our performance resulting in a reduction in the trading price of our stock.

Our proprietary software or service delivery may not operate properly, which could damage our reputation, give rise to claims against us, or divert
application of our resources from other purposes, any of which could harm our business and operating results.

We may encounter human or technical obstacles that prevent our proprietary applications from operating properly. If our applications do not function reliably or
fail to achieve customer expectations in terms of performance, customers could assert liability claims against us or attempt to cancel their contracts with us. This
could damage our reputation and impair our ability to attract or maintain customers. We provide a limited warranty, have not paid warranty claims in the past, and
do not have a reserve for warranty claims.

Moreover, information services as complex as those we offer have in the past contained, and may in the future develop or contain, undetected defects or errors.
We cannot assure you that material performance problems or defects in our products or services will not arise in the future. Errors may result from receipt, entry,
or interpretation of patient information or from interface of our services with legacy systems and data that we did not develop and the function of which is outside
of our control. Despite testing, defects or errors may arise in our existing or new software or service processes. Because changes in payer requirements and
practices are frequent and sometimes difficult to determine except through trial and error, we are continuously discovering defects and errors in our software and
service processes compared against these requirements and practices. These defects and errors and any failure by us to identify and address them could result
in  loss  of  revenue  or  market  share,  liability  to  customers  or  others,  failure  to  achieve  market  acceptance  or  expansion,  diversion  of  development  resources,
injury to our reputation, and increased service and maintenance costs. Defects or errors in our software might discourage existing or potential customers from
purchasing our products and services. Correction of defects or errors could prove to be impossible or impracticable. The costs incurred in correcting any defects
or errors or in responding to resulting claims or liability may be substantial and could adversely affect our operating results.

In addition, customers relying on our services to collect, manage, and report clinical, business, and administrative data may have a greater sensitivity to service
errors and security vulnerabilities than customers of software products in general. We market and sell services that, among other things, provide information to
assist  healthcare  providers  in  tracking  and  treating  patients.  Any  operational  delay  in  or  failure  of  our  technology  or  service  processes  may  result  in  the
disruption of patient care and could cause harm to patients and thereby create unforeseen liabilities for our business.

Our customers or their patients may assert claims against us alleging that they suffered damages due to a defect, error, or other failure of our software or service
processes. A product liability claim or errors or omissions claim could subject us to significant legal defense costs and adverse publicity, regardless of the merits
or eventual outcome of such a claim.

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If our security measures are breached or fail and unauthorized access is obtained to a customer’s data, our service may be perceived as insecure, the
attractiveness of our services to current or potential customers may be reduced, and we may incur significant liabilities.

Our services involve the web-based storage and transmission of customers’ proprietary information and patient information, including health, financial, payment
and  other  personal  or  confidential  information.  We  rely  on  proprietary  and  commercially  available  systems,  software,  tools  and  monitoring,  as  well  as  other
processes,  to  provide  security  for  processing,  transmission  and  storage  of  such  information.  Because  of  the  sensitivity  of  this  information  and  due  to
requirements under applicable laws and regulations, the effectiveness of our security efforts is very important. We maintain servers, which store customers’ data,
including patient health records, in the U.S. and offshore. We also process, transmit and store some data of our customers on servers and networks that are
owned and controlled by third-party contractors in India and elsewhere. If our security measures are breached or fail as a result of third-party action, acts of terror,
social unrest, employee error, malfeasance or for any other reasons, someone may be able to obtain unauthorized access to customer or patient data. Improper
activities  by  third-parties,  advances  in  computer  and  software  capabilities  and  encryption  technology,  new  tools  and  discoveries  and  other  events  or
developments may facilitate or result in a compromise or breach of our security systems. Our security measures may not be effective in preventing unauthorized
access  to  the  customer  and  patient  data  stored  on  our  servers.  If  a  breach  of  our  security  occurs,  we  could  face  damages  for  contract  breach,  penalties  for
violation of applicable laws or regulations, possible lawsuits by individuals affected by the breach and significant remediation costs and efforts to prevent future
occurrences. In addition, whether there is an actual or a perceived breach of our security, the market perception of the effectiveness of our security measures
could be harmed and we could lose current or potential customers.

Our products and services are required to meet the interoperability standards, which could require us to incur substantial additional development
costs or result in a decrease in revenue.

Our customers and the industry leaders enacting regulatory requirements are concerned with and often require that our products and services be interoperable
with  other  third-party  healthcare  information  technology  suppliers.  Market  forces  or  regulatory  authorities  could  create  software  interoperability  standards  that
would  apply  to  our  solutions,  and  if  our  products  and  services  are  not  consistent  with  those  standards,  we  could  be  forced  to  incur  substantial  additional
development costs. There currently exists a comprehensive set of criteria for the functionality, interoperability and security of various software modules in the
healthcare  information  technology  industry.  However,  those  standards  are  subject  to  continuous  modification  and  refinement.  Achieving  and  maintaining
compliance  with  industry  interoperability  standards  and  related  requirements  could  result  in  larger  than  expected  software  development  expenses  and
administrative expenses in order to conform to these requirements. These standards and specifications, once finalized, will be subject to interpretation by the
entities designated to certify such technology. We will incur increased development costs in delivering solutions if we need to change or enhance our products
and services to be in compliance with these varying and evolving standards. If our products and services are not consistent with these evolving standards, our
market position and sales could be impaired and we may have to invest significantly in changes to our solutions.

Disruptions in Internet or telecommunication service or damage to our data centers could adversely affect our business by reducing our customers’
confidence in the reliability of our services and products.

Our information technologies and systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption from various causes, including acts of God and other natural disasters, war
and  acts  of  terrorism  and  power  losses,  computer  systems  failures,  internet  and  telecommunications  or  data  network  failures,  operator  error,  losses  of  and
corruption of data and similar events. Our customers’ data, including patient health records, reside on our own servers located in the U.S., Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
India and Poland. Although we conduct business continuity planning to protect against fires, floods, other natural disasters and general business interruptions to
mitigate  the  adverse  effects  of  a  disruption,  relocation  or  change  in  operating  environment  at  our  data  centers,  the  situations  we  plan  for  and  the  amount  of
insurance  coverage  we  maintain  may  not  be  adequate  in  any  particular  case.  In  addition,  the  occurrence  of  any  of  these  events  could  result  in  interruptions,
delays or cessations in service to our customers. Any of these events could impair or prohibit our ability to provide our services, reduce the attractiveness of our
services to current or potential customers and adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.

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In addition, despite the implementation of security measures, our infrastructure, data centers, or systems that we interface with or utilize, including the internet
and related systems, may be vulnerable to physical break-ins, hackers, improper employee or contractor access, computer viruses, programming errors, denial-
of-service  attacks  or  other  attacks  by  third-parties  seeking  to  disrupt  operations  or  misappropriate  information  or  similar  physical  or  electronic  breaches  of
security. Any of these can cause system failure, including network, software or hardware failure, which can result in service disruptions. As a result, we may be
required to expend significant capital and other resources to protect against security breaches and hackers or to alleviate problems caused by such breaches.

We may be subject to liability for the content we provide to our customers and their patients.

We provide content for use by healthcare providers in treating patients. This content includes, among other things, patient education materials, coding and drug
databases developed by third-parties, and prepopulated templates providers can use to document visits and record patient health information. If content in the
third-party databases, we use is incorrect or incomplete, adverse consequences, including death, may occur and give rise to product liability and other claims
against  us.  A  court  or  government  agency  may  take  the  position  that  our  delivery  of  health  information  directly,  including  through  licensed  practitioners,  or
delivery of information by a third-party site that a consumer accesses through our solutions, exposes us to personal injury liability, or other liability for wrongful
delivery or handling of healthcare services or erroneous health information. Our liability insurance coverage may not be adequate or continue to be available on
acceptable  terms,  if  at  all.  A  claim  brought  against  us  that  is  uninsured  or  under-insured  could  harm  our  business.  Even  unsuccessful  claims  could  result  in
substantial costs and diversion of management resources.

We are subject to the effect of payer and provider conduct that we cannot control and that could damage our reputation with customers and result in
liability claims that increase our expenses.

We  offer  electronic  claims  submission  services  for  which  we  rely  on  content  from  customers,  payers,  and  others.  While  we  have  implemented  features  and
safeguards designed to maximize the accuracy and completeness of claims content, these features and safeguards may not be sufficient to prevent inaccurate
claims data from being submitted to payers. Should inaccurate claims data be submitted to payers, we may experience poor operational results and be subject
to liability claims, which could damage our reputation with customers and result in liability claims that increase our expenses.

Failure by our clients to obtain proper permissions and waivers may result in claims against us or may limit or prevent our use of data, which could
harm our business.

Our clients are obligated by applicable law to provide necessary notices and to obtain necessary permission waivers for use and disclosure of the information
that we receive. If they do not obtain necessary permissions and waivers, then our use and disclosure of information that we receive from them or on their behalf
may be limited or prohibited by state or federal privacy laws or other laws. This could impair our functions, processes, and databases that reflect, contain, or are
based upon such data and may prevent use of such data. In addition, this could interfere with or prevent creation or use of rules, and analyses or limit other
data-driven  activities  that  benefit  us.  Moreover,  we  may  be  subject  to  claims  or  liability  for  use  or  disclosure  of  information  by  reason  of  lack  of  valid  notice,
permission, or waiver. These claims or liabilities could subject us to unexpected costs and adversely affect our operating results.

Any deficiencies in our financial reporting or internal controls could adversely affect our business and the trading price of our common stock.

As a public company, we are required to maintain internal control over financial reporting and to report any material weaknesses in such internal controls. Section
404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we evaluate and determine the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

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In  the  future,  if  we  have  a  material  weakness  in  our  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  we  may  not  detect  errors  on  a  timely  basis  and  our  financial
statements may be materially misstated. In addition, our internal control over financial reporting would not prevent or detect all errors and fraud. Because of the
inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that
all control issues and instances of fraud will be detected.

If  there  are  material  weaknesses  or  failures  in  our  ability  to  meet  any  of  the  requirements  related  to  the  maintenance  and  reporting  of  our  internal  controls,
investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which in turn could cause the price of our common stock and Series A
Preferred Stock to decline. Moreover, effective internal controls are necessary to produce reliable financial reports and to prevent fraud. If we have deficiencies in
our  internal  controls,  it  may  negatively  impact  our  business,  results  of  operations  and  reputation.  In  addition,  we  could  become  subject  to  investigations  by
Nasdaq, the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional management attention and which could adversely affect our business.

We are a party to several related-party agreements with our founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mahmud Haq, which have significant contractual
obligations. These agreements were not reviewed by our Audit Committee prior to their adoption and may not reflect terms that would be available
from unaffiliated third parties.

Since  inception,  we  have  entered  into  several  related-party  transactions  with  our  founder  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  Mahmud  Haq,  which  subject  us  to
significant contractual obligations. Since our audit committee was not formed until February 14, 2014, these related party transactions were not reviewed by our
audit committee prior to their adoption, whose charter prescribes procedures for the review and approval of related party transactions. Although we believe these
transactions reflect terms comparable to those that would be available from third parties, and the audit committee has now reviewed these arrangements, the
lack  of  prior  review  of  these  transactions  by  our  independent  audit  committee  may  have  caused  us  to  enter  into  agreements  with  Mr.  Haq  that  we  may  not
otherwise have entered into or upon terms less favorable to us than we may have obtained from unaffiliated third parties.

We depend on key information systems and third party service providers.

We  depend  on  key  information  systems  to  accurately  and  efficiently  transact  our  business,  provide  information  to  management  and  prepare  financial  reports.
These  systems  and  services  are  vulnerable  to  interruptions  or  other  failures  resulting  from,  among  other  things,  natural  disasters,  terrorist  attacks,  software,
equipment  or  telecommunications  failures,  processing  errors,  computer  viruses,  other  security  issues  or  supplier  defaults.  Security,  backup  and  disaster
recovery measures may not be adequate or implemented properly to avoid such disruptions or failures. Any disruption or failure of these systems or services
could  cause  substantial  errors,  processing  inefficiencies,  security  breaches,  inability  to  use  the  systems  or  process  transactions,  loss  of  customers  or  other
business disruptions, all of which could negatively affect our business and financial performance.

As  cybersecurity  attacks  continue  to  evolve  and  increase,  our  information  systems  could  also  be  penetrated  or  compromised  by  internal  and  external  parties
intent on extracting confidential information, disrupting business processes or corrupting information. These risks could arise from external parties or from acts or
omissions  of  internal  or  service  provider  personnel.  Such  unauthorized  access  could  disrupt  our  business  and  could  result  in  the  loss  of  assets,  litigation,
remediation costs, damage to our reputation and failure to retain or attract customers following such an event, which could adversely affect our business.

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Regulatory Risks

The  healthcare  industry  is  heavily  regulated.  Our  failure  to  comply  with  regulatory  requirements  could  create  liability  for  us,  result  in  adverse
publicity and negatively affect our business.

The healthcare industry is heavily regulated and is constantly evolving due to the changing political, legislative, regulatory landscape and other factors. Many
healthcare  laws,  are  complex,  and  their  application  to  specific  services  and  relationships  may  not  be  clear.  In  particular,  many  existing  healthcare  laws  and
regulations, when enacted, did not anticipate or address the services that we provide. Further, healthcare laws differ from state to state and it is difficult to ensure
that  our  business,  products  and  services  comply  with  evolving  laws  in  all  states.  By  way  of  example,  certain  federal  and  state  laws  forbid  billing  based  on
referrals between individuals or entities that have various financial, ownership, or other business relationships with healthcare providers. These laws vary widely
from state to state, and one of the federal laws governing these relationships, known as the Stark Law, is very complex in its application. Similarly, many states
have  laws  forbidding  physicians  from  practicing  medicine  in  partnership  with  non-physicians,  such  as  business  corporations,  as  well  as  laws  or  regulations
forbidding  splitting  of  physician  fees  with  non-physicians  or  others.  Other  federal  and  state  laws  restrict  assignment  of  claims  for  reimbursement  from
government-funded  programs,  the  manner  in  which  business  service  companies  may  handle  payments  for  such  claims  and  the  methodology  under  which
business services companies may be compensated for such services.

The  Office  of  Inspector  General  (“OIG”)  of  the  Department  of  Health  and  Human  Services  (“HHS”)  has  a  longstanding  concern  that  percentage-based  billing
arrangements may increase the risk of improper billing practices. In addition, certain states have adopted laws or regulations forbidding splitting of fees with non-
physicians  which  may  be  interpreted  to  prevent  business  service  providers,  including  medical  billing  providers,  from  using  a  percentage-based  billing
arrangement. The OIG and HHS recommend that medical billing companies develop and implement comprehensive compliance programs to mitigate this risk.
While we have developed and implemented a comprehensive billing compliance program that we believe is consistent with these recommendations, our failure to
ensure compliance with controlling legal requirements, accurately anticipate the application of these laws and regulations to our business and contracting model,
or other failure to comply with regulatory requirements, could create liability for us, result in adverse publicity and negatively affect our business.

In  addition,  federal  and  state  legislatures  and  agencies  periodically  consider  proposals  to  revise  aspects  of  the  healthcare  industry  or  to  revise  or  create
additional  statutory  and  regulatory  requirements.  For  instance,  the  recent  presidential  election  may  pave  the  way  for  changes  to  the  Affordable  Care  Act,  the
nature and scope of which are presently unknown. Similarly, certain computer software products are regulated as medical devices under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act. While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sometimes chosen to disclaim authority to, or to refrain from actively regulating certain
software products which are similar to our products, this area of medical device regulation remains in flux. We expect that the FDA will continue to be active in
exploring legal regimes for regulating computer software intended for use in healthcare settings. Any additional regulation can be expected to impose additional
overhead costs on us and should we fail to adequately meet these legal obligations, we could face potential regulatory action. Regulatory authorities such as the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may also impose functionality standards with regard to electronic prescribing technologies. If implemented,
proposals like these could impact our operations, the use of our services and our ability to market new services, or could create unexpected liabilities for us. We
cannot predict what changes to laws or regulations might be made in the future or how those changes could affect our business or our operating costs.

If we do not maintain the certification of our EHR solution pursuant to the HITECH Act, our business, financial condition and results of operations
will be adversely affected.

The  HITECH  Act  provides  financial  incentives  for  healthcare  providers  that  demonstrate  “meaningful  use”  of  EHR  and  mandates  use  of  health  information
technology systems that are certified according to technical standards developed under the supervision of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). The HITECH Act also imposes certain requirements upon governmental agencies to use, and requires healthcare providers, health plans, and insurers
contracting with such agencies to use, systems that are certified according to such standards. Such standards and implementation specifications that are being
developed under the HITECH Act includes named standards, architectures, and software schemes for the authentication and security of individually identifiable
health information and the creation of common solutions across disparate entities.

The HITECH Act’s certification requirements affect our business because we have invested and continue to invest in conforming our products and services to
these standards. HHS has developed certification programs for electronic health records and health information exchanges. Our web-based EHR solution has
been  certified  as  a  complete  EHR  by  ICSA  Labs,  a  non-governmental,  independent  certifying  body.  We  must  ensure  that  our  EHR  solutions  continue  to  be
certified according to applicable HITECH Act technical standards so that our customers qualify for any “meaningful use” incentive payments and are not subject
to penalties for non-compliance. Failure to maintain this certification under the HITECH Act could jeopardize our relationships with customers who are relying
upon us to provide certified software, and will make our products and services less attractive to customers than the offerings of other EHR vendors who maintain
certification of their products.

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If a breach of our measures protecting personal data covered by HIPAA or the HITECH Act occurs, we may incur significant liabilities.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (HIPAA), and the regulations that have been issued under it contain substantial
restrictions  and  requirements  with  respect  to  the  use,  collection,  storage  and  disclosure  of  individuals’  protected  health  information.  Under  HIPAA,  covered
entities  must  establish  administrative,  physical  and  technical  safeguards  to  protect  the  confidentiality,  integrity  and  availability  of  electronic  protected  health
information maintained or transmitted by them or by others on their behalf. In February 2009, HIPAA was amended by the HITECH Act to add provisions that
impose  certain  of  HIPAA’s  privacy  and  security  requirements  directly  upon  business  associates  of  covered  entities.  Under  HIPAA  and  the  HITECH  Act,  our
customers are covered entities and we are a business associate of our customers as a result of our contractual obligations to perform certain services for those
customers. The HITECH Act transferred enforcement authority of the security rule from CMS to the Office for Civil Rights of HHS, thereby consolidating authority
over the privacy and security rules under a single office within HHS. Further, HITECH empowered state attorneys general to enforce HIPAA.

The HITECH Act heightened enforcement of privacy and security rules, indicating that the imposition of penalties will be more common in the future and such
penalties  will  be  more  severe.  For  example,  the  HITECH  Act  requires  that  the  HHS  fully  investigate  all  complaints  if  a  preliminary  investigation  of  the  facts
indicates a possible violation due to “willful neglect” and imposes penalties if such neglect is found. Further, where our liability as a business associate to our
customers was previously merely contractual in nature, the HITECH Act now treats the breach of duty under an agreement by a business associate to carry the
same liability as if the covered entity engaged in the breach. In other words, as a business associate, we are now directly responsible for complying with HIPAA.
We may find ourselves subject to increased liability as a possible liable party and we may incur increased costs as we perform our obligations to our customers
under our agreements with them.

Finally, regulations also require business associates to notify covered entities, who in turn must notify affected individuals and government authorities of data
security  breaches  involving  unsecured  protected  health  information.  We  have  performed  an  assessment  of  the  potential  risks  and  vulnerabilities  to  the
confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic health information. In response to this risk analysis, we implemented and maintain physical, technical and
administrative  safeguards  intended  to  protect  all  personal  data  and  have  processes  in  place  to  assist  us  in  complying  with  applicable  laws  and  regulations
regarding  the  protection  of  this  data  and  properly  responding  to  any  security  incidents.  If  we  knowingly  breach  the  HITECH  Act’s  requirements,  we  could  be
exposed  to  criminal  liability.  A  breach  of  our  safeguards  and  processes  could  expose  us  to  civil  penalties  (up  to  $1.5  million  for  identical  incidences)  and  the
possibility of civil litigation.

If  we  or  our  customers  fail  to  comply  with  federal  and  state  laws  governing  submission  of  false  or  fraudulent  claims  to  government  healthcare
programs  and  financial  relationships  among  healthcare  providers,  we  or  our  customers  may  be  subject  to  civil  and  criminal  penalties  or  loss  of
eligibility to participate in government healthcare programs.

As a participant in the healthcare industry, our operations and relationships, and those of our customers, are regulated by a number of federal, state and local
governmental entities. The impact of these regulations can adversely affect us even though we may not be directly regulated by specific healthcare laws and
regulations. We must ensure that our products and services can be used by our customers in a manner that complies with those laws and regulations. Inability of
our customers to do so could affect the marketability of our products and services or our compliance with our customer contracts, or even expose us to direct
liability under the theory that we had assisted our customers in a violation of healthcare laws or regulations. A number of federal and state laws, including anti-
kickback restrictions and laws prohibiting the submission of false or fraudulent claims, apply to healthcare providers and others that make, offer, seek or receive
referrals or payments for products or services that may be paid for through any federal or state healthcare program and, in some instances, any private program.
These laws are complex and their application to our specific services and relationships may not be clear and may be applied to our business in ways that we do
not  anticipate.  Federal  and  state  regulatory  and  law  enforcement  authorities  have  recently  increased  enforcement  activities  with  respect  to  Medicare  and
Medicaid  fraud  and  abuse  regulations  and  other  healthcare  reimbursement  laws  and  rules.  From  time  to  time,  participants  in  the  healthcare  industry  receive
inquiries or subpoenas to produce documents in connection with government investigations. We could be required to expend significant time and resources to
comply with these requests, and the attention of our management team could be diverted by these efforts. The occurrence of any of these events could give our
customers the right to terminate our contracts with us and result in significant harm to our business and financial condition.

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These laws and regulations may change rapidly, and it is frequently unclear how they apply to our business. Any failure of our products or services to comply
with  these  laws  and  regulations  could  result  in  substantial  civil  or  criminal  liability  and  could,  among  other  things,  adversely  affect  demand  for  our  services,
invalidate  all  or  portions  of  some  of  our  contracts  with  our  customers,  require  us  to  change  or  terminate  some  portions  of  our  business,  require  us  to  refund
portions  of  our  revenue,  cause  us  to  be  disqualified  from  serving  customers  doing  business  with  government  payers,  and  give  our  customers  the  right  to
terminate our contracts with them, any one of which could have an adverse effect on our business.

Potential  healthcare  reform  and  new  regulatory  requirements  placed  on  our  products  and  services  could  increase  our  costs,  delay  or  prevent  our
introduction of new products or services, and impair the function or value of our existing products and services.

Our products and services may be significantly impacted by healthcare reform initiatives and will be subject to increasing regulatory requirements, either of which
could negatively impact our business in a multitude of ways. If substantive healthcare reform or applicable regulatory requirements are adopted, we may have to
change or adapt our products and services to comply. Reform or changing regulatory requirements may also render our products or services obsolete or may
block  us  from  accomplishing  our  work  or  from  developing  new  products  or  services.  This  may  in  turn  impose  additional  costs  upon  us  to  adapt  to  the  new
operating environment or to further develop or modify our products and services. Such reforms may also make introduction of new products and service more
costly  or  more  time-consuming  than  we  currently  anticipate.  These  changes  may  also  prevent  our  introduction  of  new  products  and  services  or  make  the
continuation or maintenance of our existing products and services unprofitable or impossible.

Additional regulation of the disclosure of medical information outside the United States may adversely affect our operations and may increase our
costs.

Federal  or  state  governmental  authorities  may  impose  additional  data  security  standards  or  additional  privacy  or  other  restrictions  on  the  collection,  use,
transmission, and other disclosures of medical information. Legislation has been proposed at various times at both the federal and the state level that would limit,
forbid, or regulate the use or transmission of medical information outside of the United States. Such legislation, if adopted, may render our use of our servers in
offshore offices for work related to such data impracticable or substantially more expensive. Alternative processing of such information within the United States
may involve substantial delay in implementation and increased cost.

Our services present the potential for embezzlement, identity theft, or other similar illegal behavior by our employees.

Among other things, our services from time to time involve handling mail from payers and payments from patients for our customers, and this mail frequently
includes  original  checks  and  credit  card  information  and  occasionally  includes  currency.  Where  requested,  we  deposit  payments  and  process  credit  card
transactions from patients on behalf of customers and the forward these payments to the customers. Even in those cases in which we do not handle original
documents  or  mail,  our  services  also  involve  the  use  and  disclosure  of  personal  and  business  information  that  could  be  used  to  impersonate  third  parties  or
otherwise gain access to their data or funds. The manner in which we store and use certain financial information is governed by various federal and state laws. If
any of our employees takes, converts, or misuses such funds, documents, or data, we could be liable for damages, subject to regulatory actions and penalties,
and our business reputation could be damaged or destroyed. In addition, we could be perceived to have facilitated or participated in illegal misappropriation of
funds, documents, or data and therefore be subject to civil or criminal liability.

Risks Related to Ownership of Shares of Our Common Stock

The market for our common stock may not provide adequate liquidity.

The  public  market  for  our  common  stock  has  limited  trading  volume.  We  cannot  predict  the  extent  to  which  investor  interest  in  our  company  will  lead  to  the
development of a more active trading market in our common stock, or how liquid that market might be. If an active market does not develop, investors may have
difficulty selling shares of our common stock.

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We may not be able to maintain our listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Our common stock currently trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market. This market has continued listing requirements that we must continue to maintain to avoid
delisting.  The  standards  include,  among  others,  a  minimum  bid  price  requirement  of  $1.00  per  share  (the  “Bid  Price  Rule”)  and  any  of:  (i)  a  minimum
stockholders’ equity of $2.5 million; (ii) a market value of listed securities of $35 million; or (iii) net income from continuing operations of $500,000 in the most
recently completed fiscal year or in the two of the last three fiscal years. Our results of operations and our fluctuating stock price directly impact our ability to
satisfy these listing standards. In the event we are unable to maintain these listing standards, we may be subject to delisting.

On June 24, 2016, we received a letter from Nasdaq notifying us that for the 30 consecutive trading days preceding the date of the letter, the bid price of our
common stock had closed below the $1.00 per share minimum required for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Marketplace
Rule 5550(a)(2). The letter also stated that we will be provided 180 calendar days, or until December 21, 2016, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price
requirement.

On December 22, 2016 we received a letter from Nasdaq granting us an additional 180 days, or until June 19, 2017, to regain compliance with the Bid Price
Rule.  As  a  condition  to  this  extension,  MTBC  confirmed  to  Nasdaq  that,  if  necessary  to  regain  compliance  by  the  extended  deadline,  MTBC  would  effect  a
reverse stock split to increase our bid price above the $1.00 minimum amount. If we fail to regain compliance by the extended deadline, we could be delisted. In
February  2017,  a  special  proxy  was  sent  to  shareholders  asking  them  to  authorize  the  Board  of  Directors  to  approve  a  reverse  stock  split.  The  shareholder
meeting for this special proxy is on April 14, 2017.

A  delisting  from  Nasdaq  Capital  Market  would  result  in  our  common  stock  being  eligible  for  listing  on  the  Over-The-Counter  Bulletin  Board.  The  OTCBB  is
generally considered to be a less efficient system than markets such as Nasdaq Capital Market or other national exchanges because of lower trading volumes,
transaction delays and reduced security analyst and news media coverage. These factors could contribute to lower prices and larger spreads in the bid and ask
prices for our common stock. Additionally, trading of our common stock on the OTCBB may make us less desirable to institutional investors and may, therefore,
limit our future equity funding options and could negatively affect the liquidity of our stock.

Our revenues, operating results and cash flows may fluctuate in future periods and we may fail to meet investor expectations, which may cause the
price of our common stock to decline.

Variations in our quarterly and year-end operating results are difficult to predict and may fluctuate significantly from period to period. If our sales or operating
results fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the price of our common stock could decline substantially. Specific factors that may cause
fluctuations in our operating results include:

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demand and pricing for our products and services;

government or commercial healthcare reimbursement policies;

physician and patient acceptance of any of our current or future products;

introduction of competing products;

our operating expenses which fluctuate due to growth of our business;

timing and size of any new product or technology acquisitions we may complete; and

variable sales cycle and implementation periods for our products and services.

The Company’s available cash will not be sufficient to meet its current and anticipated cash requirements without additional financing. Accordingly, these factors,
among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. We cannot predict the reaction of investors to this conclusion,
which might cause the price of our common stock to decline. We cannot predict with certainty whether we will remain in compliance with the covenants of our
senior secured lender, Opus Bank, which include, among other things, generating and increasing adjusted EBITDA, maintaining minimum cash balances and
eligible accounts receivable, complying with leverage and fixed charge ratios, and achieving specified revenue targets (as further defined in our loan agreement
with Opus Bank). If we fall out of compliance, our lender may exercise any of its rights and remedies under the loan agreement, which might cause the price of
our common stock to decline.

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Future sales of shares of our common stock could depress the market price of our common stock.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could occur at any time. If our stockholders sell, or the market perceives that
our stockholders intend to sell, substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, the market price of our common stock could decline significantly.

Mahmud  Haq  currently  controls  48.4%  of  our  outstanding  shares  of  common  stock,  which  will  prevent  investors  from  influencing  significant
corporate decisions.

Mahmud Haq, our founder and Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owns 48.4% of our outstanding shares of common stock. As a result, Mr. Haq exercises a
significant level of control over all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, amendment of our certificate of incorporation, and
approval  of  significant  corporate  transactions.  This  control  could  have  the  effect  of  delaying  or  preventing  a  change  of  control  of  our  company  or  changes  in
management, and will make the approval of certain transactions difficult or impossible without his support, which in turn could reduce the price of our common
stock.

Provisions of Delaware law, of our amended and restated charter and amended and restated bylaws may make a takeover more difficult, which could
cause our common stock price to decline.

Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws and in the Delaware corporate law may make it difficult
and expensive for a third party to pursue a tender offer, change in control or takeover attempt, which is opposed by management and the board of directors.
Public stockholders who might desire to participate in such a transaction may not have an opportunity to do so. We have a staggered board of directors that
makes  it  difficult  for  stockholders  to  change  the  composition  of  the  board  of  directors  in  any  one  year.  Further,  our  amended  and  restated  certificate  of
incorporation provides for the removal of a director only for cause upon the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 50.1% of the outstanding shares entitled to
cast their vote for the election of directors, which may discourage a third party from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us. These
and  other  anti-takeover  provisions  could  substantially  impede  the  ability  of  public  stockholders  to  change  our  management  and  board  of  directors.  Such
provisions may also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay for shares of our Series A Preferred Stock in the future.

Any issuance of additional preferred stock in the future may dilute the rights of our existing stockholders.

Our board of directors has the authority to issue up to 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock and to determine the price, privileges and other terms of these shares,
of which 294,656 shares were issued in our offerings of Series A Preferred Stock. Our board of directors may exercise its authority with respect to the remaining
shares  of  preferred  stock  without  any  further  approval  of  stockholders.  The  rights  of  the  holders  of  common  stock  may  be  adversely  affected  by  the  rights  of
future holders of preferred stock.

We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock.

Currently, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends to holders of our common stock. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be a
stockholder’s sole source of gain.

Complying with the laws and regulations affecting public companies will increase our costs and the demands on management and could harm our
operating results.

As  a  public  company  and  particularly  after  we  cease  to  be  an  “emerging  growth  company,”  we  continue  to  incur  significant  legal,  accounting,  and  other
expenses. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and the Nasdaq Stock Market impose various requirements on
public companies, including requiring changes in corporate governance practices. Our management and other personnel devote a substantial amount of time to
these compliance initiatives. Moreover, these rules and regulations have increased and will continue to increase our legal, accounting, and financial compliance
costs and have made and will continue to make some activities more time-consuming and costly. For example, these rules and regulations make it more difficult
and  more  expensive  for  us  to  obtain  director  and  officer  liability  insurance,  and  we  may  be  required  to  accept  reduced  policy  limits  and  coverage  or  to  incur
substantial  costs  to  maintain  the  same  or  similar  coverage.  These  rules  and  regulations  could  also  make  it  more  difficult  for  us  to  attract  and  retain  qualified
persons to serve on our board of directors or our board committees or as executive officers.

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In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting annually and
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures quarterly. In particular, for the year ended December 31, 2016, we performed system and process
evaluation  and  testing  of  our  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  to  allow  management  to  report  on  the  effectiveness  of  our  internal  control  over  financial
reporting,  as  required  by  Section  404  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act,  or  Section  404.  As  an  “emerging  growth  company”  we  elected  to  avail  ourselves  of  the
exemption from the requirement that our independent registered public accounting firm attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
under  Section  404  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act.  However,  we  may  no  longer  avail  ourselves  of  this  exemption  when  we  cease  to  be  an  “emerging  growth
company” and, when our independent registered public accounting firm is required to undertake an assessment of our internal control over financial reporting, the
cost  of  our  compliance  with  Section  404  will  correspondingly  increase.  Our  compliance  with  applicable  provisions  of  Section  404  will  require  that  we  incur
substantial  accounting  expense  and  expend  significant  management  time  on  compliance-related  issues  as  we  implement  additional  corporate  governance
practices  and  comply  with  reporting  requirements.  Moreover,  if  we  are  not  able  to  comply  with  the  requirements  of  Section  404  applicable  to  us  in  a  timely
manner, or if we or our independent registered public accounting firm identifies any deficiency(ies) in our internal control over financial reporting that are deemed
to be material weakness(es), the market price of our stock could decline and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the SEC or other regulatory
authorities, which would require additional financial and management resources.

Furthermore, investor perceptions of our Company may suffer if deficiencies are found, and this could cause a decline in the market price of our common and
preferred stock. Irrespective of compliance with Section 404, any failure of our internal control over financial reporting could have a material adverse effect on our
stated operating results and harm our reputation. If we are unable to implement these changes effectively or efficiently, it could harm our operations, financial
reporting, or financial results and could result in an adverse opinion on internal control from our independent registered public accounting firm.

The JOBS Act allows us to postpone the date by which we must comply with certain laws and regulations and to reduce the amount of information
provided in reports filed with the SEC. We cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will
make our Common and Series A Preferred Stock less attractive to investors.

We are and we will remain an “emerging growth company” until the earliest to occur of (i) the last day of the fiscal year during which our total annual revenues
equal or exceed $1 billion (subject to adjustment for inflation), (ii) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of our IPO (iii) the date on which we
have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt, or (iv) the date on which we are deemed a “large accelerated
filer” under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. For so long as we remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in
the  JOBS  Act,  we  may  take  advantage  of  certain  exemptions  from  various  reporting  requirements  that  are  applicable  to  other  public  companies  that  are  not
“emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley  Act,  reduced  disclosure  obligations  regarding  executive  compensation  in  our  periodic  reports  and  proxy  statements,  and  exemptions  from  the
requirements  of  holding  a  non-binding  advisory  vote  on  executive  compensation  and  stockholder  approval  of  any  golden  parachute  payments  not  previously
approved.

Under  the  JOBS  Act,  emerging  growth  companies  can  also  delay  adopting  new  or  revised  accounting  standards  until  such  time  as  those  standards  apply  to
private companies. We have irrevocably elected not to avail ourselves of this exemption and, will therefore be subject to the same new or revised accounting
standards at the same time as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.

We cannot predict if investors will find our Common and Series A Preferred Stock less attractive because we rely on some of the exemptions available to us
under the JOBS Act. If some investors find our Common and Series A Preferred Stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for
our  Common  and  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  and  our  respective  stock  prices  may  be  more  volatile.  If  we  avail  ourselves  of  certain  exemptions  from  various
reporting  requirements,  our  reduced  disclosure  may  make  it  more  difficult  for  investors  and  securities  analysts  to  evaluate  us  and  may  result  in  less  investor
confidence.

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Risks Related to Ownership of Shares of Our Preferred Stock

The Series A Preferred Stock ranks junior to all of our indebtedness and other liabilities.

In the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our affairs, our assets will be available to pay obligations on the Series A Preferred Stock
only after all of our indebtedness and other liabilities have been paid. The rights of holders of the Series A Preferred Stock to participate in the distribution of our
assets will rank junior to the prior claims of our current and future creditors and any future series or class of preferred stock we may issue that ranks senior to the
Series A Preferred Stock. Also, the Series A Preferred Stock effectively ranks junior to all existing and future indebtedness and to the indebtedness and other
liabilities of our existing subsidiaries and any future subsidiaries. Our existing subsidiaries are, and future subsidiaries would be, separate legal entities and have
no  legal  obligation  to  pay  any  amounts  to  us  in  respect  of  dividends  due  on  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock.  If  we  are  forced  to  liquidate  our  assets  to  pay  our
creditors, we may not have sufficient assets to pay amounts due on any or all of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding. We have incurred and may in
the future incur substantial amounts of debt and other obligations that will rank senior to the Series A Preferred Stock. At December 31, 2016, our total liabilities
(excluding contingent consideration) equaled approximately $20.3 million.

Certain of our existing or future debt instruments may restrict the authorization, payment or setting apart of dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock. Our Credit
Agreement with Opus Bank restricts the payment of dividends in the event of any event of default, including failure to meet certain financial covenants. There
can  be  no  assurance  that  we  will  remain  in  compliance  with  the  Opus  Credit  Agreement,  and  if  we  default,  we  may  be  contractually  prohibited  from  paying
dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock. Further, if we are unable to renegotiate our agreements with Opus Bank or obtain additional financing from another
source before May 31, 2018, we anticipate being in noncompliance with the terms of our credit agreement, which would prohibit us from paying dividends on the
Series A Preferred Stock without Opus Bank’s written consent. Also, future offerings of debt or senior equity securities may adversely affect the market price of
the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock.  If  we  decide  to  issue  debt  or  senior  equity  securities  in  the  future,  it  is  possible  that  these  securities  will  be  governed  by  an
indenture or other instruments containing covenants restricting our operating flexibility. Additionally, any convertible or exchangeable securities that we issue in
the  future  may  have  rights,  preferences  and  privileges  more  favorable  than  those  of  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  and  may  result  in  dilution  to  owners  of  the
Series A Preferred Stock. We and, indirectly, our shareholders, will bear the cost of issuing and servicing such securities. Because our decision to issue debt or
equity securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing
or nature of our future offerings. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will bear the risk of our future offerings, which may reduce the market price of the
Series A Preferred Stock and will dilute the value of their holdings in us.

We may not be able to pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock if we fall out of compliance with our loan covenants and are prohibited by our
bank lender from paying dividends or if we have insufficient cash to make dividend payments.

Our ability to pay cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock requires us to have either net profits or positive net assets (total assets less total liabilities)
over our capital, to be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business. We cannot predict with certainty whether we will remain in
compliance  with  the  covenants  of  our  senior  secured  lender,  Opus  Bank,  which  include,  among  other  things,  generating  and  increasing  adjusted  EBITDA,
maintaining minimum cash balances and eligible accounts receivable, complying with leverage and fixed charge ratios, and achieving specified revenue targets
(as further defined in our loan agreement with Opus Bank). If we fall out of compliance, our lender may exercise any of its rights and remedies under the loan
agreement, including restricting us from making dividend payments.

Further, notwithstanding these factors, we may not have sufficient cash to pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock. Our ability to pay dividends may be
impaired if any of the risks described in this document, including the documents incorporated by reference herein, were to occur. Also, payment of our dividends
depends upon our financial condition, remaining in compliance with our affirmative and negative loan covenants with Opus, which we may be unable to do in the
future and near term, and other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant from time to time. We cannot assure you that our businesses will generate
sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to make distributions on our common
stock, if any, and preferred stock, including the Series A Preferred Stock to pay our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs.

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If our common stock is delisted, the ability to transfer or sell shares of the Series A Preferred Stock may be limited and the market value of the Series
A Preferred Stock will likely be materially adversely affected.

The Series A Preferred Stock does not contain provisions that are intended to protect investors if our common stock is delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market.
Since  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  has  no  stated  maturity  date,  investors  may  be  forced  to  hold  shares  of  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  and  receive  stated
dividends  on  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  when,  as  and  if  authorized  by  our  board  of  directors  and  paid  by  us  with  no  assurance  as  to  ever  receiving  the
liquidation value thereof. Also, if our common stock is delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market, it is likely that the Series A Preferred Stock will be delisted from
the  Nasdaq  Capital  Market  as  well.  Accordingly,  if  our  common  stock  is  delisted  from  the  Nasdaq  Capital  Market,  the  ability  to  transfer  or  sell  shares  of  the
Series A Preferred Stock may be limited and the market value of the Series A Preferred Stock will likely be materially adversely affected.

The trading market for the Series A Preferred Stock may not provide investors with adequate liquidity.

Our Series A Preferred Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. However, the trading market for the Series A Preferred Stock may not be maintained and
may  not  provide  investors  with  adequate  liquidity.  The  liquidity  of  the  market  for  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  depends  on  a  number  of  factors,  including
prevailing interest rates, our financial condition and operating results, the number of holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, the market for similar securities and
the interest of securities dealers in making a market in the Series A Preferred Stock. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our Company will
maintain the trading market in our Series A Preferred Stock, or how liquid that market will be. If an active market is not maintained, investors may have difficulty
selling shares of our Series A Preferred Stock.

We may issue additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock and additional series of preferred stock that rank on parity with the Series A Preferred
Stock as to dividend rights, rights upon liquidation or voting rights.

We are allowed to issue additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock and additional series of preferred stock that would rank equally to or above the Series A
Preferred Stock as to dividend payments and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs pursuant to our articles of incorporation and the
articles of amendment relating to the Series A Preferred Stock without any vote of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock. Upon the affirmative vote of the
holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock (voting together as a class with all other series of parity preferred stock we
may issue upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable), we are allowed to issue additional series of preferred stock that would rank
above the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend payments and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or the winding up of our affairs pursuant to our articles of
incorporation and the articles of amendment relating to the Series A Preferred Stock. The issuance of additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock and additional
series  of  preferred  stock  could  have  the  effect  of  reducing  the  amounts  available  to  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  upon  our  liquidation  or  dissolution  or  the
winding up of our affairs. It also may reduce dividend payments on the Series A Preferred Stock if we do not have sufficient funds to pay dividends on all Series
A Preferred Stock outstanding and other classes or series of stock with equal priority with respect to dividends.

Also, although holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to limited voting rights, as described in the prospectus section entitled “Description of the Series A
Preferred  Stock—Voting  Rights,”  with  respect  to  the  circumstances  under  which  the  holders  of  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  are  entitled  to  vote,  the  Series  A
Preferred Stock votes separately as a class along with all other series of our preferred stock that we may issue upon which like voting rights have been conferred
and  are  exercisable.  As  a  result,  the  voting  rights  of  holders  of  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  may  be  significantly  diluted,  and  the  holders  of  such  other  series  of
preferred stock that we may issue may be able to control or significantly influence the outcome of any vote.

Future issuances and sales of senior or pari passu preferred stock, or the perception that such issuances and sales could occur, may cause prevailing market
prices for the Series A Preferred Stock and our common stock to decline and may adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital in the financial markets at
times and prices favorable to us.

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Market interest rates may materially and adversely affect the value of the Series A Preferred Stock.

One of the factors that influences the price of the Series A Preferred Stock is the dividend yield on the Series A Preferred Stock (as a percentage of the market
price of the Series A Preferred Stock) relative to market interest rates. An increase in market interest rates, which have recently exhibited heightened volatility but
have generally been at low levels relative to historical rates, may lead prospective purchasers of the Series A Preferred Stock to expect a higher dividend yield
(and higher interest rates would likely increase our borrowing costs and potentially decrease funds available for dividend payments). Thus, higher market interest
rates could cause the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock to materially decrease.

Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may be unable to use the dividends-received deduction and may not be eligible for the preferential tax rates
applicable to “qualified dividend income”.

Distributions paid to corporate U.S. holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction, and distributions paid to non-
corporate U.S. holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may be subject to tax at the preferential tax rates applicable to “qualified dividend income,” if we have
current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We do not currently have significant accumulated earnings and
profits.  Additionally,  we  may  not  have  sufficient  current  earnings  and  profits  during  future  fiscal  years  for  the  distributions  on  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  to
qualify  as  dividends  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax  purposes.  If  the  distributions  fail  to  qualify  as  dividends,  U.S.  holders  would  be  unable  to  use  the  dividends-
received deduction and may not be eligible for the preferential tax rates applicable to “qualified dividend income.” If any distributions on the Series A Preferred
Stock  with  respect  to  any  fiscal  year  are  not  eligible  for  the  dividends-received  deduction  or  preferential  tax  rates  applicable  to  “qualified  dividend  income”
because of insufficient current or accumulated earnings and profits, it is possible that the market value of the Series A Preferred Stock might decline.

Our revenues, operating results and cash flows may fluctuate in future periods and we may fail to meet investor expectations, which may cause the
price of our Series A Preferred Stock to decline.

Variations in our quarterly and year-end operating results are difficult to predict and our income and cash flow may fluctuate significantly from period to period,
which may impact our board of directors’ willingness or legal ability to declare a monthly dividend. If our operating results fall below the expectations of investors
or securities analysts, the price of our Series A Preferred Stock could decline substantially. Specific factors that may cause fluctuations in our operating results
include:

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

demand and pricing for our products and services;

government or commercial healthcare reimbursement policies;

physician and patient acceptance of any of our current or future products;

introduction of competing products;

our operating expenses which fluctuate due to growth of our business;

timing and size of any new product or technology acquisitions we may complete; and

variable sales cycle and implementation periods for our products and services.

The Company’s available cash will not be sufficient to meet its current and anticipated cash requirements without additional financing. Accordingly, these factors,
among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. We cannot predict the reaction of investors to this conclusion,
which might cause the price of our Series A Preferred Stock to decline. We cannot predict with certainty whether we will remain in compliance with the covenants
of our senior secured lender, Opus Bank, which include, among other things, generating and increasing adjusted EBITDA, maintaining minimum cash balances
and  eligible  accounts  receivable,  complying  with  leverage  and  fixed  charge  ratios,  and  achieving  specified  revenue  targets  (as  further  defined  in  our  loan
agreement with Opus Bank). If we fall out of compliance, our lender may exercise any of its rights and remedies under the loan agreement, which might cause
the price of our Series A Preferred Stock to decline.

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Our Series A Preferred Stock has not been rated.

We  have  not  sought  to  obtain  a  rating  for  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock.  No  assurance  can  be  given,  however,  that  one  or  more  rating  agencies  might  not
independently determine to issue such a rating or that such a rating, if issued, would not adversely affect the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock. Also,
we  may  elect  in  the  future  to  obtain  a  rating  for  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock,  which  could  adversely  affect  the  market  price  of  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock.
Ratings  only  reflect  the  views  of  the  rating  agency  or  agencies  issuing  the  ratings  and  such  ratings  could  be  revised  downward,  placed  on  a  watch  list  or
withdrawn entirely at the discretion of the issuing rating agency if in its judgment circumstances so warrant. Any such downward revision, placing on a watch list
or withdrawal of a rating could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock.

We may redeem the Series A Preferred Stock.

On or after November 4, 2020, we may, at our option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time. Also, upon the
occurrence  of  a  Change  of  Control  (as  defined  below  under  “Description  of  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  -  Redemption”),  we  may,  at  our  option,  redeem  the
Series  A  Preferred  Stock,  in  whole  or  in  part,  within  120  days  after  the  first  date  on  which  such  Change  of  Control  occurred.  We  may  have  an  incentive  to
redeem  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  voluntarily  if  market  conditions  allow  us  to  issue  other  preferred  stock  or  debt  securities  at  a  rate  that  is  lower  than  the
dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock. If we redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, then from and after the redemption date, dividends will cease to accrue on
shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights as a holder of those shares will
terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any, payable upon redemption.

The market price of our Series A Preferred Stock is variable and could be substantially affected by various factors.

The market price of our Series A Preferred Stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to numerous factors. The price of the Series A Preferred Stock
that will prevail in the market after this offering may be higher or lower than the offering price depending on many factors, some of which are beyond our control
and may not be directly related to our operating performance. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

prevailing interest rates, increases in which may have an adverse effect on the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock;

trading prices of similar securities;

our history of timely dividend payments;

the annual yield from dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock as compared to yields on other financial instruments;

price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market from time to time, including increased volatility due to changes in the worldwide credit and financial
markets and general economic conditions;

government action or regulation;

the financial condition, performance and prospects of us and our competitors;

changes in financial estimates or recommendations by securities analysts with respect to us or our competitors in our industry;

continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market;

• material announcements by us regarding business performance, financings, mergers and acquisitions or other transactions;

•

•

•

•

•

our ability to comply with the financial covenants and our other obligations under our loan documents with Bank;

our ability to (i) raise sufficient funds to timely pay the remainder of the MediGain purchase price due in May 2017 and (ii) remain  in  compliance  with  our
obligations with Bank, which may prohibit or restrict our ability to pay the remainder of the MediGain purchase price;

our issuance of additional preferred equity or debt securities;

departures of key personnel; and

actual or anticipated variations in quarterly operating results of us and our competitors.

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As  a  result  of  these  and  other  factors,  investors  who  purchase  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  in  this  offering  may  experience  a  decrease,  which  could  be
substantial and rapid, in the market price of the Series A Preferred Stock, including decreases unrelated to our operating performance or prospects.

A holder of Series A Preferred Stock has extremely limited voting rights.

The voting rights for a holder of Series A Preferred Stock are limited. Our shares of common stock are the only class of our securities that carry full voting rights,
and  Mahmud  Haq,  our  Chief  Executive  Officer,  beneficially  owns  approximately  48.4%  of  our  outstanding  shares  of  common  stock.  As  a  result,  Mr.  Haq
exercises  a  significant  level  of  control  over  all  matters  requiring  stockholder  approval,  including  the  election  of  directors,  amendment  of  our  certificate  of
incorporation, and approval of significant corporate transactions. This control could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of our company
or changes in management, and will make the approval of certain transactions difficult or impossible without his support, which in turn could reduce the price of
our Series A Preferred Stock.

Voting rights for holders of the Series A Preferred Stock exist primarily with respect to the ability to elect, voting together with the holders of any other series of
our  preferred  stock  having  similar  voting  rights,  two  additional  directors  to  our  board  of  directors,  subject  to  limitations,  in  the  event  that  eighteen  monthly
dividends  (whether  or  not  consecutive)  payable  on  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  are  in  arrears,  and  with  respect  to  voting  on  amendments  to  our  articles  of
incorporation or articles of amendment relating to the Series A Preferred Stock that materially and adversely affect the rights of the holders of Series A Preferred
Stock  or  authorize,  increase  or  create  additional  classes  or  series  of  our  capital  stock  that  are  senior  to  the  Series  A  Preferred  Stock.  Other  than  the  limited
circumstances and except to the extent required by law, holders of Series A Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights.

The Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible, and investors will not realize a corresponding upside if the price of the common stock increases.

The  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  is  not  convertible  into  the  common  stock  and  earns  dividends  at  a  fixed  rate.  Accordingly,  an  increase  in  market  price  of  our
common stock will not necessarily result in an increase in the market price of our Series A Preferred Stock. The market value of the Series A Preferred Stock
may depend more on dividend and interest rates for other preferred stock, commercial paper and other investment alternatives and our actual and perceived
ability to pay dividends on, and in the event of dissolution satisfy the liquidation preference with respect to, the Series A Preferred Stock.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

N/A

Item 2. Properties

Our corporate headquarters are located at 7 Clyde Road, Somerset, New Jersey 08873 where we occupy approximately 2,400 square feet of space under a
lease, the terms of which expire on September 30, 2017. Additionally, we lease approximately 48,100 square feet of office space and computer server facilities
in  Islamabad,  Pakistan,  which  lease  expires  in  2021,  as  well  as  approximately  33,200  square  feet  in  Bagh,  Pakistan,  with  an  annually  renewable  lease.  The
Company also leases office space in Poland, India and Sri Lanka, which expire in 2017 and 2018. In January 2017, the Company leased additional office space
in Dallas, Texas and Mahwah, New Jersey, with total square feet leased of approximately 13,000 and lease terms of between 2 to 3 years. The Company also
leases or subleases office and apartment space in several additional U.S. cities under short-term leases; however, these leases are not significant. We believe
our current facilities are adequate for our current needs and that suitable additional space will be available as and when needed.

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of business, we may be subject to various legal and administrative proceedings. Currently, there are no material legal proceedings pending.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common stock is listed and has been trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MTBC” since July 23, 2014.

The  following  table  presents  information  on  the  high  and  low  sales  prices  per  share  as  reported  on  the  Nasdaq  Capital  Market  for  our  common  stock  for  the
periods indicated during such periods:

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Common Stock Holders

2016

2015

High

Low

High

Low

$
$
$
$

1.26   
1.17   
1.33   
1.07   

$
$
$
$

0.68   
0.82   
0.72   
0.73   

$
$
$
$

3.22   
2.31   
2.50   
2.35   

$
$
$
$

1.96 
1.66 
1.38 
1.10 

As of March 1, 2017 there were approximately 600 “non-objecting holders” of record (NOBOs) of our common stock.

Dividends on Common Stock

We  have  not  declared  a  cash  dividend  on  our  common  stock  since  we  became  public  on  July  23,  2014,  and  currently  we  do  not  anticipate  paying  any  cash
dividends to holders of our common stock. The Company is prohibited from paying any dividends on common stock without the prior written consent of its senior
lender, Bank.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

There were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the three months ended December 31, 2016.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

There was no share repurchase activity during the three months ended December 31, 2016.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under the Equity Compensation Plan

As of December 31, 2016, the following table shows the number of securities to be issued upon vesting under the equity compensation plan approved by the
Company’s Board of Directors.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

Plan Category
Equity compensation plan approved by security holders      

Total      

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Number of
securities
remaining
available for future
issuance under
equity incentive
plan (excluding
securities to be
issued upon
vesting)

Number of
securities to be
issued upon
vesting

406,959   
406,959   

237,403 
237,403 

The selected consolidated statements of operations data presented below for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 as well as the consolidated balance
sheets data as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The selected consolidated statements of operations data presented below for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 as well as the consolidated
balance  sheets  data  as  of  December  31,  2014,  2013  and  2012  are  derived  from  our  consolidated  financial  statements  not  included  in  this  Annual  Report  on
Form 10-K. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future.

You  should  read  the  following  selected  consolidated  financial  data  in  conjunction  with  “Management’s  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and
Results  of  Operations”  and  our  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  appearing  on  page  F-1  in  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K.  Note  4  of  our  Consolidated
Financial Statements discusses the acquisitions by the Company in the last three years which account for a significant portion of the increases in revenue and
expenses in those years.

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4,273   
249   
4,743   
386   
-   
949   
10,600   

(127)  

136   
230   
(33)  
145   
(178)  
-   

$

4,257 
266 
4,397 
396 
- 
679 
9,995 

22 

74 
169 
117 
- 
117 
- 

117 

Consolidated Statements of Operations Data

Net revenue

$

24,493   

$

2016

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014
($ in thousands, except per share data)
23,080   

18,303   

$

$

2013

2012

10,473   

$

10,017 

Operating expenses:
Direct operating costs
Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development
Change in contingent consideration
Depreciation and amortization
Total operating expenses

13,417   
1,224   
12,459   
902   
(716)  
5,108   
32,394   

11,630   
467   
11,969   
659   
(1,786)  
4,599   
27,538   

10,636   
253   
9,943   
532   
(1,811)  
2,791   
22,344   

Operating (loss) income

(7,901)  

(4,458)  

(4,041)  

Interest expense --  net
Other (expense) income -- net

(Loss) income before provision for income taxes

Income tax provision

Net (loss) income
Preferred stock dividends
Net (loss) income attributable to common
shareholders

Weighted average common shares outstanding basic
and diluted

Net (loss) income per common share basic and
diluted

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data

Cash
Working capital - net (1)
Total assets
Long-term debt
Shareholders’ equity

$

$

$

$

646   
(53)  
(8,600)  
197   
(8,797)  
753   

$

262   
170   
(4,550)  
138   
(4,688)  
207   

$

157   
(135)  
(4,333)  
176   
(4,509)  
-   

$

(9,550)  

$

(4,895)  

$

(4,509)  

$

(178)  

$

10,036,988   

9,732,806   

7,084,630   

5,101,770   

5,101,770 

(0.95)  

$

(0.50)  

$

(0.64)  

$

(0.03)  

$

0.02 

As of December 31,

2016

2015

$

3,477   
(7,418)  
28,324   
4,200   
7,067   

8,040   
5,128   
26,677   
4,903   
14,892   

2014
($ in thousands)
$

1,049   
(3,559)  
23,107   
49   
14,321   

$

2013

2012

$

498   
(1,621)  
5,773   
1,634   
118   

268 
(504)
3,484 
330 
406 

(1)

Working capital-net is defined as current assets less current liabilities.

Other Financial Data

Years ended December 31,

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(605)  

$

(675)  

2016

2015

2014
($ in thousands)
$

(1,726)  

2013

2012

$

1,069   

$

701 

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To  provide  investors  with  additional  insight  and  allow  for  a  more  comprehensive  understanding  of  the  information  used  by  management  in  its  financial  and
operational  decision-making,  we  supplement  our  consolidated  financial  statements  presented  on  a  basis  consistent  with  U.S.  generally  accepted  accounting
principles,  or  GAAP,  with  adjusted  EBITDA,  a  non-GAAP  financial  measure  of  earnings.  Adjusted  EBITDA  represents  net  income  (loss)  before  income  tax
expense, interest income, interest expense, depreciation, amortization, integration and transaction costs and contingent consideration. Our management uses
adjusted EBITDA as a financial measure to evaluate the profitability and efficiency of our business model. We use this non-GAAP financial measure to assess
the  strength  of  the  underlying  operations  of  our  business.  These  adjustments,  and  the  non-GAAP  financial  measure  that  is  derived  from  them,  provide
supplemental information to analyze our operations between periods and over time. Investors should consider our non-GAAP financial measure in addition to,
and not as a substitute for, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The following table contains a reconciliation of net (loss) income to adjusted EBITDA.

Reconciliation of net (loss) income

to Adjusted EBITDA

Net (loss) income
Depreciation
Amortization
Other expense (income) - net
Interest expense - net
Income tax provision
Stock-based compensation expense
Integration and transaction costs
Change in contingent consideration

Adjusted EBITDA

2016

2015

$

$

(8,797)  
527   
4,581   
53   
646   
197   
1,928   
976   
(716)  
(605)  

$

$

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(4,688)  
420   
4,179   
(170)  
262   
138   
629   
341   
(1,786)  
(675)  

$

Years ended December 31,

2014
($ in thousands)
$

2013

2012

$

$

(178)  
234   
715   
(230)  
136   
144   
-   
248   
-   
1,069   

$

$

117 
263 
416 
(169)
74 
- 
- 
- 
- 
701 

(4,509)  
261   
2,530   
135   
157   
176   
259   
1,076   
(1,811)  
(1,726)  

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following is a discussion of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and other factors
that are expected to affect our prospective financial condition. The following discussion and analysis should be read together with our Consolidated Financial
Statements and related notes beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Some of the statements set forth in this section are forward-looking statements relating to our future results of operations. Our actual results may vary from the
results anticipated by these statements. Please see “Forward-Looking Statements” on page 2 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Overview

MTBC is a healthcare information technology company that provides a fully integrated suite of proprietary web-based solutions, together with related business
services,  to  healthcare  providers.  Our  integrated  Software-as-a-Service  (or  SaaS)  platform  is  designed  to  help  our  customers  increase  revenues,  streamline
workflows and make better business and clinical decisions, while reducing administrative burdens and operating costs. We employ a highly educated workforce
of  more  than  1,700  people  in  Pakistan  and  100  in  Sri  Lanka,  where  we  believe  labor  costs  are  approximately  one-half  the  cost  of  comparable  India-based
employees and one-tenth the cost of comparable U.S. employees, thus enabling us to deliver our solutions at competitive prices.

Our flagship offering, PracticePro, empowers healthcare practices with the core software and business services they need to address industry challenges on one
unified SaaS platform. We deliver powerful, integrated and easy-to-use ‘big practice solutions’ to small and medium practices, which enable them to efficiently
operate their businesses, manage clinical workflows and receive timely payment for their services. PracticePro consists of:

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Practice management software and related tools, which facilitate the day-to-day operation of a medical practice;

Electronic health  records  (or  EHR),  which  are  easy  to  use,  highly  ranked,  and  allow  our  customers  to  reduce  paperwork  and  qualify  for government
incentives;

Revenue cycle management (or RCM) services, which include end-to-end medical billing, analytics, and related services; and

Mobile Health  (or  mHealth)  solutions,  including  smartphone  applications  that  assist  patients  and  healthcare  providers  in  the  provision of  healthcare
services.

Adoption  of  our  solutions  requires  only  a  modest  upfront  expenditure  by  a  provider.  Additionally,  our  financial  performance  is  linked  directly  to  the  financial
performance of our clients because the vast majority of our revenues is based on a percentage of our clients’ collections. For new customers other than those
obtained through acquisitions, the standard fee for our complete, integrated, end-to-end solution averages approximately 5% of a practice’s healthcare-related
revenues plus a small one-time setup fee, and is among the lowest in the industry.

As a result of the SoftCare acquisition, the Company has a clearinghouse service which allows clients to track claim status and includes services such as batch
electronic claim and payment transaction clearing and web access for claim corrections. Also as a result of this acquisition, the Company has an EDI service
which provides a centralized electronic data interchange management system to record, manage and control the exchange of information. As a result of the WFS
acquisition, the Company has a printing and mailing operation.

Our growth strategy involves two approaches: acquiring smaller RCM companies and then migrating the customers of those companies to our solutions, as well
as partnering with EHR and other vendors that lack an integrated solution and integrating our solutions with their offerings. The RCM service industry is highly
fragmented, with many local and regional RCM companies serving small medical practices. We believe that the industry is ripe for consolidation and that we can
achieve significant growth through acquisitions. We further believe that it is becoming increasingly difficult for traditional RCM companies to meet the growing
technology and business service needs of healthcare providers without a significant investment in information technology infrastructure.

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We  believe  we  will  also  be  able  to  accelerate  organic  growth  by  partnering  with  industry  participants,  utilizing  them  as  channel  partners  to  offer  integrated
solutions  to  their  customers.  We  have  entered  into  arrangements  with  industry  participants  from  which  we  began  to  derive  revenue  starting  in  mid-2014,
including emerging EHR providers and other healthcare vendors that lack a full suite of solutions. We have developed application interfaces with several EHR
systems, as well as providers of paper-based clinical forms to create integrated offerings, together with device and lab integration.

Our  Pakistan  operations  accounted  for  approximately  26%  and  33%  of  total  expenses  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2016  and  2015,  respectively.  A
significant portion of those expenses were personnel-related costs (approximately 75% and 81% for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015). Because
personnel-related  costs  are  significantly  lower  in  Pakistan  than  in  the  U.S.  and  many  other  offshore  locations,  we  believe  our  Pakistan  operations  give  us  a
competitive advantage over many industry participants. All of the medical billing companies that we have acquired use domestic labor or subcontractors from
higher cost locations to provide all or a substantial portion of their services. We are able to achieve significant cost reductions as we shift these labor costs to
Pakistan.

On  October  3,  2016,  MTBC  Acquisition,  Corp.  (“MAC”),  a  newly  formed,  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  MTBC,  acquired  substantially  all  the  medical  billing
business and assets of MediGain, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and its subsidiary Millennium Practice Management Associates, LLC, a New Jersey
limited  liability  company  (“Millennium”)  (together  “MediGain”).  The  assets,  including  accounts  receivable,  customer  relationships,  fixed  assets  and  two  wholly-
owned  foreign  subsidiaries  of  MediGain,  located  in  India  and  Sri  Lanka,  were  acquired  through  a  strict  foreclosure  process  whereby  MAC  acquired  senior
secured  notes  secured  by  the  assets  of  MediGain,  and  immediately  thereafter  foreclosed  on  the  assets  in  satisfaction  of  the  senior  secured  notes.  The  total
purchase price for the acquisition was $7 million. Of this amount, $2 million was paid at closing and the balance is due April 1, 2018.

In  connection  with  this  acquisition,  MTBC  expects  to  generate  at  least  $10  million  of  annual  revenue  from  the  customers  acquired.  Although  there  is  no
assurance  that  the  customers  will  remain  with  MTBC,  the  Company  expects  that  this  acquisition  will  be  accretive  to  earnings  during  2017.  During  the  fourth
quarter of 2016, we began to integrate the acquired operations with MTBC, but will have offshore operations in Sri Lanka and India as well as Pakistan, and in
the short term, we will have a significant number of additional U.S.-based employees from MediGain.

Key Performance Measures

We  consider  numerous  factors  in  assessing  our  performance.  Key  performance  measures  used  by  management,  including  adjusted  EBITDA,  adjusted  net
income  and  adjusted  net  income  per  share,  are  non-GAAP  financial  measures,  which  we  believe  better  enable  management  and  investors  to  analyze  and
compare the underlying business results from period to period.

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP.”) Moreover, these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they
do  not  reflect  all  the  items  associated  with  the  operations  of  our  business  as  determined  in  accordance  with  GAAP.  We  compensate  for  these  limitations  by
analyzing current and future results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis, and we provide reconciliations from the most directly comparable GAAP
financial  measures  to  the  non-GAAP  financial  measures.  Our  non-GAAP  financial  measures  may  not  be  comparable  to  similarly  titled  measures  of  other
companies. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting the
usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes.

Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share provide an alternative view of performance used by management and we believe that
an investor’s understanding of our performance is enhanced by disclosing these adjusted performance measures.

Adjusted EBITDA excludes the following elements which are included in GAAP net income (loss):

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•

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•

Income tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;

Interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest on principal payments, on our debt;

Foreign currency gains and losses, whether realized or unrealized, and asset impairment charges and other non-cash non-operating expenditures;

Stock-based compensation  expense,  including  customer  incentives  paid  in  stock  and  related  fees,  and  cash-settled  awards,  based  on  changes in  the
stock price;

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Non-cash depreciation and amortization charges, and does not reflect any cash requirements for replacement for capital expenditures;

Integration costs,  such  as  severance  amounts  paid  to  employees  from  acquired  businesses,  and  transaction  costs,  such  as  brokerage  fees, pre-
acquisition accounting costs and legal fees, exit costs related to terminating leases and other contractual agreements, and other costs related to specific
transactions; and

Changes in contingent consideration.

Set forth below is a presentation of our adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:

Net revenue

GAAP net loss

Provision for income taxes
Net interest expense
Other expense (income) - net
Stock-based compensation expense
Depreciation and amortization
Integration and transaction costs
Change in contingent consideration

Adjusted EBITDA

Years Ended
December 31,

2016

2015

($ in thousands)
24,493    $

23,080 

(8,797)   $

(4,688)

197   
646   
53   
1,928   
5,108   
976   
(716)  
(605)   $

138 
262 
(170)
629 
4,599 
341 
(1,786)
(675)

  $

  $

  $

Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share exclude the following elements which are included in GAAP net income (loss):

•

•

•

•

•

•

Foreign currency gains and losses, whether realized or unrealized, and asset impairment charges and other non-cash non-operating expenditures;

Stock-based compensation  expense,  including  customer  incentives  paid  in  stock  and  related  fees,  and  cash-settled  awards,  based  on  changes in  the
stock price;

Amortization of purchased intangible assets;

Integration costs, such as severance amounts paid to employees from acquired businesses or transaction costs, such as brokerage fees, pre-acquisition
accounting  costs  and  legal  fees,  exit  costs  related  to  terminating  leases  and  other  contractual  agreements, and  other  costs  related  to  specific
transactions;

Changes in contingent consideration; and

Income tax expense resulting from the amortization of goodwill related to our acquisitions.

No  tax  effect  has  been  provided  in  computing  non-GAAP  adjusted  net  income  and  non-GAAP  adjusted  net  income  per  share  as  the  Company  has  sufficient
carry forward losses to offset the applicable income taxes. The following table shows our reconciliation of GAAP net loss to non-GAAP adjusted net income for
the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:

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GAAP net loss

Other expense (income) - net
Stock-based compensation expense
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
Integration and transaction costs
Change in contingent consideration
Income tax expense related to goodwill

Non-GAAP adjusted net income

GAAP net loss per share

GAAP net loss per end-of-period share

Other expense (income) - net
Stock-based compensation expense
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
Integration and transaction costs
Change in contingent consideration
Income tax expense related to goodwill
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share

Years Ended
December 31,

2016

2015

  $

($ in thousands)
(8,797)   $

53   
1,928   
4,397   
976   
(715)  
174   
(1,984)   $

  $

(4,687)

(170)
629 
4,118 
342 
(1,786)
171 
(1,383)

Years Ended
December 31,

2016

2015

  $

(0.95)   $

(0.85)  
0.01   
0.19   
0.42   
0.09   
(0.07)  
0.02   
(0.19)   $

  $

(0.50)

(0.43)
(0.02)
0.06 
0.38 
0.03 
(0.17)
0.02 
(0.13)

End-of-period shares

10,300,178   

10,797,486 

For purposes of determining non-GAAP adjusted net income per share, the Company used the number of common shares outstanding at the end of the years
December 31, 2016 and 2015, including the shares which were issued but have not been settled, and considered contingent consideration, in order to provide
insight  into  results  considering  the  total  number  of  shares  which  were  issued  at  the  time  of  the  acquisitions.  Accordingly,  the  end-of-period  diluted  common
shares  include 248,625 a n d 553,473 of  contingently  issuable  shares  at  December  31,  2016  and  2015,  respectively.  No  tax  effect  has  been  provided  in
computing non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted net income per common share as the Company has sufficient carry forward losses to offset
the applicable income taxes. The table below shows the composition of end-of-period common shares.

Basic shares outstanding
Shares recorded as contingent consideration
End-of-period shares

Years Ended
December 31,

2016
10,051,553   
248,625   
10,300,178   

2015
10,244,013 
553,473 
10,797,486 

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Quarterly Results of Operations

December 31,
2016

September 30,
2016

June 30,
2016

  March 31,

  December 31,

  September 30,

2016

2015

2015

June 30,
2015

  March 31,

2015

(Unaudited)
($ in thousands, except per share data)

Net revenue

  $

8,830 

  $

5,341 

  $

5,213 

  $

5,110 

  $

5,363 

  $

5,613 

  $

5,966 

  $

6,138 

Operating expenses
Direct operating costs
Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development
Change in contingent consideration  
Depreciation and amortization

Total operating expenses

Operating loss

Interest expense -- net
Other (expense) income  --  net

Loss before provision (benefit) for
income taxes

Income tax provision (benefit)

Net loss

Preferred stock dividend
Net loss attributable to common
shareholders

Net loss per share

Basic and diluted

Adjusted EBITDA

  $

  $

  $

  $

6,124 
386 
4,286 
327 
(108)
1,571 
12,586 

(3,756)

185 
(13)

(3,954)
71 
(4,025)

203 

2,670 
275 
2,569 
175 
(197)  
1,118 
6,611 

2,321 
220 
2,694 
209 
(366)  
1,205 
6,283 

2,301 
344 
2,910 
191 
(45)  

1,214 
6,914 

2,359 
191 
2,561 
170 
(503)  
1,099 
5,877 

2,812 
59 
3,090 
159 
(367)  
1,137 
6,890 

2,913 
97 
3,177 
165 
(87)  

1,202 
7,467 

3,546 
120 
3,142 
165 
(829)
1,160 
7,304 

(1,270)  

(1,070)  

(1,804)  

(514)  

(1,277)  

(1,501)  

(1,166)

166 
(14)  

161 
(24)  

134 

(2)  

  $

(1,450)  
45 
(1,495)   $

(1,256)  
38 
(1,294)   $

(1,941)  
43 
(1,984)   $

231 

159 

159 

120 
5 

(629)  
173 
(802)   $

207 

70 
62 

37 
57 

(1,285)  
(52)  
(1,233)   $

(1,481)  

6 
(1,487)   $

- 

- 

35 
46 

(1,155)
10 
(1,165)

- 

(4,228)

  $

(1,726)   $

(1,453)   $

(2,143)   $

(1,009)   $

(1,233)   $

(1,487)   $

(1,165)

(0.42)

  $

(0.17)   $

(0.15)   $

(0.21)   $

(0.10)   $

(0.13)   $

(0.15)   $

(0.12)

(814)

  $

130 

  $

14 

  $

65 

  $

312 

  $

(183)   $

(95)   $

(709)

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Reconciliation of Net loss to Adjusted EBITDA

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

  March 31,

  December 31,

  September 30,

June 30,

  March 31,

2016

2016

2016

2016

2015

2015

2015

2015

(4,025)
158 
1,413 
13 
185 
71 
1,112 
367 
(108)
(814)

  $

  $

(1,494)   $
129 
990 
14 
166 
45 
194 
284 
(197)  
130 

  $

(1,294)   $
123 
1,082 
24 
161 
38 
132 
113 
(366)  
14 

  $

(Unaudited)
($ in thousands)
(1,984)   $
117 
1,096 
2 
134 
43 
489 
212 
(45)  
65 

  $

(802)   $
108 
991 

(5)  

120 
173 
132 
98 
(503)  
312 

  $

(1,233)   $
112 
1,025 

(1,487)   $
106 
1,097 

(62)  
70 
(52)  
173 
151 
(367)  
(183)   $

(57)  
37 
6 
197 
93 
(87)  
(95)   $

(1,165)
93 
1,066 
(46)
35 
10 
127 
- 
(829)
(709)

  $

Net loss
Depreciation
Amortization
Other expense (income) -- net
Interest expense -- net
Income tax provision (benefit)
Stock-based compensation expense
Integration and transaction costs
Change in contingent consideration

Adjusted EBITDA

  $

Key Metrics

In  addition  to  the  line  items  in  our  consolidated  financial  statements,  we  regularly  review  the  following  key  metrics  to  evaluate  our  business,  measure  our
performance,  identify  trends  in  our  business,  prepare  financial  projections,  make  strategic  business  decisions,  and  assess  market  share  trends  and  working
capital needs. We believe information on these metrics is useful for investors to understand the underlying trends in our business.

Set forth below are our key operating and financial metrics for RCM customers using our platform, which excludes acquired customers who have not migrated to
our platform as well as customers of our clearinghouse, EDI and other services. Revenue from practices using our platform accounted for approximately 71% of
our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2016 and approximately 85% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015.

First Pass Acceptance Rate: We define first pass acceptance rate as the percentage of claims submitted electronically by us to insurers and clearinghouses
that are accepted on the first submission and are not rejected for reasons such as insufficient information or improper coding. Clearinghouses are third parties
that  process  the  submission  of  claims  to  insurers  and  require  compliance  with  insurance  companies’  formatting  and  other  submission  rules  before  submitting
those  claims.  For  the  purposes  of  calculating  first  pass  acceptance  rate,  consistent  with  industry  practice,  we  exclude  claims  submitted  under  real-time
adjudication procedures, which are procedures that allow a healthcare provider to determine, at the point of care, if a service they are rendering will be paid. Our
first-time acceptance rate was approximately 96% for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 95% for the year ended December 31, 2015, which compares
favorably to the average of the top twelve payers of approximately 95%, as reported by the American Medical Association.

First  Pass  Resolution  Rate:   First  pass  resolution  rate  measures  the  percentage  of  primary  claims  that  are  favorably  adjudicated  and  closed  upon  a  single
submission. Our first pass resolution rate was approximately 94% for the year ended December 31, 2016 and approximately 93% for the year ended December
31, 2015.

Days in Accounts Receivable:  Days in accounts receivable measures the median number of days between the day a claim is submitted by us on behalf of our
customer, and the date the claim is paid to our customer. Our clients’ median days in accounts receivable was approximately 33 days for primary care and 40
days for combined specialties for the year ended December 31, 2016, and approximately 35 days for primary care and 39 days for combined specialties for the
year ended December 31, 2015, as compared to the national average of 40 days, as reported by the Medical Group Management Association, an association
for professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices. Higher first pass resolution rates and effective follow-up helped us to achieve this rate,
which reduces our customers’ collection cycle of claims, leading to increased revenue and customer satisfaction.

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Customer Renewal Rate:  Our customer renewal rate measures the percentage of our clients who were a party to a services agreement with us on January 1 of
a particular year and continued to operate and be a client on December 31 of the same year. It also includes acquired accounts, if they are a party to a services
agreement with the company we acquired and are generating revenue for us, so long as the risk of client loss under the respective purchase agreement has fully
shifted to us by January 1 of the particular year. Our renewal rates for 2016 and 2015 were 85% and 79%, respectively. The renewal rates for our customers who
are also users of our EHR for 2016 and 2015 were 97% and 99%, respectively. The percentage of our revenue we generated during the years ended December
31, 2016 and 2015 which came from all users of our EHR was 39% and 45%, respectively.

Providers  and  Practices  Served:  As  of  December  31,  2016,  we  provided  RCM  and  related  services  to  approximately  2,800  providers  (which  we  define  as
physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other clinical staff that render bills for their services), representing approximately 830 practices.
In  addition,  we  served  approximately  250  clients  who  were  not  medical  practices,  but  are  service  organizations  who  serve  the  healthcare  community.  As  of
December 31, 2015, we served approximately 1,500 providers representing approximately 730 practices.

Sources of Revenue

Revenue: We primarily derive our revenues from revenue cycle management services, typically billed as a percentage of payments collected by our customers.
This fee includes RCM as well as the ability to use our electronic health records and practice management software as part of the bundled fee. These payments
accounted  for  approximately  88%  and  92%  of  our  revenues  during  the  years  ended  December  31,  2016  and  2015.  This  includes  customers  utilizing  our
proprietary product suite, PracticePro, as well as customers from acquisitions which we are servicing utilizing third-party software. Key drivers of our revenue
include  growth  in  the  number  of  providers  we  are  servicing,  the  number  of  patients  served  by  those  providers,  and  collections  by  those  providers.  We  also
generate revenues from one-time setup fees we charge for implementing PracticePro; the sale of our stand-alone web-based EHR solution, ChartsPro; and from
transcription,  coding,  indexing  and  other  ancillary  services.  Our  plan  is  to  move  customers  acquired  through  acquisitions  to  our  operating  platform  in  order  to
increase efficiencies wherever feasible without jeopardizing the client relationship. During the year ended December 31, 2016, we moved approximately 64% of
the medical billing customers from the 2016, 2015 and 2014 Acquisitions to our operating platform.

As a result of the SoftCare acquisition, during the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 we earned approximately 3% and 4%, respectively, of our revenue
from clearinghouse and EDI clients. As a result of the WFS acquisition, during the year ended December 31, 2016, we earned approximately 3% of our revenue
from printing and mailing operations.

Operating Expenses

Direct  Operating  Costs. Direct  operating  cost  consists  primarily  of  salaries  and  benefits  related  to  personnel  who  provide  services  to  our  customers,  claims
processing  costs,  and  other  direct  costs  related  to  our  services.  Costs  associated  with  the  implementation  of  new  customers  are  expensed  as  incurred.  The
reported  amounts  of  direct  operating  costs  do  not  include  depreciation  and  amortization,  which  are  broken  out  separately  in  the  consolidated  statements  of
operations.  Our  Pakistan  operations  accounted  for  approximately  33%  and  44%  of  direct  operating  costs  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2016  and  2015,
respectively. As we grow, we expect to achieve further economies of scale and to see our direct operating costs decrease as a percentage of revenue.

Selling  and  Marketing  Expense.  Selling  and  marketing  expense  consists  primarily  of  compensation  and  benefits,  commissions,  travel,  advertising  expenses.
These have been relatively low in the past (under 2% of our revenue through 2015), as we have often found it to be more economical to grow by the acquisition
of other medical billing companies than by engaging in directed marketing efforts to prospective customers. However, in October 2016 we hired four sales and
marketing personnel as part of MediGain acquisition. Going forward, we intend to invest in marketing, business development and sales resources to expand our
market share, building on our existing customer base.

Research  and  Development  Expense.  Research  and  development  expense  consists  primarily  of  personnel-related  costs  and  third-party  contractor  costs.
Because we incorporate our technology into our services as soon as technological feasibility is established, most costs are currently expensed as incurred. We
expect our research and development expense to increase in the future in absolute terms, but decrease as a percentage of revenue. Consistent with our growth
plans, we are hiring developers, analysts and project managers in an effort to streamline our operational processes and further develop our products.

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General  and  Administrative  Expense.  General  and  administrative  expense  consists  primarily  of  personnel-related  expense  for  administrative  employees,
including  compensation,  benefits,  travel,  occupancy  and  insurance,  software  license  fees  and  outside  professional  fees.  Our  Pakistan  office  accounted  for
approximately 26% and 29% of general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Contingent  Consideration. Contingent  consideration  represents  the  amount  payable  to  the  sellers  of  the  Acquisitions  based  on  the  achievement  of  defined
performance  measures  contained  in  the  purchase  agreements.  For  the  2016  and  2015  Acquisitions,  the  contingent  consideration  consists  of  amounts  due  in
cash and for one of the sellers of the 2014 Acquisitions, amounts due in the Company’s common stock. Contingent consideration is adjusted to fair value at the
end of each reporting period.

Depreciation  and  Amortization  Expense.  Depreciation  expense  is  charged  using  the  straight-line  method  over  the  estimated  lives  of  the  assets  ranging  from
three to five years. Depreciation for computers is calculated over three years, while remaining assets (except leasehold improvements) are depreciated over five
years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the lesser of the lease term or the economic life of those assets.

Amortization expense through the second quarter of 2015 was charged on a straight-line basis over a period of three years for most intangible assets acquired in
connection with acquisitions, including customer contracts and relationships and covenants not to compete, as well as purchased software. We concluded that
three years reflects the period during which the economic benefits are expected to be realized. For customer contracts and relationships relating to the 2016 and
2015 Acquisitions, amortization was charged using the double declining balance method over three years, as the Company concluded that the double declining
balance  method  was  more  appropriate  based  on  its  historical  experience  as  the  majority  of  the  cash  flows  are  expected  to  be  recognized  on  an  accelerated
basis over their estimated useful lives.

In  2016,  our  acquisitions  and  purchases  of  customer  relationships  added  $4.8  million  of  intangibles.  Amortization  related  to  the  2016  Acquisitions  was  $1.1
million for the year ended December 31, 2016. In 2015, our acquisitions and purchase of customer relationships added $1,083,000 of intangibles. Amortization
related to the 2015 Acquisitions and the purchase of the customer relationships was $422,000 and $212,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015,
respectively.

Interest  and  Other  Income  (Expense).   Interest  expense  consists  primarily  of  interest  costs  related  to  our  working  capital  line  of  credit,  term  loans  and  notes
issued in connection with acquisitions, offset by interest income. Our other income (expense) results primarily from foreign currency transaction gains (losses),
and amounted to a foreign exchange loss of $92,000 and a foreign exchange gain of $143,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Income Tax. In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves
estimating  actual  current  tax  exposure  together  with  assessing  temporary  differences  resulting  from  differing  treatment  of  items  for  tax  and  financial  reporting
purposes.  These  differences  result  in  deferred  income  tax  assets  and  liabilities.  Although  the  Company  is  forecasting  a  return  to  profitability,  it  incurred
cumulative losses which make realization of a deferred tax asset difficult to support in accordance with ASC 740. Accordingly, a valuation allowance has been
recorded against all deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The preparation of
these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions about future events, and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenue, expense and related disclosures. We base our estimates, assumptions and judgments on historical experience, current trends and various
other  factors  that  we  believe  to  be  reasonable  under  the  circumstances.  The  accounting  estimates  used  in  the  preparation  of  our  consolidated  financial
statements will change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as our operating environment changes.
On a regular basis, we review our accounting policies, estimates, assumptions and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in
accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions
and estimates, and such differences could be material.

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We believe that the accounting policies below are those policies that involve the greatest degree of complexity and exercise of judgment by our management.
The methods, estimates and judgments that we use in applying our accounting policies have a significant impact on our results of operations. For a more detailed
discussion of our critical accounting policies, please refer to Note 3 in the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form
10-K.

Contingent consideration
If  a  business  combination  provides  for  contingent  consideration,  the  Company  records  the  contingent  consideration  at  fair  value  at  the  acquisition  date.  As  a
result of the Acquisitions, the Company adjusts the contingent consideration liability at the end of each reporting period based on fair value inputs representing
changes in the fair value of the Company’s common stock, changes in forecasted revenue of the acquired entities and the probability of an adjustment to the
purchase  price.  Critical  estimates  include  determining  the  forecasted  revenue  for  certain  acquisitions,  probability  and  timing  of  cash  collections  and  an
appropriate  discount  rate.  Changes  in  the  fair  value  of  the  contingent  consideration  after  the  acquisition  date  are  included  in  earnings  if  the  contingent
consideration is recorded as a liability and are included in equity if the contingent consideration is recorded as an equity instrument.

Goodwill Impairment
Goodwill  is  not  amortized  but  is  evaluated  for  impairment  annually  as  of  October  31 st,  referred  to  as  the  annual  test  date.  The  Company  will  also  test  for
impairment between annual test dates if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate the carrying amount may be impaired. Impairment testing
for goodwill is performed at the reporting-unit level. The Company has determined that its business consists of a single reporting unit. Application of the goodwill
impairment  test  requires  judgment  including  the  use  of  a  discount  cash  flow  methodology.  This  analysis  requires  significant  assumptions  and  judgments,
including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for our business, estimation of the
useful life over which cash flows will occur and determination of our weighted average cost of capital. No impairment charges were recorded during the years
ended December 31, 2016 or 2015.

Business Combinations
The  Company  accounts  for  business  combinations  under  the  provisions  of  ASC  805,  Business  Combinations,  which  requires  that  the  acquisition  method  of
accounting be used for all business combinations. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at the date of acquisition at their respective fair values.
The fair value amount assigned to intangible assets is based on an exit price from a market participant’s viewpoint, and utilizes data such as discounted cash
flow analysis and replacement cost models. We review acquired intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
carrying  amount  of  such  assets  may  not  be  recoverable.  Critical  estimates  in  valuing  certain  intangible  assets  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  historical  and
projected client retention rates, expected future cash inflows and outflows and estimated useful lives of those intangible assets. ASC 805 also specifies criteria
that  intangible  assets  acquired  in  a  business  combination  must  meet  to  be  recognized  and  reported  apart  from  goodwill.  Goodwill  represents  the  excess
purchase  price  over  the  fair  value  of  the  tangible  net  assets  and  intangible  assets  acquired  in  a  business  combination.  Acquisition-related  expenses  are
recognized separately from the business combinations and are expensed as incurred.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We make judgments as to our ability to collect outstanding receivables and provide an allowance for the portion of receivables when collection becomes doubtful.
If necessary, provisions are made based upon a specific review of all significant outstanding receivables. In determining the provision, we analyze our historical
collection experience, the aging of our accounts receivable, customer credit-worthiness and current economic trends. We reassess this allowance each reporting
period. If actual payment experience with our customers is different than our estimates, adjustments to this allowance may be necessary resulting in additional
charges to our statement of operations.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our consolidated results of operations as a percentage of total revenue for the years shown.

Net revenue
Operating expenses:

Direct operating costs
Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Change in contingent consideration
Research and development
Depreciation and amortization
Total operating expenses

Operating loss

Interest expense - net
Other (expense) income - net
Loss before income taxes

Income tax provision
Net loss

Comparison of 2016 and 2015

Years Ended December 31,

2016

2015

100.0%  

54.8%  
5.0%  
50.9%  
(2.9%) 
3.7%  
20.9%  
132.4%  

(32.4%) 

2.6%  
(0.2%) 
(35.2%) 
0.8%  
(36.0%) 

100.0%

50.4%
2.0%
51.9%
(7.7%)
2.9%
19.9%
119.4%

(19.4%)

1.1%
0.7%
(19.8%)
0.6%
(20.4%)

Years Ended
December 31,

Change

Revenue

    $

2016
24,493,443    $

2015
23,079,850    $

Amount

Percent

1,413,593   

6%

Revenue. Total revenue of $24.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $1.4 million or 6% from revenue of $23.1 million for the year ended
December 31, 2015. Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2016 included $7.3 million and $2.9 million of revenue from customers we acquired from
the 2016 and 2015 Acquisitions, respectively, offset by attrition from customers obtained primarily from the 2014 Acquisitions. Total revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2015 included $1.1 million of revenue from customers we acquired from the 2015 Acquisitions.

Direct operating costs
Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development
Change in contingent consideration
Depreciation
Amortization

Total operating expenses

Years Ended
December 31,

Change

2016

2015

Amount

Percent

  $

  $

13,416,627    $
1,224,243   
12,458,820   
902,186   
(715,495)  
527,072   
4,580,963   
32,394,416    $

11,630,070    $
467,446   
11,969,177   
659,176   
(1,786,367)  
420,023   
4,178,587   
27,538,112    $

1,786,557   
756,797   
489,643   
243,010   
1,070,872   
107,049   
402,376   
4,856,304   

15%
162%
4%
37%
(60%)
25%
10%
18%

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Direct  Operating  Costs. Direct operating costs of $13.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $1.8 million or 15% from direct operating
costs of $11.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The MediGain Acquisition increased salary costs by $1.7 million and $374,000 in the U.S. and
offshore, respectively, and subcontractor costs by $750,000. Postage and delivery costs increased by $517,000 due to the acquisitions of WFS and MediGain.
Salary and other direct operating costs in Pakistan decreased by $1.1 million or 28% for the year ended December 31, 2016 as a result of the reduction in the
number of employees in Pakistan who were hired to service customers of the 2014 and 2015 Acquisitions. Salary costs in the U.S. decreased by $1.3 million or
32% due to the reduction in the number of employees acquired from the 2014 and 2015 Acquisitions due to the transition of customers to the MTBC platform,
utilizing  technology  and  offshore  labor  instead  of  U.S.  personnel.  This  savings  was  partially  offset  by  approximately  $1  million  of  payroll  expense  related  to
employees  obtain  in  connection  with  the  2016  Acquisitions  other  than  MediGain.  In  addition,  software  platform  costs  increased  by  $245,000  and  travel  and
entertainment costs increased by $399,000 from 2015 due to the 2016 acquisition activity. During the year ended December 31, 2016 salary and benefit costs for
the subsidiary in Poland increased by $79,000.

Selling  and  Marketing  Expense.  Selling  and  marketing  expense  of  $1.2  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2016  increased  by  $757,000  or  162%  from
selling and marketing expense of $467,000 for the year ended December 31, 2015. During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company hired additional sales and
marketing personnel and transferred existing personnel into these positions as a step towards increasing revenue of the Company, and with the acquisition of
MediGain, there was a further increase of $255,000 in salaries due to MediGain’s established sales and marketing team.

General  and  Administrative  Expense.  General  and  administrative  expense  of  $12.5  million  increased  by  $490,000  or  4%  from  general  and  administrative
expense of $12 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. Additional expenses resulted primarily from the 2016 and 2015 Acquisitions, including payroll,
facilities and legal and professional costs. The MediGain acquisition increased salary cost by $1.1 million. Legal and professional costs increased by $331,000 or
26%, in part due to transaction costs related to the MediGain acquisition. These increases in costs were offset by decreases in other general and administrative
costs. Salary expense in the U.S. decreased by $329,000 or 9% for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015 due to
the reduction in the number of employees. Other general and administrative costs including occupancy expenses decreased by approximately $724,000 for the
year ended December 31, 2016.

Research and Development Expense.  Research and development expense of $902,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $243,000 or 37%
from  research  and  development  expense  of  $659,000  in  the  prior  year,  as  a  result  of  adding  additional  technical  employees  in  Pakistan  performing  software
development work.

Contingent Consideration. The change in contingent consideration of $715,000 and $1.8 million in 2016 and 2015, respectively, relates to the change in the fair
value of the contingent consideration. This gain resulted primarily from changes in the revenue estimates for the 2015 and 2016 Acquisitions and also from a
decrease in the price of the Company’s common stock for the Practicare shares held in escrow. The settlement of the Omni shares and the forfeiture of all the
shares issued as consideration for the acquisition of CastleRock contributed to the change for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Depreciation. Depreciation of $527,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $107,000 or 25% from depreciation of $420,000 for the year ended
December 31, 2015, primarily as a result of additional property and equipment purchases and the MediGain Acquisition.

Amortization Expense. Amortization expense of $4.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, increased by $402,000 or 10% from amortization expense of
$4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. This increase resulted from the intangible assets acquired in connection with our Acquisitions, which are
primarily being amortized over three years.

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Interest income
Interest expense
Other (expense) income - net
Income tax provision

Years Ended
December 31,

Change

2016

2015

Amount

Percent

  $

36,411    $

26,795    $

(682,083)  
(53,276)  
196,802   

(288,406)  
170,281   
137,786   

9,616   
(393,677)  
(223,557)  
59,016   

36%
137%
(131%)
43%

Interest  Income. Interest income of $36,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $10,000 or 36% from interest income of $27,000 for the year
ended December 31, 2015. Interest income primarily represents late fees from customers.

Interest  Expense. Interest expense of $682,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016 increased by $394,000 or 137% from interest expense of $288,000 for
the year ended December 31, 2015. This increase was primarily due to interest on higher borrowings under our term loans and the line of credit.

Other Income (Expense) - net.  Other expense - net was $53,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to other income - net of $170,000 for the
year  ended  December  31,  2015.  Included  in  other  (expense)  income  are  foreign  currency  transaction  gains  (losses)  primarily  resulting  from  transactions  in
foreign currencies other than the functional currency. These transaction gains and losses are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations related to
the recurring measurement and settlement of such transactions.

Income  Tax  Provision.  There  was  a  $197,000  provision  for  income  taxes  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2016,  an  increase  of  $59,000  compared  to  the
provision  for  income  taxes  of  $138,000  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2015.  In  2015,  a  $60,000  Federal  income  tax  carryback  claim  was  recorded  which
reduced total income tax expense. Included in the 2016 tax provision was a $174,000 deferred income tax provision related to the amortization of goodwill. The
pre-tax loss increased from $4.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 to $8.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. Although the Company is
forecasting a return to profitability, it incurred three years of cumulative losses which make realization of a deferred tax asset difficult to support in accordance
with ASC 740. Accordingly, a valuation allowance was recorded against all deferred tax assets of $7.2 million and $2.8 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015,
respectively.  The  Company’s  effective  tax  rate  is  (2%)  and  our  Federal  statutory  tax  rate  is  34%.  The  primary  reason  for  this  difference  pertains  to  the  net
operating loss incurred in the current year which could not be recorded as a benefit as the Company recorded a full valuation allowance on its net deferred tax
assets.

The Company has recorded goodwill as a result of its acquisitions. Goodwill is not amortized for financial reporting purposes. However, goodwill is tax deductible
and therefore amortized over 15 years for tax purposes. As such, deferred income tax expense and a deferred tax liability arise as a result of the tax-deductibility
of this indefinitely lived asset. The resulting deferred tax liability, which is expected to continue to increase over the amortization period, will have an indefinite life.
This deferred tax liability could remain on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet indefinitely unless there is an impairment of goodwill (for financial reporting
purposes) or a portion of the business is sold.

Due  to  the  fact  that  the  aforementioned  deferred  tax  liability  could  have  an  indefinite  life,  it  is  not  netted  against  the  Company’s  deferred  tax  assets  when
determining the required valuation allowance. Doing so would result in the understatement of the valuation allowance and related deferred income tax expense.

The Company will maintain a full valuation allowance on deferred tax assets until there is sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of
these allowances. While our plan is to be profitable in the future and begin utilizing these deferred tax assets, there is not sufficient evidence to allow us to avoid
the full valuation allowance in 2015 and 2016. Release of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of certain deferred tax assets and an income
tax benefit for the period the release is recorded. However, the exact timing and amount of the valuation allowance release are subject to change on the basis of
the timing and level of profitability that we are able to actually achieve.

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The Company has state NOL carry forwards of approximately $10.8 million which will expire at various dates from 2034 to 2036. The Company has a Federal
NOL carry forward of approximately $10.6 million which will expire between 2034 and 2036. The use of some of the Federal NOL carry forward is subject to
Internal Revenue Code Section 382 limitations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company had a cash balance of $3.5 million at December 31, 2016, and an outstanding balance of $9.3 million drawn on its credit facility with Opus Bank,
which was fully utilized.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all the covenants contained in the Opus credit agreement. During March 2017 Opus amended
the covenants whereby the asset coverage ratio covenant was removed. There is a provision for a minimum balance during the month, as well as the ability to
go below the minimum as long as the balance recovers in 5 days. The new covenants also contain minimum revenue and adjusted EBITDA requirements. If we
raise additional capital through a sale of equity, a portion of the net proceeds will be used to pay down the term loans. Additionally, on June 30, September 30
and December 31, 2017, the interest rate on the Opus debt increases in steps by a total of 3.5%, from prime plus 1.75% to prime plus 5.25%.

In October the Company made an initial $2 million payment toward the MediGain acquisition, which had a total purchase price of $7 million, the remaining $5
million  of  which  is  unsecured.  On  March  29,  2017  the  Company  received  a  letter  from  Prudential  that  demanded  immediate  payment  of  $3  million  of  the
remaining consideration that is now due together with accrued interest, and expressing Prudential’s intention to collect on said amounts. The balance is due at a
later date. The Company will require additional financing in order to make these payments.

There  were  negative  cash  flows  from  operations  of  $1.9  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2015  as  the  Company  integrated  the  2014  and  2015
Acquisitions.  In  2016,  there  was  $898,000  negative  cash  flow  from  operations  as  the  Company  integrated  its  2016  Acquisitions,  the  largest  of  which  was
MediGain. Due to operating losses in 2015 and 2016, the Company relies on the term loans and line of credit to fund operations.

The Company’s available cash will not be sufficient to meet its current and anticipated cash requirements without additional financing. According, these factors,
among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within twelve months after the date the financial statements
are issued. In addition, our independent registered public accounting firm reported that conditions existed that could raise substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern. The financial information throughout this Annual Report and the financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report have
been prepared on a basis that assumes that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal
course of business. This financial information and these financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Management believes that it will be necessary to raise additional funding, which might be in the form of sales of additional shares of its Series A Preferred Stock,
its common stock, or some other instrument. There can be no assurances that we will be able to complete any financing on acceptable terms or at all. If we
issue equity securities, our existing stockholders may experience dilution, and the new equity securities may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to
those of our existing stockholders. If we issue debt securities or obtain additional credit facilities, we may incur debt service obligations, and we may become
subject to restrictions limiting our ability to operate our business. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise any such capital on terms acceptable to
us, if at all. Failure to obtain financing when needed may have a material adverse effect on our financial position. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or
financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, our ability to continue to support the operation or growth of our business could be significantly impaired
and our operating results may be harmed.

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The following table summarizes our cash flows for the years presented.

Net cash used in operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Net (decrease) increase in cash

Years Ended December 31,

2016

2015

  $

(897,842)   $

(3,833,482)  
157,306   
11,336   
(4,562,682)  

(1,882,781)
(602,423)
9,503,006 
(26,900)
6,990,902 

In September 2015, the Company secured a $10 million credit facility from Opus Bank, including an initial $4 million term loan and a $2 million revolving line of
credit. The proceeds of the term loan were used to fully repay the previous TD Bank line of credit and other notes payable. Additional term loans totaling $4
million from Opus were received in November 2015 and in March 2016.

The Company raised approximately $4.7 million of net proceeds from a public preferred stock offering in November 2015, and raised approximately $1.3 million
of net proceeds from additional sales of the same preferred stock in July 2016.

The Company previously had a line of credit with TD Bank, which increased from $1.2 million to $3 million in March 2015, and was repaid in 2016 with proceeds
from the Opus Bank term loan and closed.

Effective  December  15,  2015,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Company  approved  a  $500,000  stock  repurchase  program.  Under  the  program,  the  Company
purchased 101,338 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $122,031. The plan ran through January 16, 2016.

Effective  January  25,  2016,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Company  approved  an  additional  $1,000,000  stock  repurchase  program.  The  program  expired  on
January 25, 2017. Through December 31, 2016, the Company purchased an additional 644,565 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of
$546,145.

Operating Activities

Cash used in operating activities was $898,000 during the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $1.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2015.
The increase in the net loss of $4.1 million included the following changes in non-cash items: additional depreciation and amortization of $509,000, additional
stock-based compensation of $1.2 million and decrease in change in contingent consideration of $1.1 million. Although revenue increased by $1.4 million for the
year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015, expenses increased by $5 million for the same period primarily due to the
acquisition of MediGain in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Accounts receivable increased by $456,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared with a decrease of $520,000 for the year ended December 31,
2015. Accounts payable, accrued compensation and accrued expenses increased by $1.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2016, compared with a
decrease of $1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2016 was $3.8 million, an increase of $3.2 million compared to $602,000 during the year
ended December 31, 2015. The increase in spending is primarily due to the initial payments of $1.25 million, $175,000 and $2 million for the GCB, RMB and
MediGain acquisitions, respectively.

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2016 was $157,000, compared to $9.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2015.
The cash provided by financing activities in 2016 includes $2 million of additional term loan borrowings from Opus Bank before financing costs, offset by a $1.4
million  repayment  of  debt  obligations,  $709,000  of  preferred  stock  dividends  and  $546,000  of  purchases  of  common  stock  as  part  of  our  stock  repurchase
program. The cash provided by financing activities for 2015 represented borrowings on the Opus line of credit, net of repayments to TD Bank, $4.7 million from
sale of preferred stock and $811,000 of repayment of debt obligations. Average borrowings from our revolving line of credit were $1.7 million for the year ended
December 31, 2015, compared to $660,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016.

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Our line of credit with Opus Bank expires on September 1, 2018, unless renewed. As of December 31, 2016, $2 million was drawn on the line. Our term loans
with Opus Bank mature on September 1, 2019 and require monthly principal payments which began October 1, 2016 of approximately $222,000 per month and
continue through the end of the loan period.

The Company raised $4.7 million from the sale of preferred stock after expenses in 2015 and $1.3 million in 2016. During 2016 and 2015, $709,000 and $48,000
of preferred stock dividends were paid, respectively.

In  connection  with  the  common  stock  buy-back  program,  the  Company  purchased  101,338  and  644,565  of  its  shares  for  an  aggregate  cost  of  $122,000  and
$546,000 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively. No shares were repurchased subsequent to December 31, 2016.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

We have contractual obligations under our term loans, line of credit, and in connection with our purchase of MediGain and contingent consideration in connection
with the 2016 and 2015 Acquisitions. We were in compliance with all Opus covenants in 2016. We also maintain operating leases for property and certain office
equipment.

The following table presents certain payments due by the Company under our long-term contractual obligations with minimum firm commitments as of December
31, 2016. In addition, based on the obligations as of December 31, 2016, we expected interest expense to be approximately $600,000 during the years below.
Based on the Opus amendment, we now expect interest expense to be approximately $800,000.

Notes and long-term debt
Leases
Contingent consideration
Total

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Year ending December 31,

2017

2018

$

$

7,848    $
391   
535   
8,774    $

2,733    $
299   
297   
3,329    $

2019

2020
($ in thousands)
2,046    $
163   
98   
2,307    $

Thereafter    

Total

36    $
-   
-   
36    $

18    $ 12,681 
853 
930 
18    $ 14,464 

-   
-   

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as
structured  finance  or  special-purpose  entities,  which  would  have  been  established  for  the  purpose  of  facilitating  off-balance  sheet  arrangements  or  other
contractually  narrow  or  limited  purposes.  Other  than  our  operating  leases  for  office  space,  computer  equipment  and  other  property,  we  do  not  engage  in  off-
balance sheet financing arrangements.

Nasdaq Listing Compliance

On June 24, 2016, the Company received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule
5810(b),  as  the  closing  bid  price  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  has  been  below  the  minimum  closing  bid  price  requirement  of  $1.00  per  share  for  30
consecutive business days. The notification of noncompliance has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq
Capital Market under the symbol “MTBC” or of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MTBCP.”

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In accordance with Nasdaq’s Marketplace Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company had an initial period of 180 days, or until December 21, 2016, to regain compliance
with  the  minimum  closing  bid  price  requirement,  which  requires  the  closing  bid  for  the  common  stock  meet  or  exceed  $1.00  per  share  for  a  minimum  of  ten
consecutive business days during this period. The Company was eligible and received an additional 180 day compliance period. The Company has issued a
special proxy to its shareholders asking for approval to authorize the Board of Directors to approve a reverse stock split which will increase the price per share.
The special shareholders’ meeting is scheduled for April 14, 2017. The Board of Directors will then have the authority to approve the amount of the reverse stock
split which could range from 1 for 3 to 1 for 8, if they deem this to be in the Company’s best interest. The Company’s failure to regain compliance during this
additional 180 days compliance period could result in delisting.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by 17C.F.R. 229.10(f)(1) and are not required to provide information under this item, pursuant to Item 305(e) of
Regulation S-K.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

See “Index to Consolidated Financial Statements” which appears on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, based on the 2013 framework and criteria established by the
Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission  (COSO),  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  our  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  as  of
December  31,  2016  as  required  by  Rules  13a-15(b)  and  15d-15(b)  of  the  Exchange  Act.  Management  excluded  from  its  assessment  of  internal  control  over
financial  reporting  MediGain,  the  most  recent  acquisition,  as  it  was  not  possible  to  conduct  an  assessment  of  the  acquired  business’s  internal  control  over
financial  reporting  in  the  period  between  the  consummation  date  and  the  date  of  management’s  assessment.  During  2016,  the  revenue  recorded  by  the
Company for MediGain was approximately $3.7 million. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the
reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms.

Disclosure  controls  and  procedures  include,  without  limitation,  controls  and  procedures  designed  to  ensure  that  information  required  to  be  disclosed  by  a
company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal
executive and principal financial officer to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no
matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment
in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as of December 31, 2016 our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded
that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.

Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not  prevent  or  detect  misstatements.  Also,  projections  of  any  evaluation  of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s  report  was  not  subject  to  attestation  by  the  Company’s  registered  public  accounting  firm  pursuant  to  the  rules  of  the  SEC  that  permit  the
Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 (f) of the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December
31, 2016, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

On March 28, 2017, MTBC entered into a Third Amendment to its Credit Agreement with Opus Bank whereby the asset co verage ratio and senior leverage ratio
covenants were removed and a requirement to maintain a month-end cash balance of at least $1 million was added. There is a provision for a minimum balance
during the month, as well as the ability to go below the minimum as long as the balance recovers in 5 days. The new covenants also contain minimum revenue
and adjusted EBITDA requirements. If we raise additional capital through a sale of equity, a portion of the net proceeds will be used to pay down the term loans.
On June 30, September 30 and December 31, 2017, the interest rate on the Opus debt increases in steps by a total of 3 .5%, from prime plus 1.75% to prime
plus  5.25%.  The  amendment  prohibits  us  from  amending  our  contractual  terms  with  Prudential  without  the  prior  consent  of  Opus,  not  to  be  unreasonably
withheld, and we are further prohibited from making additional acquisitions without the prior consent of Opus.

The foregoing description of the amendment to the credit agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified entirely by reference to the complete text of
such document, which is attached as Exhibit 10.14 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

At the present time, we owe five million dollars to Prudential for the balance of the MediGain acquisition price. Three million dollars of this amount is now due.  On
March 29, 2017 we received a letter from Prudential that demanded immediate payment of the three million dollar portion of the consideration that is now due,
together with accrued interest, and expressing Prudential’s intention to collect on said amounts.

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Information required by this item is included in our definitive Proxy Statement for the 2017 Special Meeting of Shareholders filed on February 7, 2017 for our
fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 (“2017 Special Proxy Statement”) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Information required by this item is included in the 2017 Special Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Information required by this item is included in the 2017 Special Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Information required by this item is included in the 2017 Special Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Information required by this item will be included in our 2017 Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be filed within 120 days of
the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

(1)

Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015

(i)
(ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
(iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
(iv) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
(v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
(vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(2)

Financial Statement Schedules

There are no Financial Statement Schedules filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as the required information is not applicable or is
included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

(b) Exhibit Index:

Exhibit
Number

Description

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

  Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2013, by and among Tekhealth Services, Inc., Professional Accounts Management, Inc.  and
Practice Development Strategies, Inc., CastleRock Solutions, Inc., Rob Ramoji, and the Company (filed as Exhibit 2.1  to  the  Company’s  Form
S-1 filed on December 20, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2013, by and among Ultimate Medical Management, Inc., Practicare Medical Management,
Inc., James Antonacci and the Company (filed as Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on December 20, 2013, and incorporated  herein
by reference).

  Amended and  Restated  Asset  Purchase  Agreement,  dated  as  of  May  7,  2014,  by  and  among  Laboratory  Billing  Services  Providers,  LLC,
Medical Data Resources Providers, LLC, Medical Billing Resources Providers, LLC, Primary Billing Service Providers, Inc. Omni Medical Billing
Services,  LLC,  Marc  Haberman,  Z  Capital,  LLC,  Medsoft  Systems,  LLC  and  the  Company  (filed  as  Exhibit  2.3  to  Amendment No.  2  to  the
Company’s Form S-1 filed on May 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Asset Purchase  Agreement,  dated  as  of  June  27,  2013,  by  and  among  Metro  Medical  Management  Services,  Inc.  and  the  Company  (filed as

Exhibit 2.4 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on December 20, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Addendum to  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated  as  of  March  5,  2014,  by  and  among  Tekhealth  Services,  Inc.,  Professional  Accounts
Management, Inc. and Practice Development Strategies, Inc., CastleRock Solutions, Inc., Rob Ramoji, and the Company (filed as Exhibit 2.5  to
Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on April 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

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2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.10

2.11

2.12

2.13

2.14

  Addendum to  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated  as  of  March  21,  2014  by  and  among  Ultimate  Medical  Management,  Inc.,  Practicare  Medical
Management, Inc., James Antonacci and the Company (filed as Exhibit 2.6 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed  on  April  7,
2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Addendum to Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of June 10, 2014, by and among Laboratory Billing Services Providers, LLC, Medical Data
Resources Providers, LLC, Medical Billing Resources Providers, LLC, Primary Billing Service Providers, Inc. Omni Medical Billing Services,  LLC,
Marc Haberman, Z Capital, LLC, Medsoft Systems, LLC and the Company (filed as Exhibit 2.7 to Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Form S-1
filed on June 16, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Addendum to  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated  as  of  June  10,  2014,  by  and  among  Tekhealth  Services,  Inc.,  Professional  Accounts
Management, Inc. and Practice Development Strategies, Inc., CastleRock Solutions, Inc., Rob Ramoji, and the Company (filed as Exhibit 2.8  to
Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on June 16, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Addendum to  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated  as  of  June  16,  2014  by  and  among  Ultimate  Medical  Management,  Inc.,  Practicare  Medical
Management, Inc., James Antonacci and the Company (filed as Exhibit 2.9 to Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on June 16,
2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Addendum to  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated  as  of  July  3,  2014  by  and  among  Ultimate  Medical  Management,  Inc.,  Practicare  Medical
Management, Inc., James Antonacci and the Company (filed as Exhibit 2.10 to Amendment No. 5 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on July 8,
2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Addendum to  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated  as  of  July  11,  2014,  by  and  among  Laboratory  Billing  Services  Providers,  LLC,  Medical  Data
Resources Providers, LLC, Medical Billing Resources Providers, LLC, Primary Billing Service Providers, Inc. Omni Medical Billing Services,  LLC,
Marc Haberman, Z Capital, LLC, Medsoft Systems, LLC and the Company (filed as Exhibit 2.11 to Amendment No. 7 to the Company’s Form S-
1 filed on July 14, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Addendum to  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated  as  of  July  10,  2014,  by  and  among  Tekhealth  Services,  Inc.,  Professional  Accounts
Management, Inc. and Practice Development Strategies, Inc., CastleRock Solutions, Inc., Rob Ramoji, and the Company (filed as Exhibit 2.12  to
Amendment No. 7 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on July 14, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Addendum to  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated  as  of  July  10,  2014  by  and  among  Ultimate  Medical  Management,  Inc.,  Practicare  Medical
Management, Inc., James Antonacci and the Company (filed as Exhibit 2.13 to Amendment No. 7 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on July 14,
2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Post-closing Agreement dated as of September 12, 2014, by and among Laboratory Billing Services Providers, LLC, Medical Data Resources
Providers,  LLC,  Medical  Billing  Resources  Providers,  LLC,  Primary  Billing  Service  Providers,  Inc.  Omni  Medical  Billing  Services, LLC,  Marc
Haberman, Z Capital, Inc., Medsoft Systems, LLC and the Company (filed as Exhibit 2.14 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed
on September 4, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

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2.16

  Asset Purchase  Agreement  Modification/Settlement  Agreement  and  Mutual  Release  dated  February  19,  2015,  by  and  between  the  Company,
CastleRock Solutions, Inc., Professional Accounts Management, Inc., Tekhealth Services, Inc., and Ravindran Ramoji (filed as  Exhibit  10.2  to
the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Asset Purchase  Agreement  Modification/Settlement  Agreement  and  Mutual  Release  dated  February  19,  2015,  by  and  between  the  Company,
Ravindran  Ramoji,  Physician  Development  Strategies  Inc.  d/b/a  Practice  Development  Strategies  (“PDS”),  and  Christopher F.  Burns  (filed  as
Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

2.17

  Settlement Agreement  and  Mutual  Release,  entered  into  as  of  February  25,  2015  by  and  between  the  Company,  EA  Health  Corporation,  and

Christopher F. Burns (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

2.18

  Asset Purchase Agreement dated July 10, 2015, by and between the Company and with SoftCare Solutions, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of  QHR

Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

2.19

  Asset Purchase  Agreement  dated  August  31,  2015,  by  and  between  the  Company  and  Jesjam  Holdings,  LLC  doing  business  as  MedTech
Professional Billing, and Randy B. Spector (filed as Exhibit 2.19 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2016 and incorporated herein by
reference).

2.20

  Asset Purchase  Agreement  dated  February  15,  2016,  by  and  between  the  Company  and  Gulf  Coast  Billing,  Inc.  (filed  as  Exhibit  10.1 to  the

Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 17, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).

2.21

  Asset Purchase Agreement dated May 2, 2016, by and between the Company and Renaissance Medical Billing, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to  the

Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 30, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).

2.22

  Asset Purchase  Agreement  dated  July  1,  2016,  by  and  among  the  Company  and  WFS  Services,  Inc.,  Deborah  Shapiro,  Ann  Newman  and

Michael Newman (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 30, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).

2.23

2.24

2.25

  Assignment Agreement dated October 3, 2016, by and between the Company, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Prudential
Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2016, and incorporated herein
by reference).

  Strict Foreclosure  Agreement  dated  October  3,  2016,  by  and  between  MTBC  Acquisition,  Corp.,  MediGain,  LLC  and  Millennium  Practice
Management Associates, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Transition Services  Agreement  dated  October  3,  2016,  by  and  between  MTBC  Acquisition,  Corp.,  MediGain,  LLC  and  Millennium  Practice
Management Associates, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).

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2.26

2.27

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

  First Amendment  to  Assignment  Agreement  dated  January  3,  2017,  by  and  between  the  Company,  The  Prudential  Insurance  Company  of
America, and Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 6,  2017,
and incorporated herein by reference).

  Second Amendment to Assignment Agreement dated January 23, 2017, by and between the Company, The Prudential Insurance Company of
America, and Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 24, 2017,
and incorporated herein by reference).

  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 11,  2016,

and incorporated herein by reference).

  By-laws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on April 7, 2014, and incorporated herein  by

reference).

  Form of Certificate of Designations of the 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock. (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to  Amendment

No. 2 to the Company’s Form S-1 on October 19, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).

  Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock

(filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 11, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Form of common stock certificate of the Company (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on  May  7,  2014,

and incorporated herein by reference).

  Form of stock certificate of the 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock. (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 2 to the

Company’s Form S-1 on October 19, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).

  Warrant  to  Purchase  Common  Stock  dated  as  of  September  2,  2015  issued  by  the  Company  to  Opus  Bank  (filed  as  Exhibit  10.16  to  the

Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 3, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

  Warrant to Purchase Common Stock dated as of July 13, 2016 issued by the Company to Opus Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s

Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.1

  Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and each of its directors and executive officers (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Amendment

No. 2 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on May 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.2*

  Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix B to the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on  February

10, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.3*

  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Form  S-

1 filed on April 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.4

Lease between Company and Mahmud Haq with respect to offices located at 7 Clyde Road, Somerset, NJ 08873 (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to  the
Company’s Form S-1 filed on December 20, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference).

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10.5*

  Employment Agreement  between  the  Company  and  Mahmud  Haq  dated  as  of  April  4,  2014  (filed  as  Exhibit  10.6  to  Amendment  No.  1  to  the

Company’s Form S-1 filed on April 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.6*

  Employment Agreement between the Company and Stephen Snyder dated as of April 4, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Amendment No. 1 to the

Company’s Form S-1 filed on April 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.7*

  Employment Agreement between the Company and Bill Korn dated as of April 4, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Amendment No.  1

to Form S-1 filed on April 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.8

  Credit Agreement dated as of September 2, 2015 by and between Opus Bank and the Company (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Form

8-K filed on September 3, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.9

  Term Note  dated  as  of  September  2,  2015  issued  by  the  Company  to  Opus  Bank  (filed  as  Exhibit  10.14  to  the  Company’s  Form 8-K  filed  on

September 3, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.10

Line of Credit Note dated as of September 2, 2015 issued by the Company to Opus Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Form  8-K
filed on September 3, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.11

  Security Agreement  dated  as  of  September  2,  2015  by  and  between  Opus  Bank  and  the  Company  (filed  as  Exhibit  10.17  to  the  Company’s

Form 8-K filed on September 3, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.12*

  Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Form 10-K  filed  on

March 24, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).

10.13

  Second Amendment  to  Credit  Agreement,  dated  as  of  July  13,  2016,  between  Medical  Transcription  Billing,  Corp.,  and  Opus  Bank  (filed as

exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.14

  Waiver and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2017, between Medical Transcription Billing, Corp., and Opus Bank.

23.1

31.1

  Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.

  Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934, as amended.

31.2

  Certification of the Company’s Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934, as amended.

32.1

  Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-

Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

  Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-

Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS
101.SCH
101.CAL
101.LAB
101.PRE
101.DEF

  XBRL Instance
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

*Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

The certifications on Exhibit 32 hereto are deemed not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liability of that Section. Such certifications will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act.

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on March 31, 2017.

Signatures

Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.

By:

/s/ Mahmud Haq

Mahmud Haq
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

By:

/s/ Bill Korn

Bill Korn
Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature

/s/ Mahmud Haq

Mahmud Haq

/s/ Bill Korn

Bill Korn

/s/ Norman Roth

Norman Roth

/s/ Stephen Snyder

Stephen Snyder

/s/ Anne Busquet

Anne Busquet

/s/ Howard L. Clark, Jr.

Howard L. Clark, Jr.

/s/ John N. Daly

John N. Daly

/s/ Cameron Munter

Cameron Munter

Title

  Principal Executive Officer and Director

  Principal Financial Officer

  Principal Accounting Officer

  President and Director

  Director

  Director

  Director

  Director

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Date

March 31, 2017

March 31, 2017

March 31, 2017

March 31, 2017

March 31, 2017

March 31, 2017

March 31, 2017

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Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Film
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31,2016 and December 31, 20)5
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the years ended December 31,2016 and 2015
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31,2016 and 2015
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow s for the years ended December 31,2016 and 2015
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.

We  have  audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  Medical  Transcription  Billing,  Corp.  (a  Delaware  corporation)  and  subsidiaries  (the
“Company”)  as  of  December  31,  2016  and  2015,  and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of  operations,  comprehensive  loss,  shareholders’  equity,  and  cash
flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2016. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to
perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis
for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal  control  over  financial  reporting.  Accordingly,  we  express  no  such  opinion.  An  audit  also  includes  examining,  on  a  test  basis,  evidence  supporting  the
amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial  statements,  assessing  the  accounting  principles  used  and  significant  estimates  made  by  management,  as  well  as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Medical Transcription Billing,
Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended
December 31, 2016 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2
to the financial statements, the Company has incurred a net loss and negative cash flows from operations for the year ended December 31, 2016, and as of that
date, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded its current assets. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern. Management’s plans in regards to these matters are also described in Note 2. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Iselin, New Jersey
March 31, 2017

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:

Cash
Accounts receivable - net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $156,000 and $250,000 at December
31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
Current assets - related party
Prepaid expenses and other current assets

Total current assets
Property and equipment - net
Intangible assets - net
Goodwill
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Accounts payable
Accrued compensation
Accrued expenses
Deferred rent (current portion)
Deferred revenue (current portion)
Accrued liability to related party
Borrowings under line of credit
Current portion of long-term debt
Notes payable - other (current portion)
Contingent consideration (current portion)
Dividend payable

Total current liabilities

Long - term debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs
Notes payable - other
Deferred rent
Deferred revenue
Contingent consideration
Deferred tax liability

Total liabilities

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 11)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share - authorized 2,000,000 and 1,000,000 shares at December
31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively; issued and outstanding 294,656 and 231,616 shares at
December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
Common stock, $0.001 par value - authorized 19,000,000 shares; issued 10,792,352 and 10,345,351
shares at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively; outstanding, 10,051,553 and
10,244,013 shares at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated deficit
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Less: 740,799 and 101,338 common shares held in treasury, at cost at December 31, 2016 and
December 31, 2015, respectively
Total shareholders' equity

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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2016

2015

$

3,476,880   

$

8,039,562 

$

$

$

$

4,330,901   
13,200   
618,501   
8,439,482   
1,588,937   
5,833,706   
12,178,868   
282,713   
28,323,706   

1,905,131   
2,009,911   
1,236,609   
61,437   
41,666   
16,626   
2,000,000   
2,666,667   
5,181,459   
535,477   
202,579   
15,857,562   
4,033,668   
166,184   
433,186   
26,673   
394,072   
345,530   
21,256,875   

2,211,979 
13,200 
621,492 
10,886,233 
1,372,283 
5,379,404 
8,971,994 
66,984 
26,676,898 

370,441 
627,450 
650,221 
37,987 
73,520 
10,700 
2,000,000 
500,000 
582,023 
746,560 
159,236 
5,758,138 
4,836,384 
66,539 
490,588 
36,082 
425,948 
171,269 
11,784,948 

295   

232 

10,793   
26,038,063   
(17,944,230)  
(376,090)  

(662,000)  
7,066,831   
28,323,706   

$

$

10,346 
24,549,889 
(9,147,507)
(398,979)

(122,031)
14,891,950 
26,676,898 

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

NET REVENUE
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Direct operating costs
Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development
Change in contingent consideration
Depreciation and amortization
Total operating expenses

OPERATING LOSS
OTHER:

Interest income
Interest expense
Other (expense) income - net
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
Income tax provision
NET LOSS

Preferred stock dividend
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

Loss per common share:
Basic and diluted loss per share

Weighted-average basic and diluted shares outstanding

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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2016

2015

$

24,493,443   

$

23,079,850 

13,416,627   
1,224,243   
12,458,820   
902,186   
(715,495)  
5,108,035   
32,394,416   
(7,900,973)  

36,411   
(682,083)  
(53,276)  
(8,599,921)  
196,802   
(8,796,723)  

752,525   
(9,549,248)  

(0.95)  
10,036,988   

$

$

$

11,630,070 
467,446 
11,969,177 
659,176 
(1,786,367)
4,598,610 
27,538,112 
(4,458,262)

26,795 
(288,406)
170,281 
(4,549,592)
137,786 
(4,687,378)

207,007 
(4,894,385)

(0.50)
9,732,806 

$

$

$

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

NET LOSS
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX
Foreign currency translation adjustment (a)
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

2016

2015

(8,796,723)  

$

(4,687,378)

22,889   
(8,773,834)  

$

(190,017)
(4,877,395)

$

$

(a) No tax effect has been recorded as the Company recorded a valuation allowance against the tax benefit from its foreign currency translation adjustments.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

  Preferred Stock    
  Shares     Amount     Shares

Common Stock

    Amount    
-      9,711,604    $ 9,712    $ 18,979,976    $
-     
-     

Capital

-     

-     

Deficit
(4,460,129)   $
(4,687,378)    

    (Loss) Income    

(208,962)   $
-     

Stock

Equity
14,320,597 
(4,687,378)

-    $
-     

Additional
Paid-in

Accumulated
Other

    Accumulated    

Comprehensive    

Treasury
(Common)    

Total
Shareholders'  

-    $
-     

-     

-     
-     
-     
-     

-     

    231,616     
-     
-     
    231,616     
-     

Balance- January 1, 2015

Net loss
Foreign currency translation
adjustment
Forfeiture of shares issued to acquired
businesses
Settlement of contingent shares
Restricted share units vested
Common stock warrants issued
Stock-based compensation, net of
cash settlements
Issuance of preferred stock, net of
fees and expenses
Purchase of common stock
Preferred stock dividends

Balance- December 31, 2015
Net loss
Foreign currency translation
adjustment
Restricted stock and share units
vested
Common stock warrants issued
Stock-based compensation, net of
cash settlements
Issuance of preferred stock, net of
fees and expenses
Purchase of common stock
Preferred stock dividends
Shares issued under customer loyalty
program

Balance - December 31, 2016

-     

-     
-     
-     
-     

-     

-     

-     

-     

(53,797)    
566,794     
120,750     
-     

(54)    
567     
121     
-     

(132,826)    
673,918     
(121)    
104,000     

-     

-     

452,985     

-     

-     
-     
-     
-     

-     

(190,017)    

-     

(190,017)

-     
-     
-     
-     

-     

-     
-     
-     
-     

(132,880)
674,485 
- 
104,000 

-     

452,985 

-     
-     
-     

232     
-     
-     

-      4,678,964     
-     
-     
(207,007)    
-     
232      10,345,351      10,346      24,549,889     
-     

-     

-     

-     

-     
-     
-     
(9,147,507)    
(8,796,723)    

-     
-     
-     
(398,979)    
-     

-     
(122,031)    
-     
(122,031)    
-     

4,679,196 
(122,031)
(207,007)
14,891,950 
(8,796,723)

-     

-     
-     

-     

-     

-     
-     

-     

    63,040     
-     
-     

63     
-     
-     

-     

-     

-     

447,001     
-     

447     
-     

(447)    
52,015     

-     

-     
-     
-     

-     

920,247     

-      1,270,465     
-     
-     
(752,525)    
-     

-     

-     
-     

-     

-     
-     
-     

-     
    294,656    $

-     

-     
295      10,792,352    $ 10,793    $ 26,038,063    $ (17,944,230)   $

(1,581)    

-     

-     

22,889     

-     
-     

-     

-     
-     
-     

-     

-     
-     

22,889 

- 
52,015 

-     

920,247 

-     
(546,145)    
-     

1,270,528 
(546,145)
(752,525)

-     

6,176     
(376,090)   $ (662,000)   $

4,595 
7,066,831 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

2016

2015

$

(8,796,723)  

$

(4,687,378)

5,108,035   
(33,951)  
(41,263)  
174,261   
291,465   
92,160   
200,157   
1,877,815   
(715,495)  

(456,468)  
323,117   
1,079,048   
(897,842)  

(463,399)  
(3,370,083)  
(3,833,482)  

(190,831)  
-   
-   
1,908,141   
(1,389,082)  
1,270,528   
6,000,000   
(6,000,000)  
(186,123)  
(709,182)  
(546,145)  
157,306   
11,336   
(4,562,682)  
8,039,562   
3,476,880   

5,000,000   
222,214   
678,367   
202,579   
313,577   

52,462   
451,526   

$

$
$

$
$
$

$
$

4,598,610 
(11,362)
(28,664)
171,269 
275,218 
(157,261)
50,759 
628,792 
(1,786,367)

520,121 
233,144 
(1,689,662)
(1,882,781)

(421,858)
(180,565)
(602,423)

- 
410,000 
(880,089)
5,489,625 
(810,924)
4,679,196 
11,463,766 
(10,678,766)
- 
(47,771)
(122,031)
9,503,006 
(26,900)
6,990,902 
1,048,660 
8,039,562 

375,000 
30,442 
888,527 
159,236 
374,785 

9,759 
256,269 

$

$
$

$
$
$

$
$

Depreciation and amortization
Deferred rent
Deferred revenue
Deferred income taxes
Provision for doubtful accounts
Foreign exchange loss (gain)
Interest accretion on debt
Stock-based compensation expense
Change in contingent consideration
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Other assets
Accounts payable and other liabilities

Net cash used in operating activities

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures
Cash paid for acquisitions

Net cash used in investing activities

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Contingent consideration payments
Proceeds from note payable to majority shareholder
Repayments of note payable to majority shareholder
Proceeds from long term debt, net of costs
Repayments of debt obligations
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net of costs
Proceeds from line of credit
Repayments of line of credit
Registration statement and bank costs
Preferred stock dividends paid
Purchase of common shares

Net cash provided by financing activities

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH
CASH - Beginning of the period
CASH - End of period

SUPPLEMENTAL NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Acquisition through issuance of promissory notes
Vehicle financing obtained
Contingent consideration resulting from acquisitions
Dividends declared, not paid
Purchase of prepaid insurance through assumption of note

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - Cash paid during the period for:

Income taxes
Interest

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (and together with its subsidiaries “MTBC” or the “Company”) is a healthcare information technology company that offers an
integrated suite of proprietary electronic health records and practice management solutions, together with related business services, to healthcare providers. The
Company’s integrated services are designed to help customers increase revenues, streamline workflows and make better business and clinical decisions, while
reducing administrative burdens and operating costs. The Company’s services include full-scale revenue cycle management, electronic health records, and other
technology-driven  practice  management  services  for  private  and  hospital-employed  healthcare  providers.  MTBC  has  its  corporate  offices  in  Somerset,  New
Jersey and its main operating facilities in Islamabad, Pakistan and Bagh, Pakistan. The Company also has wholly-owned subsidiaries in Poland, India and Sri
Lanka and offices in 7 other states.

MTBC was founded in 1999 and incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 2001. MTBC Private Limited (or “MTBC Pvt. Ltd.”) is a majority-owned
subsidiary of MTBC based in Pakistan and was founded in 2004. MTBC owns 99.99% of the authorized outstanding shares of MTBC Pvt. Ltd. and the remaining
0.01% of the shares of MTBC Pvt. Ltd. is owned by the founder and Chief Executive Officer of MTBC. MTBC-Europe Sp. z.o.o. (or “MTBC-Europe”) is a wholly-
owned subsidiary of MTBC based in Poland and was founded in 2015.

During the year 2015, the Company purchased the assets of Jesjam Holdings, LLC, a medical billing company doing business as MedTech Professional Billing
(“MedTech”)  and  the  assets  of  the  RCM  division  of  QHR  Technologies,  Inc.  which  represented  SoftCare  Solutions  Inc.’s  clearinghouse,  electronic  data
interchange and billing divisions (“SoftCare” and collectively with MedTech, the “2015 Acquisitions”). Also during the year 2015, the Company purchased certain
customer relationships.

During  the  year  2016,  the  Company  purchased  substantially  all  the  assets  of  Gulf  Coast  Billing,  Inc.  (“GCB”),  Renaissance  Medical  Billing,  LLC  (“RMB”)  and
WFS Services, Inc. (“WFS”).

Effective  September  23,  2016,  the  Company  formed  a  new  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  MTBC  Acquisition,  Corp.  (“MAC”)  in  connection  with  an  acquisition.  On
October 3, 2016, MAC acquired substantially all the assets of MediGain, LLC and its subsidiary (together “MediGain”) and collectively with GCB, RMB and WFS
the “2016 Acquisitions.” As result of the MediGain acquisition, the Company acquired subsidiaries in India (RCM-MediGain India Private Limited) and Sri Lanka
(RCM-MediGain Colombo Private Limited). All of the 2016 Acquisitions were medical billing companies, although WFS had a mailing service operation as well.

2. LIQUIDITY

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2016,  the  Company  has  adopted  FASB  Accounting  Standard  Codification  (“ASC”)  Topic  205-40,  Presentation  of  Financial
Statements – Going Concern, which requires that management evaluate whether there are relevant conditions and events that, in the aggregate, raise substantial
doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial
statements are issued.

As part of the evaluation, management considered that on December 31, 2016, the Company had $3.5 million of cash, and had fully utilized its line of credit with
Opus Bank. Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $898,000 and $1.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
At December 31, 2016, the Company had a working capital deficit of approximately $7.4 million. The loss before income taxes was $8.6 million and $4.5 million
for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2016  and  2015,  respectively,  of  which  $5.1  million  and  $4.6  million  respectively  represent  non-cash  depreciation  and
amortization expenses.

On December 31, 2016 the Company owed Prudential $5 million out of the total purchase price of $7 million for the MediGain acquisition. On March 29, 2017
the Company received a letter from Prudential that demanded immediate payment of $3 million of the outstanding consideration, together with accrued interest,
and expressing Prudential’s intention to collect on said amounts. The balance is due at a later date.

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The Company’s available cash will not be sufficient to meet its current and anticipated cash requirements without additional financing. Accordingly, these factors,
among  others,  raise  substantial  doubt  about  the  Company’s  ability  to  continue  as  a  going  concern.  Management  has  taken  various  steps  to  mitigate  this
condition as detailed below. Management embarked on extensive expense reductions following the acquisition of MediGain in October, 2016. The cost cutting
included  closing  certain  domestic  and  foreign  facilities,  eliminating  the  reliance  on  subcontractors,  and  the  reduction  of  non-essential  personnel,  where  work
could be performed by offshore employees more cost-effectively. While management expects that this will reduce operating losses, there can be no assurance
that the Company will generate positive income before taxes, excluding non-cash expenses in the near future.

The Company has a credit facility with Opus Bank (“Opus”) established in the third quarter of 2015, which provides additional liquidity. The credit facility includes
term loans plus a line of credit that have a combined borrowing limit of $10 million, all of which were fully utilized as of December 31, 2016. The line of credit
expires September 1, 2018 and the term loans expire September 1, 2019. The Company relies on the term loans and line of credit for working capital purposes.
(See  Note  9.)  The  Company  has  recently  revised  its  covenants  with  Opus  to  more  favorable  terms,  improving  the  likelihood  that  it  will  stay  in  compliance.
Simultaneously, the Company is seeking to refinance its debt with Opus with another lender.

The Company believes that it will be necessary to raise additional funding, which might be in the form of sale of additional shares of its Series A Preferred Stock,
its common stock, or some other instrument. The Company may in the future seek additional capital from public or private offerings of its capital stock or it may
elect  to  borrow  additional  amounts  under  new  credit  lines  or  from  other  sources.  If  the  Company  issues  equity  or  debt  securities  to  raise  additional  funds,  its
existing stockholders may experience dilution, it may incur significant financing costs, and the new equity or debt securities may have rights, preferences and
privileges senior to those of its existing stockholders. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and meet its minimum liquidity requirements in the
Opus Credit Agreement is dependent on its ability to raise additional capital, of which there can be no assurance. If the Company cannot generate sufficient cash
flow from its operation or secure additional financing on acceptable terms, our ability to continue to support the operation or growth of our business could be
significantly impaired and our operating results may be harmed.

The financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been prepared on a basis that assumes that the Company will continue as a going
concern, and do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. This basis of accounting contemplates the satisfaction of the
Company’s  liabilities  and  commitments  in  the  normal  course  of  business  and  does  not  include  any  adjustments  to  reflect  the  possible  future  effects  of  the
recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to
continue as a going concern.

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation — The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted  in  the  United  States  of  America  (“U.S.  GAAP”)  and  include  the  accounts  of  the  Company,  its  wholly-owned  subsidiary  MAC,  its  majority-owned
subsidiary MTBC Pvt. Ltd, its wholly owned subsidiary MTBC–Europe and since October 3, 2016, the operating results and financial conditions of the acquired
subsidiaries in India and Sri Lanka. The non-controlling interest of MTBC Pvt. Ltd is inconsequential to the consolidated financial statements. All intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Segment Reporting — The Company views its operations as comprising one operating segment. The Chief Operating Decision Maker, which is the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer, monitors and reviews financial information at a consolidated level for assessing operating results and the allocation of resources.

Use  of  Estimates  —  The  preparation  of  consolidated  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  U.S.  GAAP  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions made by management include, but are not limited to: (1) impairment
of  long-lived  assets;  (2)  depreciable  lives  of  assets;  (3)  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts;  (4)  contingent  consideration,  (5)  fair  value  of  identifiable  purchased
tangible and intangible assets, including determination of expected customer life and (6) stock-based compensation. Actual results could significantly differ from
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Revenue Recognition — The Company recognizes revenue when there is evidence of an arrangement, the service has been provided to the customer, the
collection  of  the  fees  is  reasonably  assured,  and  the  amount  of  fees  to  be  paid  by  the  customer  is  fixed  or  determinable.  Net  revenue  recorded  in  the
consolidated statements operations represents gross billings after deducting credits and refunds.

Medical billing
The Company bills its customers on a monthly basis, in arrears. Approximately 65% and 85% of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015,
respectively, came from bundled services including revenue cycle management, practice management services and electronic health records.

Fees charged to customers for the services provided are typically based on a percentage of net collections on the Company’s clients’ accounts receivable. The
Company does not recognize revenue for service fees until the Company has received notification that a claim has been accepted and the amount which the
physician will collect is determined, as the fees are not fixed and determinable until such time.

As it relates to fees charged to customers at the outset of an arrangement, the Company charges a set fee which includes account set up, creating a website for
the customer, establishing credentials, and training the customer’s office staff. This service does not have stand-alone value separate from the ongoing revenue
cycle management, electronic health records and practice management services. The fees are deferred and recognized as revenue over the estimated customer
relationship period.

Other services
The Company also generated approximately 12% and 7% of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, from a variety of ancillary
services, including transcription services, patient statement services, printing and mailing services, coding services, platform usage fees for clients using third-
party  platforms,  rebates  received  from  third-party  platforms,  revenue  from  clearinghouse  services,  EDI  services,  maintenance  and  SaaS  fees  and  consulting
fees. Ancillary services are primarily charged at a fixed fee per unit of work, such as per line transcribed or per patient statement prepared, and the Company
recognizes revenue monthly as it performs the services.

The Company’s revenue arrangements generally do not include a general right of refund for services provided.

Direct  Operating  Costs  —  Direct  operating  costs  consist  primarily  of  salaries  and  benefits  related  to  personnel  who  provide  services  to  clients,  claims
processing costs, and other direct costs related to the Company’s services. Costs associated with the implementation of new clients are expensed as incurred.
The reported amounts of direct operating costs include allocated amounts for rent and overhead costs. Depreciation and amortization have not been allocated
and are presented separately in the consolidated statements of operations.

Research  and  Development  Expenses   —  Research  and  development  expenses  consist  primarily  of  personnel-related  costs  incurred  performing  market
research, analyzing proposed products and developing new products.

Internal-Use Software Costs — The Company capitalizes certain development costs incurred in connection with its internal-use software. Costs incurred in the
preliminary stages of development are expensed as incurred. Once an application has reached the development stage, internal and external costs, if direct, are
capitalized  until  the  software  is  substantially  complete  and  ready  for  its  intended  use.  Capitalization  ceases  upon  completion  of  all  substantial  testing.  The
Company  also  capitalizes  costs  related  to  specific  upgrades  and  enhancements  when  it  is  probable  the  expenditures  will  result  in  additional  functionality.
Capitalized costs are recorded as part of intangible assets. Maintenance and training costs are expensed as incurred. Internal use software is amortized on a
straight line basis over its estimated useful life, generally three years. Management evaluates the useful lives of these assets on an annual basis and tests for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of these assets. During the year ended December 31, 2016
and 2015 the Company capitalized approximately $38,000 and $60,000, respectively, of salaries and payroll-related costs of employees and consultants who
devoted time to the development of a new accounting system and other projects.

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Selling and Marketing Expenses  — Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of compensation and benefits, travel and advertising expenses and are
expensed as incurred. The Company incurred approximately $385,000 and $203,000 of advertising costs for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015,
respectively.

Accounts Receivable — Accounts receivable are stated at their net realizable value. Accounts receivable are presented on the consolidated balance sheet net
of an allowance for doubtful accounts, which is established based on reviews of receivable balances, an assessment of the customers’ current creditworthiness
and the probability of collection. Accounts are written off when it is determined that collection of the outstanding balance is no longer possible.

The movement in the allowances for doubtful accounts for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

Beginning balance
Provision
Write-offs
Ending balance

December 31,2016

December 31, 2015

  $

  $

250,000    $
291,000   
(385,000) 
156,000    $

165,000 
275,000 
(190,000)
250,000 

Property and Equipment  — Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line basis
over the estimated lives of the assets ranging from three to five years. Ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.

Depreciation for computers is calculated over three years, while remaining assets (except leasehold improvements) are depreciated over five years.

The Company amortizes leasehold improvements over the lesser of the lease term or the economic life of those assets. Generally, the lease term is the base
lease term plus certain renewal option periods for which renewal is reasonably assured and for which failure to exercise the renewal option would result in an
economic penalty to the Company.

Intangible Assets — Intangible assets include customer contracts and relationships and covenants not-to-compete acquired in connection with acquisitions, as
well as software purchase and development costs and trademarks acquired. The intangible assets acquired through the second quarter of 2015 are amortized on
a straight-line basis over three years, which historically reflected the pattern in which economic benefits were expected to be realized. For customer contracts
and  relationships  relating  to  the  2016  and  2015  Acquisitions,  amortization  was  charged  using  the  double  declining  balance  method  over  three  years  as  the
Company  concluded  that  the  double  declining  balance  method  was  more  appropriate  based  on  its  historical  experience  as  the  majority  of  the  cash  flows  are
expected to be recognized on an accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives. The effect of this change to an accelerated method of amortization did not
have a material effect on the results of operations during the year ended December 31, 2015 and will not have a material effect on future periods. The customer
relationships and associated contracts represent the most significant portion of the value of the purchase price for every acquisition.

Evaluation  of  Long-Lived  Assets —  The  Company  reviews  its  property  and  equipment  and  intangible  assets  for  impairment  whenever  changes  in
circumstances indicate that the carrying value amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If the sum of undiscounted expected future cash flows is less than
the carrying amount of the asset, the Company will recognize an impairment loss based on the fair value of the asset.

There was no impairment of internal-use software costs, intangibles or property and equipment during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

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Goodwill —  The  Company  tests  goodwill  for  impairment  annually  as  of  October  31 st,  referred  to  as  the  annual  test  date.  The  Company  will  also  test  for
impairment between annual test dates if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate the carrying amount may be impaired. Impairment testing
for  goodwill  is  performed  at  the  reporting-unit  level.  The  Company  has  determined  that  its  business  unit  consists  of  a  single  reporting  unit.  No  impairment
charges were recorded during the years ended December 31, 2016 or 2015.

Goodwill consists of the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. Conditions that could trigger a more
frequent  impairment  assessment  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  a  significant  adverse  change  to  the  Company  in  certain  agreements,  significant
underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results, loss of customer relationships, an economic downturn in customers’ industries, or
increased competition.

The first step of the goodwill impairment test is a comparison of the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. The estimate of the
fair value of the reporting unit is based upon information available regarding prices of similar groups of assets, or other valuation techniques including present
value techniques based upon estimates of future cash flows. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill of the reporting unit is not
considered impaired and the second step is unnecessary. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, a second step is performed to measure
the amount of impairment by comparing the carrying amount of the goodwill to the implied fair value of the goodwill. If the carrying amount of the goodwill is
greater  than  the  implied  value,  an  impairment  loss  is  recognized  for  the  difference.  The  fair  value  of  the  reporting  unit  is  allocated  to  all  of  the  assets  and
liabilities  of  the  reporting  unit,  including  any  unrecognized  intangible  assets.  Any  excess  of  the  fair  value  of  a  reporting  unit  over  the  amounts  assigned  to  its
assets and liabilities represents the implied fair value of goodwill.

Treasury Stock — Treasury stock is recorded at cost. During 2016 and 2015, the Company repurchased 644,565 and 101,338 shares of its common stock for
an aggregate purchase price of $546,000 and $122,031, respectively. During the year 2016, 5,104 shares were issued from treasury stock on a first in, first out
cost basis in connection with Company’s client loyalty program.

Stock-Based  Incentives  — The Company recognizes compensation and client incentive expense for all share-based payments granted and amended based
on the grant date fair value. The Company has a client loyalty program whereby clients are eligible to receive shares of common stock. Compensation expense
is  generally  recognized  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  the  vesting  period  and  client  incentive  expenses  for  common  stock  given  to  clients  are  recognized  when
awards are claimed. For restricted stock units (“RSUs”) classified as equity, the market price of our common stock on the date of grant is used in recording the
fair value of the award. For RSUs classified as a liability, the earned amount is marked to market based on the end-of-period common stock price. For client
incentive expenses, the market price of our common stock on the date the award is claimed by the client is used to record the fair value of the award.

Business Combinations — The Company accounts for business combinations under the provisions of ASC 805,  Business Combinations, which requires that
the acquisition method of accounting be used for all business combinations. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at the date of acquisition at
their respective fair values. ASC 805 also specifies criteria that intangible assets acquired in a business combination must meet to be recognized and reported
apart from goodwill. Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over the fair value of the tangible net assets and intangible assets acquired in a business
combination.  Acquisition-related  expenses  are  recognized  separately  from  the  business  combinations  and  are  expensed  as  incurred.  If  the  business
combination provides for contingent consideration, the Company records the contingent consideration at fair value at the acquisition date with changes in the
fair value recorded through earnings.

Income  Taxes  —  The  Company  accounts  for  income  taxes  under  the  asset  and  liability  method,  which  requires  the  recognition  of  deferred  tax  assets  and
liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax
assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in
effect  for  the  year  in  which  the  differences  are  expected  to  reverse.  The  effect  of  a  change  in  tax  rates  on  deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  is  recognized  in
operations in the period that includes the enactment date.

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The Company records net deferred tax assets to the extent that these assets will more likely than not be realized. All available positive and negative evidence is
considered in making such a determination, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax planning
strategies, and results of recent operations. A valuation allowance would be recorded to reduce deferred income tax assets when it is determined that it is more
likely than not that the Company would not be able to realize its deferred income tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount.

The Company records uncertain tax positions on the basis of a two-step process whereby (1) the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that the
tax  positions  will  be  sustained  based  on  the  technical  merits  of  the  position  and  (2)  for  those  tax  positions  that  meet  the  more-likely-than-not  recognition
threshold, the Company recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related
tax authority. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not have any uncertain tax positions that required recognition. Interest and penalties related to
uncertain tax positions are recognized in income tax expense. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not recognize any penalties
or interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in its consolidated financial statements.

Dividends —  Dividends  are  recorded  when  declared  by  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors.  The  Board  of  Directors  has  declared  monthly  dividends  on  the
preferred  stock  through  February  2017.  Preferred  stock  dividends  are  charged  against  paid  in  capital  because  the  Company  does  not  have  the  sufficient
retained earnings. The Company is prohibited from paying dividends on its common stock without the prior written consent of its lender, Opus.

Deferred Rent — Deferred rent consists of rent escalation payment terms related to the Company’s operating leases for its facilities. Deferred rent represents
the  difference  between  actual  operating  lease  payments  due  and  straight-line  rent  expense,  which  is  recorded  by  the  Company  over  the  term  of  the  lease,
including any construction period. The excess of the difference between actual operating lease payments due and straight-line rent expense is recorded as a
deferred credit in the early periods of the lease when cash payments are generally lower than straight-line rent expense, and is reduced in the later periods of
the lease when payments begin to exceed the straight-line expense.

Deferred  Revenue  —  Deferred  revenue  primarily  consists  of  payments  received  in  advance  of  the  revenue  recognition  criteria  being  met.  Deferred  revenue
includes  certain  deferred  implementation  services  fees  that  are  recognized  as  revenue  ratably  over  the  longer  of  the  life  of  the  agreement  or  the  estimated
expected  customer  life,  which  is  currently  estimated  to  be  five  years.  Deferred  revenue  that  will  be  recognized  during  the  succeeding  12-month  period  is
recorded as current deferred revenue and the remaining portion is recorded as non-current. At the time of customer termination, any unrecognized service fees
associated with implementation services are recognized as revenue.

Fair Value Measurements — ASC 820,  Fair Value Measurement, requires the disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not
recognized in the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. The Company follows a fair value measurement hierarchy to measure financial
instruments. The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments is measured using inputs from the three levels of the fair value hierarchy as follows:

Level 1 —Inputs are unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the

measurement date.

Level 2 —Inputs are  directly  or  indirectly  observable,  which  include  quoted  prices  for  similar  assets  and  liabilities  in  active  markets,  quoted prices  for
identical  or  similar  assets  or  liabilities  in  markets  that  are  not  active,  inputs  other  than  quoted  prices  that are  observable  for  the  asset  or
liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 —Inputs are unobservable inputs that are used to measure fair value to the extent observable inputs are not available.

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The  Company’s  contingent  consideration  is  a  Level  3  liability  and  is  measured  at  fair  value  at  the  end  of  each  reporting  period.  The  Company  has  certain
financial instruments that are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These financial instruments are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain
circumstances  and  include  cash,  accounts  receivable,  accounts  payable  and  accrued  expenses,  borrowings  under  term  loans  and  line  of  credit,  and  notes
payable.  Due  to  the  short  term  nature  of  these  financial  instruments  or  that  the  borrowings  bear  interest  at  prevailing  market  rates,  the  carrying  value
approximates the fair value (see Note 17).

Foreign  Currency  Translation   —  The  financial  statements  of  the  Company’s  subsidiaries  are  translated  from  their  functional  currency  into  U.S.  dollars,  the
Company’s  functional  currency.  All  foreign  currency  assets  and  liabilities  are  translated  at  the  period-end  exchange  rate,  and  all  revenue  and  expenses  are
translated at period average or transaction date exchange rates. The effects of translating the financial statements of the foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars
are  reported  as  a  cumulative  translation  adjustment,  a  separate  component  of  accumulated  other  comprehensive  loss  in  the  consolidated  statements  of
shareholders’  equity,  except  for  transactions  related  to  the  intercompany  receivable  for  which  transaction  adjustments  are  recorded  in  the  consolidated
statements of operations as they are not deemed to be permanently reinvested. Foreign currency transaction gains/losses are reported as a component of other
(expense) income – net in the consolidated statements of operations and amounted to a loss of approximately $92,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016
and a gain of approximately $143,000 for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Stock Offering Costs —  Preferred stock offering costs consist principally of professional fees, primarily legal and accounting, and other costs such as printing
and registration costs incurred in connection with the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock in 2016 and 2015. In connection with the 2016 and 2015 preferred
stock offerings, the Company incurred approximately $305,000 and $628,000, respectively, of such costs, excluding underwriting commissions.

Acquisition Costs — Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company incurred approximately
$476,000 and $150,000 of professional fees related to the acquisitions discussed in Note 4, which are included in general and administrative expenses in the
consolidated statement of operations.

Recent  Accounting  Pronouncements  — From  time  to  time,  new  accounting  pronouncements  are  issued  by  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board
(“FASB”)  and  are  adopted  by  us  as  of  the  specified  effective  date.  Unless  otherwise  discussed,  we  believe  that  the  impact  of  recently  adopted  and  recently
issued accounting pronouncements will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09,  Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which is authoritative guidance that implements a common revenue
model that will enhance comparability across industries and requires enhanced disclosures. The new revenue recognition standard eliminates the transaction
and industry-specific revenue recognition guidance under the current rules and replaces it with a principles-based approach for determining revenue recognition.
The new standard introduces a five-step principles based process to determine the timing and amount of revenue ultimately expected to be received from the
customer and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing U.S. GAAP.
The core principle of the revenue recognition standard is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an
amount  that  reflects  the  consideration  to  which  the  entity  expects  to  be  entitled  in  exchange  for  those  goods  and  services.  Several  amendments  have  been
issued by the FASB since the original ASU was issued.

This  amendment  will  be  effective  for  the  Company’s  interim  and  annual  consolidated  financial  statements  for  fiscal  year  2018.  The  guidance  permits  two
methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially
applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (the cumulative catch-up transition method). Although early adoption is permitted, the Company
has  elected  not  to  early  adopt  the  new  standard.  We  currently  anticipate  adopting  the  standard  using  the  modified  retrospective  method.  We  are  in  the  initial
stages  of  our  evaluation  of  the  impact  of  the  new  standard  on  our  accounting  policies,  processes,  and  system  requirements.  We  have  assigned  internal
resources to assist in the evaluation. Implementation efforts, to date, have included training on the new standard and preparing initial gap assessments on the
Company’s significant revenue streams.

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While we continue to assess the potential impacts of the new standard, including the areas described above, we do not know or cannot reasonably estimate
quantitative information related to the impact of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements at this time. However, as the implementation efforts
progress through 2017, the Company will continue to provide updated disclosures within its periodic filings on Form 10-Q.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15,  Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about
an  Entity’s  Ability  to  Continue  as  a  Going  Concern, which  provides  guidance  on  determining  when  and  how  reporting  entities  must  disclose  going-concern
uncertainties in their financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue
as a going concern within one year of the date of issuance of the entity’s financial statements (or within one year after the date on which the financial statements
are available to be issued, when applicable). Further, an entity must provide certain disclosures if there is “substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue
as  a  going  concern.”  This  guidance  is  effective  for  annual  reporting  periods  ending  after  December  15,  2016,  and  for  annual  periods  and  interim  periods
thereafter. The Company has adopted this ASU in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17,  Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes (Topic 740). The amendments in this ASU require that
deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. The amendments in this ASU apply to all entities that
present a classified statement of financial position. The current requirement that deferred tax liabilities and assets of a tax-paying component of an entity be offset
and presented as a single amount is not affected by the amendments in this ASU. The amendments in this ASU are effective for financial statements issued for
annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company does not expect the guidance in this ASU to
have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In  February  2016,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  No.  2016-02,  Leases  (Topic  842).  The  new  standard  will  require  organizations  that  lease  assets  —  referred  to  as
“lessees” — to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. Under the new guidance, a lessee
will  be  required  to  recognize  assets  and  liabilities  for  leases  with  lease  terms  of  more  than  12  months.  Consistent  with  current  GAAP,  the  recognition,
measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification as a finance or operating
lease. However, unlike current GAAP — which requires only capital leases to be recognized on the balance sheet — the new ASU will require both types of
leases  to  be  recognized  on  the  balance  sheet.  The  amendments  in  this  ASU  are  effective  for  financial  statements  issued  for  annual  periods  beginning  after
December 15, 2018 with earlier adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard.

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued ASU 2016-09,  Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU
2016-09”), which provides for simplification of certain aspects of employee share-based payment accounting including income taxes, classification of awards as
either equity or liabilities, accounting for forfeitures and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 will be effective for the Company in the first
quarter of 2017 and will be applied either prospectively, retrospectively or using a modified retrospective transition approach depending on the area covered in
this update. The Company does not believe this ASU will have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15,  Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments  (Topic  230).  The
new guidance is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. In the third quarter of 2016 the
Company elected to early adopt ASU 2016-15. This accounting standard requires that cash payments not made soon after the acquisition date of a business
combination by an acquirer to settle a contingent consideration liability should be separated and classified as cash outflows for financing activities and operating
activities.  Cash  payments  up  to  the  amount  of  the  contingent  consideration  liability  recognized  at  the  acquisition  date  (including  measurement-period
adjustments) should be classified as financing activities; any excess should be classified as operating activities. Cash payments made soon after the acquisition
date  of  a  business  combination  by  an  acquirer  to  settle  a  contingent  consideration  liability  should  be  classified  as  cash  outflows  for  investing  activities.  The
Company adopted this ASU in the third quarter of 2016.

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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01  Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business . The ASU clarifies the definition
of  a  business  with  the  objective  of  adding  guidance  to  assist  companies  and  other  reporting  organizations  with  evaluating  whether  transactions  should  be
accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or business. The amendments in this ASU provide a more robust framework to use in determining when a
set of assets and activities is a business. The amendments provide more consistency in applying the guidance, reduce the costs of application, and make the
definition  of  a  business  more  operable.  The  ASU  is  effective  for  annual  periods  beginning  after  December  15,  2017,  including  interim  periods  within  those
periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard.

Also in January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04,  Intangibles – Goodwill and Other  (Topic 350): Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment .
The  ASU  modifies  the  accounting  for  goodwill  impairment  with  the  objective  of  simplifying  the  process  of  determining  impairment  levels.  Specifically,  the
amendments in the ASU eliminate a step in the goodwill impairment test which requires companies to develop a hypothetical purchase price allocation when
analyzing goodwill impairment. This eliminates the need for companies to estimate the fair value of individual existing assets and liabilities within a reporting unit.
Instead, goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s total carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of
goodwill. All other aspects of the goodwill impairment test process have remained the same. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning in the year 2020,
with early adoption permitted for any impairment tests after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard.

4. ACQUISITIONS

2016 Acquisitions

On February 15, 2016 (the “GCB Closing Date”), the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (“APA”) with GCB, pursuant to which the Company
purchased substantially all of the assets of GCB. The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination. The aggregate final purchase price for GCB
was $1,480,000 which consisted of cash of $1,250,000 and contingent consideration of $230,000.

In accordance with the terms of the GCB APA, the Company paid $1,250,000 in initial cash consideration (“GCB Initial Payment”) on the GCB Closing Date. In
addition, the Company will pay GCB twenty-eight percent (28%) of the gross fees earned and received by the Company from the acquired GCB customers for
three (3) years, less a quarterly credit equal to 1/12th of the GCB Initial Payment (the “GCB Installment Payments”). The GCB Installment Payments are paid
quarterly which commenced July 2016. As of December 31, 2016, based on the forecasted revenue, the Company determined that no further payments were
required to be made.

On  May  2,  2016  (the  “RMB  Closing  Date”),  the  Company  entered  into  an  APA  with  RMB,  pursuant  to  which  the  Company  purchased  substantially  all  of  the
assets  of  RMB.  The  acquisition  has  been  accounted  for  as  a  business  combination.  In  accordance  with  the  RMB  APA,  the  Company  paid  $175,000  in  initial
cash  consideration  (“RMB  Initial  Payment”),  on  the  RMB  Closing  Date.  In  addition,  the  Company  will  pay  RMB  twenty-seven  percent  (27%)  of  the  revenue
earned and received from the acquired RMB accounts for three years, less the RMB Initial Payment which will be deducted in full from the required payments
(the “RMB Installment Payments”) before any additional payment is made to the seller. The RMB Installment Payments are paid quarterly which commenced
July, 2016. The aggregate purchase price for RMB was $325,000 which consisted of cash of $175,000 and contingent consideration of  $150,000.

Effective July 1, 2016 (the “WFS Closing Date”), the Company entered into an APA with WFS, pursuant to which the Company purchased substantially all of the
assets of WFS. The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination. In accordance with the WFS APA, the Company did not pay any initial cash
consideration on the WFS Closing Date but will make monthly payments of $5,000 for three years beginning July, 2016 subject to proportionate adjustment if
annualized  revenues  decrease  below  a  threshold  specified  in  the  APA.  In  addition,  each  quarter  the  Company  will  pay  WFS  fifty  percent  (50%)  of  Adjusted
EBITDA,  as  defined  in  the  WFS  APA,  generated  from  the  WFS  customer  accounts  acquired  for  three  years.  The  aggregate  purchase  price  of  WFS  was
determined to be $298,000, which was recorded as contingent consideration.

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On October 3, 2016, MAC acquired substantially all of the assets of MediGain. Since MediGain was in default of its obligations to Prudential Insurance Company
of  America  and  Prudential  Retirement  Insurance  and  Annuity  Company  (together,  “Prudential”)  prior  to  the  acquisition,  MAC  purchased  100%  of  MediGain’s
senior secured debt from Prudential.

The debt was collateralized by substantially all of MediGain’s assets, so immediately after purchasing the debt, MAC entered into a strict foreclosure agreement
with  MediGain  transferring  substantially  all  the  assets  (including  accounts  receivable,  fixed  assets,  client  relationships,  and  MediGain’s  wholly-owned
subsidiaries  in  India  and  Sri  Lanka)  to  MAC  in  satisfaction  of  the  outstanding  obligations  under  the  senior  secured  notes.  As  part  of  the  agreement,  MAC
acquired the assets free and clear of pre-closing liabilities, except for certain selected liabilities expressly assumed by MAC, including approximately $650,000 of
trade payables to a limited set of key vendors, approximately $500,000 of payroll and benefits obligations, and pre-closing obligations accrued on the contracts
assumed by MAC. In addition, MAC assumed a liability of approximately $106,000 based on the amount of revenues collected over the next 2 years for certain
contracts. MAC also received approximately $2 million in accounts receivable and $229,000 in property and equipment. The total working capital adjustment was
approximately $813,000. Cash was excluded from the acquired domestic assets and retained by MediGain. The aggregate purchase price was $7 million which
consists of $2 million in cash paid at closing and $5 million remaining to be paid.

The above acquisitions added a significant number of clients to the Company’s customer base and, similar to previous acquisitions, broadened the Company’s
presence in the healthcare information technology industry through geographic expansion of its customer base and by increasing available customer relationship
resources and specialized trained staff.

The Company engaged a third-party valuation specialist to assist the Company in valuing the assets acquired from MediGain, GCB and RMB. The purchase
price allocation for WFS was performed by the Company. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation.

Allocation of Purchase Price:

Customer relationships
Working capital
Goodwill
Non-compete agreement
Tangible assets
Software and trademarks

GCB

RMB

WFS

MediGain

$

$

1,100,000    $
-     
344,000     
20,000     
16,000     
-     
1,480,000    $

190,000    $
-     
135,000     
-     
-     
-     
325,000    $

265,000    $
-     
23,000     
10,000     
-     
-     
298,000    $

2,650,000 
813,000 
2,707,000 
- 
229,000 
601,000 
7,000,000 

The weighted-average amortization period of the acquired intangible assets is 3 years.

Revenues earned from GCB, RMB, WFS and MediGain were approximately $1.8 million, $517,000, $1.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively, during the year
ended  December  31,  2016.  The  goodwill  from  these  acquisitions  is  deductible  ratably  for  income  tax  purposes  over  15  years  and  represents  the  Company’s
ability to have a local presence in several markets throughout the United States and the further ability to expand in those markets.

2015 Acquisitions

On  July  10,  2015,  the  Company  entered  into  an  APA,  pursuant  to  which  the  Company  purchased  substantially  all  of  the  assets  of  the  RCM  division  of  QHR
Technologies,  Inc.  which  represents  SoftCare’s  clearinghouse,  electronic  data  interchange  and  billing  divisions.  The  acquisition  has  been  accounted  for  as  a
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The Company made an initial payment of approximately $22,000 for SoftCare, which represented 5% of the trailing twelve months’ revenue from the customers
of SoftCare (the “Acquired Customers”) less assumed liabilities totaling approximately $58,000. In addition, on a semiannual basis for three years, the Company
will pay QHR 30% of the gross fees earned and collected from the Acquired Customers (the “Revenue Share Payment”). The Company’s obligation to make the
Revenue Share Payments is contingent upon achieving positive cash flow from SoftCare, as defined in the APA. Additionally, after 36 months, the Company will
pay QHR an amount equal to 5% of the gross fees earned and received by the Company from the Acquired Customers during the 12-month period beginning on
the second anniversary of the closing date of July 10, 2015. The aggregate purchase price of approximately $705,000 consisted of cash of $22,000, deferred
revenue of $58,000 and contingent consideration of $625,000.

On  August  31,  2015,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of  customer  contracts  from  MedTech.  The  acquisition  has  been  accounted  for  as  a  business
combination. Per the terms of the purchase agreement, the purchase price amounts are based on 5% of gross fees that were earned by MedTech during the 12
month period immediately preceding the closing date of August 31, 2015 plus 20% of gross fees that will be collected on or before the 60th day following the end
of the term for services rendered by the Company to MedTech’s clients during the three year period commencing on the closing date, plus 5% of gross fees that
are  earned  and  received  by  the  Company  from  clients  during  the  12  month  period  commencing  on  the  second  anniversary  of  the  closing  date  subject  to
adjustments to the purchase price. The aggregate purchase price estimate for MedTech was approximately $302,000 which consisted of cash of $39,000 and
contingent consideration of $263,000.

All  these  acquisitions  were  made  to  broaden  the  Company’s  presence  in  the  healthcare  information  technology  industry  through  geographic  expansion  of  its
customer base and by increasing available customer relationship resources and specialized trained staff.

The  Company  engaged  a  third-party  valuation  specialist  to  assist  the  Company  in  valuing  the  assets  acquired.  The  following  table  summarizes  the  final
purchase price allocation for the 2015 Acquisitions.

Allocation of Purchase Price:

Customer relationships
Acquired technology
Goodwill
Tangible assets

SoftCare

MedTech

373,000    $
81,000   
243,000   
8,000   
705,000    $

134,000 
- 
168,000 
- 
302,000 

  $

  $

Combined revenues earned from the  SoftCare  and  MedTech  acquisitions  were approximately $1.7 million and $1.1 million during the years ended December
31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The goodwill for both acquisitions is deductible ratably for income tax purposes over 15 years and represents the Company’s
ability to have a local presence in several markets throughout the United States and the further ability to expand in those markets.

In connection with both the valuations for the 2016 and 2015 Acquisitions, and the fair value of the customer contracts and relationships was established using a
form of the income approach known as the excess earnings method. Under the excess earnings method, value is estimated as the present value of the benefits
anticipated  from  ownership  of  the  subject  intangible  asset  in  excess  of  the  returns  required  on  the  investment  in  the  contributory  assets  necessary  to  realize
those benefits. The fair value of the non-compete agreements were determined based on the difference in the expected cash flows for the business with the
non-compete agreement in place and without the non-compete agreement in place.

The weighted-average amortization period of the acquired intangible assets is 3 years.

2014 Acquisitions

On  July  28,  2014,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of  three  revenue  cycle  management  companies,  Omni  Medical  Billing  Services,  LLC  (“Omni”),
Practicare Medical Management, Inc. (“Practicare”) and CastleRock Solutions, Inc. (“CastleRock”), and (collectively the “2014 Acquisitions”).

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Both cash and common stock was issued as consideration for the 2014 Acquisitions. The stock was held in escrow and all of the shares issued to Omni and
CastleRock were either released or forfeited. Certain shares were released to Practicare and the remaining 248,625 shares will be released from escrow once
the parties agree to the number of shares earned based on amount of revenue earned in the 12 months following the acquisition. Note 17 includes the details of
the Company’s contingent consideration liability.

Pro forma financial information (Unaudited)

The pro forma information below represents condensed consolidated results of operations as if the acquisition of the 2016 and 2015 Acquisitions occurred on
January 1, 2015. The results of operations of MedTech were not significant and not included in the pro forma information. The pro forma information has been
included  for  comparative  purposes  and  is  not  indicative  of  results  of  operations  of  the  Company  had  the  acquisitions  occurred  on  the  above  date,  nor  is  it
necessarily indicative of future results.

Total revenue

Net loss attributable to common shareholders
Net loss per common share

5. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS – NET

Years Ended December 31,

2016

2015

($ in thousands, except per share data)

  $
  $
  $

40,825    $
(17,452)   $
(1.74)   $

56,560 
(17,508)
(1.80)

The following is the summary of the changes to the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:

Beginning gross balance
Acquisitions
Ending gross balance

December 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

  $

  $

8,971,994    $
3,206,874   
12,178,868    $

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Below is a summary of intangible asset activity for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:

COST
Balance, January 1, 2016
Purchase of other intangible assets
Allocation from 2016 Acquisitions
Balance, December 31, 2016
Useful lives
ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION
Balance, January 1, 2016
Amortization expense
Balance, December 31, 2016
Net book value

 COST
Balance, January 1, 2015
Purchase of other intangible assets
Acquisition of specific customer relationships
Allocation from 2015 Acquisitions
Balance, December 31, 2015
Useful lives
ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION
Balance, January 1, 2015
Amortization expense
Balance, December 31, 2015
Net book value

Customer

Non-Compete    

Other Intangible    

Relationships    

Agreements

Assets

Total

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

12,166,546   
-   
4,204,829   
16,371,375   
 3 Years   

7,351,532   
4,146,023   
11,497,555   
4,873,820   

11,164,988   
-   
494,358   
507,200   
12,166,546   
 3 Years   

3,754,244   
3,597,288   
7,351,532   
4,815,014   

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,206,272   
-   
30,105   
1,236,377   
 3 Years   

835,771   
270,935   
1,106,706   
129,671   

1,206,272   
-   
-   
-   
1,206,272   
 3 Years   

313,647   
522,124   
835,771   
370,501   

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

488,082   
200,404   
600,853   
1,289,339   
 3 Years   

294,193   
164,931   
459,124   
830,215   

309,486   
97,596   
-   
81,000   
488,082   
 3 Years   

235,018   
59,175   
294,193   
193,889   

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

13,860,900 
200,404 
4,835,787 
18,897,091 

8,481,496 
4,581,889 
13,063,385 
5,833,706 

12,680,746 
97,596 
494,358 
588,200 
13,860,900 

4,302,909 
4,178,587 
8,481,496 
5,379,404 

Other intangible assets primarily represent the purchase of software. Amortization expense was  approximately $4.6 million and $4.2 million for the years ended
December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The weighted-average amortization period is three years.

As of December 31, 2016, future amortization expense scheduled to be expensed is as follows:

Years ending December 31
2017
2018
2019
Total

    $

    $

3,624,944 
1,476,398 
732,364 
5,833,706 

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6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:

Computers
Office furniture and equipment
Transportation equipment
Leasehold improvements
Assets not placed in service

Total property and equipment

Less accumulated depreciation
Property and equipment – net

December 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

  $

  $

1,637,949    $
1,005,790   
711,386   
777,073   
52,451   
4,184,649   
(2,595,712)  
1,588,937    $

1,364,198 
839,822 
487,191 
356,617 
384,708 
3,432,536 
(2,060,253)
1,372,283 

Depreciation expense was approximately $527,000 and $420,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

7. CONCENTRATIONS

Financial Risks — As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company held Pakistani rupees of approximately 1.8 million, (US $17,000) and Pakistani rupees of
78.9 million (US $751,000), respectively, in the name of its subsidiary at banks in Pakistan. Funds are wired to Pakistan near the end of each month to cover
payroll at the beginning of the next month and operating expenses throughout the month. The banking system in Pakistan does not provide deposit insurance
coverage.  Funds  are  also  held  at  banks  in  Poland,  India  and  Sri  Lanka,  however,  those  amounts  were  not  significant  as  of  December  31,  2016  and  2015.
Additionally,  from  time  to  time,  the  Company  maintains  cash  balances  at  financial  institutions  in  the  United  States  in  excess  of  federal  insurance  limits.  The
Company has not experienced any losses on such accounts.

Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable are managed by periodic credit evaluations of customers. The Company does not require
collateral for outstanding trade accounts receivable. No one customer accounts for a significant portion of the Company’s trade accounts receivable portfolio and
write-offs have not been significant. During the year ended December 31, 2016, there was one customer with sales of approximately 3% of the total revenue.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, there were no customers with sales of 4% or more of the total.

Geographical Risks — The Company’s offices in Islamabad and Bagh, Pakistan, Chennai, India, Colombo, Sri Lanka and Lublin, Poland conduct significant
back-office operations for the Company. The Company has no revenue earned outside of the United States. The office in Bagh is located in a different territory
of Pakistan from the Islamabad office. The Bagh office was opened in 2009 for the purpose of providing operational support and operating as a backup to the
Islamabad office. The Company’s office in Poland was opened in 2015 to serve as back-up to the Pakistan offices in addition to performing specialized work. As
a result of the MediGain acquisition, the Company obtained offices in India and Sri Lanka which also perform back-office operations. The Poland, India and Sri
Lanka offices would need to be significantly expanded to serve as a full back-up facility for operations in Pakistan. The Company’s operations in Pakistan are
subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in the United States. The Company’s business, financial condition
and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic, and legal environment in Pakistan and by the general state of Pakistan’s economy. The
Company’s  results  may  be  adversely  affected  by,  among  other  things,  changes  in  governmental  policies  with  respect  to  laws  and  regulations,  changes  in
Pakistan’s  telecommunications  industry,  regulatory  rules  and  policies,  anti-inflationary  measures,  currency  conversion  and  remittance  abroad,  and  rates  and
methods of taxation.

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Carrying  amounts  of  net  assets  located  in  Pakistan  were  approximately  $687,000  and  $1  million  as  of  December  31,  2016  and  2015,  respectively.  These
balances exclude intercompany receivables of approximately $5.2 million and $3.4 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The following is a
summary of the net assets located in Pakistan as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

Current assets
Non-current assets

Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities

December 31,2016

December 31, 2015

  $

  $

227,336    $

1,280,736   
1,508,072   
(793,902)  
(27,288)  
686,882    $

908,554 
1,297,294 
2,205,848 
(1,131,306)
(25,041)
1,049,501 

The net assets located in Poland, India and Sri Lanka were not significant at December 31, 2016. The net assets of Poland were not significant at December 31,
2015.

8. NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

The following table reconciles the weighted-average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2016 and
2015:

Years Ended
December 31,

2016

2015

Basic and Diluted:
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
Weighted average shares applicable to common shareholders used in computing basic and
diluted loss per share
Net loss attributable to common shareholders per share - Basic and Diluted

  $

(9,549,248)   $

(4,894,385)

10,036,988   

  $

(0.95)   $

9,732,806 
(0.50)

For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the 294,998 and 264,000 equity-based restricted stock awards, respectively, which are unvested, have been
excluded from the above calculation as they were anti-dilutive. The net loss per share-diluted also excludes both the 248,625 and 553,473 of contingently issued
shares at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and the 200,000 warrants granted to Opus, as the effect would be anti-dilutive.

9. DEBT

Opus Bank — On September 2, 2015, the Company entered into a credit agreement with Opus. Opus committed to extend a credit facility totaling $10 million to
the Company, inclusive of the following: (1) a $4 million term loan; (2) a $2 million revolving line of credit: and (3) an additional term loan, totaling $4 million that
would be issued upon meeting certain conditions. The $4 million term loan and $2 million revolving line of credit were granted at closing. During November 2015,
$2 million of the additional $4 million term loan was granted. During March 2016, the additional $2 million term loan was granted.

The Company’s obligations to Opus are secured by substantially all of the Company’s domestic assets and 65% of the shares in its Pakistan subsidiary.

The interest rate on all Opus loans is currently equal to the higher of (a) the prime rate plus 1.75% and (b) 5.0%. The commitment fee on the unused revolving
line  of  credit  is  0.5%  per  annum.  The  term  loans  mature  on  September  1,  2019  and  the  revolving  line  of  credit  will  terminate  on  September  1,  2018,  unless
extended. Beginning October 1, 2016 the term loans require total monthly principal payments of approximately $222,000 per month through the end of the loan
period. As of December 31, 2016, the $8 million term loans and the $2 million line of credit have been fully utilized and the required principal payments were
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In  connection  with  the  Opus  debt,  the  Company  paid  $100,000  of  fees  and  issued  warrants  for  Opus  to  purchase  100,000  shares  of  its  common  stock.  The
warrants have a strike price equal to $5.00 per share, a seven year exercise window, piggyback registration and net exercise rights. The fees paid and warrants
issued  to  Opus  were  recorded  as  a  debt  discount.  The  warrants  were  classified  as  equity  instruments  and  are  included  in  additional  paid-in  capital  in  the
consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. The Company used a Black Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of the
warrants and allocated the warrants to the $4 million of the initial term loan proceeds based on the relative fair values. Of this amount, $104,000 was allocated to
the warrants.

The Opus credit agreement contains various covenants and conditions governing the long term debt and the revolving line of credit. During July 2016, the Opus
credit  agreement  was  modified  to  amend  covenants  regarding  certain  financial  ratios  to  be  maintained  during  the  remaining  term  of  the  loan,  providing  the
Company  with  additional  flexibility.  In  exchange  for  the  modification,  the  Company  paid  a  fee  of  $25,000  to  Opus  and  issued  additional  warrants  for  Opus  to
purchase an additional 100,000 shares of its common stock at a strike price equal to $5.00 per share, with similar terms to the previous warrants issued. The
additional warrants were valued at approximately $52,000 and have been accounted for similarly to the previous warrants.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all the covenants contained in the Opus credit agreement.
for amendment to the Opus agreement in March, 2017.

 See Note 18, Subsequent Events,

Total debt issuance costs were $117,000 and $510,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and recorded as an offset to the face
amount  of  the  loan.  Discounts  from  the  face  amount  of  the  loan  are  amortized  over  4  years  using  the  effective  interest  rate  method.  As  a  result  of  the  loan
discounts, the effective interest rate on the borrowings from Opus as of December 31, 2016 is approximately 7.6%.

The long term debt at December 31, 2016 is recorded at its accredited value and consists of the following:

Face amount of the loans
Unamortized debt issuance costs
Unamortized discount on loan fees
Unamortized discount of amount allocated to warrants
Balance at December 31, 2016

  $

  $

7,333,334 
(448,159)
(68,860)
(115,980)
6,700,335 

TD Bank Revolving Line of Credit  — As of December 31, 2014, the Company had an agreement with TD Bank for a revolving line of credit for up to $1,215,000.
During March 2015, this line was increased to $3 million under the same lending terms. The line of credit had a variable rate of interest per annum at the Wall
Street Journal prime rate plus 1%. The line of credit was collateralized by all of the Company’s assets and was guaranteed by the CEO of the Company. The
Company fully repaid the TD Bank line of credit, from the Opus loan proceeds which had a balance of $3 million on September 2, 2015. The TD Bank line has
been closed.

Prudential Notes Payable — As a result of the MediGain transaction, the Company has an unsecured obligation to Prudential for the remainder of the purchase
price of $5 million, which is due during 2017. See Note 18, Subsequent Events, for recent communication with Prudential.

Vehicle Financing Notes — The Company financed certain vehicle purchases both in the United States and in Pakistan. The vehicle financing notes have 3 to 6
year terms and were issued at current market rates.

Insurance Financing — The Company financed certain insurance purchases over the one-year term of the policy life. The interest rate charged is 6.5%.

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Obligation for customer relationships  — During November 2015, the Company purchased customer relationships from a medical billing company for $435,000
and recorded the obligation as a note payable as of the acquisition date. During 2015, $60,000 was paid and the balance was satisfied during 2016.

Maturities of the outstanding notes payable, the term loans and other obligations as of December 31, 2016 are as follows:

Years ending
December 31

Vehicle Financing
Notes

    Opus Term Loans    

Insurance
Financing

    Prudential Payable    

Total

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Thereafter
Total

    $

    $

75,520    $
66,214     
46,152     
35,529     
13,628     
4,661     
241,704    $

2,666,667    $
2,666,667     
2,000,000     
-     
-     
-     
7,333,334    $

105,939    $
-     
-     
-     
-     
-     
105,939    $

5,000,000    $
-     
-     
-     
-     
-     
5,000,000    $

7,848,126 
2,732,881 
2,046,152 
35,529 
13,628 
4,661 
12,680,977 

10. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

Treasury stock

On  December  15,  2015,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Company  approved  a  $500,000  stock  repurchase  program.  Under  the  program,  the  Company  was
authorized  to  repurchase  up  to  $500,000  of  its  common  stock  through  January  16,  2016.  Under  the  repurchase  program,  through  December  31,  2015  the
Company  repurchased  101,338  shares  of  common  stock  for  an  aggregate  cost  of  $122,031.  On  January  25,  2016,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Company
approved a $1,000,000 stock repurchase program. This plan expired January 25, 2017. During 2016, the Company repurchased 644,565 shares of its common
stock  for  an  aggregate  cost  of  approximately  $546,000.  The  Company  has  financed  stock  repurchases  with  existing  cash  balances. All  of  the  repurchased
shares have been recorded as treasury stock.

The Company began a client loyalty program in September 2016, whereby clients are eligible to receive shares of the Company’s common stock. Providers are
eligible to receive 100 shares of common stock provided they meet certain criteria, as well as 1,000 shares for each practice they refer who becomes a client,
and administrative practice personnel at client practices are eligible to receive shares as well. Through December 31, 2016, 5,104 shares of common stock have
been issued to clients. The shares were issued from the Company’s treasury stock.

Preferred Stock

In  November  2015,  the  Company  completed  a  public  preferred  stock  offering  whereby  231,616  shares  of  11%  Series  A  Cumulative  Redeemable  Perpetual
Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) were sold at $25.00 per share. Dividends on the Preferred Stock of $2.75 annually per share are cumulative from the
date of issue and are payable each month when, as and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. As of December 31, 2016, the Board of Directors has
declared monthly dividends on the Preferred Stock payable through February, 2017.

Commencing  on  or  after  November  4,  2020,  the  Company  may  redeem,  at  its  option,  the  Preferred  Stock,  in  whole  or  in  part,  at  a  cash  redemption  price  of
$25.00 per share, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including the redemption date. The Preferred Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to
any sinking fund or other mandatory redemption, and is not convertible into or exchangeable for any of the Company’s other securities. Holders of the Preferred
Stock have no voting rights except for limited voting rights if dividends payable on the Preferred Stock are in arrears for eighteen or more consecutive or non-
consecutive  monthly  dividend  periods.  If  the  Company  were  to  liquidate,  dissolve  or  wind  up,  the  holders  of  the  Preferred  Stock  will  have  the  right  to  receive
$25.00  per  share,  plus  any  accumulated  and  unpaid  dividends  to,  but  not  including,  the  date  of  payment,  before  any  payment  is  made  to  the  holders  of  the
common stock. The Preferred Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “MTBCP.”

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During July, 2016, the Company completed an additional offering under the same terms as the previous offering of its Series A Preferred Stock, selling 63,040
shares and raising approximately $1.3 million after underwriting commission and expenses.

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings — The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims which have arisen in the ordinary course of business and have not been fully
adjudicated. As discussed in Note 18, Prudential has expressed its intention to collect on the $3 million portion of the amount due them together with accrued
interest in connection with the MediGain purchase.

Leases — The Company leases certain office space and other facilities under operating leases expiring through 2021. Certain of these leases contain renewal
options.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases for office space as of December 31, 2016 are as follows:

Years Ending December 31
2017
2018
2019
Total

    $

    $

Total

391,342 
298,936 
163,179 
853,457 

Total  rental  expense,  included  in  direct  operating  costs  and  general  and  administrative  expense  in  the  consolidated  statements  of  operations  amounted  to
approximately $1 million and $938,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. During January 2017, the Company entered into 2 new
domestic leases at a combined monthly cost of approximately $19,000. The leases expire in January and December, 2019.

Acquisitions  — In  connection  with  the  Acquisitions,  contingent  consideration  is  payable  in  the  form  of  common  stock  or  cash  with  payment  terms  through
2018. If the performance measures are not achieved, the Company may pay less than the recorded amount, depending on the terms of the agreement and if the
performance measures are exceeded, the Company may pay more than the recorded amount. If the price of the Company’s common stock increases, or if the
performance measures exceed the Company’s estimate the Company may pay more than the recorded amount.

12. RELATED PARTIES

The  Company  recorded  interest  expense  on  the  loan  from  the  CEO  of  $24,969  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2015.  This  loan  was  repaid  in  full  on
September 2, 2015.

The Company had sales to a related party, a physician who is the wife of the CEO. Revenues from this customer were approximately  $18,000 for each of the
years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the receivable balance due from this customer was approximately  $1,600  and
$1,400, respectively.

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The  Company  is  a  party  to  a  nonexclusive  aircraft  dry  lease  agreement  with  Kashmir  Air,  Inc.  (“KAI”),  which  is  owned  by  the  CEO.  The  Company  recorded
expense  of $128,400 for both the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had a liability outstanding to
KAI of approximately $17,000 and $11,000, respectively, which is included in accrued liability to related party in the consolidated balance sheets.

The  Company  leases  its  corporate  offices  in  New  Jersey,  its  temporary  housing  for  its  foreign  visitors,  a  storage  facility  and  its  backup  operations  center  in
Bagh, Pakistan, from the CEO. The related party rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were approximately $178,000 and $175,000,
respectively, and is included in direct operating costs and general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Current
assets-related  party  on  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  includes  security  deposits  related  to  the  leases  of  the  Company’s  corporate  offices  in  the  amount  of
$13,000 as of both December 31, 2016 and 2015.

13. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The  Company  has  a  qualified  401(k)  plan  covering  all  U.S.  employees  who  have  completed  three  months  of  service.  The  plan  provides  for  matching
contributions by the Company equal to 100% of the first 3% of the qualified compensation, plus 50% of the next 2%. Employer contributions to the plan for the
years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were approximately $84,000 and $88,000, respectively.

Additionally, the Company has a defined contribution retirement plan covering all employees located in Pakistan who have completed 90 days of service. The
plan  provides  for  monthly  contributions  by  the  Company  which  are  the  lower  of  10%  of  qualified  employees’  basic  monthly  compensation  or  750  Pakistani
rupees. The Company’s contributions for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were approximately $120,000 and $148,000, respectively.

The  Company  maintains  a  defined  contribution  retirement  plan  covering  all  employees  in  Sri  Lanka.  The  employee  and  employer  contribute  8%  and  12%,
respectively,  of  the  employee’s  gross  salary.  The  Company’s  contribution  for  the  period  October  3,  to  December  31,  2016  was  approximately  $14,000.  The
Company  also  maintains  a  defined  contribution  retirement  plan  covering  all  employees  in  India.  The  employee  and  employer  each  contribute  12%  of  the
employee’s basic salary. The Company’s contribution for the period October 3 to December 31, 2016 was approximately $10,000. For both Sri Lanka and India,
the contributions are required to be deposited with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, a government owned entity.

14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

In April 2014, the Company adopted the Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”), reserving a total of 1,351,000 shares
of  common  stock  for  grants  to  employees,  officers,  directors  and  consultants.  As  of  December  31,  2016,  237,403 shares  are  available  for  grant.  Permissible
awards include incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance stock
and cash-settled awards and other stock-based awards in the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors including unrestricted stock
grants.

The RSUs contain a provision in which the units shall immediately vest and become converted into the right to receive a cash payment payable on the original
vesting date after a change in control as defined in the award agreement.

In January 2016, Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved the issuance of a total of 225,000 restricted shares of common stock, which was
contingent on meeting 2015 financial objectives, to three senior executives. The outside members of the Board of Directors were also awarded a total of 100,000
restricted shares of common stock with the same vesting. During March 2016, all of the restricted shares vested upon the achievement of specified operating
results and are included in the issued and outstanding common shares as of December 31, 2016.

During November 2016, 120,000 restricted shares were granted to the four outside members of the Board of Directors at a cost of $0.82 per share which vested
on January 3, 2017.

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In November 2016, the Compensation Committee granted cash bonuses to three executives for the successful MediGain acquisition to be paid upon the closing
of additional funding, which did not occur. In January 2017, the Board recommended that these bonuses be paid in shares of Series A Preferred Stock, subject to
shareholder approval. This will result in 33,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, once approved by the shareholders.

The Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the total requisite service period for the entire award. For stock awards classified
as equity, the market price of our common stock on the date of grant is used in recording the fair value of the award. For stock awards classified as a liability, the
earned amount is marked to market based on the end of period common stock price. The weighted average grant date fair value of the common stock price in
connection  with  the  RSUs  classified  as  equity  was  $1.00  and  $2.39  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2016  and  2015,  respectively.  The  following  table
summarizes the components of share-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:

Stock-based compensation included in the Consolidated
Statement of Operations:

Direct operating costs
General and administrative
Research and development
Selling and marketing

Total stock-based compensation expense

Years Ended December 31,
2015
2016

  $

  $

11,298    $

1,838,811   
8,238   
19,468   
1,877,815    $

21,267 
581,040 
22,226 
4,259 
628,792 

The following table summarizes the RSU and restricted stock transactions under the 2014 Plan for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:

Outstanding and unvested at January 1, 2015
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Outstanding and unvested at January 1, 2016
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Outstanding and unvested at December 31, 2016

482,250 
221,600 
(193,367)
(123,750)
386,733 
568,200 
(513,271)
(34,703)
406,959 

As  of  December  31,  2016  and  2015,  there  was  approximately  $245,000  and  $733,000  of  total  unrecognized  compensation  cost  related  to  these  RSUs  and
restricted stock awards.

Of  the  total  outstanding  and  unvested  at  December  31,  2016,  294,998  RSUs  and  restricted  stock  awards  are  classified  as  equity  and  111,961  RSUs  are
classified as a liability.

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The  following  table  summarizes  the  share  activity  during  the  years  ended  December  31,  2016  and  2015  and  the  amount  of  shares  available  for  grant  at
December 31, 2016:

Shares available for grant at January 1, 2015
RSUs issued
RSUs forfeited
Shares available for grant at December 31, 2015
RSUs issued
Restricted stock issued
RSUs forfeited
Shares available for grant at December 31, 2016

Shares

868,750 
(221,600)
123,750 
770,900 
(123,200)
(445,000)
34,703 
237,403 

The  liability  for  the  cash-settled  awards  was  approximately  $31,000  and  $33,000  at  December  31,  2016  and  2015,  respectively,  and  is  included  in  accrued
compensation  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheets.  During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2016  and  2015,  approximately  $58,000  and  $114,000,  respectively,
was paid in connection with the cash-settled awards.

15. INCOME TAXES

For  the  years  ended  December  31,  2016  and  2015,  the  Company  estimated  its  income  tax  provision  based  upon  the  annual  pre-tax  loss.  Although  the
Company is forecasting a return to profitability, it incurred cumulative losses which make realization of a deferred tax asset difficult to support in accordance with
ASC 740. Accordingly, a valuation allowance has been recorded against all Federal and state deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2016 and December 31,
2015.

The  Company’s  plan  to  repatriate  earnings  in  Pakistan  to  the  United  States  requires  that  U.S.  Federal  taxes  be  provided  on  the  Company’s  earnings  in
Pakistan. For state tax purposes, the Company’s Pakistan earnings generally are not taxed due to a subtraction modification available in most states. The activity
in the deferred tax valuation allowance was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:

Beginning balance
Provision
Adjustments/true-ups
Ending balance

Year ended December 31,

2016

2015

  $

  $

2,759,641    $
3,429,175   
1,032,627   
7,221,443    $

1,902,022 
857,619 
- 
2,759,641 

The adjustments/true ups of $1,032,627 shown above primarily represents recording certain intangible assets for tax purposes in 2016 that were applicable to
2015. Accordingly, an additional valuation allowance needed to be provided. Since a full valuation allowance is recorded on the Company’s deferred tax assets,
there was no effect on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

Income (loss) before tax for financial reporting purposes during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:

United States
Foreign
Total

Year ended December 31,

2016

2015

  $

  $

(9,577,372)  $
977,451   
(8,599,921)  $

(5,729,949)
1,180,357 
(4,549,592)

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The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:

Current:

Federal
State
Foreign

Deferred:
Federal
State

Total income tax provision

Year ended December 31,

2016

2015

  $

  $

(1,661)  $
17,805   
6,397   
22,541   

135,769   
38,492   
174,261   
196,802    $

(68,893)
31,350 
4,060 
(33,483)

149,833 
21,436 
171,269 
137,786 

The components of the Company’s deferred income taxes as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

December 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

  $

Deferred tax assets:

Allowance for doubtful accounts
Accrued bonus
Deferred revenue
Deferred rent
Property and intangible assets
State net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards
Federal net operating loss ("NOL") carryforward
Cumulative translation adjustment
Stock based compensation
Other
Valuation allowance

Total deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities:

Earnings and profits of the Pakistani subsidiary
Goodwill amortization

Net deferred tax liability

  $

59,639    $
339,770   
10,206   
1,830   
2,606,804   
461,055   
3,611,199   
143,985   
362,222   
118,003   
(7,221,443) 
493,270   

(493,270) 
(345,530) 
(345,530)  $

97,184 
- 
14,023 
3,957 
215,112 
329,857 
2,211,199 
155,143 
- 
217,060 
(2,759,641)
483,894 

(483,894)
(171,269)
(171,269)

Deferred income tax balances reflect the effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases, as well as
from  net  operating  loss  carryforwards.  Deferred  income  tax  assets  represent  amounts  available  to  reduce  income  taxes  payable  on  taxable  income  in  future
years.

The Company has recorded goodwill as a result of its acquisitions. Goodwill is not amortized for financial reporting purposes. However, goodwill is tax deductible
and therefore amortized over 15 years for tax purposes. As such, deferred income tax expense and a deferred tax liability arise as a result of the tax-deductibility
of this indefinitely lived asset. The resulting deferred tax liability, which is expected to continue to increase over the amortization period, will have an indefinite life.
This deferred tax liability could remain on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet indefinitely unless there is an impairment of goodwill (for financial reporting
purposes) or a portion of the business is sold.

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Due  to  the  fact  that  the  aforementioned  deferred  tax  liability  could  have  an  indefinite  life,  it  is  not  netted  against  the  Company’s  deferred  tax  assets  when
determining the required valuation allowance in accordance with ASC 740 guidelines. Doing so would result in the understatement of the valuation allowance
and related deferred income tax expense.

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate (34%) to the Company’s effective income tax rate (determined in dollars) for the years ended December
31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

Federal tax (benefit) at statutory rate
Increase (decrease) in income taxes resulting from:

State tax expense, net of federal benefit
Non-deductible items
Undistributed earnings from foreign subsidiaries
Deferred true-up
Valuation allowance
Additional tax goodwill
Other

Total provision

Year ended December 31,

2016

2015

  $

(2,923,973)  $

(1,546,861)

(458,954) 
10,942   
6,400   
(1,073,676) 
4,461,802   
174,261   
-   

  $

196,802    $

(218,456)
17,456 
5,131 
146,946 
857,619 
884,517 
(8,566)
137,786 

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not have any uncertain tax positions that required recognition. The Company is subject to taxation in the
United States, various states, Pakistan, Poland, India and Sri Lanka. As of December 31, 2016, tax years 2013 through 2015 remain open to examination in the
United States by major taxing jurisdictions in which the Company is subject to tax. The Pakistan Federal Board of Revenue issued a tax holiday, which precludes
the Pakistan subsidiary from being subject to income taxes through June 2019. It is the Company’s policy that any assessed penalties and interest on uncertain
tax positions would be charged to income tax expense.

For state tax purposes, the Company’s foreign earnings generally are not taxed due to a subtraction modification.

The Pakistan tax holiday does not have a significant impact on the Company’s effective tax rate as all of its earnings in Pakistan are fully provided for at the U.S.
Federal tax rate of 34%. The Pakistan statutory corporate tax rate is 32% before consideration of the aforementioned tax holiday.

The Company has state NOL carry forwards of approximately $10.8 million which will expire at various dates from 2034 to 2036. The Company has a Federal
NOL  carry  forward  of  approximately  $10.6  million  which  will  expire  between  2034  and  2036.  Some  of  the  Federal  NOL  carry  forward  is  currently  subject  to
certain utilization limitations under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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16. OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) – NET

Other income (expense) net for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:

Foreign exchange (loss) gain
Other
Other (expense) income - net

Years Ended
December 31,

2016

2015

  $

  $

(92,160)  $
38,884   
(53,276)  $

143,333 
26,948 
170,281 

Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) primarily result from transactions in foreign currencies other than the functional currency. These transaction gains
and losses are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations related to the recurring measurement and settlement of such transactions.

17. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

As of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the carrying amounts of receivables, accounts payable, accrued expenses and the amount due Prudential
approximated their estimated fair values because of the short term nature of these financial instruments.

Fair value measurements-Level 2

Our notes payable are carried at cost and approximate fair value since the interest rates being charged approximate market rates. The fair value of our term
loans at December 31, 2016 and 2015 is approximately $7.3 and $6.0 million, respectively. The Company’s outstanding borrowings under the line of credit with
Opus had a carrying value of $2 million as of both December 31, 2016 and 2015. The fair value of the outstanding borrowings under the term loans and line of
credit with Opus approximated the carrying value at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, as these borrowings bear interest based on prevailing variable
market rates currently available. As a result, the Company categorizes these borrowings as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Contingent Consideration

The Company’s contingent consideration of approximately $930,000 and $1.2 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, are Level 3 liabilities. The
fair  value  of  the  contingent  consideration  at  December  31,  2016  and  2015  was  primarily  driven  by  the  price  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  on  the  Nasdaq
Capital  Market,  changes  in  revenue  estimates  related  to  the  2015  and  2016  Acquisitions,  the  passage  of  time  and  the  associated  discount  rate.  Due  to  the
number of factors used to determine contingent consideration, it is not possible to determine a range of outcomes.

As  stated  in  Note  4,  the  Company  historically  estimated  the  number  of  shares  anticipated  to  be  earned  as  a  result  of  the  2014  Acquisitions.  The  remaining
shares of one of the sellers related to the 2014 Acquisitions has been included in the contingent consideration liability as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 since
a formal settlement agreement has not yet been reached. If, at the time of settlement, the Company’s stock price exceeds the price on December 31, 2016, the
actual consideration could exceed the estimated contingent consideration. Contingent consideration related to the 2016 and 2015 Acquisitions was based on the
Company’s  estimate  of  revenues  to  be  achieved  during  the  terms  of  the  respective  agreements.  Subsequent  adjustments  to  the  fair  value  of  the  contingent
consideration liability will continue to be recorded in the Company’s results of operations until all contingencies are settled.

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The  following  table  provides  a  reconciliation  of  the  beginning  and  ending  balances  for  the  contingent  consideration  measured  at  fair  value  using  significant
unobservable inputs (Level 3):

Balance - January 1,
Acquisitions
Change in fair value
Settlement in the form of shares issued
Payments
Balance - December 31,

Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date
Using Significant Unobservable Inputs,
Level 3
Years Ended December 31,

2016

2015

  $

  $

1,172,508    $
678,367   
(715,495)  
-   
(205,831)  
929,549    $

2,626,323 
888,527 
(1,653,488)
(674,485)
(14,369)
1,172,508 

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded approximately  $715,000 and $1.8 million, respectively, changes to the contingent
consideration liability. These amounts consisted of a reduction in the liabilities primarily due to changes in revenue estimates related to the 2016, 2015 and 2014
Acquisitions, the passage of time, the associated discount rate and reflect contingent amounts which were subsequently paid. Subsequent adjustments to the
fair value of the contingent consideration liability will continue to be recorded in the Company’s results of operations until all contingencies are settled.

18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

During February 2017, the Company filed a proxy statement and subsequently notified its shareholders of a special meeting to be held on April 14, 2017. The
shareholders have been requested to authorize the Board of Directors to approve a reverse stock split ranging from 1:3 to 1:8 of the Company’s common stock.
The proxy also asks for shareholder approval to amend the 2014 Plan to increase the number of common shares available for grant and add the Company’s
Series A Preferred Stock to the 2014 Plan. In January 2017 the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors amended management incentives which they
granted  during  2016  so  they  will  be  paid  in  shares  of  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  instead  of  in  cash.  The  value  of  these  incentives  is  included  in  accrued
compensation  in  the  December  31,  2016  consolidated  balance  sheet  and  in  stock-based  compensation  expense  in  the  2016  consolidated  statement  of  cash
flows.

During  March  2017,  the  Company  amended  its  agreement  with  Opus  Bank  whereby  the  asset  coverage  ratio  covenant  was  removed  and  replaced  with  a
requirement to maintain a month-end cash balance of at least $1 million. There is a provision for a minimum balance during the month, as well as the ability to go
below  the  minimum  as  long  as  the  balance  recovers  in  5  days.  The  new  covenants  also  contain  minimum  revenue  and  adjusted  EBITDA  requirements,  as
defined  in  the  agreement.  If  we  raise  additional  capital  through  a  sale  of  equity,  a  portion  of  the  net  proceeds  will  be  used  to  pay  down  the  term  loans.
Additionally, on June 30, September 30 and December 31, 2017, the interest rate on the Opus debt increases in steps by a total of 3.5% from prime plus 1.75%
to prime plus 5.25%.

On  March  29,  2017  the  Company  received  a  letter  from  Prudential  that  demanded  immediate  payment  of  the  $3  million  portion  of  the  MediGain  acquisition
consideration  that  was  due  on  that  date,  together  with  accrued  interest,  and  expressing  Prudential’s  intention  to  collect  on  said  amounts.  The  Company
anticipates raising additional capital to satisfy this obligation.

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WAIVER AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.14

THIS WAIVER AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Waiver and Amendment”), dated as of March 28, 2017, is entered into by
and between Medical Transcription Billing Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), and Opus Bank, a California commercial bank (“ Bank”), with reference to
the following facts:

RECITALS

A.       Borrower and Bank are parties to the Credit Agreement dated as of September 2, 2015, as amended (collectively, the “ Credit Agreement”),  and

certain other related Loan Documents, pursuant to which Bank provides revolving and term credit facilities to Borrower.

B.       Certain Events of Default have occurred and are continuing under the Credit Agreement. Such Events of Default occurred under  Section 8.1B  of
the Credit Agreement and are a consequence of Borrower’s breach for the compliance test dates of January 31, 2017 and February 28, 2017 of the minimum
Asset Coverage Ratio covenant set forth in Section 5.3B of the Credit Agreement.

C.       Borrower has requested that Bank waive each of the Events of Default described in Recital B and any other known or unknown Event of Default
that may exist as of the date of this Waiver and Amendment (the Events of Default described in Recital B and any other known or unknown Event of Default
existing on the date hereof being referred to hereinafter collectively as the “Existing Events of Default ”), and Bank is willing to waive the Existing Events of Default
as set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1 .       Defined Terms. All initially capitalized terms used in this Waiver and Amendment (including in the recitals hereto) without definition shall have the

respective meanings set forth for such terms in the Credit Agreement.

2.       Waiver of Existing Events of Default . Bank hereby waives each of the Existing Events of Default.

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3 .       Additional  Capital  Contribution;  Application  of  Proceeds .  Borrower  shall  complete  an  offering  of  additional  preferred  shares  (the  “ Additional
Offering”) or raise additional equity financing with gross proceeds of at least $3,000,000 prior to August 31, 2017 or to such extended deadline to which Bank
may agree. Borrower shall apply not less than one-third (1/3) of the net proceeds realized by Borrower from the Additional Offering (i.e., the gross proceeds less
all  transaction  costs  and  expenses  incurred  by  Borrower  in  connection  with  the  Additional  Offering,  including  the  fees  and  expenses  of  attorneys,  investment
bankers, accountants and other professionals) to the repayment of Borrower’s loans from the Bank under the Credit Agreement in the following order:

first, to Loan # 50201139;
second, to Loan #50201143;
third, to Loan #50201166; and
fourth, to Loan #50201142.

4 .       Increases in Interest Rates. The interest rate charged on the principal balance of Borrower’s Liabilities to the Bank under the Credit Agreement
(the “Interest Rate”) will be increased by fifty basis points (50 bps) per annum on June 30, 2017. The Interest Rate will be increased by an additional one hundred
basis points (100 bps) per annum on September 30, 2017 and by an additional two hundred basis points (200 bps) per annum on December 31, 2017.

5 .       Amendments  to  Agreement  with  Prudential .  Borrower  will  not  enter  into  any  additional  amendment  of  its  Assignment  Agreement  with  The
Prudential Insurance Company of America and Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (“Prudential”), dated as of October 3, 2016 and amended
on  January  3,  2017  and  January  23,  2017  (collectively,  the  “Prudential  Assignment”)  without  Bank’s  prior  written  consent,  which  shall  not  be  unreasonably
withheld.  Borrower’s  failure  to  satisfy  the  payment  obligations  set  forth  in  the  Prudential  Assignment  shall  not  constitute  or  otherwise  give  rise  to  an  Event  of
Default under the Credit Agreement.

6 .       Suspension of Existing Financial Covenants; New Financial Covenants . Section 5.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to

read in full as follows:

“5 . 3       Financial Covenants. Until all outstanding Liabilities (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) under this Agreement are paid in full and

all of Bank’s commitments hereunder have terminated or expired, Borrower will not:

A.       Minimum Cash Balances.       (1) Permit Borrower’s aggregate cash balances in all deposit accounts to be less than $1,000,000 at
the  end  of  any  fiscal  month  or  (2)  permit  Borrower’s  aggregate  cash  balances  in  all  deposit  accounts  to  be  less  than  $600,000  for  more  than  5  consecutive
Business Days.

quarter of Borrower’s fiscal year 2017:

B.       Minimum Quarterly Revenue.       Permit Borrower’s gross revenues to be less than the following applicable amount for any fiscal

Fiscal Quarter Ending

Minimum Required Revenues

3/31/17
6/30/17
9/30/17
12/31/17

  $
  $
  $
  $

2

7,400,000 
7,500,000 
7,600,000 
7,700,000 

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following applicable amount for any fiscal quarter of Borrower’s fiscal year 2017:

C.       Minimum Quarterly Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA.       Permit Borrower’s Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to be less than the

Fiscal Quarter Ending

3/31/17
6/30/17
9/30/17
12/31/17

  $
  $
  $
  $

Minimum Consolidated 
Adjusted EBITDA

300,000 
600,000 
1,100,000 
1,500,000 

7 .       Delivery of Projections for Fiscal 2018; Fiscal 2018 Financial Covenants . Borrower will deliver financial projections for its fiscal year 2018 to Bank
no later than November 30, 2017. Bank will advise Borrower of the required financial covenants for 2018 within 60 days after Bank receives Borrower’s financial
projections.

8 .       13-Week Rolling Cash Flow Forecasts . Borrower shall deliver to Bank weekly, commencing on April 5, 2017 and continuing on Wednesday of
each week thereafter, 13-week cash flow forecasts, together with an analysis of the previous week’s results in comparison to forecasted results and otherwise in
a form reasonably satisfactory to Bank.

9.       Acquisitions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in  Section 5.2G of the Credit Agreement,  Section 5.2K of the Credit Agreement, or
any other provision of the Credit Agreement or of any other Loan Document, Borrower may not consummate any additional Acquisitions without the prior written
consent of Bank.

1 0 .       Waiver and Amendment Fee. In consideration of Bank’s agreement to enter into this Waiver and Amendment and grant the accommodations
hereunder to Borrower, on the effective date of this Waiver and Amendment, Borrower shall pay to Bank a one-time fee of $40,000 (the “Waiver and Amendment
Fee”). The Waiver and Amendment Fee shall be fully earned and non-refundable when due. Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to effect payment of the Waiver
and Amendment Fee by debiting Borrower’s operating demand deposit account maintained with Bank.

1 1 .       Bank Costs and Expenses . Borrower shall be liable to reimburse Bank for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses that Bank incurs in connection

with the preparation of this Waiver and Amendment, including all documented legal fees and expenses of Bank’s outside counsel.

12.       Effectiveness. This Waiver and Amendment shall become effective on the date when Bank shall have (a) executed this Waiver and Amendment,

(b) received a counterpart of this Waiver and Amendment executed by Borrower and (c) received payment of the Waiver and Amendment Fee.

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13.       General Release .

A.       In consideration of the agreements of Bank contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which  is  hereby  acknowledged,  Borrower,  on  behalf  of  itself  and  its  successors,  assigns  and  its  present  and  former  shareholders,  affiliates,  subsidiaries,
divisions,  predecessors,  directors,  officers,  attorneys,  employees,  agents  and  other  representatives  (Borrower  and  all  such  other  persons  being  hereinafter
referred  to  collectively  as  “Releasors”  and  individually  as  a  “ Releasor”),  hereby  absolutely,  unconditionally  and  irrevocably  releases,  remises  and  forever
discharges Bank, and its successors and assigns, and its present and former shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers,
attorneys,  employees,  agents  and  other  representatives  (Bank  and  all  such  other  persons  being  hereinafter  referred  to  collectively  as  “Releasees”  and
individually  as  a  “Releasee”),  of  and  from  all  demands,  actions,  causes  of  action,  suits,  covenants,  contracts,  controversies,  agreements,  promises,  sums  of
money,  accounts,  bills,  reckonings,  damages  and  any  and  all  other  claims,  counterclaims,  defenses,  rights  of  set-off,  demands  and  liabilities  whatsoever
(individually,  a  “Claim”  and  collectively,  “Claims”)  of  every  name  and  nature,  known  or  unknown,  suspected  or  unsuspected,  both  at  law  and  in  equity,  which
Releasors may now or hereafter own, hold, have or claim to have against Releasees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance, action, cause or
thing whatsoever that arises at any time on or before the day and date of this Waiver and Amendment for or on account of, or in relation to, or in any way in
connection with any of the Loan Documents or transactions thereunder or related thereto or hereunder.

B.       It is the intention of Borrower that this Waiver and Amendment and the release set forth above shall constitute a full and final accord and
satisfaction  of  all  claims  that  Releasors  may  have  or  hereafter  be  deemed  to  have  against  Releasees  as  set  forth  herein.  In  furtherance  of  this  intention,
Borrower, on behalf of itself and each other Releasor, expressly waives any statutory or common law provision that would otherwise prevent the release set forth
above from extending to claims that are not currently known or suspected to exist in any Releasor’s favor at the time of executing this Waiver and Amendment
and which, if known by Releasors, might have materially affected the agreement as provided for hereunder. Borrower, on behalf of itself and each other Releasor,
acknowledges that it is familiar with section 1542 of California Civil Code, which provides:

A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR
HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED
HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

Borrower, on behalf of itself and each other Releasor, waives and releases any rights or benefits that it may have under section 1542 to the full
extent  that  it  may  lawfully  waive  such  rights  and  benefits,  and  Borrower,  on  behalf  of  itself  and  each  other  Releasor,  acknowledges  that  it  understands  the
significance  and  consequences  of  the  waiver  of  the  provisions  of  section  1542  and  that  it  has  been  advised  by  its  attorney  as  to  the  significance  and
consequences of this waiver.

C.       Borrower understands, acknowledges and agrees that the release set forth above may be pleaded as a full and complete defense and
may be used as a basis for an injunction against any action, suit or other proceeding that may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions
of such release.

D.              Borrower  agrees  that  no  fact,  event,  circumstance,  evidence  or  transaction  which  could  now  be  asserted  or  which  may  hereafter  be

discovered shall affect in any manner the final, absolute and unconditional nature of the release set forth above.

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E.              Borrower,  on  behalf  of  itself  and  its  successors,  assigns  and  other  legal  representatives,  hereby  absolutely,  unconditionally  and
irrevocably,  covenants  and  agrees  with  and  in  favor  of  each  Releasee  that  it  will  not  sue  (at  law,  in  equity,  in  any  regulatory  proceeding  or  otherwise)  any
Releasee on the basis of any Claim released, remised and discharged by Borrower pursuant to this Section 13. If Borrower or any of its successors, assigns or
other legal representations violates the foregoing covenant, Borrower, for itself and each other Releasor, agrees to pay, in addition to such other damages as
any Releasee may sustain as a result of such violation, all attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by any Releasee as a result of such violation.

14.       General Amendment Provisions .

A.       The Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms, and Borrower hereby
ratifies  and  confirms  the  Credit  Agreement  in  all  respects.  Except  as  expressly  set  forth  herein,  the  execution,  delivery,  and  performance  of  this  Waiver  and
Amendment  shall  not  operate  as  a  waiver  of,  or  as  an  amendment  to,  any  right,  power,  or  remedy  of  Bank  under  the  Credit  Agreement  or  any  other  Loan
Document, as in effect prior to the date hereof. Borrower hereby ratifies and reaffirms the continuing effectiveness of all agreements entered into in connection
with this Waiver and Amendment.

B.              THIS  WAIVER  AND  AMENDMENT  SHALL  BE  GOVERNED  BY  THE  LAWS  OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  (WITHOUT  GIVING
EFFECT TO NEW YORK’S LAWS OF CONFLICTS). BORROWER AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF
THE LIABILITIES MAY BE BROUGHT BY THE BANK IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,
AS  THE  BANK  IN  ITS  SOLE  DISCRETION  MAY  ELECT.  BY  THE  EXECUTION  AND  DELIVERY  OF  THIS  WAIVER  AND  AMENDMENT,  BORROWER
SUBMITS  TO  AND  ACCEPTS,  FOR  ITSELF  AND  IN  RESPECT  OF  ITS  PROPERTY,  GENERALLY  AND  UNCONDITIONALLY,  THE  EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. BORROWER WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS NOT A CONVENIENT FORUM OR THE
PROPER VENUE FOR ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

C.              Borrower  represents  and  warrants  to  Bank  that:  (i)  to  the  best  of  Borrower’s  knowledge,  after  giving  effect  to  the  waiver  pursuant  to
Section 2 hereof of the Events of Default described in Recital B to this Waiver and Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or
would  result  from  the  amendments  to  the  Credit  Agreement  contemplated  hereby);  (ii)  Borrower’s  execution,  delivery  and  performance  of  this  Waiver  and
Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to or action
by,  any  Person  (including  any  Governmental  Authority)  in  order  to  be  effective  and  enforceable;  (iii)  this  Waiver  and  Amendment,  the  Credit  Agreement,  as
modified  by  this  Waiver  and  Amendment,  and  each  of  the  other  Loan  Documents  constitutes  the  legal,  valid  and  binding  obligation  of  Borrower  and  are
enforceable  against  Borrower  in  accordance  with  their  terms;  (iv)  Borrower’s  obligations  under  the  Credit  Agreement  (as  amended  by  this  Waiver  and
Amendment) and the other Loan Documents are not subject to any defense, counterclaim, set-off, right of recoupment, abatement or other claim; and (v) the
representations  and  warranties  contained  in  the  Loan  Documents  are  true  and  correct  in  all  material  respects  as  of  the  date  of  this  Waiver  and  Amendment
(except for representations and warranties that expressly relate to an earlier date, which are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) and
that after giving effect to the waiver hereunder of the Existing Events of Default, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

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D.       This Waiver and Amendment constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, including, without limitation, the Summary of Indicative Terms and Conditions
dated March 24, 2017 between Borrower and Bank.

E.       This Waiver and Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and

assigns.

F.       This Waiver and Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one instrument. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file,
such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing this Waiver and Amendment (or on whose behalf such signature is executed)
with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Waiver and Amendment by their respective duly authorized officers as of the first date

above written.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING CORP.,
a Delaware corporation

/s/ Mahmud Haq

By:
Name: Mahmud Haq
Title: CEO

Waiver and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement

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OPUS BANK,
a California commercial bank

By:
Name:
Title:

 /s/ Andrew Jarvis

 Andrew Jarvis
 FVP

Waiver and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our report dated March 31, 2017, with respect to the consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report of Medical Transcription Billing,
Corp.  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2016.  We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  of  said  report  in  the  Registration  Statements  of
Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-203228) and Form S-3 (File No. 333-210391).

Exhibit 23.1

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Iselin, New Jersey
March 31, 2017

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Mahmud Haq, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.;

2. Based on  my  knowledge,  this  report  does  not  contain  any  untrue  statement  of  a  material  fact  or  omit  to  state  a  material  fact  necessary to  make  the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material  respects  the  financial

condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange

Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to  ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial statements  for  external  purposes  in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of

the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in  this  report  any  change  in  the  registrant’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  that  occurred  during  the  registrant’s most  recent  fiscal
quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

5. The registrant’s  other  certifying  officer(s)  and  I  have  disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control over  financial  reporting,  to  the

registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are  reasonably  likely  to

adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud,  whether  or  not  material,  that  involves  management  or  other  employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the  registrant’s internal  control  over

financial reporting.

Dated: March 31, 2017

Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.  

By:

/s/ Mahmud Haq

Mahmud Haq
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)

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I, Bill Korn, certify that:

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Exhibit 31.2

1.

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.;

2. Based on  my  knowledge,  this  report  does  not  contain  any  untrue  statement  of  a  material  fact  or  omit  to  state  a  material  fact  necessary to  make  the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material  respects  the  financial

condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange

Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to  ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial statements  for  external  purposes  in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of

the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in  this  report  any  change  in  the  registrant’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  that  occurred  during  the  registrant’s most  recent  fiscal
quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

5. The registrant’s  other  certifying  officer(s)  and  I  have  disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control over  financial  reporting,  to  the

registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are  reasonably  likely  to

adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud,  whether  or  not  material,  that  involves  management  or  other  employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the  registrant’s internal  control  over

financial reporting.

Dated: March 31, 2017

Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.

By:

/s/ Bill Korn

Bill Korn
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer )

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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Based on my knowledge, I, Mahmud Haq, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that  the  Annual  Report  of  Medical  Transcription  Billing,  Corp.  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2016  fully  complies  with  the  requirements  of
Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934  and  that  information  contained  in  such  Form  10-K  fairly  presents  in  all  material  respects  the
financial condition and results of operations of Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.

Dated: March 31, 2017

Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.

By:

/s/ Mahmud Haq

Mahmud Haq
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer(Principal Executive
Officer)

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Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Based on my knowledge, I, Bill Korn, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that
the  Annual  Report  of  Medical  Transcription  Billing,  Corp.  on  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2016  fully  complies  with  the  requirements  of
Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934  and  that  information  contained  in  such  Form  10-K  fairly  presents  in  all  material  respects  the
financial condition and results of operations of Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.

Dated: March 31, 2017

Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.

By:

/s/ Bill Korn

Bill Korn
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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