Basis of Presentation | 1. Basis of Presentation Semler Scientific, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Semler” or “the Company”), prepared the unaudited interim financial statements included in this report in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. As such, the information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on March 9, 2021 (the “Annual Report”). In the opinion of management, these financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period, including the full year. Reclassification of Prior Year Presentation Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations. COVID-19 In the first quarter of 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak a pandemic. The outbreak of COVID-19 resulted in travel restrictions, quarantines, “stay-at-home” and “shelter-in-place” orders and extended shutdown of certain businesses around the world. While restrictions began to ease in the second quarter of 2020 and activities began to resume, continued outbreaks both in the United States and globally could lead to restrictions being reimplemented. In the first half of 2020, the Company’s revenues, primarily from variable-fee licenses, were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second half of 2020 and the first half of 2021, the Company’s revenues, primarily from variable-fee licenses, rebounded to and even exceeded pre-COVID-19 levels. The extent and duration of the pandemic is unknown, and the future effects on the Company’s business are uncertain and difficult to predict. The Company is continuing to monitor the events and circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, which may require adjustments to the Company’s estimates and assumptions in the future. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-01, Investments-Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815). In October 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-10, Codification Improvements that requires or provides an option for an entity to provide information in the notes to financial statements is codified in the disclosure section of the Codification. The amendments in Section C of this ASU are varied in nature and may affect the application of the guidance in cases which the original guidance may have been unclear. The amendments in Sections B and C of this ASU are effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and the amendments should be applied retrospectively, and should be applied at the beginning of the period that includes the adoption date. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2021 and determined that the adoption of this new accounting guidance did not have a material impact on its financial statements. Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“Topic 326”). Codification Improvements to Topic 326 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326); In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-03, Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt--Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) registered shares, (2) to consider whether collateral is required to be posted, and (3) to assess shareholder rights. Those amendments also affect the assessment of whether an embedded conversion feature in a convertible instrument qualifies for the derivatives scope exception. Additionally, the amendments in this ASU affect the diluted EPS calculation for instruments that may be settled in cash or shares and for convertible instruments. The ASU reduces the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock by eliminating the beneficial conversion feature model and cash conversion model. As compared with current GAAP, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument and more convertible preferred stock as a single equity instrument. The interest rate of more convertible debt instruments will be closer to the coupon interest rate. This ASU is effective for the Company’s fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has not yet adopted this ASU and is evaluating the effect of adopting this new accounting guidance. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt— Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options |