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ACQUISITIONS OF BUSINESSES (Details)						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS OF BUSINESSES (Details)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) Clinic	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) Clinic	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($) Clinic Installment	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Contract Installment	Feb. 27, 2020 USD ($) Partnership Clinic	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) Clinic	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Contract	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Number of clinics \| Clinic	8
Cash paid, net of cash acquired								$ 20,402,000	$ 11,633,000
Referral Relationships [Member]
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Estimated useful lives of acquired intangibles								12 years		11 years
Non-compete Agreements [Member]
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Estimated useful lives of acquired intangibles								6 years		6 years
Management Contracts [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired				70.00%			70.00%
Number of management contracts \| Contract				6			6
Aggregate purchase price for the acquired clinic practices				$ 4,200,000
Cash paid for acquisition of interest in clinic				$ 3,700,000
Number of installments \| Installment				2
Seller notes				$ 500,000			$ 500,000
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Percentage of interest accrued				5.00%			5.00%
Seller notes			$ 300,000	$ 200,000			$ 200,000
Management Contracts [Member] \| Notes Payable Two [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Seller notes			$ 300,000	$ 200,000			$ 200,000
Clinic Practice [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired	65.00%	70.00%	75.00%		65.00%	70.00%		65.00%
Percentage of interest retained by practice founder	35.00%	30.00%				30.00%		35.00%
Number of clinics \| Clinic	8	5	3		4	5
Aggregate purchase price for the acquired clinic practices	$ 10,300,000	$ 12,000,000.0	$ 8,900,000		$ 11,900,000	$ 12,000,000.0
Cash paid for acquisition of interest in clinic	$ 9,000,000.0	$ 11,700,000	$ 8,600,000		$ 11,600,000	$ 11,700,000
Number of installments \| Installment			2
Principal installments			$ 162,500
Number of partnerships in which interest acquired \| Partnership					4
Percentage of interest accrued	3.25%	3.25%	3.25%		4.75%	3.25%		3.25%
Seller notes	$ 300,000	$ 300,000	$ 300,000		$ 300,000	$ 300,000		$ 300,000
Payable	1,000,000.0							1,000,000.0
Clinic Practice [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired					10.00%
Clinic Practice [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Percentage of interest acquired					83.80%
Acquisitions [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Cash paid, net of cash acquired								20,401,000		$ 23,912,000
Seller notes	550,000							550,000		1,121,000
Payable	1,000,000							1,000,000
Total consideration	21,951,000							21,951,000		25,033,000
Estimated fair value of net tangible assets acquired [Abstract]
Total current assets	476,000							476,000		1,271,000
Total non-current assets	505,000							505,000		196,000
Total liabilities	(1,159,000)							(1,159,000)		(555,000)
Net tangible assets acquired	(178,000)							(178,000)		912,000
Referral relationships	3,249,000							3,249,000		4,497,000
Non-compete	495,000							495,000		522,000
Tradename	1,290,000							1,290,000		1,557,000
Goodwill	27,814,000							27,814,000		28,843,000
Fair value of non-controlling interest (classified as redeemable non-controlling interests)	(10,719,000)							(10,719,000)		(11,298,000)
Total consideration	$ 21,951,000							$ 21,951,000		$ 25,033,000