TORONTO, Feb. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Datametrex AI Limited (TSXV:DM) (the “Company” or “Datametrex”) is pleased to announce its agreement to partner with EMPOWER CLINICS INC. (CSE: EPW) (“Empower”) through its subsidiary Canntop AI Inc. (“Canntop”) on the creation of a pilot program (“Pilot”) using Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) to analyze and gain insights about Empower patient data, physician treatment recommendations and overall long-term efficacy of patient care. This is to identify improvements and efficacy in long-term patient care.
Empower intends to use Canntop’s AI platform to gain actionable insights on how consumer social data is generating nationwide interest in CBD based products, alternative pain management options and the use of cannabis-based therapies.
The initial pilot will utilize Empower patient data in a HIPAA compliant manner, to determine if normalized data can be generated using Datametrex AI solutions to understand how patient care and efficacy of physician guided treatment recommendations are positively impacting serious qualifying conditions of patients.
“We believe using AI tools to analyze the substantial amounts of data in the Empower database and the additional data from the recently announced proposed Sun Valley acquisition can make Empower a data science leader in the Cannabis industry,” said Steven McAuley, Empower’s Chairman & CEO. He further states, “The outcomes of our AI efforts with Datametrex are definitely going to position the Company as an educational leader and we plan to collaborate with the industry to ultimately improve patient care.”
“Datametrex has already utilized its Nexalogy AI solution for Health Canada studies in the Cannabis sector to understand consumer usage and patterns based on massive social insights generated through social media channels,” said Jeffrey Stevens, Datametrex President & COO. “We believe an AI pilot with Empower has the potential to provide disruptive insights that alternative care options can provide people around the world.”
ABOUT EMPOWER
Empower is undertaking new growth initiatives to be positioned as a vertically integrated diverse health and wellness company with an expanding network of physician-staffed clinics, a diverse CBD product strategy and a leader in hemp-derived CBD extraction, research and development. Treatment solutions are focused on education, data and efficacy in combination with other modalities to support patients with serious qualifying conditions, such as chronic pain, PTSD, sleep disorders, opioid dependency, epilepsy and more. It is expected that Empower's proprietary product line “Sollievo” will offer patients a variety of delivery methods of doctor recommended cannabidiol (CBD) based product options in its clinics, online and at major retailers. With over 120,000 patients, an expanding clinic footprint, a focus on new technologies, including tele-medicine and an expanded product development strategy, Empower is ready to capitalize on the explosive growth expectations in the United States after the passing of US$867 billion Agriculture Improvement Act (the Farm Bill).
About Datametrex
Datametrex AI Limited is a technology focused company with exposure to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Nexalogy (www.nexalogy.com) and Canntop AI (www.canntop.com) and Implementing Blockchain technology for secure Data Transfers through its investee company, Graph Blockchain (www.graphblockchain.com).
Additional information on Datametrex is available at: www.datametrex.com
For further information, please contact:
Jeffrey Stevens – President & COO
Phone: (647) 400-8494
Email: jstevens@datametrex.com
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