Kognito, “Over 1+ million Health Care Providers, patients, educators, and students across 500 organizations have used Kognito simulations to improve social, emotional, and physical health.”
There are two main applications of Kognito and their virtual human technology thus far have been to improve doctor-patient relations, as well as patient education practices.
The first application is designed to help train doctors and other providers in effective patient communication through real conversations with virtual humans that serve as unique patients with specific conditions, background experiences and personalities that mimic patients seen in real life.
Practitioners have been able to use this application to learn how to best manage conversations with patients, while directing the flow of interaction through both positive and negative communication methods, allowing for real-time teachable moments and behavior modification for users.
The second approach involves using virtual humans as an online coach for patients to