What Education Management Solutions does

Education Management Solutions, LLC (EMS) is a privately held US healthcare simulation technology company founded in 1994 and headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, with an additional operations office in Noida, India. The company builds and sells SIMULATIONiQ, a hardware- and software-agnostic simulation Platform-as-a-Service that supports both on-premises and cloud deployments and integrates with all major manikin manufacturers and learning management systems. The platform combines HD audio/video capture, debriefing, scheduling, OSCE management, AI-assisted scoring (ADVANCEDiQ), and longitudinal competency tracking (Competency.AI), and is sold in tiered editions — Enterprise, Pro, Pro Plus, and One Room — alongside a mobile capture add-on (Training in Motion) and a tiered support service (TotalCAREiQ, including a Platinum Care level).

EMS serves three primary verticals: higher education institutions (nursing, medical, and allied-health programs), healthcare systems (hospitals and clinical care organizations), and government agencies (public safety, military medical, and government-funded healthcare training). Revenue is generated primarily through annual subscription licensing for the SIMULATIONiQ platform, add-on subscriptions for Competency.AI and Training in Motion, managed-services support contracts under TotalCAREiQ, hardware sales tied to simulation center deployments, and licensing/distribution economics from its North American reseller role for Lumeto's InvolveXR VR platform. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales with a consultative 'Schedule a Discussion' motion, a formalized 'Become a Partner' channel program, and heavy industry-conference presence including Presidential Sponsorship of IMSH 2026. The company holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification (completed June 2025) and maintains registered trademarks across its product and service brands.

Name

Education Management Solutions

Legal name

Education Management Solutions, LLC

Website

https://ems-works.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Education Management Solutions (EMS) provides the SIMULATIONiQ healthcare simulation management platform — combining AV capture, debriefing, scheduling, AI-assisted scoring, and competency tracking — sold via annual subscriptions to higher-education institutions, hospital systems, and government training programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Simulation Management Software

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Simulation (Surgery, Nursing, EMT, Patient Interaction) (EDAFAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

AI/ML Solution Integration & MLOps Enablement (BPAEAAAJ)

Keywords

• Healthcare simulation software
• Simulation management platform
• Competency tracking system
• Medical training technology
• OSCE management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Wayne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions (SIMULATIONiQ™): Tiered subscription licensing for the SIMULATIONiQ platform with Enterprise, Pro, Pro Plus, and One Room tiers. Supports both cloud-based SaaS and on-premises deployment models.
2. Competency.AI™ Platform: Subscription-based competency tracking and assessment platform for curriculum management and student progression tracking.
3. Training in Motion®: AV capture and debrief solution sold as software with mobile app components for simulation recording.
4. TotalCAREiQ™ Support Services: Tiered support services including standard and Platinum Care levels with extended hours, advanced hardware replacement, training opportunities, and Annual User Summit access.
5. Hardware Sales: Sale of AV equipment and supporting hardware as part of simulation center deployments. Platinum Care includes advanced replacement of AV and supporting hardware.
6. VR Platform (InvolveXR): Resale of Lumeto's InvolveXR VR platform as North American distributor, providing AI-enabled VR healthcare training solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Education Management Solutions provides the SIMULATIONiQ platform, a healthcare simulation management software offering on-premises or cloud deployment with HD audio/video capture, manikin integration, AI-powered ADVANCEDiQ scoring, competency tracking, scheduling, and OSCE/SP support. The portfolio also includes Training in Motion mobile AV capture, Competency.AI competency tracking, and TotalCAREiQ customer support services.

Product overview

Education Management Solutions offers an integrated healthcare simulation management ecosystem centered on the SIMULATIONiQ™ platform, a simulation PaaS solution supporting both on-premises and cloud deployments. The portfolio includes Training in Motion® for mobile AV capture across iOS/Android, Competency.AI™ for competency tracking and curriculum assessment, and TotalCAREiQ™ for comprehensive customer support and cloud backup. The company operates as a hardware and software agnostic provider, integrating with all major manikin manufacturers and LMS platforms, with recent expansion into AI-enabled VR training through the Lumeto InvolveXR partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SIMULATIONiQ®: Healthcare simulation management platform offering on-premises or cloud-based deployments with HD video capture, manikin integration, and AI-powered ADVANCEDiQ scoring.
• Competency.AI™
• Training in Motion®
• TotalCAREiQ™

Products and services

• SIMULATIONiQ Simulation Platform as a Service (PaaS) for healthcare simulation training with flexi-deployment (on-premises or cloud), HD AV capture, manikin integration, reporting, and program management. Available in tiered solutions including Enterprise, Pro, Pro Plus, One Room, and CORE options. Targets healthcare education institutions, hospitals, and government training programs.
• Training in Motion All-in-one AV capture and debrief solution for iOS and Android devices enabling portable, on-the-move simulation recording and debriefing. Allows healthcare training to occur anytime and anywhere.
• Competency.AI Competency tracking and assessment platform that enables multidisciplinary curriculum assessments, learner progression monitoring, curriculum mapping, and clerkship management for healthcare education programs.
• TotalCAREiQ Comprehensive customer support service offering including access to support agents, remote diagnostics, assigned customer success managers, regional VPs, support ticketing, scheduled software updates, training opportunities, and cloud backup solutions. Available in Standard and Platinum Care tiers.
• Companion Apps Mobile applications for iOS and Android that complement the SIMULATIONiQ platform, enabling portable simulation capture and debrief functionality for flexible training environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• SOC 2 audit passed confirming highest industry benchmarks for data protection and system reliability
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LumetocoreTechnology or Integration · 18 February 2025EMS partnered with Lumeto to become a North American reseller of the InvolveXR platform, providing AI-enabled VR healthcare training and management capabilities. The partnership enables EMS to offer immersive, interactive simulations with competency-based learning experiences, conversational AI, and dynamic assessment capabilities to healthcare education institutions across North America.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• SimX: Virtual reality medical simulation platform used by nursing schools, medical schools, and EMS systems. Represents an alternative VR procurement path that hospitals and universities may evaluate instead of EMS's Lumeto bundle.
• Surgical Science: Developer of virtual reality training simulators for minimally invasive surgery, endovascular procedures, and adjacent clinical skills. Represents an emerging competitor/adjacent player in the VR-based healthcare simulation category where EMS partners with Lumeto.
• Health Scholars: VR-based clinical training platform focused on resuscitation, OB, and pediatric emergencies. Competes for the immersive training wallet share within the same healthcare education buyers that EMS serves.
• FundamentalVR: Immersive VR surgical training platform with haptic feedback and competency analytics. Competes for the same AI-enabled VR training budget that EMS targets through its Lumeto InvolveXR partnership.

Direct peers

• SimIS: Specialized healthcare simulation management software provider focused on scheduling, inventory, and reporting for nursing and medical simulation centers. Overlaps with EMS's core SIMULATIONiQ use cases and targets the same higher education buyer.
• B-Line Medical (a Laerdal company): Cloud-based video capture, debriefing, and simulation management platform (SimCapture) that is the closest direct competitor to SIMULATIONiQ in AV capture and OSCE workflows. Now owned by Laerdal, intensifying competition against EMS in academic medical centers.
• CAE Healthcare: Division of CAE Inc. providing simulation-based training solutions including manikins, AV management (LearningSpace), and ultrasound simulators. Directly competes with EMS across nursing schools, medical schools, and hospital-based simulation centers with comparable enterprise sales motion.
• Laerdal Medical: Global leader in healthcare simulation, manufacturing manikins (SimMan, SimBaby) and offering simulation management software through B-Line Medical's SimCapture platform. Most direct head-to-head competitor to EMS in the simulation management and AV capture/debrief category serving nursing and medical schools.

Broad incumbents

• Wolters Kluwer (Health Learning, Research & Practice): Large healthcare information and learning provider with Lippincott nursing solutions and clinical decision tools. Competes indirectly for healthcare education IT budgets and increasingly bundles competency tracking capabilities relevant to EMS's Competency.AI roadmap.
• Elsevier (Clinical Solutions / Shadow Health): Broader clinical and healthcare education publisher and digital learning provider whose clinical simulation products (e.g., Shadow Health, SimChart) overlap with EMS's competency assessment and curriculum mapping use cases across nursing programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EMS_Works
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/emsworksman
• Facebookfacebook.com/SIMULATIONiQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/education-management-solutions

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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