Intended for use when the primary registration system is not available, Oacis EMR's Census Management application allows nurses and authorized staff to collect initial registration and admission data to establish a patient record and begin the encounter with the provider organization. Unnecessary delays in initiation of treatment in critical situations are avoided and clinicians can use a single administrative system. Authorized nurses can assume greater responsibility for basic bed management functions, resulting in optimal patient placement and accelerated transfers within the hospital. This improves patient throughput and decreases patient wait times.