Emergency Medicine

Officials to join Biocontainment Unit anniversary event

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, Rep. Brad Ashford and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert will be among the guests Friday.

Mar 25, 2015

As doctors go paperless, more turn to medical scribes for help

Physician frustration with electronic health records has prompted a boom in a profession called “medical scribing.”

Medical scribes generally sit in the exam room and type into the patient’s electronic chart as the doctor and patient talk. The number of doctors using scribes in the Midwest and across the nation is fairly small but growing fast. Scribes can help doctors see more patients, and patients don’t have to wait so long for appointments. Scribes also can reduce the amount of time tacked onto the end of a doctor’s day while he punches information into the computer system.

Mar 2, 2015

Miki McGill, an LPN and a scribe, types notes for Dr. Russ Bowen during an appointment with Greg Cade at a clinic near Lakeside Hospital. Bowen said McGill’s help during appointments saves him up to three hours of work a day.

Vietnam collaboration continues with second trip

Emergency medicine physicians and staff continue to build on the work of their late colleague, T. Paul Tran, M.D.

Feb 17, 2015

Members of the UNMC team with staff and students at Thai Binh University.

Nebraska Ebola team draws presidential praise

President Barack Obama lauds Nebraska’s “world-class care” in Ebola fight.

Feb 12, 2015

UNMC helps enhance emergency care in Cass County

Collaborative effort spearheaded by Eric Ernest, M.D., is being eyed as a statewide model.

Feb 3, 2015

Eric Ernest, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine at UNMC

Regents honor Nebraska’s Ebola team

Resolution applauds team’s efforts in fight against deadly disease.

Feb 2, 2015

Members of the Biocontainment Unit team with University of Nebraska regents after the team was honored Friday.

Omaha to send all trauma cases to Nebraska Medicine

CEO Bill Dinsmoor says med center is ready.

Jan 14, 2015

Ask UNMC: Frostbite concerns

Featuring Eric Ernest, M.D., UNMC College of Medicine.

Dec 29, 2014

Med center Ebola team named Midlanders of Year

The Omaha World-Herald honors the doctors, nurses and other health professionals of the med center’s Biocontainment Unit.

Dec 29, 2014

Members of the Ebola team gather at the September press conference announcing the release of Dr. Rick Sacra from the Biocontainment Unit.

Electronic health records can aid clinical research

Partnership aims to share data to improve patient care.

Dec 11, 2014

James McClay, M.D.