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

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

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

Regents honor Nebraska’s Ebola team

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

Feb 2, 2015

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

Electronic health records can aid clinical research

Partnership aims to share data to improve patient care.

Dec 11, 2014