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Research and Clinical Interests

Dr. Jacobs has a longstanding interest in point of care testing, laboratory consolidation and automation, computerization and automatic result reporting, and the impact on laboratory quality management systems and error reduction.

His research interests include immunodiagnostic assays, laboratory diagnosis of cardiac injury, laboratory management and automation, point of care testing systems, critical care medicine, toxicology and the application of informatics to improve laboratory efficiency.

Selected Publications

D'Orazio P, Burnett RW, Fogh-Andersen N, Jacobs E, Kuwa K, Külpmann WR, Larsson L, Lewenstam A, Maas AH, Mager G, Naskalski JW, Okorodudu AO. Approved IFCC Recommendation on Reporting Results for Blood Glucose. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2006;44(12):1486-90. Cited in Pubmed; PMID 17163827.

Jacobs E, Ancy JJ, Smith M. Multisite Performance Evaluation of pH, Blood Gas, Electrolyte, Glucose and Lactate Determinations with the GEM Premier 3000 Critical Care Analyzer. Point of Care. 2002;1:135-44.

Jacobs E. The Utility of Ligand Based Point of Care Testing. J Clin Lig Assay Soc. 2002;25:315-6.

Jacobs E, Hinson KA, Tolnai J, Simson E. Implementation, management and continuous quality improvement of point-of-care testing in an academic health care setting. Clin Chim Acta. 2001 May;307(1-2):49-59. Cited in Pubmed; PMID 11369337.

Jacobs E, Vadasdi E, Sarkozi L, Colman N. Analytical Evaluation of the i-Stat Portable Clinical Analyzer and Use by Non-Laboratory Health Care Professionals. Clin Chem. 1993;39:891-6.

Jacobs E, Vadasdi E, Roman S, Colman N. The Influence of Hematocrit, Uremia and Hemodialysis on Whole Blood Glucose Analysis. Lab Med. 1993;24:295-300.

Jacobs E, Sarkozi L, Colman N. A Centralized Critical Care (Stat) Laboratory - The Mount Sinai Experience. Critical Care Reports. 1991;2:397-405.

Jacobs E, Mayer L, Sarkozi L. Analytical Performance of CEDIA Digoxin Immunoassay on a Centrifugal Analyzer. J Clin Immunoassay. 1990;13:191-7.

Sarkozi L, Jacobs E. Cost Reduction and Increased Productivity in Clinical Chemistry. Lab Med. 1989;20:628-31.

Jacobs E, Anzalone T, Sarkozi L. Immunoprecipitation method for CK-MB analysis re-evaluated: influence of CK-BB and macro-CK on blank activities. Clin Chem. 1988 Mar;34(3):585-8. Cited in Pubmed; PMID 3280165.

Selected Books

Jacobs E, Arbique JC, Dunka LJ, Hackett C, Henderson LR, Mitchell B, Quintenz TA, Scruggs K, Steffens KE, St. Louis PJ. Point-of-Care In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Testing; Approved Guideline – Second Edition, POCT4-A2. Wayne, Pa: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; 2006.

Jacobs E. Point-of-Care (Near Patient) Testing. In: Kaplan LA, Pesce AJ, Kazmierczak SC, editors. Clinical Chemistry: Theory, Analysis, Correlation. 4th edition. St. Louis: Mosby; 2003. pp. 303-19.

Jacobs E. Acute Care and Stat Laboratory Testing. In: Lewandrowski KB, editor. Clinical Chemistry: Laboratory Management, Analytical Principles, and Clinical Correlation. Philadelphia: Lippincott; 2002. pp. 331-46.

Organizational Associations

American Association for Clinical Chemistry; International Federation for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (Chair, Communications & Publications Division); Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute; International Organization for Standards (ISO)–Technical Committee 212 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Devices); National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry; Editorial Board, Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine; Editorial Board, Point of Care Testing.

Hospital Affiliations

Bellevue Hospital