Perspective. Insight. Results.

Perspective

Aquarium Financial Consulting brings fresh ideas and strong execution to healthcare analytics. Aquarium is led by Jonathan Axon, MBA who has held financial leadership roles at several premier healthcare organizations. His experience includes:

Hospitals (Kaiser Oakland Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston Medical Center)
Physician practices (Beth Israel Deaconess Healthcare)
Health plans (Kaiser Permanente, Tufts Health Plan)
Consulting (Deloitte & Touche)
Government (Massachusetts Rate Setting Commission)

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“Jonathan was the Director of Financial Planning and reported to me when I was the CFO at Boston Medical Center. He has a talent for framing the data and providing the supporting analysis needed to make good business decisions. As a result, he became my go-to guy when I needed needed to make a key decision, such as deciding whether to proceed with a planned merger or invest in a new business line for the hospital.

- Rich Silveria, Executive VP and CFO, University of Chicago Medicine”

Services Offered

Financial Planning and Analysis

Decision Support / Cost Accounting

340b Pharmacy

Physician Compensation

Competitor Intelligence

Management Reporting

Business Planning for New Initiatives

ROI Analysis

Quality Reporting

Budgeting

Volume Forecasting

Service Line Analysis

"Jon has the great communication skills needed to make complicated issues understandable."

“Jon is the rare consultant who has the technical knowledge, good judgement, and great communication skills needed to make complicated issues understandable by talking the details when needed and the big picture as required.”

- John Christoforo, President & CEO, Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare

"Politely persistent and determined... his integrity is beyond reproach."

“I have always appreciated Jonathan’s thoughtful insights and creative thinking. He is politely persistent and determined in his approach to complex issues. He is calm under pressure, always respectful to all parties, and his integrity is beyond reproach.”

- Peter Healy, President, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

"Jonathan has been a life saver for us."

“He came to us when we had recently experienced turnover and had multiple critical projects in process. Jonathan quickly came up to speed and took on key roles. Jonathan works well with all staff especially our physicians and physician leaders. I highly recommend Jonathan to bring real pragmatic solutions to your complex business challenges! And he plays a mean fiddle!”

- Michael DeSocio, CFO, Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare

"Approachable, creative and high energy"

“I would unreservedly recommend him as an approachable, creative and high energy individual.”

- John Christoforo, President & CEO, Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare

"Jonathan is a problem solver. He communicates clearly to providers and executive leadership alike."

“He was able to jump in and quickly understand the complex objectives of our provider compensation model. Our organization and providers will continue to benefit from Jonathan’s contributions for years to come!”

- Jeremy Tarr, Director of Strategic Analytics, Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare

"Jonathan is truly a great person to work for and with."

“He was a mentor and colleague of mine for ten years at Boston Medical Center. His successes are reflected in the professional development of those whose careers he has touched. Jonathan’s employees know that he is always pushing them to grow in their careers, while also supporting them through mistakes and learning experiences.”

- Kelly DeDonato, Director of Budgeting and Capital Planning, Boston Medical Center

Insight

Aquarium has a history of finding innovative solutions to complex problems, paired with the ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences.

Built “home-grown” cost accounting and budgeting systems for $1 billion academic medical center.
Developed Defensible Pricing Model at Boston Children’s Hospital to rationalize hospital pricing while boosting net revenue, and presented this approach at a national conference
Created successful business plans for investments ranging from Surgical Robotics to the first Transgender Surgery program in New England

“Jonathan has the ability to get to the heart of complex issues and identify the key drivers of success. Jonathan also has strong communication and presentation skills and is able to build consensus around practical and realistic solutions.“

- Michael DeSocio, Chief Financial Officer, Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare”

Results

Aquarium has a track record of using innovative approaches to produce great results:

Led the design and implementation of a new physician compensation model for 40 primary care practices in the Boston area. Project went from start to full implementation in seven months.
Designed and implemented service line reports as the Finance Lead for a 340b pharmacy program that grew revenue from $30M to $210M in five years
Developed multi-year financial models for the integrated health systems at both Kaiser Permanante and Boston Medical Center, supporting better planning and successful bond issues

“Jonathan Axon has been working with us for about a year developing and implementing a new physician compensation model. Jon has done exemplary work for us in this regard. He has a keen intellect as well as the content knowledge resulting in a process that, though not easy (new compensation models never are) has been a success by any measure.”

- John Christoforo, President & CEO, Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare”