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Mal Mixon

A reflective Mal Mixon remains resolute

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Friday, April 19, 2013

Mal Mixon recently completed a new book chronicling his life’s experiences, but in no way is he ready to close the chap

Mixon releases 'An American Journey'

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03/29/2013

CLEVELAND – Invacare Chairman Mal Mixon has published a book that details his rise from humble beginnings to successful entrepreneur.

Back from Medtrade, I'm worded out

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Friday, October 19, 2012

The HME News team got back from Medtrade last night via what turned out to be a fairly bumpy airplane ride. I felt better knowing, though, that Jim Greatorex (Black Bear Medical) was on the plane.

After helping to put together two Show Dailies in 48 hours, I'm pretty worded out.

There are things to worry about and things not to worry about

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

This afternoon, I had the pleasure of participating in HME Voice, the industry’s talk radio show. (And anyone who knows me knows it’s a big deal for me to say it was a pleasure. I’m a print journalist for a reason, people.)

Don't be afraid—be smart

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10/28/2010

A few years ago, we worked with a company that was struggling. They were slumping under the weight of reimbursement changes and operating inefficiently. Thankfully, the leadership realized that something had to give and changes needed to be made to find a way back to success. They needed to focus on core competencies and streamline operations to position themselves for the present and the future. If they didn't make substantive changes, they would fail.
That company was Invacare.

Will you survive competitive bidding? This information will help provide the answer

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Yesterday, I called Karen Moore for some information on revenue per full-time employee for HME companies. Karen is a turnaround expert and a partner at AnCor Healthcare Consulting.

Invacare shines in second quarter

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08/29/2010

Invacare outperformed Wall Street's expectations in the second quarter, and company officials feel good about their chances to operate successfully under competitive bidding.

Wall Street loves Lincare's chances under competitive bidding

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Friday, June 25, 2010

A lot of big time Wall Street investors and hedge fund managers think that competitive bidding is going to be very, very good to Lincare.

New book highlights Mal Mixon's courage

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05/24/2010

Most people in the HME industry know how Mal Mixon, at age 39 and with only $10,000 to his name, led a leverage buyout of Invacare in 1979 and proceeded to grow the company's annual sales from $19 million to $1.8 billion over the next 30 years.

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