Medical Billing and Management Services Relies on Level 3 to Support Business Growth and Improve Customer Response Times

BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced that Medical Billing and Management Services (MBMS, LLC), one of the largest radiology billing companies in the U.S., is relying on Level 3's network services to support the growth of its business, to improve communications among its diverse locations and to improve customer response times.

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MBMS provides billing services to more than 450 radiologists in the U.S. Level 3's network is interconnecting six of its locations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Level 3 also is providing a range of network access and IP-based telephony services that will increase the speed and efficiency of the day-to-day communications among those locations. Level 3 services are enabling MBMS to respond more quickly to its customers' inquiries, to access billing applications more rapidly and to improve call flow among its offices and customers.

"We chose Level 3 because they have vastly improved the speed, efficiency and reliability of our network communications as we expanded our business to new locations," said Cathy Sells, president of MBMS. "We also were impressed with Level 3's customer focus and the extraordinary attention the account team paid to our business needs. That has enabled us, in turn, to provide superior service to our customers, further differentiating us in the marketplace."

Level 3^® Multi-Protocol Label Switching /IP VPN service is a secure, private, fully interconnected network service that effectively creates a private virtual network for a customer within the Level 3 global network. This enables the customer to more reliably, efficiently and securely communicate among its various locations, while leveraging the scalability of Level 3's global infrastructure. Level 3^® Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) service combines vital business Internet features with maximum global reach and scalability. The Level 3 SIP Trunking service enables businesses to benefit from the efficiencies of Voice over IP technology, as well as establishes a single connection for all of their voice needs.        

"We are delighted to support the business growth of MBMS, and to help improve the efficiency of its business and its service to its customers," said Andrew Crouch, Level 3 regional president of North America. "We understand the importance of having a reliable, secure network that keeps pace with the daily demands of critical business functions."

Level 3 serves more than 1,300 customers across the healthcare industry, providing a range of communications services to meet the needs of hospitals, medical centers, physicians, and administrators, as well as insurers and pharmaceutical companies. These solutions include core network services, data center services and managed security services, which directly support healthcare organizations as they work to meet federal government mandates relating to electronic healthcare. A Level 3-commissioned study of healthcare CIOs conducted to assess their priorities and progress revealed that most plan to upgrade their network infrastructure in the next two years to support the need for interconnectivity, EHRs, telehealth, mobile applications and other new technologies. For more information on Level 3's healthcare offerings, visit http://www.level3.com/en/solutions/industry/healthcare.

About Medical Billing and Management Services
MBMS has been serving radiology practices for more than a quarter century and currently provides billing for more than 450 radiologists. As one of the largest and best-performing billing companies in the country, MBMS is able to provide its client's with exceptional customer service and unparalleled financial results.

MBMS's industry-leading performance is the result of our substantial investments in billing automation technology. This automated process reduces errors and improves turnaround time, allowing us to provide a higher clean claims rate, lower days on books, and better net collections than other firms. For more information, please visit www.mbms.net.

This information is provided by Medical Billing and Management Services, which is solely responsible for its content.

About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500 markets in 55 countries over a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please visit www.level3.com

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