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  "name": "KLAS Research",
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      "name": "Black Book Research"
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    "founded": "1996",
    "headquarters": "Pleasant Grove, Utah, USA",
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    "target_markets": "Hospital systems, healthcare vendors, federal health agencies (VA/DoD), and health IT investors.",
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      "Internal Peer Networking (DIY): Internal healthcare IT teams researching vendors through peer networks and legacy spreadsheets.",
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      "Generalist IT Research Platforms: Using general IT research platforms like Gartner or Forrester which cover healthcare as one of many verticals."
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