Samwise Healthcare IT Newsletter
Friday, October 9, 2026
Luminis Health Restores Systems After Cybersecurity Incident That Began Sept. 1
Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health has restored its systems after a cybersecurity incident that began Sept. 1, the health system said in an Oct. 8 update reported by Becker’s Hospital Review. Its hospitals, physician practices and other care locations continue to see patients, while teams are still reconciling and entering documentation from encounters during the downtime, when the two-hospital network relied on paper records. Some notes, lab results and imaging results may not yet appear in MyChart. Forensic specialists are still investigating the incident, and Luminis Health has not identified who was responsible. Patient payment plans paused during the outage will not become delinquent, the system said.
Sources: Becker’s Hospital Review
University of Texas System Signs Enterprisewide Abridge AI Documentation Agreement
The University of Texas System is expanding access to Abridge’s AI-powered clinical documentation and clinician intelligence platform through a new enterprisewide agreement, according to an Oct. 8 Abridge news release reported by Becker’s Hospital Review. The agreement creates a systemwide framework for UT health institutions while letting each make its own implementation decisions. It follows a pilot launched in 2025 that included clinicians across five geographic locations and more than 50 medical specialties. Over the past 12 months, the pilot recorded a 73% increase in clinicians using the technology to record encounters and an 80% increase in monthly notes. The agreement was coordinated through the UT REAL Health AI initiative.
Sources: Becker’s Hospital Review
Report Finds Only 6% of Medical Devices Ready for Quantum Computing Attacks
Healthcare organizations are not prepared for cybersecurity threats from quantum computing, according to a new report from cybersecurity company Forescout’s threat intelligence and research arm, Healthcare Dive reported Oct. 8. Researchers analyzed more than 2.5 million devices across more than 50 healthcare organizations and found just 6% of medical devices have security that can withstand future quantum computer attacks, compared with 50% of IT systems. Only 31% of more than 5,500 internet-facing healthcare systems support an encryption protocol capable of supporting post-quantum cryptography. Forescout’s Daniel Trivellato said the more pressing concern is “harvest now, decrypt later,” in which attackers store encrypted data today hoping to decrypt it in the future.
Sources: Healthcare Dive
Connected Health Initiative Urges States to Avoid a Patchwork of Healthcare AI Rules
The Connected Health Initiative has proposed policy principles for state oversight of healthcare AI under which developers, health systems and clinicians would share responsibility for risks based on their ability to identify and address them, MobiHealthNews reported Oct. 8. The principles call for meaningful human review of higher-risk uses, including diagnoses, treatment recommendations and coverage decisions that restrict access to care, plus reimbursement changes to support AI-enabled care. CHI Executive Director Brian Scarpelli said policymakers should first consider how existing privacy, malpractice, consumer protection and civil rights laws apply. He warned that a growing patchwork of state-specific requirements could fall hardest on small and midsize companies and slow patient access.
Sources: MobiHealthNews
Wyoming and New Hampshire Medical Practices Disclose Patient Data Breaches
Casper Orthopedic Associates, an orthopedic medical practice in Casper, Wyoming, has notified 56,197 individuals about a cybersecurity incident that exposed some of their protected health information, The HIPAA Journal reported Oct. 8. The practice discovered the cyberattack on May 23, 2026, and mailed notification letters on Sept. 8. Impacted data included names, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial account information and medical information. Separately, New Hampshire gastroenterology practice Atlantic Digestive Specialists said an unauthorized third party accessed its network between March 16 and March 17, 2026, and potentially acquired files containing patient information. It began mailing notifications Sept. 30; the number affected has not been disclosed.
Sources: The HIPAA Journal
Suki Integrates UpToDate Expert AI as Vendors Push Beyond Clinical Documentation
Suki said Thursday it has integrated Wolters Kluwer’s UpToDate Expert AI API into its ambient clinical workflow, available through both Suki Assistant and Suki Platform, Healthcare IT News reported Oct. 8 in its AI roundup. The company said clinical evidence will appear directly within Suki-generated notes before, during and after patient encounters. The roundup also highlighted Amazon Web Services’ open-source Physical AI Toolchain, which integrates NVIDIA’s Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, Isaac GR00T and Cosmos software to help developers build and scale robotics. NEURA Robotics, which has a healthcare division building autonomous robots for hospital operations and logistics, said it is integrating the new AWS stack.
Sources: Healthcare IT News
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