Episode Details

📅 Release Date: October 17, 2025
🎧 Produced by: Pharmacy Podcast Network

🧠 Segment 1: Innovation Spotlight – OvaryIT & the PRISM Platform
Guests:

• Mary Kucek, CEO & Founder, OvaryIT
• Devin Bustin, MD, Chief Medical Officer, OvaryIT

The future of pharmacy practice management has arrived. Mary Kucek and Dr. Devin Bustin introduce PRISM, the first fully integrated EHR system built exclusively for community pharmacists. PRISM streamlines clinical workflows, ensures compliance, and empowers pharmacists to expand services—from point-of-care testing and chronic disease management to vaccinations and remote patient monitoring. This segment unpacks how PRISM helps protect your license, improve patient outcomes, and grow your business with technology designed by pharmacists, for pharmacists.

💡 Segment 2: Financial Literacy & Long-Term Care Planning with Michael Banner
Guest:

• Michael Banner, Founder & Host, 62WhoKnew Podcast

Michael Banner brings decades of expertise across the mortgage, financial, and LTC insurance industries to discuss how pharmacists and healthcare professionals can better educate aging populations about financial security and care planning. Learn why he built 62WhoKnew as the ultimate referral source for retirement preparation and hear insights on integrating long-term care insurance discussions into pharmacy-based clinical care models.


💰 Segment 3: The 8th Annual Pharmacy Profit Summit
Guest:

• Lisa Faast, PharmD, CEO, DiversifyRx

Get ready for the Pharmacy Profit Summit 2025—happening March 26–27 in Dallas, TX. Dr. Lisa Faast shares what’s new for the 8th annual event, including innovative strategies to boost profitability, reduce overhead, and future-proof independent pharmacies. Hear what attendees can expect from this year’s sessions, networking, and vendor showcases that make the Summit a can’t-miss event for forward-thinking pharmacy owners.

💬 Segment 4: TWIRx RxRated Roundtable – Trust, Transparency, and Controversy in Healthcare
Hosts:

• Robbie Abasi, PharmD
• Sam Ilona, PharmD
• Xavier Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP

The RatedRx Podcast team joins TWIRx for an unfiltered discussion on trust in healthcare, media narratives, and the controversy shaping public perception of the profession. From patient misinformation to provider burnout, this roundtable doesn’t hold back—bringing authenticity and humor to the realities of modern pharmacy.

🔊 Episode Summary
This week on This Week in Pharmacy, innovation meets impact. From next-generation EHR technology with PRISM to retirement readiness and LTC awareness with Michael Banner, plus a spotlight on profit-driven growth with DiversifyRx’s Lisa Faast—this episode covers the clinical, business, and human sides of pharmacy. We wrap it all up with RatedRx, where pharmacists talk real about the issues shaping trust in healthcare today.