Sldie 20. The Seven Pillars: A Comprehensive Approach to Adverse Patient Events The "Seven Pillars" Approach: Crossing the Patient Safety-Medical LiabilityOn April 13, 2012, Timothy McDonald, MD, JD, made this presentation at the meeting of the National Advisory Council. Image: The Seven Pillars decision flow chart described in Slide 11 is shown; the box captioned "Process Improvement" is highlighted within a red circle.Previous Slide Contents Next Slide Current as of August 2012 Internet Citation: Sldie 20. The Seven Pillars: A Comprehensive Approach to Adverse Patient Events: The "Seven Pillars" Approach: Crossing the Patient Safety-Medical Liability. August 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2012-04-nac/mcdonald/mcdonald20.html