Editor Agreement
MGH Neurosurgical Service

Welcome _________________
Administrators, Editors & Authors, please read the following links for conditions and purposes of this "Patient-to-Patient" service:

• Conditions, Terms, and Agreements of Understanding for Hosted Services
• Editor Agreement for Hosted Pages, Web Systems / Services and Patient-to-Patient Systems
• Listing of some Patient-to-Patient Support Services
• Listing of some other Hosted Services
• MGH Neurosurgery Disclaimer
• Copyright Issues to consider
• MGH Neurosurgery Netiquette Policy

This is just a standard welcome page for new groups starting a "Patient-to-Patient" web services or web systems/pages hosted here.  This "default.htm" file is the file that loads automatically when you browse:

http://_____________   (a link to your directory, subdirectory or page)

By editing this page, it is assumed that you agree to the above conditions and requirement for us to host this service for your group.  Please feel free to delete the text on this page when you start to add your info to create your own default.htm page and other web resources on this site.

Please remember to have a "Disclaimer" about the source and type of information that you are providing. i.e. you are not providing medical information for decision making purposes, only as an information resource that readers may use for discussions with their own health care provider.

Also, please post an acknowledgement that MGH Neurosurgery is the server host but that your group is not associated with Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH Neurosurgery or Harvard Medical School in any other way. MGH Neurosurgery is simply allowing you the use of the server for the specific Patient-to-Patient information service.

• PageServant and/or WebServant = webservant@Neurosurgery.Massgeneral.org or Christopher Owen (owen@helix.mgh.harvard.edu) at the MGH Neurosurgical Service
• The PageMaster and/or WebMaster =  _________    = chief Editor and/or Author, your  web site ____________.

The MGH Neurosurgical Service "hosts" a number of Internet and Intranet services. These services are provided as a "Patient-to-Patient" informational resource. They are provided within the limitations of the hardware, software and network infrastructure that we normally have available as part of our department.

These "Patient-to-Patient" information services are physically hosted by the Neurosurgical Service at Massachusetts General Hospital but are not associated with Massachusetts General Hospital or Harvard Medical School. MGH Neurosurgery simply provides the use of their servers for not-for-profit or non-profit groups providing patient and family support services:

• Conditions, Terms, and Agreements of Understanding for Hosted Services
• Editor Agreement for Hosted Pages, Web Systems / Services and Patient-to-Patient Systems
• MGH Neurosurgery Disclaimer
• Copyright Issues to consider
• MGH Neurosurgery Netiquette Policy