My friend, Bob Packard recently wrote a blog post titled “Burn the Binders and Get a Wiki”, suggesting that a wiki could be a platform for a company’s quality management system. The idea is not his and references articles and work done by Geometrica. Here are links to a few articles posted on Geometrica:
Using a Wiki for Document Control
Using a Wiki to Implement a QMS
I’ll admit, I’m still trying to wrap my head around this concept. Yes, I understand that a wiki is a collaborative space. But as I read this, the question I’m trying to answer is this: Can a wiki work for a medical device quality system? Also, could a wiki have other applications within a medical device company? Would this platform be accepted by FDA and other regulatory bodies? Can it be validated?