If you use a shredding company to destroy your sensitive documents, you may or may not receive a certificate of destruction after every job. The document states what was done to shred your papers and media and that the process was secure. You may be wondering if you really need this certificate if the documents are already destroyed securely. The answer is yes, and here’s why.

Identity theft is a serious crime that can happen to anyone. If you run a business, you know how important it is to destroy private documents. Any document containing any kind of sensitive personal information has the potential of being stolen. This includes PHI, or personal health information. To keep your business, your customers or patients, and yourself safe, hire a shredding company to do the job the right way.