Dictations can be recorded through various media, including head sets, hand held recorders, and hand held dictation devices. Dictated files can be accessed by an in-house transcriptionist or can be exported to a third party transcriptionist system. The dictation module fully integrates with Dragon Speech 9 to allow virtually hands free voice recognition. Dictate reports directly into exams for permanent archiving and flexible Web-based access, enabling location-free transcription.