Stolen laptops can have a cost that far exceeds the repurchase or hardware or software.
There is lost work, lost important personal media (such as photographs of family), and possibly confidential data. Hopefully any mobile device hosting patient data is encrypted.
Hidden App makes software that is analogous to a nanny cam. Pictures and screen prints of your mobile device are secretly sent to a cloud-based server to assist in recovery of the device. The cost is $15.00/year.
Here's a great USA Today case study that describes a successful laptop recovery.
A nanny cam for your mobile devices. That's cool!